c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 19 December 1985.

C1: No.6 Seed Jean Fish (4 wins, 209 points.)
C2: No.2 Seed Julian Hough (7 wins, 392 points.)
DC: Della Thompson and Richard Stilgoe.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: A E F T L H A Y O
R02: R S W E F U R E D
R03: I V X S E O T I M
R04: 50, 75, 7, 9, 1, 10. Target: 828.
R05: E O J T R N E O G
R06: I E A Y T N R T O
R07: D H V E D N E U G
R08: 50, 3, 1, 5, 2, 1. Target: 253.
R09: N I G G L E D L F (conundrum)


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Round 1: A E F T L H A Y O

C1: heftily
C2: FOETAL (6)
DC: LOATHE (6) FEALTY (6)
OT: HAYLOFT (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: R S W E F U R E D

C1: REFUSED (7)
C2: REFUSED (7)
DC: REFUSER (7) DEFUSER (7)
Score: 7–13 (max 14)

Round 3: I V X S E O T I M

C1: MOTIVES (7)
C2: MOTIVES (7)
Score: 14–20 (max 21)

Round 4: 50, 75, 7, 9, 1, 10. Target: 828.

C1: 825.
C2: 827. ((10 + 1) x 75) + 9 - 7 (7)
CV: 828. ((75 + 7) x 10) + 9 - 1 (10)
Score: 14–27 (max 31)

Round 5: E O J T R N E O G

C1: GREEN (5)
C2: TROGON (6)
OT: GENTOO (6) ORGONE (6) OROGEN (6) REGENT (6)
Score: 14–33 (max 37)

Round 6: I E A Y T N R T O

C1: NATTIER (7)
C2: RETAIN (6)
DC: NITRATE (7) ATTORNEY (8)
OT: TENTORIA (8)
Score: 21–33 (max 45)

Round 7: D H V E D N E U G

C1: HEDGED (6)
C2: NUDGED (6)
DC: DENUDE (6)
OT: UNHEDGED (8)
Score: 27–39 (max 53)

Round 8: 50, 3, 1, 5, 2, 1. Target: 253.

C1: 253. (50 x 5) + 3 (10)
C2: 253. (50 x 5) + 3 (10)
Score: 37–49 (max 63)

Round 9: N I G G L E D L F

C2 buzzes on 2.875 seconds to say FLEDGLING which is correct.
Score: 37–59 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Jean:
Total score - 37
Raw score - 49
Total % of max - 51
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 4.1
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 3

Julian:
Total score - 59
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 81
Raw % of max - 89
Total average score per round - 6.6
Raw average score per round - 7.2
Number of maxes - 5

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