c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 19 October 1987.

C1: Champion Alan Steel (3 wins, 152 points.)
C2: Challenger Alistair Todd.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Ned Sherrin.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T A H E G I R S E
R02: T N G O A L N O A
R03: C E G O R O N L T
R04: 6, 6, 9, 3, 9, 5. Target: 316.
R05: I A G N L S V E S
R06: C A T I R O F P W
R07: N R T A I Y F R O
R08: 25, 10, 4, 7, 1, 2. Target: 978.
R09: C E E I I N N R S * (conundrum)


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Round 1: T A H E G I R S E

C1: GATHERS (7)
C2: HEARTS (6)
DC: HERITAGES (18)
OT: HEARTIES (8) HERITAGE (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 18)

Round 2: T N G O A L N O A

C1: ALONG (5)
C2: GLOAT (5)
DC: TANGO (5) LAGOON (6)
OT: ATONAL (6) GALANT (6) GALOOT (6) GOANNA (6) LONGAN (6) TAONGA (6)
Score: 12–5 (max 24)

Round 3: C E G O R O N L T

C1: CORONET (7)
C2: CORONET (7)
DC: CONTROL (7)
OT: COLOGNE (7)
Score: 19–12 (max 31)

Round 4: 6, 6, 9, 3, 9, 5. Target: 316.

C1: 316. (6 x 6 x 9) - (5 + 3) (10)
C2: 317.
Score: 29–12 (max 41)

Round 5: I A G N L S V E S

C1: SEALING (7)
C2: leasings
DC: LEAVINGS (8)
OT: GLASSINE (8)
Score: 36–12 (max 49)

Round 6: C A T I R O F P W

C1: TROPIC (6)
C2: TRIP (4)
DC: APRICOT (7)
Score: 42–12 (max 56)

Round 7: N R T A I Y F R O

C1: ROTARY (6)
C2: rarify
DC: RATIFY (6)
OT: FORINT (6) FRIARY (6) NOTARY (6) NOTIFY (6) RARITY (6) RATION (6) TONIFY (6)
Score: 48–12 (max 62)

Round 8: 25, 10, 4, 7, 1, 2. Target: 978.

C1: 977. (((4 x 10) - 1) x 25) + 2 (7)
C2: 979. (4 x 10 x 25) - ((2 + 1) x 7) (7)
CV: 978. (((25 x 10) - 7 + 1) x 4) + 2 (10)
Score: 55–19 (max 72)

Round 9: C E E I I N N R S *

C1 buzzes on 11 seconds to say INSINCERE which is correct.
Score: 65–19 (max 82)

Statistics Corner

Alan:
Total score - 65
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 79
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 7.2
Raw average score per round - 7.2
Number of maxes - 4

Alistair:
Total score - 19
Raw score - 36
Total % of max - 23
Raw % of max - 44
Total average score per round - 2.1
Raw average score per round - 4.0
Number of maxes - 1

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=14