c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 17 March 1989.

C1: No.4 Seed Evan Simpson (7 wins, 442 points.)
C2: No.2 Seed Lawrence Pearse (10 wins, 539 points.)
DC: Freda Thornton, Ned Sherrin and Frazer Hines.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R B R T I U D E V
R02: T G I L E W O G A
R03: 4, 8, 10, 9, 6, 8. Target: 515.
R04: N E U G T S T A H
R05: X C I R O N E R F
R06: 25, 5, 8, 6, 3, 2. Target: 419.
R07: L E E D S K A D D (conundrum)
R08: P S A L O S E R N
R09: V Q N D U I I N A
R10: 75, 9, 2, 6, 10, 1. Target: 309.
R11: T R E G I M A S E
R12: G B L O E F S N I
R13: 75, 3, 3, 7, 8, 8. Target: 671.
R14: M U M I S H E E P (conundrum)


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Round 1: R B R T I U D E V

C1: BURIED (6)
C2: BURRED (6)
DC: RUDE (4) VIRTUE (6) DIVERT (6)
OT: BRUITED (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: T G I L E W O G A

C1: LIGATE/TOGGLE (6)
C2: LIGATE (6)
DC: WAGGLE (6) WOGGLE (6)
OT: TALEGGIO (8)
Score: 12–12 (max 15)

Round 3: 4, 8, 10, 9, 6, 8. Target: 515.

C1: 508.
C2: 516. (9 x 6 x 10) - (8 x 4) + 8 (7)
CV: 515. (((10 x 9) - 4) x 6) - (8 / 8) (10)
Score: 12–19 (max 25)

Round 4: N E U G T S T A H

C1: GAUNTEST (8)
C2: HASTEN (6)
Score: 20–19 (max 33)

Round 5: X C I R O N E R F

C1: CONIFER (7)
C2: CORNIER (7)
Score: 27–26 (max 40)

Round 6: 25, 5, 8, 6, 3, 2. Target: 419.

C1: 419. (((3 x 5) + 2) x 25) - 6 (10)
C2: 420.
Score: 37–26 (max 50)

Round 7: L E E D S K A D D

C1 buzzes on 1 second to say SKEDADDLE which is correct.
Score: 47–26 (max 60)

Round 8: P S A L O S E R N

C1: PAROLES (7)
C2: PAROLES (7)
DC: PERSONAL (8)
OT: PSORALENS (18)
Score: 54–33 (max 78)

Round 9: V Q N D U I I N A

C1: indian
C2: DIVAN (5)
DC: INDUNA (6)
OT: AVIDIN (6)
Score: 54–38 (max 84)

Round 10: 75, 9, 2, 6, 10, 1. Target: 309.

C1: 309. Mistake in working.
C2: 309. ((6 - 2) x 75) + 10 - 1 (10)
Score: 54–48 (max 94)

Round 11: T R E G I M A S E

C1: magister
C2: EMIGRATES (18)
Score: 54–66 (max 112)

Round 12: G B L O E F S N I

C1: eloigns
C2: LEGIONS (7)
DC: FOIBLES (7) BELONGS (7)
OT: LOBEFINS (8)
Score: 54–73 (max 120)

Round 13: 75, 3, 3, 7, 8, 8. Target: 671.

C1: 675.
C2: 672. (75 x 8) + (3 x 3 x 8) (7)
CV: 671. ((75 + 8) x 8) + 7 (10)
Score: 54–80 (max 130)

Round 14: M U M I S H E E P

C1 buzzes on 16 seconds to say EUPHEMISM which is correct.
Score: 64–80 (max 140)

Statistics Corner

Evan:
Total score - 64
Raw score - 76
Total % of max - 46
Raw % of max - 54
Total average score per round - 4.6
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 5

Lawrence:
Total score - 80
Raw score - 93
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 66
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 3

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