c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 1 May 1987.

C1: Champion Jon Marsh (3 wins, 154 points.)
C2: Challenger Donald Kent.
DC: Della Thompson and Nigel Rees.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R T S E G S A N W
R02: R L T O Y E E S G
R03: L D E R B I N H C
R04: 100, 5, 2, 6, 1, 9. Target: 422.
R05: U A O B Q T N L A
R06: B L S E Z S O R A
R07: B G N A L E O K R
R08: 25, 4, 5, 4, 7, 8. Target: 612.
R09: A E F N O R T T U * (conundrum)


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Round 1: R T S E G S A N W

C1: STAGERS (7)
C2: STAGERS (7)
DC: STRANGE (7) GARNETS (7)
OT: ANSWERS (7) RAWNESS (7) SERANGS (7) WASTERS (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: R L T O Y E E S G

C1: STOREY (6)
C2: GREETS (6)
DC: esotery
OT: GREYEST (7) REGLETS (7) RESTYLE (7) TERSELY (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 14)

Round 3: L D E R B I N H C

C1: BLINDER (7)
C2: BRINDLE (7)
DC: CHILDREN (8)
Score: 20–20 (max 22)

Round 4: 100, 5, 2, 6, 1, 9. Target: 422.

C1: 422. ((100 + 6) x (5 - 1)) - 2 (10)
C2: 422. ((100 + 6) x (5 - 1)) - 2 (10)
Score: 30–30 (max 32)

Round 5: U A O B Q T N L A

C1: TONAL (5)
C2: ABOUT (5)
DC: QUOTA (5) QUANTA (6)
OT: BUTANOL (7) QUANTAL (7)
Score: 35–35 (max 39)

Round 6: B L S E Z S O R A

C1: BLAZES (6)
C2: BLESS (5)
DC: BEZOARS (7) BLAZERS (7)
OT: SOLEBARS (8)
Score: 41–35 (max 47)

Round 7: B G N A L E O K R

C1: BLANKER (7)
C2: LONGER (6)
Score: 48–35 (max 54)

Round 8: 25, 4, 5, 4, 7, 8. Target: 612.

C1: 609. ((7 - 4) x 8 x 25) + 5 + 4 (7)
C2: 618.
CM: 612. ((8 x 25) + 4) x (7 - 4) (10)
Score: 55–35 (max 64)

Round 9: A E F N O R T T U *

C1 buzzes on 5 seconds to say FORTUNATE which is correct.
Score: 65–35 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Jon:
Total score - 65
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 88
Raw % of max - 88
Total average score per round - 7.2
Raw average score per round - 7.2
Number of maxes - 4

Donald:
Total score - 35
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 47
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 3.9
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 2

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