c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 24 June 1988.

C1: Challenger Keith Rossiter.
C2: Champion Nigel Gardner (4 wins, 240 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Richard Stilgoe.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N T S I E P R O L
R02: N T F Z M I D U O
R03: L G E A Y V A D S
R04: 75, 50, 6, 4, 1, 9. Target: 575.
R05: D C G N N I A O S
R06: L R S I E Y H E T
R07: V G S Y T U I B E
R08: 75, 25, 1, 9, 10, 8. Target: 428.
R09: I N E P T M E S S (conundrum)


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Round 1: N T S I E P R O L

C1: POLITER (7)
C2: PROTEINS (8)
DC: POSTERN (7) POINTERS (8)
OT: REPOINTS (8) SPLINTER (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: N T F Z M I D U O

C1: FOUNT (5)
C2: FOUND (5)
OT: FONDU (5) FUNDI (5) FUTON (5) MOTIF (5) MOUND (5) MOUNT (5) MUFTI (5) MUTON (5) NOTUM (5) ODIUM (5) TONDI (5) TUMID (5) UNFIT (5)
Score: 5–13 (max 13)

Round 3: L G E A Y V A D S

C1: ADAGES (6)
C2: SALVAGED (8)
DC: SAVAGELY (8)
Score: 5–21 (max 21)

Round 4: 75, 50, 6, 4, 1, 9. Target: 575.

C1: 575. ((9 + 1) x 50) + 75 (10)
C2: 575. ((9 + 1) x 50) + 75 (10)
Score: 15–31 (max 31)

Round 5: D C G N N I A O S

C1: -
C2: DANCING (7)
DC: SANDING (7) CONSIGN (7) codings dancings
OT: CANINGS (7) CONDIGN (7)
Score: 15–38 (max 38)

Round 6: L R S I E Y H E T

C1: HERESY (6)
C2: THEIRS (6)
DC: STERILE (7) SLITHER (7) SLITHERY (8)
Score: 21–44 (max 46)

Round 7: V G S Y T U I B E

C1: GUSTY (5)
C2: TUBES (5)
DC: GUTSY (5) BUSTY (5)
OT: UBIETY (6) VYGIES (6)
Score: 26–49 (max 52)

Round 8: 75, 25, 1, 9, 10, 8. Target: 428.

C1: -
C2: -
CV: 428. ((75 - 25 - 9 + 1) x 10) + 8 (10)
Score: 26–49 (max 62)

Round 9: I N E P T M E S S

C1 buzzes on 4 seconds to say EMPTINESS which is correct.
Score: 36–49 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Keith:
Total score - 36
Raw score - 49
Total % of max - 50
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 4.0
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 3

Nigel:
Total score - 49
Raw score - 49
Total % of max - 68
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 5

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=16