c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 26 June 1987.

C1: Series 10 Champion & No.1 Seed Harvey Freeman (12 wins, 804 points.)
C2: Series 11 Champion & No.5 Seed John Clarke (9 wins, 583 points.)
DC: Della Thompson and Sally James.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: F C T O U A Y N O
R02: D B D E I E R C X
R03: B M R A I A S U E
R04: 4, 5, 1, 1, 6, 6. Target: 964.
R05: T A S E W I D E N
R06: L V S I O A T O E
R07: C A L I T E F A S
R08: 100, 3, 4, 6, 9, 1. Target: 436.
R09: A E H O R S T V W (conundrum)


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Round 1: F C T O U A Y N O

C1: COUNTY (6)
C2: TOUCAN (6)
OT: TYCOON (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: D B D E I E R C X

C1: DERIDE (6)
C2: DECIDER (7)
DC: DECRIED (7)
Score: 6–13 (max 13)

Round 3: B M R A I A S U E

C1: URAEMIA (7)
C2: BRUISE (6)
DC: AUMBRIES (8)
Score: 13–13 (max 21)

Round 4: 4, 5, 1, 1, 6, 6. Target: 964.

C1: -
C2: -
CV: 960. (6 + 1 + 1) x 5 x 4 x 6 (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 28)

Round 5: T A S E W I D E N

C1: INSTEAD (7)
C2: WAISTED (7)
DC: SWEATED (7)
OT: ANDESITE (8)
Score: 20–20 (max 36)

Round 6: L V S I O A T O E

C1: VIOLATES (8)
C2: VIOLATES (8)
Score: 28–28 (max 44)

Round 7: C A L I T E F A S

C1: ELASTIC (7)
C2: FACILE (6)
OT: ACETALS (7) FACIALS (7) FALCATE (7) FASCIAE (7) FASCIAL (7) LACIEST (7) LACTASE (7) LATICES (7) SEALIFT (7)
Score: 35–28 (max 51)

Round 8: 100, 3, 4, 6, 9, 1. Target: 436.

C1: 436. (100 + 9) x 4 (10)
C2: 436. (100 + 9) x 4 (10)
Score: 45–38 (max 61)

Round 9: A E H O R S T V W

C1 buzzes on 2.5 seconds to say WHATSOEVER which is incorrect.
C2 does not buzz.
The answer was SHORTWAVE, which is 2 words in the COD7, so is an illegal conundrum.
Score: 45–38 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Harvey:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 4

John:
Total score - 38
Raw score - 50
Total % of max - 54
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 4.2
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 4

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=-6

In my mind, it was John who buzzed in with WHATSOEVER. I'm probably wrong though.

Gavin Chipper wrote:In my mind, it was John who buzzed in with WHATSOEVER. I'm probably wrong though.

It does clearly say in Mike's notes that it was Harvey, although it does say John was about to buzz in with WHATSOEVER as well.