c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 21 April 1987.

C1: Champion Stephen Haggerty (1 win, 53 points.)
C2: Challenger Alan Berry.
DC: Della Thompson and Anne Robinson.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: O A C B E L D A T
R02: F T U R E A D R O
R03: A E N H I T U R N
R04: 25, 4, 8, 4, 6, 3. Target: 518.
R05: S C M O I H S E N
R06: E I G T A R S O L
R07: T S N U I G E N T
R08: 100, 5, 2, 4, 7, 9. Target: 863.
R09: C A N D L E S A P (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: O A C B E L D A T

C1: BOLTED (6)
C2: CABLED (6)
DC: LOCATED (7)
OT: ABLATED (7) ACTABLE (7) BLOATED (7) DATABLE (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: F T U R E A D R O

C1: TARRED (6)
C2: DETOUR (6)
DC: DRAFTER (7)
OT: REDRAFT (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 14)

Round 3: A E N H I T U R N

C1: hinter
C2: TRAIN (5)
DC: haunter
OT: HAURIENT (8)
Score: 12–17 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 4, 8, 4, 6, 3. Target: 518.

C1: -
C2: 504.
CM: 518. (((3 x 6) + 4) x 25) - (8 x 4) (10)
Score: 12–17 (max 32)

Round 5: S C M O I H S E N

C1: SHINES (6)
C2: SCONES (6)
DC: ECHOISMS (8)
OT: HOMINESS (8)
Score: 18–23 (max 40)

Round 6: E I G T A R S O L

C1: GLOATERS (8)
C2: TAILORS (7)
DC: SERAGLIO (8)
OT: GIRASOLE (8) LEGATORS (8) REGALIST (8)
Score: 26–23 (max 48)

Round 7: T S N U I G E N T

C1: NESTING (7)
C2: unsetting
DC: TUNGSTEN (8)
OT: STENTING (8) STUNTING (8)
Score: 33–23 (max 56)

Round 8: 100, 5, 2, 4, 7, 9. Target: 863.

C1: 863. (4 x 2 x 100) + (7 x 9) (10)
C2: 863. (100 x 9) - (7 x 5) - 2 (10)
Score: 43–33 (max 66)

Round 9: C A N D L E S A P

No one buzzes. The answer was LANDSCAPE.
Score: 43–33 (max 76)

Statistics Corner

Stephen:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 43
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 57
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 4.8
Number of maxes - 2

Alan:
Total score - 33
Raw score - 40
Total % of max - 43
Raw % of max - 53
Total average score per round - 3.7
Raw average score per round - 4.4
Number of maxes - 1

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=12