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Countdown recap for Thursday 1 July 1999.

C1: Champion Scott Mearns (3 wins, 223 points.)
C2: Challenger Michael Forster.
DC: Damian Eadie and Jan Harvey.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: C T N E E G S X O
R02: R A G W I D C E Z
R03: L J T H U R O A S
R04: 6, 8, 1, 2, 1, 5. Target: 554.
R05: V I P E B M O S D
R06: L R N A I T G E S
R07: V I M D A Y R E F
R08: 25, 100, 75, 50, 6, 9. Target: 102.
R09: R B E E D B L O C (conundrum)


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Round 1: C T N E E G S X O

C1: STONE (5)
C2: SCENT (5)
DC: COGENT (6)
OT: CONGEST (7)
Score: 5–5 (max 7)

Round 2: R A G W I D C E Z

C1: GRAZED (6)
C2: GRACED (6)
OT: CADGER (6) CAGIER (6) CARDIE (6) CRAZED (6) EARWIG (6) WIDGER (6) WIZARD (6)
Score: 11–11 (max 13)

Round 3: L J T H U R O A S

C1: AUTHORS (7)
C2: SLOTH (5)
OT: HARLOTS (7)
Score: 18–11 (max 20)

Round 4: 6, 8, 1, 2, 1, 5. Target: 554.

C1: 560. 5 x 8 x ((6 x 2) + 1 + 1) (5)
C2: 560. 5 x 8 x ((6 x 2) + 1 + 1) (5)
CV: 553. ((2 x 5 x 8) - 1) x (6 + 1) (7)
Score: 23–16 (max 27)

Round 5: V I P E B M O S D

C1: IMPOSED (7)
C2: bovines
Score: 30–16 (max 34)

Round 6: L R N A I T G E S

C1: TRIANGLES (18)
C2: alterings
DC: GNARLIEST (18) INTEGRALS (18)
Score: 48–16 (max 52)

Round 7: V I M D A Y R E F

C1: MYRIAD (6)
C2: FRAMED (6)
OT: ADMIRE (6) DEFRAY (6) FRAYED (6) DREAMY (6) FAIRED (6) FARMED (6) FERVID (6) FIRMED (6) RAMIFY (6) AVIDER (6) VARIED (6) VERIFY (6)
Score: 54–22 (max 58)

Round 8: 25, 100, 75, 50, 6, 9. Target: 102.

C1: 102. 100 + (50 / 25) (10)
C2: 102. 100 + (50 / 25) (10)
Score: 64–32 (max 68)

Round 9: R B E E D B L O C

C1 buzzes on 2.5 seconds to say CLOBBERED which is correct.
Score: 74–32 (max 78)

Statistics Corner

Scott:
Total score - 74
Raw score - 74
Total % of max - 95
Raw % of max - 95
Total average score per round - 8.2
Raw average score per round - 8.2
Number of maxes - 7

Michael:
Total score - 32
Raw score - 37
Total % of max - 41
Raw % of max - 47
Total average score per round - 3.6
Raw average score per round - 4.1
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=41