c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 30 October 1986.

C1: Champion David Whiting (4 wins, 208 points.)
C2: Challenger Brenda Widger.
DC: Julia Swannel and Eve Pollard.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: A E M C N Y V N O
R02: L S T I O W E S M
R03: I A E P G T R P S
R04: 50, 9, 2, 3, 4, 1. Target: 164.
R05: T R G I A O X S T
R06: E U I T F P L F S
R07: V S N A O U W T N
R08: 75, 9, 1, 7, 7, 6. Target: 341.
R09: B C E I J N O O T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: A E M C N Y V N O

C1: CONVEY (6)
C2: CONVEY (6)
OT: ANONYM (6) ANYONE (6) CANYON (6) NOVENA (6) YEOMAN (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: L S T I O W E S M

C1: MISTLES (7)
C2: WITLESS (7)
DC: SLOWEST (7)
OT: LISSOME (7) MITOSES (7) MOLESTS (7) SOMITES (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 13)

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

C1: PARTIES (7)
C2: PIRATES (7)
DC: GRAPIEST (8)
OT: GAPPIEST (8) PERIAPTS (8)
Score: 20–20 (max 21)

Round 4: 50, 9, 2, 3, 4, 1. Target: 164.

C1: 164. (50*3)+9+4+1 (10)
C2: 164. (50*3)+9+4+1 (10)
Score: 30–30 (max 31)

Round 5: T R G I A O X S T

C1: STRAIT (6)
C2: STRAIT (6)
DC: GRATIS (6)
OT: AORIST (6) ARGOTS (6) ARISTO (6) ARTIST (6) GATORS (6) GRIOTS (6) GROATS (6) RATIOS (6) SATORI (6) STATOR (6) STORAX (6) TRAITS (6)
Score: 36–36 (max 37)

Round 6: E U I T F P L F S

C1: PUFFIEST (8)
C2: PUFFIEST (8)
DC: SPITEFUL (8)
Score: 44–44 (max 45)

Round 7: V S N A O U W T N

C1: VAUNTS (6)
C2: WANTONS (7)
Score: 44–51 (max 52)

Round 8: 75, 9, 1, 7, 7, 6. Target: 341.

C1: 350. ((6*7)-7)*(9+1) (5)
C2: 352.
CV: 341. ((75-9-1-7)*6)-7 (10)
Score: 49–51 (max 62)

Round 9: B C E I J N O O T *

C1 buzzes on 8 seconds to say OBJECTION which is correct.
Score: 59–51 (max 72)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=10