c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 9 July 1996.

C1: Champion Graeme Sugarman (4 wins, 208 points.)
C2: Challenger Nan Packer.
DC: Catherine Stokes and Geoffrey Durham.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R S B I E U S T S
R02: T R L M E O A S U
R03: V D T E I E P T H
R04: 25, 4, 3, 5, 6, 7. Target: 321.
R05: D Y R S I U A C I
R06: T H N E A G A L N
R07: C G V L E I E F O
R08: 50, 7, 6, 3, 3, 10. Target: 506.
R09: I T S A L O O N I (conundrum)


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Round 1: R S B I E U S T S

C1: BRUISES (7)
C2: BRUISES (7)
DC: BUSTIERS (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: T R L M E O A S U

C1: MORTALS (7)
C2: MAESTRO (7)
DC: EMULATORS (18)
Score: 14–14 (max 26)

Round 3: V D T E I E P T H

C1: PITTED (6)
C2: PITTED (6)
DC: THIEVED (7) EPITHET (7)
Score: 20–20 (max 33)

Round 4: 25, 4, 3, 5, 6, 7. Target: 321.

C1: 321. ((6 + 7) x 25) - 4 (10)
C2: 321. ((6 + 7) x 25) - 4 (10)
Score: 30–30 (max 43)

Round 5: D Y R S I U A C I

C1: SCARY (5)
C2: DIARY (5)
DC: DYSURIA (7)
Score: 35–35 (max 50)

Round 6: T H N E A G A L N

C1: TANGLE (6)
C2: LENGTH (6)
DC: THANAGE (7)
OT: ANLAGEN (7) ETHANAL (7)
Score: 41–41 (max 57)

Round 7: C G V L E I E F O

C1: VOICE (5)
C2: GLOVE (5)
DC: fogie
OT: CLOVE (5) LIEGE (5) LOCIE (5) LOGIC (5) OGIVE (5) OLIVE (5) VOILE (5) VEGIE (5)
Score: 46–46 (max 62)

Round 8: 50, 7, 6, 3, 3, 10. Target: 506.

C1: 506. (50 x 10) + 7 - (3 / 3) (10)
C2: 506. (50 x 10) + 3 + 3 (10)
Score: 56–56 (max 72)

Round 9: I T S A L O O N I

C1 buzzes on 18.75 seconds to say OSCILLATION which is incorrect.
C2 buzzes on 25.5 seconds to say ISOLATION which is correct.
Score: 56–66 (max 82)

Statistics Corner

Graeme:
Total score - 56
Raw score - 56
Total % of max - 68
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 6.2
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 3

Nan:
Total score - 66
Raw score - 66
Total % of max - 80
Raw % of max - 80
Total average score per round - 7.3
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 4

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=32

Nan Packer is the most awesome name ever.