c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 8 July 1991.

C1: Challenger Frank Little.
C2: Champion John Shock (1 win, 55 points.)
DC: Freda Thornton and Richard Stilgoe.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S R M A T D I A E
R02: J L P I E N G I C
R03: N S L O T S E S I
R04: 25, 7, 6, 4, 8, 8. Target: 339.
R05: M D R O H I E D U
R06: L T S W I K A S I
R07: T G V E F A E C L
R08: 25, 4, 3, 2, 1, 7. Target: 347.
R09: O P E N S H U T E (conundrum)


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Round 1: S R M A T D I A E

C1: DRAMATISE (18)
C2: STREAM (6)
Score: 18–0 (max 18)

Round 2: J L P I E N G I C

C1: CEILING (7)
C2: CEILING (7)
DC: PIECING (7)
OT: PLIEING (7)
Score: 25–7 (max 25)

Round 3: N S L O T S E S I

C1: LESSONS (7)
C2: SESSION (7)
DC: ENLISTS (7) TONSILS (7) LISTENS (7)
OT: ENTISOLS (8) SONSIEST (8) STENOSIS (8)
Score: 32–14 (max 33)

Round 4: 25, 7, 6, 4, 8, 8. Target: 339.

C1: 337. ((6 + 7) x 25) + 8 + 8 - 4 (7)
C2: 339. Mistake in working.
CV: 339. ((8 + 6) x 25) - (7 + 4) (10)
Score: 39–14 (max 43)

Round 5: M D R O H I E D U

C1: MUDDIER (7)
C2: MUDDIER (7)
DC: HEIRDOM (7) HUMIDOR (7)
OT: DERMOID (7) RHODIUM (7)
Score: 46–21 (max 50)

Round 6: L T S W I K A S I

C1: STALKS (6)
C2: WAISTS (6)
OT: TALIKS (6) TILAKS (6)
Score: 52–27 (max 56)

Round 7: T G V E F A E C L

C1: GAVEL (5)
C2: FLEET (5)
DC: CLEAVE (6) VELETA (6)
OT: VEGETAL (7)
Score: 57–32 (max 63)

Round 8: 25, 4, 3, 2, 1, 7. Target: 347.

C1: 347. (7 x 2 x 25) - 3 (10)
C2: 347. ((7 + 4 + 3) x 25) - (2 + 1) (10)
Score: 67–42 (max 73)

Round 9: O P E N S H U T E

No one buzzes. The answer was PENTHOUSE.
Score: 67–42 (max 83)

Statistics Corner

Frank:
Total score - 67
Raw score - 67
Total % of max - 81
Raw % of max - 81
Total average score per round - 7.4
Raw average score per round - 7.4
Number of maxes - 4

John:
Total score - 42
Raw score - 48
Total % of max - 51
Raw % of max - 58
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=22

I watched the morning repeat of this today and since no-one has started a spoiler thread, I think it would be a bit much to start one now. I got 81 playing along at home, equalling DC in every round, so I thought I might have maxed it. But it turns out I only Jossed* it.

*Verstappen joke (as in Max/Jos Verstappen). But from now on, to Jos a game is to potentially max a game before you check a solver.

John Shock - alive or dead?

Gavin Chipper wrote:I watched the morning repeat of this today and since no-one has started a spoiler thread, I think it would be a bit much to start one now. I got 81 playing along at home, equalling DC in every round, so I thought I might have maxed it. But it turns out I only Jossed* it.

*Verstappen joke (as in Max/Jos Verstappen). But from now on, to Jos a game is to potentially max a game before you check a solver.

You're talking about the achievement whereby you equal or better anything that's offered on the show in every round, right? I remember that Jos Verstappen was sometimes called "Jos the boss". "Bossing it" or "bossing the game" is quite descriptive of the achievement, as well as maintaining the Verstappen joke (sort of). So that's my suggestion.

Clive Brooker wrote:

Gavin Chipper wrote:I watched the morning repeat of this today and since no-one has started a spoiler thread, I think it would be a bit much to start one now. I got 81 playing along at home, equalling DC in every round, so I thought I might have maxed it. But it turns out I only Jossed* it.

*Verstappen joke (as in Max/Jos Verstappen). But from now on, to Jos a game is to potentially max a game before you check a solver.

You're talking about the achievement whereby you equal or better anything that's offered on the show in every round, right?

Yep. Although I'm not sure whether it counts if Rachel hints that a numbers is possible without being able to get it herself. I think it probably should count.

I remember that Jos Verstappen was sometimes called "Jos the boss". "Bossing it" or "bossing the game" is quite descriptive of the achievement, as well as maintaining the Verstappen joke (sort of). So that's my suggestion.

Yeah, not bad. I think they are both acceptable variants actually.