Wednesday 3rd March 1999 (Series 40, Prelim 48)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 3 March 1999.

C1: Champion Christopher Russon (1 win, 55 points.)
C2: Challenger Dave Price.
DC: Susie Dent and Rick Wakeman.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D G R I E C V R O
R02: N H S E I T D L E
R03: R S U O T Z B A I
R04: 75, 5, 10, 9, 1, 9. Target: 820.
R05: T S B E O W J E V
R06: R Y M O I A X D G
R07: F C D T E A U W I
R08: 9, 7, 8, 5, 5, 4. Target: 879.
R09: S T O R E N I T A (conundrum)


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Round 1: D G R I E C V R O

C1: misdeclared 6
C2: DRIVER (6)
DC: CODGER (6) DIVORCE (7)
OT: ERGODIC (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: N H S E I T D L E

C1: ENLISTED (8)
C2: LISTENED (8)
Score: 8–14 (max 15)

Round 3: R S U O T Z B A I

C1: TABORS (6)
C2: ABORTS (6)
DC: ROBUSTA (7)
OT: RUBATOS (7) SAUTOIR (7)
Score: 14–20 (max 22)

Round 4: 75, 5, 10, 9, 1, 9. Target: 820.

C1: 820. (75 + 5 + 1 + (9 / 9)) x 10 (10)
C2: 820. ((10 + 1) x 75) - 5 (10)
Score: 24–30 (max 32)

Round 5: T S B E O W J E V

C1: BESET (5)
C2: BESTOW (6)
OT: OBJETS (6) VETOES (6)
Score: 24–36 (max 38)

Round 6: R Y M O I A X D G

C1: MYRIAD (6)
C2: MAYOR (5)
OT: DAIMYO (6)
Score: 30–36 (max 44)

Round 7: F C D T E A U W I

C1: WAITED (6)
C2: WAITED (6)
DC: WAFTED (6)
OT: DACITE (6) FAUCET (6)
Score: 36–42 (max 50)

Round 8: 9, 7, 8, 5, 5, 4. Target: 879.

C1: 884. (9 x 8 x (7 + 5)) + (5 x 4) (7)
C2: -
CV: 880. (7)
OT: 879. (((5 x 5 x 4) + 9) x 8) + 7 (10)
Score: 43–42 (max 60)

Round 9: S T O R E N I T A

C2 buzzes on 25 seconds to say ORIENTATES which is incorrect.
C1 does not buzz.
The answer was STATIONER.
Score: 43–42 (max 70)

Statistics Corner

Christopher:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 48
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 4

Dave:
Total score - 42
Raw score - 47
Total % of max - 60
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 4

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=40