c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 10 August 1987.

C1: Champion Nita Marr (2 wins, 117 points.)
C2: Challenger Peter Holden.
DC: Freda Thornton and Diane Solomon.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R G I D R E S M I
R02: R G O E P H A N K
R03: D T U R A B I G N
R04: 25, 7, 8, 7, 1, 2. Target: 617.
R05: T W M A O G I X E
R06: Y S E T I N R U G
R07: R I O B Y D E S V
R08: 50, 1, 10, 8, 3, 2. Target: 950.
R09: A B E I N O S T T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: R G I D R E S M I

C1: RIDGES (6)
C2: GIRDERS (7)
DC: RIDGIER (7)
OT: GRIMIER (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: R G O E P H A N K

C1: HANKER (6)
C2: HANGER (6)
DC: GOPHER (6)
RW: ORPHAN (6)
OT: GHERAO (6) HARKEN (6) HONKER (6) ONAGER (6) ORANGE (6) PHREAK (6) REHANG (6)
Score: 6–13 (max 13)

Round 3: D T U R A B I G N

C1: DARTING (7)
C2: DURING (6)
DC: TRADING (7)
OT: ANTBIRD (7) BARDING (7) BRIGAND (7) DAUBING (7) DINGBAT (7) TABUING (7) UNITARD (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 20)

Round 4: 25, 7, 8, 7, 1, 2. Target: 617.

C1: 614. ((2 + 1) x 8 x 25) + 7 + 7 (7)
C2: 625.
CV: 617. ((25 - (2 x 7)) x 7 x 8) + 1 (10)
Score: 20–13 (max 30)

Round 5: T W M A O G I X E

C1: AXIOM (5)
C2: GAME (4)
DC: TOWAGE (6)
Score: 25–13 (max 36)

Round 6: Y S E T I N R U G

C1: STRINGY (7)
C2: RESTING (7)
DC: STINGER (7)
OT: GUNTERS (7) GURNEYS (7) GUSTIER (7) GUTSIER (7) NUTSIER (7) RETYING (7) REUSING (7) RUSTING (7) SYRINGE (7) TRUEING (7)
Score: 32–20 (max 43)

Round 7: R I O B Y D E S V

C1: BRIDES (6)
C2: BODIES (6)
DC: DISROBE (7) OVERBIDS (8)
Score: 38–26 (max 51)

Round 8: 50, 1, 10, 8, 3, 2. Target: 950.

C1: 950. (10 + 8 + 1) x 50 (10)
C2: -
Score: 48–26 (max 61)

Round 9: A B E I N O S T T *

No one buzzes. The answer was OBSTINATE.
Score: 48–26 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Nita:
Total score - 48
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 68
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 4

Peter:
Total score - 26
Raw score - 41
Total % of max - 37
Raw % of max - 58
Total average score per round - 2.9
Raw average score per round - 4.6
Number of maxes - 3

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