c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 23 May 1988.

C1: Champion Dick Green (6 wins, 342 points.)
C2: Challenger Duncan Hale.
DC: Della Thompson and Richard Stilgoe.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L Q S E O E N S A
R02: L O S K E I V O L
R03: R K E I L D E F T
R04: 50, 6, 7, 8, 5, 6. Target: 658.
R05: B N A E X H A R T
R06: F P O O J A R O S
R07: T U E B R D I M F
R08: 25, 7, 5, 1, 3, 7. Target: 291.
R09: N I N E S T Y L E (conundrum)


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Round 1: L Q S E O E N S A

C1: SEASON (6)
C2: LEASES (6)
DC: LESSON (6)
OT: LOANEES (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: L O S K E I V O L

C1: OLIVES (6)
C2: LIKES (5)
OT: KVELLS (6) LOKIES (6) LOOIES (6) OLLIES (6)
Score: 12–6 (max 13)

Round 3: R K E I L D E F T

C1: FIELDER/FLIRTED (7)
C2: FILTERED (8)
Score: 12–14 (max 21)

Round 4: 50, 6, 7, 8, 5, 6. Target: 658.

C1: 658. ((6 + 7) x 50) + 8 (10)
C2: 658. ((6 + 7) x 50) + 8 (10)
Score: 22–24 (max 31)

Round 5: B N A E X H A R T

C1: BATHER (6)
C2: bater
DC: BREATH (6) ANTHRAX (7)
OT: ANTBEAR (7) NARTHEX (7)
Score: 28–24 (max 38)

Round 6: F P O O J A R O S

C1: poofs
C2: PROOF (5)
DC: PROOFS (6)
OT: POOJAS (6)
Score: 28–29 (max 44)

Round 7: T U E B R D I M F

C1: BRUTE (5)
C2: remind
DC: IMBRUTED (8)
OT: BRUITED (7) FRUITED (7) IMBRUED (7) TERBIUM (7)
Score: 33–29 (max 52)

Round 8: 25, 7, 5, 1, 3, 7. Target: 291.

C1: 291. ((7 + 5) x 25) - (7 + 3 - 1) (10)
C2: 291. ((7 + 5) x 25) - (7 + 3 - 1) (10)
Score: 43–39 (max 62)

Round 9: N I N E S T Y L E

C1 buzzes on 13.75 seconds to say INTENSELY which is correct.
Score: 53–39 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Dick:
Total score - 53
Raw score - 60
Total % of max - 74
Raw % of max - 83
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 4

Duncan:
Total score - 39
Raw score - 44
Total % of max - 54
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=15