c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 15 August 1991.

C1: Challenger Renee Meenehan.
C2: Champion Niall Laverty (3 wins, 174 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Dinah Sheridan.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: W E R C I H S O D
R02: N L E Y S A X R O
R03: A D H I G O T S A
R04: 25, 9, 5, 6, 2, 1. Target: 543.
R05: D L E R W S I T E
R06: R O P R E T I F D
R07: B N O Q Y A S M I
R08: 25, 8, 1, 8, 3, 1. Target: 133.
R09: M A N G L E T E N (conundrum)


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Round 1: W E R C I H S O D

C1: WHOSE (5)
C2: SHOWER (6)
DC: HEROICS (7) CHOWDERS (8)
OT: COWHERDS (8) COWHIDES (8) CROWDIES (8)
Score: 0–6 (max 8)

Round 2: N L E Y S A X R O

C1: LOANERS (7)
C2: LONERS (6)
OT: LARNEYS (7)
Score: 7–6 (max 15)

Round 3: A D H I G O T S A

C1: SIGHT (5)
C2: ADAGIO (6)
DC: ADAGIOS (7)
OT: GOATISH (7) TOADISH (7)
Score: 7–12 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 9, 5, 6, 2, 1. Target: 543.

C1: 541. Mistake in working.
C2: -
CV: 543. ((((25 + 5) x 2) + 1) x 9) - 6 (10)
Score: 7–12 (max 32)

Round 5: D L E R W S I T E

C1: TILERS (6)
C2: resited
DC: WEIRDEST (8)
OT: WIELDERS (8) WRESTLED (8)
Score: 13–12 (max 40)

Round 6: R O P R E T I F D

C1: PROFITED (8)
C2: REPORT (6)
OT: PORTFIRE (8)
Score: 21–12 (max 48)

Round 7: B N O Q Y A S M I

C1: BASIN (5)
C2: BASIN (5)
DC: BISON (5)
OT: AMNIOS (6) BONSAI (6) MYOSIN (6) SIMONY (6)
Score: 26–17 (max 54)

Round 8: 25, 8, 1, 8, 3, 1. Target: 133.

C1: 133. ((8 - 3) x 25) + 8 (10)
C2: 133. ((25 + 8) x (3 + 1)) + 1 (10)
Score: 36–27 (max 64)

Round 9: M A N G L E T E N

No one buzzes. The answer was GENTLEMAN.
Score: 36–27 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Renee:
Total score - 36
Raw score - 46
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 4.0
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 3

Niall:
Total score - 27
Raw score - 39
Total % of max - 36
Raw % of max - 53
Total average score per round - 3.0
Raw average score per round - 4.3
Number of maxes - 1

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

A good win from Renee to depose a promising champion in Niall, but unfortunately it would seem that she passed away in 2010.