c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 5 May 1987.

C1: Champion Jon Marsh (5 wins, 280 points.)
C2: Challenger Lewis Whetstone.
DC: Freda Thornton and Patrick Mower.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R V N A T F I E M
R02: S A O D R A S I L
R03: T G P U T O A I D
R04: 50, 3, 9, 8, 9, 6. Target: 525.
R05: P Y E S T I E C G
R06: N S T A D I N O T
R07: R E H I B D O R E
R08: 100, 9, 10, 6, 7, 8. Target: 203.
R09: B E A M H I V E S (conundrum)


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Round 1: R V N A T F I E M

C1: RAVINE (6)
C2: TRAIN (5)
DC: FAINTER (7) FIREMAN (7) MINARET (7)
OT: MERANTI (7) RAIMENT (7) VARMINT (7) VERMIAN (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

Round 2: S A O D R A S I L

C1: RADIOS (6)
C2: SAILORS (7)
DC: RADIALS (7)
OT: DALASIS (7) LARDASS (7) SOLARIA (7)
Score: 6–7 (max 14)

Round 3: T G P U T O A I D

C1: ADOPT (5)
C2: GOAT (4)
DC: TAUTOG (6)
OT: AGOUTI (6)
Score: 11–7 (max 20)

Round 4: 50, 3, 9, 8, 9, 6. Target: 525.

C1: 525. ((50 + 8) x 9) + 3 (10)
C2: 525. Mistake in working.
Score: 21–7 (max 30)

Round 5: P Y E S T I E C G

C1: TYPES (5)
C2: STEEP (5)
DC: PIECES (6)
OT: PIGSTY (6) SEPTIC (6) SPECIE (6) SPICEY (6)
Score: 26–12 (max 36)

Round 6: N S T A D I N O T

C1: STAND (5)
C2: sinned
DC: NATIONS (7) STATION (7) INSTANT (7) DISTANT (7)
OT: ANOINTS (7) ONANIST (7)
Score: 31–12 (max 43)

Round 7: R E H I B D O R E

C1: BORDER (6)
C2: rehire
DC: BERRIED (7)
OT: HERBIER (7) REBORED (7)
Score: 37–12 (max 50)

Round 8: 100, 9, 10, 6, 7, 8. Target: 203.

C1: -
C2: 203. ((8 - 6) x 100) + 10 - 7 (10)
Score: 37–22 (max 60)

Round 9: B E A M H I V E S

No one buzzes. The answer was MISBEHAVE.
Score: 37–22 (max 70)

Statistics Corner

Jon:
Total score - 37
Raw score - 43
Total % of max - 53
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 4.1
Raw average score per round - 4.8
Number of maxes - 1

Lewis:
Total score - 22
Raw score - 31
Total % of max - 31
Raw % of max - 44
Total average score per round - 2.4
Raw average score per round - 3.4
Number of maxes - 2

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