c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 24 April 1987.

C1: Champion Gordon Carrington (1 win, 41 points.)
C2: Challenger Martin Loughran.
DC: Della Thompson and Anne Robinson.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N G G O E I S N T
R02: R S P E O D V I Y
R03: P W S I E U D S T
R04: 25, 3, 2, 3, 9, 6. Target: 537.
R05: B M S I A H E S C
R06: N T T A E E F R D
R07: N H R O A T E C T
R08: 25, 9, 7, 3, 4, 9. Target: 939.
R09: B D E E F I I L S * (conundrum)


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Round 1: N G G O E I S N T

C1: STONING (7)
C2: STONING (7)
DC: TENSION (7) GINSENG (7)
OT: INTONES (7) NESTING (7) NOGGINS (7) TENSING (7) TIGNONS (7) TONGING (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: R S P E O D V I Y

C1: DIVERS (6)
C2: PROVIDES (8)
DC: DISPROVE (8)
Score: 7–15 (max 15)

Round 3: P W S I E U D S T

C1: ISSUED (6)
C2: STUDIES (7)
DC: DISPUTES (8)
Score: 7–22 (max 23)

Round 4: 25, 3, 2, 3, 9, 6. Target: 537.

C1: 527. (((6 x 3) + 2) x 25) + (9 x 3) (5)
C2: -
CM: 537. ((6 x 25) + (3 x 9) + 2) x 3 (10)
Score: 12–22 (max 33)

Round 5: B M S I A H E S C

C1: SHAMES (6)
C2: CASHES (6)
DC: MESSIAH (7)
OT: CHAMISES (8)
Score: 18–28 (max 41)

Round 6: N T T A E E F R D

C1: TREATED (7)
C2: NATTERED (8)
DC: FATTENED (8)
OT: ATTENDER (8)
Score: 18–36 (max 49)

Round 7: N H R O A T E C T

C1: CHATTER (7)
C2: THROAT (6)
DC: ANCHORET (8)
OT: THEOCRAT (8)
Score: 25–36 (max 57)

Round 8: 25, 9, 7, 3, 4, 9. Target: 939.

C1: 934. (25 x 4 x 9) + (9 x 3) + 7 (7)
C2: 934. (25 x 4 x 9) + (9 x 3) + 7 (7)
CM: 939. (((9 x 25) + 9) x 4) + 3 (10)
Score: 32–43 (max 67)

Round 9: B D E E F I I L S *

No one buzzes. The answer was DISBELIEF.
Score: 32–43 (max 77)

Statistics Corner

Gordon:
Total score - 32
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 42
Raw % of max - 66
Total average score per round - 3.6
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 1

Martin:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 49
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 3

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