c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 6 August 1987.

C1: Challenger Nita Marr, founder of the Edinburgh Countdown Club.
C2: Champion Mike Whiteoak (5 wins, 303 points.)
DC: Freda Thornton and Diane Solomon.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D V A R G E L R O
R02: T T L A W E C B I
R03: S N A S H I L N Y
R04: 75, 5, 6, 4, 5, 7. Target: 957.
R05: V N Z K U E N I G
R06: T O F E P O I F R
R07: E L N R F U E D N
R08: 25, 2, 6, 6, 10, 1. Target: 274.
R09: D E I I N N O R T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: D V A R G E L R O

C1: DROVER (6)
C2: LODGER (6)
DC: GROVEL (6)
OT: ADORER (6) GALORE (6) GAOLED (6) GAOLER (6) GLARED (6) GLOVED (6) GLOVER (6) GRADER (6) GRAVED (6) GRAVEL (6) GRAVER (6) LARDER (6) LARGER (6) LOADER (6) LOVAGE (6) ORDEAL (6) REGARD (6) RELOAD (6) ROARED (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: T T L A W E C B I

C1: CATTLE (6)
C2: citable
DC: LATTICE (7) TACTILE (7)
OT: TABETIC (7)
Score: 12–6 (max 13)

Round 3: S N A S H I L N Y

C1: SLAIN (5)
C2: SNAILS (6)
OT: HYALIN (6) INLAYS (6) LINHAY (6) SHANNY (6) SHINNY (6)
Score: 12–12 (max 19)

Round 4: 75, 5, 6, 4, 5, 7. Target: 957.

C1: 956. ((75 + 5) x (7 + 5)) - 4 (7)
C2: 955.
CV: 957. ((75 - 5 + 4) x (7 + 6)) - 5 (10)
Score: 19–12 (max 29)

Round 5: V N Z K U E N I G

C1: GUNK (4)
C2: GIVEN (5)
OT: NUKING (6) UNKING (6)
Score: 19–17 (max 35)

Round 6: T O F E P O I F R

C1: OFFER (5)
C2: FOOTER (6)
DC: FORETOP (7)
OT: FORFEIT (7) POOFIER (7) POOFTER (7) TROOPIE (7)
Score: 19–23 (max 42)

Round 7: E L N R F U E D N

C1: LENDER (6)
C2: REFUND (6)
DC: FUNNEL (6) funneled
OT: ENURNED (7) NEEDFUL (7)
Score: 25–29 (max 49)

Round 8: 25, 2, 6, 6, 10, 1. Target: 274.

C1: 274. ((10 + 1) x 25) - (6 / 6) (10)
C2: 274. (10 x 25) + ((6 + 6) x 2) (10)
Score: 35–39 (max 59)

Round 9: D E I I N N O R T *

C1 buzzes on 18 seconds to say RENDITION which is correct.
Score: 45–39 (max 69)

Statistics Corner

Nita:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 59
Total % of max - 65
Raw % of max - 86
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 3

Mike:
Total score - 39
Raw score - 46
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 3

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