c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 2 October 1989.

C1: Champion Mandi Hale (4 wins, 192 points.)
C2: Challenger David Dillner.
DC: Freda Thornton and Nigel Rees.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L R Q N O E O E G
R02: T C B I U O S V G
R03: W N R R I E A E R
R04: 50, 8, 5, 3, 6, 2. Target: 503.
R05: N L N O E A F L N
R06: S R D Z U A I E L
R07: G N D O A E P K O
R08: 100, 9, 7, 2, 6, 10. Target: 322.
R09: E E I N N P R T T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: L R Q N O E O E G

C1: LONGER (6)
C2: LONGER (6)
OT: ORGONE (6) OROGEN (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: T C B I U O S V G

C1: CUBITS (6)
C2: BOGUS (5)
OT: BIGOTS (6) COITUS (6) CUBIST (6)
Score: 12–6 (max 12)

Round 3: W N R R I E A E R

C1: WEARIER (7)
C2: WARREN (6)
OT: WARRENER (8)
Score: 19–6 (max 20)

Round 4: 50, 8, 5, 3, 6, 2. Target: 503.

C1: 503. (50 x (8 + 2)) + 3 (10)
C2: 503. (50 x (8 + 2)) + 3 (10)
Score: 29–16 (max 30)

Round 5: N L N O E A F L N

C1: FLANNEL (7)
C2: FLANNEL (7)
Score: 36–23 (max 37)

Round 6: S R D Z U A I E L

C1: LADIES (6)
C2: laudier
DC: RESIDUAL (8) DUALIZES (8)
Score: 42–23 (max 45)

Round 7: G N D O A E P K O

C1: PONGED (6)
C2: PONGED (6)
OT: DOGNAP (6) GOONDA (6) POGOED (6) PONDOK (6) POONED (6)
Score: 48–29 (max 51)

Round 8: 100, 9, 7, 2, 6, 10. Target: 322.

C1: 321. (100 + 7) x (9 - 6) (7)
C2: 322. Mistake in working.
CV: 322. (((10 / 2) + 100) x (9 - 6)) + 7 (10)
Score: 55–29 (max 61)

Round 9: E E I N N P R T T *

C1 buzzes on 1 second to say PERTINENT which is correct.
Score: 65–29 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Mandi:
Total score - 65
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 92
Raw % of max - 92
Total average score per round - 7.2
Raw average score per round - 7.2
Number of maxes - 6

David:
Total score - 29
Raw score - 40
Total % of max - 41
Raw % of max - 56
Total average score per round - 3.2
Raw average score per round - 4.4
Number of maxes - 4

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