c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 12 November 1990.

C1: Series 3 Contestant Phil Appleby.
C2: Series 6 Contestant Neil Wilkins.
DC: Mark Nyman.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R W H D G E E O I
R02: 75, 100, 4, 3, 5, 4. Target: 742.
R03: D A N C E C E L L (conundrum)
R04: B N F K T E O E E
R05: 100, 9, 3, 1, 7, 1. Target: 789.
R06: F L E E T D A R T (conundrum)
R07: C L M J O E E F A
R08: 5, 8, 10, 4, 1, 6. Target: 884.
R09: A E E E N P R T T * (conundrum)
R10: R Q T S R T O E O
R11: 25, 2, 1, 8, 4, 5. Target: 643.
R12: E I L O R S S U Y * (conundrum)
R13: Y D S D R I O E A
R14: 25, 8, 3, 7, 9, 1. Target: 539.
R15: P U N T E R P O O (conundrum)


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Round 1: R W H D G E E O I

C1: WEIGHED (7)
C2: HEDGER (6)
DC: HEDGEROW (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: 75, 100, 4, 3, 5, 4. Target: 742.

C1: 755.
C2: 739. ((3 + 4) x (100 + 5)) + 4 (7)
CV: 742. ((5 + 4) x (75 - 4)) + 100 + 3 (10)
Score: 7–7 (max 18)

Round 3: D A N C E C E L L

C1 buzzes on 18 seconds to say CANCELLED which is correct.
Score: 17–7 (max 28)

Round 4: B N F K T E O E E

C1: OFTEN (5)
C2: beefen
DC: BETOKEN (7)
Score: 22–7 (max 35)

Round 5: 100, 9, 3, 1, 7, 1. Target: 789.

C1: 789. ((7 + 1) x 100) - (9 + 3 - 1) (10)
C2: 790.
Score: 32–7 (max 45)

Round 6: F L E E T D A R T

C1 buzzes on 4.5 seconds to say FLATTERED which is correct.
Score: 42–7 (max 55)

Round 7: C L M J O E E F A

C1: CAJOLE (6)
C2: FLAME (5)
DC: FEMALE (6)
OT: CLEOME (6)
Score: 48–7 (max 61)

Round 8: 5, 8, 10, 4, 1, 6. Target: 884.

C1: 884. ((5 + 6) x 10 x 8) + 4 (10)
C2: 885.
Score: 58–7 (max 71)

Round 9: A E E E N P R T T *

No one buzzes. The answer was PENETRATE.
Score: 58–7 (max 81)

Round 10: R Q T S R T O E O

C1: ROOSTER (7)
C2: ROOSTER (7)
DC: ROTTERS (7)
OT: RETORTS (7) ROOTERS (7) TOOTERS (7) TOREROS (7)
Score: 65–14 (max 88)

Round 11: 25, 2, 1, 8, 4, 5. Target: 643.

C1: 648.
C2: 643. ((25 - 5) x 4 x 8) + 2 + 1 (10)
Score: 65–24 (max 98)

Round 12: E I L O R S S U Y *

C2 buzzes on 1 second to say SERIOUSLY which is correct.
Score: 65–34 (max 108)

Round 13: Y D S D R I O E A

C1: ROADIES (7)
C2: DREADS (6)
DC: ROADSIDE (8)
Score: 72–34 (max 116)

Round 14: 25, 8, 3, 7, 9, 1. Target: 539.

C1: 541. (7 x 3 x 25) + 9 + 8 - 1 (7)
C2: 539. Mistake in working.
CV: 539. ((3 x 25) + 9 - 8 + 1) x 7 (10)
Score: 79–34 (max 126)

Round 15: P U N T E R P O O

C1 buzzes on 16 seconds to say OPPORTUNE which is correct.
Score: 89–34 (max 136)

Statistics Corner

Phil:
Total score - 89
Raw score - 96
Total % of max - 65
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 6.4
Number of maxes - 7

Neil:
Total score - 34
Raw score - 62
Total % of max - 25
Raw % of max - 46
Total average score per round - 2.3
Raw average score per round - 4.1
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=-52