c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 4 August 1987.

C1: Challenger George Orgill.
C2: Champion Mike Whiteoak (3 wins, 181 points.)
DC: Freda Thornton and Diane Solomon.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S H T E I D A W R
R02: P N H K E I O R N
R03: G R D I A C E G H
R04: 100, 8, 3, 8, 1, 2. Target: 661.
R05: S S R Y S I A I F
R06: L C P U Q O A T E
R07: E C S T D A E T J
R08: 100, 6, 5, 8, 10, 8. Target: 204.
R09: A E E I N R S S W * (conundrum)


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Round 1: S H T E I D A W R

C1: WAISTED (7)
C2: WITHERS (7)
DC: HARDIEST (8)
OT: DISHWATER (18)
Score: 7–7 (max 18)

Round 2: P N H K E I O R N

C1: PRONE (5)
C2: PINKER (6)
OT: EINKORN (7) INKHORN (7) NEPHRON (7) PHONIER (7)
Score: 7–13 (max 25)

Round 3: G R D I A C E G H

C1: RAGGED (6)
C2: CHAIRED (7)
DC: CHARGED (7)
OT: CHIGGER (7) DAGGIER (7)
Score: 7–20 (max 32)

Round 4: 100, 8, 3, 8, 1, 2. Target: 661.

C1: 664. ((3 + 2 + 1) x 100) + (8 x 8) (7)
C2: 657.
CV: 661. ((100 - (8 - 2)) x (8 - 1)) + 3 (10)
Score: 14–20 (max 42)

Round 5: S S R Y S I A I F

C1: FAIRY (5)
C2: FAIRY (5)
OT: ARSIS (5) FAIRS (5) FRASS (5) FRAYS (5) SARIS (5) SASSY (5) SISSY (5)
Score: 19–25 (max 47)

Round 6: L C P U Q O A T E

C1: COPULATE (8)
C2: PLAQUE (6)
Score: 27–25 (max 55)

Round 7: E C S T D A E T J

C1: testate
C2: DETECTS (7)
OT: DEJECTS (7) SCATTED (7) TACETED (7)
Score: 27–32 (max 62)

Round 8: 100, 6, 5, 8, 10, 8. Target: 204.

C1: 203.
C2: 204. (8 - 6 + 100) x (10 - 8) (10)
Score: 27–42 (max 72)

Round 9: A E E I N R S S W *

C2 buzzes on 6 seconds to say WARINESS which is incorrect.
C1 buzzes on 27 seconds to say WEARINESS which is correct.
Score: 37–42 (max 82)

Statistics Corner

George:
Total score - 37
Raw score - 55
Total % of max - 45
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 4.1
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 3

Mike:
Total score - 42
Raw score - 55
Total % of max - 51
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 4

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=13