c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 22 October 1987.

C1: Champion Alan Steel (6 wins, 333 points.)
C2: Challenger Nic Brown.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Ned Sherrin.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R I C E N I G B O
R02: T Q E Y S I R E R
R03: V A L A S I L H O
R04: 25, 6, 3, 4, 3, 5. Target: 952.
R05: S T R I E O T N O
R06: Y A R E J A S Y M
R07: V F P X O E D F M
R08: 100, 7, 1, 6, 7, 10. Target: 428.
R09: A A E I K L T T V * (conundrum)


And now a brief interlude before our main feature:

SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER

Enjoy the show.

Round 1: R I C E N I G B O

C1: BORING (6)
C2: BORING (6)
DC: ORIGIN (6) IRONIC (6)
OT: BIOGENIC (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Round 2: T Q E Y S I R E R

C1: STEER (5)
C2: RETIRES (7)
OT: ETRIERS (7) RETRIES (7) TERRIES (7)
Score: 6–13 (max 15)

Round 3: V A L A S I L H O

C1: LAVISH (6)
C2: AVAILS (6)
DC: VIOLAS (6) SALIVA (6)
OT: HALLOS (6) SALVIA (6) VILLAS (6)
Score: 12–19 (max 21)

Round 4: 25, 6, 3, 4, 3, 5. Target: 952.

C1: 950. (((3 + 4) x 5) + 3) x 25 (7)
C2: 945.
CV: 952. (25 + 3) x ((5 x 6) + 4) (10)
Score: 19–19 (max 31)

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

C1: SNOOTIER (8)
C2: SNOOTIER (8)
DC: TORTOISE (8)
OT: ROOTIEST (8) SNOTTIER (8) TENORIST (8) TRITONES (8)
Score: 27–27 (max 39)

Round 6: Y A R E J A S Y M

C1: SMEARY (6)
C2: SMEARY (6)
Score: 33–33 (max 45)

Round 7: V F P X O E D F M

C1: FOXED (5)
C2: FOXED (5)
DC: POXED (5) MOPED (5)
OT: MOVED (5) OFFED (5)
Score: 38–38 (max 50)

Round 8: 100, 7, 1, 6, 7, 10. Target: 428.

C1: 428. (6 + 7 + 1 - 10) x (100 + 7) (10)
C2: 428. (10 - 6) x (100 + 7) (10)
Score: 48–48 (max 60)

Round 9: A A E I K L T T V *

C2 buzzes on 2 seconds to say TALKATIVE which is correct.
Score: 48–58 (max 70)

Statistics Corner

Alan:
Total score - 48
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 5

Nic:
Total score - 58
Raw score - 63
Total % of max - 83
Raw % of max - 90
Total average score per round - 6.4
Raw average score per round - 7.0
Number of maxes - 7

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