Thursday 3rd June 1999 (Series 40, Prelim 114)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 3 June 1999.

C1: Champion Pamela Roud (3 wins, 158 points.)
C2: Challenger Femi Awowade.
DC: Damian Eadie and Helen Lederer.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: Y T L F A I E C T
R02: I A E C T P S A V
R03: S N B Q I E I G S
R04: 25, 1, 2, 8, 9, 8. Target: 438.
R05: O E I N M G R D A
R06: J F Y R Z U E I R
R07: A O E K D P S A V
R08: 100, 6, 7, 2, 1, 5. Target: 987.
R09: M Y Q U A R T E R (conundrum)


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Round 1: Y T L F A I E C T

C1: TACTILE (7)
C2: CATTLE (6)
DC: LATTICE (7)
OT: CATTILY (7) TACITLY (7) FLATTIE (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: I A E C T P S A V

C1: CAPTIVES (8)
C2: CAPTIVES (8)
Score: 15–8 (max 15)

Round 3: S N B Q I E I G S

C1: BINGES (6)
C2: BIGNESS (7)
OT: BINGIES (7) SEISING (7)
Score: 15–15 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 1, 2, 8, 9, 8. Target: 438.

C1: 438. ((8 + 9) x (25 + 1)) - (8 / 2) (10)
C2: 436.
Score: 25–15 (max 32)

Round 5: O E I N M G R D A

C1: DREAMING (8)
C2: DREAMING (8)
DC: MARGINED (8) ORGANDIE (8)
OT: DRAGOMEN (8) IDEOGRAM (8)
Score: 33–23 (max 40)

Round 6: J F Y R Z U E I R

C1: FURRY (5)
C2: FURZIER (7)
OT: EYRIR (5) FERRY (5) FRYER (5) FIERY (5) REIFY (5) FIRER (5) FRIER (5) FIRRY (5) FURZE (5) FURZY (5) JERRY (5)
Score: 33–30 (max 47)

Round 7: A O E K D P S A V

C1: SOAKED (6)
C2: apodes
DC: SOAPED (6)
OT: ESPADA (6) PADKOS (6) POSADA (6) SPOKED (6) VADOSE (6) VODKAS (6)
Score: 39–30 (max 53)

Round 8: 100, 6, 7, 2, 1, 5. Target: 987.

C1: 989. ((7 + 2 + 1) x 100) - (5 + 6) (7)
C2: 989. ((7 + 2 + 1) x 100) - (5 + 6) (7)
CV: 987. (((5 x 100) - 7) x 2) + 1 (10)
Score: 46–37 (max 63)

Round 9: M Y Q U A R T E R

C1 buzzes on 18 seconds to say MARQUETRY which is correct.
Score: 56–37 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Pamela:
Total score - 56
Raw score - 67
Total % of max - 77
Raw % of max - 92
Total average score per round - 6.2
Raw average score per round - 7.4
Number of maxes - 6

Femi:
Total score - 37
Raw score - 50
Total % of max - 51
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 4.1
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 4

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

[Joseph Krol]

Why was FURZIER allowed?

[James Robinson]

Why was FURZIER allowed?

It was obviously allowed in the ODE9.

These words that are generated are from the NODE, not the ODE9, so there will be a few discrepancies.

Oddly though, FURZY is in that list above, so.