c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 22 February 1989.

C1: Champion Jim Saywell (2 wins, 111 points.)
C2: Challenger Lawrence Pearse.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Tim Rice.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R T S U I C N O D
R02: P R E Z O T R U B
R03: D P L E E B S O L
R04: 25, 2, 1, 7, 8, 10. Target: 843.
R05: T N A X E V S A W
R06: L N T I U C F E D
R07: N T U L O H I C E
R08: 25, 5, 7, 6, 8, 3. Target: 861.
R09: A C E G I I R R T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: R T S U I C N O D

C1: COURTS (6)
C2: SUCTION (7) - thought about RUCTIONS (8)
DC: INDUCTORS (18)
Score: 0–7 (max 18)

Round 2: P R E Z O T R U B

C1: TROUPE (6)
C2: TROUPER (7)
DC: PERTURB (7)
Score: 0–14 (max 25)

Round 3: D P L E E B S O L

C1: POLLED (6)
C2: POLLED (6)
DC: SPELLED (7)
OT: BEDELLS (7) POLLEES (7)
Score: 6–20 (max 32)

Round 4: 25, 2, 1, 7, 8, 10. Target: 843.

C1: -
C2: 837. ((((2 + 1) x 75) + 8) x 10) + 7 (5)
CV: 843. ((10 + 8 - 1) x 2 x 25) - 7 (10)
Score: 6–25 (max 42)

Round 5: T N A X E V S A W

C1: WAVES (5)
C2: WANTS (5)
DC: SAVANT (6)
OT: SAVANTE (7)
Score: 11–30 (max 49)

Round 6: L N T I U C F E D

C1: FLUENT (6)
C2: UNITED (6)
DC: FLUTED (6) TUNICLE (7) DUCTILE (7)
OT: CUTLINE (7) DEFUNCT (7) DILUENT (7) FUNICLE (7) INCLUDE (7) INFLECT (7) NUCLIDE (7)
Score: 17–36 (max 56)

Round 7: N T U L O H I C E

C1: TUNICLE (7)
C2: TUNICLE (7)
OT: TOUCHLINE (18)
Score: 24–43 (max 74)

Round 8: 25, 5, 7, 6, 8, 3. Target: 861.

C1: 861. (5 x 7 x 25) - (8 + 6) (10)
C2: 861. (5 x 7 x 25) - (8 + 6) (10)
Score: 34–53 (max 84)

Round 9: A C E G I I R R T *

No one buzzes. The answer was GERIATRIC.
Score: 34–53 (max 94)

Statistics Corner

Jim:
Total score - 34
Raw score - 46
Total % of max - 36
Raw % of max - 49
Total average score per round - 3.8
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 1

Lawrence:
Total score - 53
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 56
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 2

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=17