c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 12 September 1989.

C1: Challenger Diane Pratesi.
C2: Champion Margaret Budden (3 wins, 165 points.)
DC: Della Thompson and Richard Stilgoe.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T V D E U E F A G
R02: N S W D E A I Z R
R03: S D C O A E N R O
R04: 25, 10, 9, 3, 5, 6. Target: 915.
R05: T S N R U I U G N
R06: Y R C E A I P G N
R07: L H S N E U I T G
R08: 6, 5, 10, 1, 8, 7. Target: 961.
R09: S T U D I O C A N (conundrum)


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Round 1: T V D E U E F A G

C1: GATED (5)
C2: GATED (5)
DC: FUDGE (5) DEFEAT (6)
Score: 5–5 (max 6)

Round 2: N S W D E A I Z R

C1: WARDENS (7)
C2: WANDERS (7)
DC: SANDIER (7) SARDINE (7) WIZARDS (7)
OT: INWARDS (7) REWINDS (7) WINDERS (7) ZANDERS (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 13)

Round 3: S D C O A E N R O

C1: DEACONS (7)
C2: CROONED (7)
DC: CONDOR (6) DRACONES (8)
OT: CARDOONS (8) DOORCASE (8)
Score: 19–19 (max 21)

Round 4: 25, 10, 9, 3, 5, 6. Target: 915.

C1: 914. (((9 x 3) + 10) x 25) - (6 + 5) (7)
C2: -
CV: 915. ((9 - 3) x 6 x 25) + 10 + 5 (10)
Score: 26–19 (max 31)

Round 5: T S N R U I U G N

C1: TURNINGS (8)
C2: TURNINGS (8)
DC: SUTURING (8)
OT: UNSTRING (8) UNSTRUNG (8)
Score: 34–27 (max 39)

Round 6: Y R C E A I P G N

C1: REPAYING (8)
C2: PIRACY (6)
DC: CAPERING (8)
OT: PANEGYRIC (18)
Score: 42–27 (max 57)

Round 7: L H S N E U I T G

C1: LIGHTENS (8)
C2: HUSTLING (8)
DC: SLEUTHING (18) SUNLIGHT (8) husteling
Score: 50–35 (max 75)

Round 8: 6, 5, 10, 1, 8, 7. Target: 961.

C1: 960. (((8 + 7) x 6) + 5 + 1) x 10 (7)
C2: -
CV: 961. ((5 + 7) x 8 x 10) + 1 (10)
Score: 57–35 (max 85)

Round 9: S T U D I O C A N

C2 buzzes on 5 seconds to say CUSTODIAN which is correct.
Score: 57–45 (max 95)

Statistics Corner

Diane:
Total score - 57
Raw score - 57
Total % of max - 60
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 2

Margaret:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 47
Raw % of max - 54
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=18