c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 13 September 1989.

C1: Champion Diane Pratesi (1 win, 57 points.)
C2: Challenger Christopher Quartermaine.
DC: Freda Thornton and Clement Freud.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: X N B I E I D R C
R02: N S O T E I S R N
R03: Y G N U O I P N G
R04: 75, 6, 5, 10, 8, 1. Target: 578.
R05: R C V A E D I F E
R06: T G W O I D U Z R
R07: N A I S P G O S D
R08: 1, 8, 10, 4, 9, 10. Target: 133.
R09: J I M G E D D U S (conundrum)


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Round 1: X N B I E I D R C

C1: BINDER (6)
C2: BINDER (6)
DC: CINDER (6) indice
OT: BIRDIE (6) BRIDIE (6) BRINED (6) DICIER (6) INBRED (6) IRENIC (6) REBIND (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: N S O T E I S R N

C1: TENSIONS (8)
C2: NOSIEST (7)
OT: INTONERS (8)
Score: 14–6 (max 14)

Round 3: Y G N U O I P N G

C1: PONGING (7)
C2: pongy
Score: 21–6 (max 21)

Round 4: 75, 6, 5, 10, 8, 1. Target: 578.

C1: 578. Mistake in working.
C2: -
CV: 578. (75 x 8) - (10 + 6 + 5 + 1) (10)
Score: 21–6 (max 31)

Round 5: R C V A E D I F E

C1: ADVICE (6)
C2: CRAVED (6)
DC: recidave FIERCE (6) DEVICE (6)
OT: DEFACER (7) REFACED (7)
Score: 27–12 (max 38)

Round 6: T G W O I D U Z R

C1: GROUT (5)
C2: GROUT (5)
DC: TURGID (6)
OT: GODWIT (6)
Score: 32–17 (max 44)

Round 7: N A I S P G O S D

C1: SOAPING (7)
C2: DOSSING (7)
OT: DOGNAPS (7) PASSING (7) PASSION (7) PONGIDS (7) SPADING (7)
Score: 39–24 (max 51)

Round 8: 1, 8, 10, 4, 9, 10. Target: 133.

C1: 133. ((9 + 4) x 10) + 10 - 8 + 1 (10)
C2: 133. ((10 + 4) x 10) - (8 - 1) (10)
Score: 49–34 (max 61)

Round 9: J I M G E D D U S

C1 buzzes on 10 seconds to say MISJUDGED which is correct.
Score: 59–34 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Diane:
Total score - 59
Raw score - 59
Total % of max - 83
Raw % of max - 83
Total average score per round - 6.6
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 6

Christopher:
Total score - 34
Raw score - 41
Total % of max - 48
Raw % of max - 58
Total average score per round - 3.8
Raw average score per round - 4.6
Number of maxes - 3

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