c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 2 March 1989.

C1: Challenger Karen Hoggarth.
C2: Champion Lawrence Pearse (6 wins, 328 points.)
DC: Georgia Hole and Ned Sherrin.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: Z C O E I R G D A
R02: S D I T A L U F N
R03: C P E W O E L A R
R04: 50, 4, 10, 9, 6, 3. Target: 640.
R05: X T I S O N E K S
R06: L R M A O G R E F
R07: G Q I T O V D E O
R08: 100, 3, 9, 10, 1, 8. Target: 857.
R09: A A E G I M M N S * (conundrum)


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Round 1: Z C O E I R G D A

C1: GRADE (5)
C2: CORDAGE (7)
OT: ERGODIC (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: S D I T A L U F N

C1: STAID (5)
C2: FLAUNTS (7)
DC: DUALIST (7) SUNDIAL (7)
OT: FISTULA (7) FUSTIAN (7) INDULTS (7)
Score: 0–14 (max 14)

Round 3: C P E W O E L A R

C1: PLACE (5)
C2: REPLACE (7)
OT: PAROLEE (7) PERCALE (7)
Score: 0–21 (max 21)

Round 4: 50, 4, 10, 9, 6, 3. Target: 640.

C1: 640. ((9 + 3) x 50) + (4 x 10) (10)
C2: 640. ((10 + 3) x 50) - (6 + 4) (10)
Score: 10–31 (max 31)

Round 5: X T I S O N E K S

C1: SKEINS (6)
C2: EXISTS (6)
DC: NOSIEST (7)
OT: KENOSIS (7) KETOSIS (7) SEXTONS (7)
Score: 16–37 (max 38)

Round 6: L R M A O G R E F

C1: roamer
C2: MORALE (6)
DC: FOREARM (7) FORAGER (7)
OT: FEMORAL (7)
Score: 16–43 (max 45)

Round 7: G Q I T O V D E O

C1: vetoed - and declared as 5
C2: VOTED (5)
DC: VIDEO (5) DIVOT (5)
OT: GOODIE (6)
Score: 16–48 (max 51)

Round 8: 100, 3, 9, 10, 1, 8. Target: 857.

C1: 858. (100 x 9) - (((3 + 1) x 8) + 10) (7)
C2: 854.
CV: 857. ((100 + 10 - 3) x 8) + 1 (10)
Score: 23–48 (max 61)

Round 9: A A E G I M M N S *

C1 buzzes on 6 seconds to say IMAGINING which is incorrect.
C2 buzzes on 17 seconds to say MISMANAGE which is correct.
Score: 23–58 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Karen:
Total score - 23
Raw score - 38
Total % of max - 32
Raw % of max - 54
Total average score per round - 2.6
Raw average score per round - 4.2
Number of maxes - 1

Lawrence:
Total score - 58
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 82
Raw % of max - 92
Total average score per round - 6.4
Raw average score per round - 7.2
Number of maxes - 5

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