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Countdown recap for Tuesday 3 January 1989.

C1: Series 14 Quarter-Finalist & No.7 Seed Stephen Deakin (8 wins, 433 points.)
C2: Series 14 Champion & No.2 Seed Nic Brown (11 wins, 674 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Tim Rice.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T S O T L I K E N
R02: T N E I L D O I L
R03: R N E M C O R A C
R04: 50, 6, 10, 5, 1, 2. Target: 368.
R05: D R I O I P M E G
R06: P V O L B I S E T
R07: S T E O R Y I E X
R08: 7, 6, 9, 5, 9, 2. Target: 825.
R09: A C C D E H R S T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: T S O T L I K E N

C1: TITLES (6)
C2: LIONETS (7)
DC: KITTENS (7) TOILETS (7)
OT: ENTISOL (7) LENTISK (7) LITOTES (7) ONLIEST (7) SKITTLE (7) TIENTOS (7) TINKLES (7) TONIEST (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: T N E I L D O I L

C1: LIONET (6)
C2: EDITION (7)
OT: LENTOID (7)
Score: 0–14 (max 14)

Round 3: R N E M C O R A C

C1: CORNER (6)
C2: CORNER (6)
DC: ROMANCER (8)
Score: 6–20 (max 22)

Round 4: 50, 6, 10, 5, 1, 2. Target: 368.

C1: 368. ((50 + 10) x 6) + 5 + 2 + 1 (10)
C2: 367.
Score: 16–20 (max 32)

Round 5: D R I O I P M E G

C1: ROMPED (6)
C2: GRIPED (6)
DC: GROPED (6) PRIMED (6) GRIMED (6) PODGIER (7)
OT: PIEROGI (7)
Score: 22–26 (max 39)

Round 6: P V O L B I S E T

C1: POLITE (6)
C2: VIOLETS (7)
OT: PIOLETS (7) PISTOLE (7) PLOSIVE (7)
Score: 22–33 (max 46)

Round 7: S T E O R Y I E X

C1: STORY (5)
C2: STOREY (6)
DC: OYSTER (6) SEXIER (6)
OT: EXERTS (6) EXSERT (6) EYRIES (6) ORYXES (6) OXTERS (6) RESITE (6) RESTIO (6) RETIES (6) SOIREE (6) SORTIE (6) STEREO (6) TRIOSE (6)
Score: 22–39 (max 52)

Round 8: 7, 6, 9, 5, 9, 2. Target: 825.

C1: -
C2: 823. (9 x 9 x 2 x 5) + 7 + 6 (7)
CV: 825. (9 + 6) x 5 x (9 + 2) (10)
Score: 22–46 (max 62)

Round 9: A C C D E H R S T *

C1 buzzes on 5 seconds to say SCRATCHED which is correct.
Score: 32–46 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Stephen:
Total score - 32
Raw score - 55
Total % of max - 44
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 3.6
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 2

Nic:
Total score - 46
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 4

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=-7