c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 4 July 1988.

C1: Challenger Gareth Hughes.
C2: Champion Lesley Highton (1 win, 38 points.)
DC: Della Thompson and Brian Johnston.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R C T U O D R E G
R02: N N T E A G I V F
R03: L C M E A S R C I
R04: 50, 75, 9, 1, 5, 10. Target: 463.
R05: N K W N U A I A D
R06: T K S E O P T R L
R07: T E R A L N L I E
R08: 100, 9, 10, 3, 4, 10. Target: 829.
R09: O F C O U R S E I (conundrum)


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Round 1: R C T U O D R E G

C1: COURTED (7)
C2: COURTED (7)
DC: GROUTED (7)
OT: GROUTER (7) TRUDGER (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: N N T E A G I V F

C1: GANNET (6)
C2: VENTING (7)
DC: VINTAGE (7) ANTIGEN (7)
OT: ANTEING (7) GENTIAN (7) INFANTE (7)
Score: 7–14 (max 14)

Round 3: L C M E A S R C I

C1: MIRACLES (8)
C2: CIRCLES (7)
DC: RECLAIMS (8) CERAMICS (8)
OT: CLAIMERS (8)
Score: 15–14 (max 22)

Round 4: 50, 75, 9, 1, 5, 10. Target: 463.

C1: 464. 10 + 5 - 1 + (9 x 50) (7)
C2: 461.
CV: 464. (7)
OT: 463. (50 x 9) + ((75 - 10) / 5) (10)
Score: 22–14 (max 32)

Round 5: N K W N U A I A D

C1: WAND (4)
C2: WAND (4)
DC: UNKIND (6) UNWIND (6)
OT: INDUNA (6) NUDNIK (6)
Score: 26–18 (max 38)

Round 6: T K S E O P T R L

C1: POSTER (6)
C2: PLOTTERS (8)
Score: 26–26 (max 46)

Round 7: T E R A L N L I E

C1: LATRINE (7)
C2: TALLER (6)
DC: LITERAL (7)
OT: TREENAIL (8)
Score: 33–26 (max 54)

Round 8: 100, 9, 10, 3, 4, 10. Target: 829.

C1: 831.
C2: 830. ((9 x 10) - (3 + 4)) x 10 (7)
CV: 829. ((100 - 10 - (4 - 3)) x 9) + 10 (10)
Score: 33–33 (max 64)

Round 9: O F C O U R S E I

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say FEROCIOUS which is correct.
Score: 43–33 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Gareth:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 62
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 84
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 3

Lesley:
Total score - 33
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 45
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 3.7
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 3

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