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Countdown recap for Wednesday 6 September 2000.

C1: Champion David Williams (6 wins, 411 points.)
C2: Challenger Paul Coulson, a retired policeman from Reading.
DC: Susie Dent and Carol Barnes.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S B R M A E O G I
R02: T G D N U A E S L
R03: J I O E R V T A L
R04: 25, 5, 10, 3, 2, 9. Target: 269.
R05: M G H D O U E S N
R06: R L C W I A O Y I
R07: T X N A E C H I S
R08: 7, 1, 8, 2, 4, 7. Target: 478.
R09: U N D E R T E C H (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: S B R M A E O G I

C1: BARGES (6)
C2: EMBARGO (7)
OT: gambiers (according to CountMax!)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: T G D N U A E S L

C1: TANGLES (7)
C2: TANGLED (7)
DC: UNSALTED (8)
Score: 7–14 (max 15)

Round 3: J I O E R V T A L

C1: RETAIL (6)
C2: JOVIAL (6)
DC: VIOLATE (7)
OT: JOLTIER (7) LEVATOR (7)
Score: 13–20 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 5, 10, 3, 2, 9. Target: 269.

C1: 269. (25x10) + (2x5) + 9 (10)
C2: 269. (25x10) + (2x5) + 9 (10)
Score: 23–30 (max 32)

Blithely ignoring Paul’s background, Carol Barnes tells a couple of tales centring on the lack of a sense of humour among the constabulary.

Round 5: M G H D O U E S N

C1: SMUDGE (6)
C2: doughs – possibly the first victim of the new mass noun rule
DC: SOUGHED (7)
OT: GUMSHOE (7) MENUDOS (7)
Score: 29–30 (max 39)

Round 6: R L C W I A O Y I

C1: RACILY (6)
C2: WARILY (6)
OT: CILIARY (7)
Score: 35–36 (max 46)

Round 7: T X N A E C H I S

C1: CINEAST (7)
C2: CHAINS (6)
DC: CHASTEN (7)
OT: ASTHENIC (8) CHANTIES (8) CATHEXIS (8)
Score: 42–36 (max 54)

Round 8: 7, 1, 8, 2, 4, 7. Target: 478.

C1: 477. 7x8x2=112 (112+7)x4 + 1 (7)
C2: 485.
CV: 478. (7+1)x7=56 (56+4)x8 - 2 (10)
Score: 49–36 (max 64)

Round 9: U N D E R T E C H

C1 buzzes on 9 seconds to say CHUNTERED which is correct.
Score: 59–36 (max 74)

I had ASTHENIC IN Round 7, but didn’t know what it meant and decided not to risk it when Paul declared a six. A bit of a shame, as it left me under 60 for the only time.

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=43

David Williams wrote:left me under 60 for the only time

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