c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 13 June 2001.

C1: Champion David Roe (5 wins, 296 points.)
C2: Challenger Bruno Murray.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Magnus Magnusson.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M E L I H O N A R
R02: S T P E U A D Y E
R03: B I R O F N E S I
R04: 25, 75, 10, 5, 8, 2. Target: 513.
R05: T L V J E O E W Y
R06: A D I R G O M E S
R07: T N U L P A I D E
R08: 50, 100, 25, 75, 9, 1. Target: 563.
R09: I F U S E C O A T (conundrum)


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Round 1: M E L I H O N A R

C1: REMAIN (6)
C2: REMAIN (6)
DC: MINERAL (7) ALMONER (7)
OT: AILERON (7) ALIENOR (7) ARMHOLE (7) HEMIOLA (7) HERNIAL (7) INHALER (7) MANHOLE (7) MANLIER (7) MARLINE (7) RAILMEN (7) MENORAH (7) MORAINE (7) ROMAINE (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: S T P E U A D Y E

C1: DEPUTES (7)
C2: DEPUTES (7)
DC: UPDATES (7)
OT: DEPAYSE (7) SAUTEED (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 14)

Round 3: B I R O F N E S I

C1: ROBINS (6)
C2: BONIER (6)
DC: BONFIRES (8)
Score: 19–19 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 75, 10, 5, 8, 2. Target: 513.

C1: 513. ((75 - 10) x 8) - 5 - 2 (10)
C2: 513. ((10 / 2) x (25 + 75)) + 8 + 5 (10)
Score: 29–29 (max 32)

Round 5: T L V J E O E W Y

C1: TOWEL (5)
C2: VOWEL (5)
DC: JOWLY (5)
OT: TWEELY (6) TWELVE (6)
Score: 34–34 (max 38)

Round 6: A D I R G O M E S

C1: MIRAGES (7)
C2: ORGASMED (8)
OT: IDEOGRAMS (18)
Score: 34–42 (max 56)

Round 7: T N U L P A I D E

C1: unplaited
C2: PAINTED (7)
DC: PANTILED (8)
Score: 34–49 (max 64)

Round 8: 50, 100, 25, 75, 9, 1. Target: 563.

C1: 568. (75 - (100 / 25)) x (9 - 1) (7)
C2: 554.
CV: 562. (7)
OT: 563. ((100 x 9 x (50 - 1)) / 75) - 25 (10)
Score: 41–49 (max 74)

Round 9: I F U S E C O A T

No one buzzes. The answer was FACETIOUS.
Score: 41–49 (max 84)

Statistics Corner

David:
Total score - 41
Raw score - 48
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 57
Total average score per round - 4.6
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 2

Bruno:
Total score - 49
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 2

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=44

Bah. Unplaited. Not that I'm bitter or anything, but UNPLAITED! It's a perfectly good word. Magnus Magnusson thought so , too.

(I had pantiled, as well.) And I got FACETIOUS this time round. Please may I have another go? Pretty please? Oh well, thought not.