c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 7 July 1988.

C1: Champion Gareth Hughes (3 wins, 154 points.)
C2: Challenger Frederick Sellers.
DC: Della Thompson and Brian Johnston.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L C S E I M N D E
R02: O I A K W N E A S
R03: T L R I O K P A T
R04: 75, 50, 2, 9, 2, 6. Target: 304.
R05: E O E N S N R I S
R06: T V R O E G B Y T
R07: S L J U E S A R L
R08: 100, 8, 9, 10, 7, 1. Target: 176.
R09: L I O N C H U G S (conundrum)


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Round 1: L C S E I M N D E

C1: clensed
C2: DECLINES (8)
DC: LICENSED (8) SILENCED (8)
OT: ENDEMICS (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: O I A K W N E A S

C1: SWANK (5)
C2: AWAKENS (7)
Score: 0–15 (max 15)

Round 3: T L R I O K P A T

C1: TRAIL (5)
C2: PATROL (6)
DC: PATRIOT (7)
OT: TALIPOT (7) TITLARK (7)
Score: 0–21 (max 22)

Round 4: 75, 50, 2, 9, 2, 6. Target: 304.

C1: 304. (50 x 6) + 2 + 2 (10)
C2: 304. (50 x 6) + 2 + 2 (10)
Score: 10–31 (max 32)

Round 5: E O E N S N R I S

C1: RINSES (6)
C2: SENSOR (6)
DC: SINNERS (7) SENIORS (7)
OT: NERINES (7) ONENESS (7) SEINERS (7) SENORES (7) SOIREES (7) SONNIES (7) SONSIER (7)
Score: 16–37 (max 39)

Round 6: T V R O E G B Y T

C1: GROVE (5)
C2: GROVE (5)
DC: BEGOT (5) TROVE (5)
OT: BETTOR (6) GROTTY (6) OBVERT (6)
Score: 21–42 (max 45)

Round 7: S L J U E S A R L

C1: RULES (5)
C2: RULES (5)
DC: EARLS (5) LASERS (6) LAURELS (7)
OT: ALLURES (7)
Score: 26–47 (max 52)

Round 8: 100, 8, 9, 10, 7, 1. Target: 176.

C1: 176. (9 x 8) + 10 - 7 + 1 + 100 (10)
C2: 176. Mistake in working.
Score: 36–47 (max 62)

Round 9: L I O N C H U G S

C1 buzzes on 14.75 seconds to say SLOUCHING which is correct.
Score: 46–47 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Gareth:
Total score - 46
Raw score - 56
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 3

Frederick:
Total score - 47
Raw score - 47
Total % of max - 65
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 5.2
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 3

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