c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 18 December 1985.

C1: No.1 Seed Clive Freedman (9 wins, 472 points.)
C2: No.5 Seed Ian Bebbington (4 wins, 242 points.)
DC: Della Thompson and Richard Stilgoe.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N M P I O S G O W
R02: C N Y F L I E U G
R03: N B W O A S Y A A
R04: 25, 7, 3, 4, 4, 1. Target: 941.
R05: Q N D S E U E A B
R06: S L T N I A O P T
R07: Y V D S G E I A R
R08: 25, 75, 10, 9, 2, 7. Target: 783.
R09: A C E I O P T T T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: N M P I O S G O W

C1: SWOOPING (8)
C2: SWOOPING (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)

Round 2: C N Y F L I E U G

C1: FLUENCY (7)
C2: clueing
OT: FUNICLE (7) GLYCINE (7)
Score: 15–8 (max 15)

Round 3: N B W O A S Y A A

C1: AWAYS (5)
C2: AWAYS (5)
DC: BWANAS (6)
OT: SABAYON (7)
Score: 20–13 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 7, 3, 4, 4, 1. Target: 941.

C1: -
C2: -
CV: 940. (((7 + 1) x (25 + 4)) + 3) x 4 (7)
Score: 20–13 (max 29)

Round 5: Q N D S E U E A B

C1: QUEENS (6)
C2: QUEENS (6)
DC: ABUSED (6) BASQUE (6)
OT: BEANED (6) DAUBES (6) DEBASE (6) ENDUES (6) ENSUED (6) QUEANS (6) SEABED (6) SUNBED (6) SUNDAE (6) UNEASE (6)
Score: 26–19 (max 35)

Round 6: S L T N I A O P T

C1: PAINTS (6)
C2: PLANTS (6)
DC: PILOTS (6) PITONS (6) STATION (7)
OT: TALIPOTS (8)
Score: 32–25 (max 43)

Round 7: Y V D S G E I A R

C1: GRAVIES (7)
C2: ADVISER (7)
OT: VISAGED (7)
Score: 39–32 (max 50)

Round 8: 25, 75, 10, 9, 2, 7. Target: 783.

C1: 784. (75 x 10) + 25 + 9 (7)
C2: 784. (75 x 10) + 25 + 9 (7)
CV: 783. (75 + 10 + 2) x 9 (10)
Score: 46–39 (max 60)

Round 9: A C E I O P T T T *

C2 buzzes on 28 seconds to say PETTICOAT which is correct.
Score: 46–49 (max 70)

Statistics Corner

Clive:
Total score - 46
Raw score - 46
Total % of max - 66
Raw % of max - 66
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 4

Ian:
Total score - 49
Raw score - 49
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 4

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=7