c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 13 October 1989.

C1: No.5 Seed Mandi Hale (7 wins, 358 points.)
C2: No.3 Seed Rajaretnam Yogasagarar (8 wins, 432 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke, Frazer Hines and Eve Pollard.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G N S T E A I I D
R02: S N A L R O I C E
R03: 100, 9, 8, 4, 5, 6. Target: 683.
R04: L S V L A E I A F
R05: H U R W A G T E T
R06: 50, 10, 1, 4, 6, 5. Target: 816.
R07: A D D E E P R S U * (conundrum)
R08: C I C E J N S A L
R09: D Z S L O A I E Q
R10: 25, 4, 1, 5, 8, 5. Target: 603.
R11: R Y X A R M O E R
R12: M D K P I O E O T
R13: 50, 4, 1, 6, 2, 7. Target: 680.
R14: A C E E G N O R U * (conundrum)


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Round 1: G N S T E A I I D

C1: TEASING (7)
C2: TEASING (7)
DC: SEATING (7) DAINTIES (8)
OT: DINGIEST (8) IDEATING (8) SEDATING (8) STEADING (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: S N A L R O I C E

C1: SLICER (6)
C2: CALORIES (8)
DC: CLARIONS (8) CENSORIAL (18)
OT: LONICERAS (18)
Score: 7–15 (max 26)

Round 3: 100, 9, 8, 4, 5, 6. Target: 683.

C1: 687. ((9 - 6 + 4) x 100) - (8 + 5) (7)
C2: 672.
CV: 683. ((100 + 9 + 4) x 6) + 5 (10)
Score: 14–15 (max 36)

Round 4: L S V L A E I A F

C1: vallies
C2: ALLIES (6)
OT: FAVELAS (7)
Score: 14–21 (max 43)

Round 5: H U R W A G T E T

C1: retaught
C2: GUTTER (6)
DC: WREATH (6) GATHER (6)
OT: ARGUTE (6) HATTER (6) TARGET (6) TAUGHT (6) TAUTER (6) THREAT (6) THWART (6)
Score: 14–27 (max 49)

Round 6: 50, 10, 1, 4, 6, 5. Target: 816.

C1: 816. (10 + 6) x (50 + 1) (10)
C2: 816. (10 + 6) x (50 + 1) (10)
Score: 24–37 (max 59)

Round 7: A D D E E P R S U *

C1 buzzes on 8 seconds to say PERSUADED which is correct.
Score: 34–37 (max 69)

Round 8: C I C E J N S A L

C1: SLICE (5)
C2: SALINE (6)
DC: CALCINES (8)
Score: 34–43 (max 77)

Round 9: D Z S L O A I E Q

C1: SOILED (6)
C2: SOILED (6)
DC: LADIES (6) SAILED (6)
OT: SLEAZOID (8)
Score: 40–49 (max 85)

Round 10: 25, 4, 1, 5, 8, 5. Target: 603.

C1: 603. (25 x 4 x (5 + 1)) + 8 - 5 (10)
C2: 603. ((5 + 1) x 4 x 25) + 8 - 5 (10)
Score: 50–59 (max 95)

Round 11: R Y X A R M O E R

C1: REMARRY (7)
C2: REMARRY (7)
Score: 57–66 (max 102)

Round 12: M D K P I O E O T

C1: MOOTED (6)
C2: MOOTED (6)
OT: MOPOKE (6) POOTED (6)
Score: 63–72 (max 108)

Round 13: 50, 4, 1, 6, 2, 7. Target: 680.

C1: 680. ((50 + 2) x (7 + 6)) + 4 (10)
C2: 680. ((50 - 1) x 7 x 2) - 6 (10)
Score: 73–82 (max 118)

Round 14: A C E E G N O R U *

C2 buzzes on 2 seconds to say ENCOURAGE which is correct.
Score: 73–92 (max 128)

Statistics Corner

Mandi:
Total score - 73
Raw score - 84
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 66
Total average score per round - 5.2
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 6

Rajaretnam:
Total score - 92
Raw score - 92
Total % of max - 72
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 6.6
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 7

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