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Countdown recap for Friday 29 September 1989.

C1: Champion Mandi Hale (3 wins, 138 points.)
C2: Challenger Doris Beckerlegge.
DC: Freda Thornton and Nigel Rees.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: C D M S A U E A V
R02: G Y N O O S U T N
R03: H G S T E I I S W
R04: 50, 7, 2, 6, 4, 8. Target: 108.
R05: N L D U I S R E Z
R06: L B C L U O I A R
R07: P G R E I D K E N
R08: 100, 8, 9, 1, 3, 10. Target: 429.
R09: C E E I J N O R T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: C D M S A U E A V

C1: MAUVES (6)
C2: AMUSED (6)
DC: CAUSED (6)
OT: MEDUSA (6) SAUCED (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: G Y N O O S U T N

C1: SNOOTY (6)
C2: goosy
DC: SUNNY (5) TUNNY (5) youngs
OT: GUYOTS (6) SNOUTY (6) TOYONS (6)
Score: 12–6 (max 12)

Round 3: H G S T E I I S W

C1: WEIGHTS (7)
C2: WEIGHTS (7)
OT: WITHIES (7)
Score: 19–13 (max 19)

Round 4: 50, 7, 2, 6, 4, 8. Target: 108.

C1: 108. (50 x 2) + 8 (10)
C2: 108. (50 x 2) + 8 (10)
Score: 29–23 (max 29)

Round 5: N L D U I S R E Z

C1: SLIDER (6)
C2: NURSED (6)
DC: INSURED (7)
OT: UNSIZED (7)
Score: 35–29 (max 36)

Round 6: L B C L U O I A R

C1: BRAIL (5)
C2: calor
DC: LOBULAR (7)
OT: CARIBOU (7) LOCULAR (7)
Score: 40–29 (max 43)

Round 7: P G R E I D K E N

C1: RIPENED (7)
C2: PINKER (6)
DC: REEKING (7) REIGNED (7)
OT: DREEING (7) KEEPING (7) PEEKING (7) PEERING (7) PERKING (7) PRINKED (7) REEDING (7) REPINED (7)
Score: 47–29 (max 50)

Round 8: 100, 8, 9, 1, 3, 10. Target: 429.

C1: 431. ((100 + 8) x (3 + 1)) - (10 - 9) (7)
C2: 427. ((3 + 1) x 100) + 8 + 9 + 10 (7)
CV: 429. (8 x 10 x (3 + 1)) + 100 + 9 (10)
Score: 54–36 (max 60)

Round 9: C E E I J N O R T *

C1 buzzes on 21 seconds to say REJOICENT which is incorrect.
C2 does not buzz.
The answer was REJECTION.
Score: 54–36 (max 70)

Statistics Corner

Mandi:
Total score - 54
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 77
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 6.0
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 5

Doris:
Total score - 36
Raw score - 42
Total % of max - 51
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 4.0
Raw average score per round - 4.7
Number of maxes - 3

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