c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 30 August 1991.

C1: Champion Chris Waddington (2 wins, 116 points.)
C2: Challenger Clifford Lee.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Bill Tidy.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: V T S I O E M A P
R02: V N R I E C U J L
R03: K S G O E I B L T
R04: 6, 10, 5, 6, 8, 5. Target: 614.
R05: H G P O U S W A T
R06: N R L I A E R R S
R07: M R Z U R A C I L
R08: 25, 6, 10, 5, 8, 5. Target: 285.
R09: R E I N E V E N T (conundrum)


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Round 1: V T S I O E M A P

C1: MOTIVES (7)
C2: MOTIVES (7)
DC: ATOMISE (7)
OT: VAMPIEST (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: V N R I E C U J L

C1: CURVE (5)
C2: LIVER (5)
DC: INCURVE (7)
OT: CULVERIN (8)
Score: 12–12 (max 16)

Round 3: K S G O E I B L T

C1: GIBLETS (7)
C2: BIGOTS (6)
DC: GOBLETS (7) OBLIGES (7) OBELISK (7)
OT: LOGIEST (7)
Score: 19–12 (max 23)

Round 4: 6, 10, 5, 6, 8, 5. Target: 614.

C1: 614. ((5 + 5) x 10 x 6) + 8 + 6 (10)
C2: 614. ((5 + 5) x 10 x 6) + 8 + 6 (10)
Score: 29–22 (max 33)

Round 5: H G P O U S W A T

C1: UPSHOT (6)
C2: SOUGHT (6)
DC: WASHOUT (7) OUTWASH (7)
OT: SOUTHPAW (8)
Score: 35–28 (max 41)

Round 6: N R L I A E R R S

C1: SERIAL (6)
C2: RAILERS (7)
DC: SNARLIER (8)
Score: 35–35 (max 49)

Round 7: M R Z U R A C I L

C1: CLAIM (5)
C2: MURAL (5)
DC: URACIL (6) - the last 6 letters of the selection spelt out
OT: CRURAL (6)
Score: 40–40 (max 55)

Round 8: 25, 6, 10, 5, 8, 5. Target: 285.

C1: 285. ((25 + 8 - 5) x 10) + 5 (10)
C2: 285. ((6 + 5) x 25) + 10 (10)
Score: 50–50 (max 65)

Round 9: R E I N E V E N T

C1 buzzes on 5.5 seconds to say INTERVENE which is correct.
Score: 60–50 (max 75)

Statistics Corner

Chris:
Total score - 60
Raw score - 66
Total % of max - 80
Raw % of max - 88
Total average score per round - 6.7
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 4

Clifford:
Total score - 50
Raw score - 56
Total % of max - 67
Raw % of max - 75
Total average score per round - 5.6
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 2

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

Updated the missing selections on this one too.