c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 21 October 1987.

C1: Champion Alan Steel (5 wins, 267 points.)
C2: Challenger Joan Bronson.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Ned Sherrin.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T O G E N A M N A
R02: T W G I U O R B D
R03: S E R A N O R F N
R04: 100, 8, 4, 1, 2, 5. Target: 414.
R05: P F D E I A V K R
R06: N I T E L O S T I
R07: C R E A S E M S T
R08: 75, 2, 4, 10, 2, 10. Target: 542.
R09: B D E E L R S T U * (conundrum)


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Round 1: T O G E N A M N A

C1: MAGNATE (7)
C2: MEANT (5)
DC: MONTAGE (7) MEGATON (7) MAGNETO (7) TONNAGE (7) MAGENTA (7)
OT: MAGNETON (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: T W G I U O R B D

C1: OUTBID (6)
C2: GROUT (5)
OT: GODWIT (6) TURBID (6) TURGID (6)
Score: 13–0 (max 14)

Round 3: S E R A N O R F N

C1: FORERAN (7)
C2: FANNERS (7)
Score: 20–7 (max 21)

Round 4: 100, 8, 4, 1, 2, 5. Target: 414.

C1: 414. (4 x 100) + 8 + 5 + 1 (10)
C2: 414. (4 x 100) + 8 + 5 + 1 (10)
Score: 30–17 (max 31)

Round 5: P F D E I A V K R

C1: FAKED (5)
C2: PAVED (5)
DC: VAPID (5) vapider PARKED (6)
OT: AVIDER (6) DARKIE (6) DIAPER (6) FAIRED (6) FERVID (6) PAIRED (6) PARKIE (6) REPAID (6) VARIED (6)
Score: 35–22 (max 37)

Round 6: N I T E L O S T I

C1: ELISION (7)
C2: ENLIST/STOLEN (6)
DC: TINIEST (7) TOILETS (7)
OT: ELITIST (7) ENTISOL (7) ISOLINE (7) LINIEST (7) LINTIES (7) LIONISE (7) LITOTES (7) OILIEST (7) ONLIEST (7) TIENTOS (7) TONIEST (7)
Score: 42–22 (max 44)

Round 7: C R E A S E M S T

C1: STREAMS (7)
C2: CREASES (7)
DC: CREMATES (8) STEAMERS (8)
OT: CERASTES (8) MASSETER (8)
Score: 49–29 (max 52)

Round 8: 75, 2, 4, 10, 2, 10. Target: 542.

C1: 545. (((10 + 4) / 2) x 75) + (10 x 2) (7)
C2: 600.
CV: 542. ((75 - 4 - 2) x (10 - 2)) - 10 (10)
Score: 56–29 (max 62)

Round 9: B D E E L R S T U *

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say BLUSTERED which is correct.
Score: 66–29 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Alan:
Total score - 66
Raw score - 66
Total % of max - 92
Raw % of max - 92
Total average score per round - 7.3
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 5

Joan:
Total score - 29
Raw score - 45
Total % of max - 40
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 3.2
Raw average score per round - 5.0
Number of maxes - 2

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