c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 31 December 1990.

C1: Series 19 Contestant Iqbal Hussein.
C2: Series 6 Contestant Sheila Alder.
DC: Freda Thornton.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: Y T S R E U T D E
R02: 75, 4, 8, 1, 2, 3. Target: 764.
R03: D R Y V O I C E S (conundrum)
R04: X T L R S E I U L
R05: 75, 6, 10, 3, 2, 9. Target: 654.
R06: D R I E D T O T S (conundrum)
R07: W L V S P G A I A
R08: 75, 1, 4, 3, 5, 10. Target: 770.
R09: C A R D I N G U S (conundrum)
R10: M D Y H R U A O S
R11: 75, 25, 6, 4, 2, 5. Target: 208.
R12: S I O U X B O O N (conundrum)
R13: P J D F R E A U S
R14: 50, 3, 5, 7, 3, 9. Target: 827.
R15: R A N D I G I N O (conundrum)


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Round 1: Y T S R E U T D E

C1: TRUSTED (7)
C2: SURETY (6)
OT: RESTUDY (7) SYRETTE (7) TRUSTEE (7) TRYSTED (7) TUYERES (7) UTTERED (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: 75, 4, 8, 1, 2, 3. Target: 764.

C1: 764. ((75 + 1) x (8 + 2)) + 4 (10)
C2: 765.
Score: 17–0 (max 17)

Round 3: D R Y V O I C E S

No one buzzes. The answer was DISCOVERY.
Score: 17–0 (max 27)

Round 4: X T L R S E I U L

C1: RESULT (6)
C2: RULES (5)
DC: LUSTIER (7) ruliest
OT: STILLER (7) TILLERS (7) TRELLIS (7)
Score: 23–0 (max 34)

Round 5: 75, 6, 10, 3, 2, 9. Target: 654.

C1: 654. ((75 - 9) x 10) - 6 (10)
C2: -
Score: 33–0 (max 44)

Round 6: D R I E D T O T S

C2 buzzes on 18 seconds to say DISTORTED which is correct.
Score: 33–10 (max 54)

Round 7: W L V S P G A I A

C1: WAILS (5)
C2: AVAILS (6)
DC: GAVIALS (7)
Score: 33–16 (max 61)

Round 8: 75, 1, 4, 3, 5, 10. Target: 770.

C1: 770. (5 - 3 + 75) x 10 (10)
C2: 770. (5 - 3 + 75) x 10 (10)
Score: 43–26 (max 71)

Round 9: C A R D I N G U S

C1 buzzes on 16 seconds to say CRUSADING which is correct.
Score: 53–26 (max 81)

Round 10: M D Y H R U A O S

C1: SHROUD (6)
C2: MARSHY (6)
DC: HOARDS (6)
CV: HYDROUS (7)
OT: RODHAMS (7)
Score: 59–32 (max 88)

Round 11: 75, 25, 6, 4, 2, 5. Target: 208.

C1: 208. (75 + 25 + 4) x 2 (10)
C2: -
Score: 69–32 (max 98)

Round 12: S I O U X B O O N

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say OBNOXIOUS which is correct.
Score: 79–32 (max 108)

Round 13: P J D F R E A U S

C1: DRAPES (6)
C2: PAUSED (6)
CV: SPREAD (6) SPARED (6) FRAUDS (6)
OT: ADJURES (7)
Score: 85–38 (max 115)

Round 14: 50, 3, 5, 7, 3, 9. Target: 827.

C1: 827. (((3 x 7) - 5) x 50) + (3 x 9) (10)
C2: 824.
Score: 95–38 (max 125)

Round 15: R A N D I G I N O

C2 buzzes on 3.5 seconds to say ORDAINING which is correct.
Score: 95–48 (max 135)

Statistics Corner

Iqbal:
Total score - 95
Raw score - 100
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 8

Sheila:
Total score - 48
Raw score - 73
Total % of max - 36
Raw % of max - 54
Total average score per round - 3.2
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 3

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