c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 28 September 1989.

C1: Champion Mandi Hale (2 wins, 92 points.)
C2: Challenger Julian Bloom.
DC: Freda Thornton and Nigel Rees.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G R G W A E I A N
R02: N N G L E O Y E O
R03: P R R F U A I A G
R04: 75, 3, 3, 2, 10, 6. Target: 943.
R05: N L N Q O E R A E
R06: R S D T E I O I N
R07: S R T H O A K E I
R08: 25, 2, 10, 8, 2, 6. Target: 923.
R09: A E L L M N O T T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: G R G W A E I A N

C1: WAGERING (8)
C2: WEARING (7)
OT: ANERGIA (7) GEARING (7) NAGWARE (7)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: N N G L E O Y E O

C1: LOONY (5)
C2: LOONY (5)
DC: NEOLOGY (7)
OT: ELEGY (5) GOOEY (5) GOOLY (5) LEONE (5) LOGON (5) LONGE (5) LOOEY (5) NONYL (5) NYLON (5) OLOGY (5)
Score: 13–5 (max 15)

Round 3: P R R F U A I A G

C1: PAIR (4)
C2: FAIR (4)
DC: FRIAR (5)
OT: FIGURA (6)
Score: 17–9 (max 21)

Round 4: 75, 3, 3, 2, 10, 6. Target: 943.

C1: 945. ((75 + 3) x (10 + 2)) + 6 + 3 (7)
C2: 941. Mistake in working.
CV: 943. ((75 + 3) x 6 x 2) + 10 - 3 (10)
Score: 24–9 (max 31)

Round 5: N L N Q O E R A E

C1: RENAL (5)
C2: LEANER (6)
DC: LOANER (6)
OT: AREOLE (6) LANNER (6) LOANEE (6)
Score: 24–15 (max 37)

Round 6: R S D T E I O I N

C1: TONERS (6)
C2: STONED (6)
DC: EDITIONS (8) DERISION (8) NITRIDES (8) DISORIENT (18)
OT: RETINOIDS (18)
Score: 30–21 (max 55)

Round 7: S R T H O A K E I

C1: SHAKER (6)
C2: OTHERS (6)
DC: HOARIEST (8)
Score: 36–27 (max 63)

Round 8: 25, 2, 10, 8, 2, 6. Target: 923.

C1: -
C2: -
CV: 923. (((10 x 8 x 2) - 2) x 6) - 25 (10)
Score: 36–27 (max 73)

Round 9: A E L L M N O T T *

C1 buzzes on 5 seconds to say ALLOTMENT which is correct.
Score: 46–27 (max 83)

Statistics Corner

Mandi:
Total score - 46
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 55
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 2

Julian:
Total score - 27
Raw score - 34
Total % of max - 33
Raw % of max - 41
Total average score per round - 3.0
Raw average score per round - 3.8
Number of maxes - 1

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