c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 4 January 1989.

C1: Series 15 Runner-Up & No.3 Seed Allan Saldanha (10 wins, 582 points.)
C2: Series 13 Semi-Finalist & No. 6 Seed Nita Marr (8 wins, 448 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Tim Rice.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D H B U A E J W Z
R02: N F O F I L U G T
R03: R N S E I A G P S
R04: 75, 2, 5, 7, 9, 9. Target: 991.
R05: S C I R E D U Q V
R06: W R T I O E S H N
R07: S T A N E M A L S
R08: 2, 8, 6, 10, 6, 9. Target: 521.
R09: A A G I N O R T V * (conundrum)


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Round 1: D H B U A E J W Z

C1: HEAD (4)
C2: JAWED (5)
OT: DAUBE (5) HAWED (5) HAZED (5) JEHAD (5)
Score: 0–5 (max 5)

Round 2: N F O F I L U G T

C1: FLOUTING (8)
C2: FLOUTING (8)
Score: 8–13 (max 13)

Round 3: R N S E I A G P S

C1: PRESSING (8)
C2: ASPERSING (18)
OT: REPASSING (18)
Score: 8–31 (max 31)

Round 4: 75, 2, 5, 7, 9, 9. Target: 991.

C1: 990. ((7 + 5) x (75 + 9)) - (9 x 2) (7)
C2: -
CV: 991. (((2 x 75) - 9) x 7) + 9 - 5 (10)
Score: 15–31 (max 41)

Round 5: S C I R E D U Q V

C1: CRUISED (7)
C2: CURSIVE (7)
DC: SQUIRED (7)
OT: CERVIDS (7) CIRQUES (7) QUIVERS (7)
Score: 22–38 (max 48)

Round 6: W R T I O E S H N

C1: HORNIEST (8)
C2: HORNIEST (8)
OT: WORTHIES (8)
Score: 30–46 (max 56)

Round 7: S T A N E M A L S

C1: SALESMAN (8)
C2: STAMENS (7)
OT: NAMASTES (8) SEALANTS (8) TALESMAN (8)
Score: 38–46 (max 64)

Round 8: 2, 8, 6, 10, 6, 9. Target: 521.

C1: 522. ((6 x 10) - 2) x 9 (7)
C2: 522. (((9 x 6) - 2) x 10) + 8 - 6 (7)
CV: 521. (((10 x 6) + 6) x 8) - (9 - 2) (10)
Score: 45–53 (max 74)

Round 9: A A G I N O R T V *

C1 buzzes on 27 seconds to say GRAVATION which is incorrect.
C2 does not buzz.
The answer was NAVIGATOR.
Score: 45–53 (max 84)

Statistics Corner

Allan:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 57
Total % of max - 54
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 4

Nita:
Total score - 53
Raw score - 60
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 5

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