Thursday 30th May 2002 (Series 47, Prelim 106)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 30 May 2002.

C1: Champion Alan Galt (1 win, 94 points.)
C2: Challenger Barry Kibble.
DC: Damian Eadie and Martin Jarvis.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T L C E I M S U O
R02: G N R X A I E H O
R03: D K T P A E A S R
R04: N L D F I A E G O
R05: 25, 7, 3, 10, 3, 8. Target: 525.
TTT: BARRYUS
R06: M C S R E U I Y T
R07: N D S O E A P Z R
R08: V M S L E A O G U
R09: T J W R I A E N O
R10: 100, 2, 2, 8, 3, 10. Target: 946.
TTT: FEDENID
R11: D T C H E A S L I
R12: G R P D E A O T I
R13: M F N E I L S E B
R14: 100, 4, 1, 2, 4, 8. Target: 380.
R15: H E L P T O N E E (conundrum)


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Round 1: T L C E I M S U O

C1: MUSCLE (6)
C2: outlies
DC: COSTUME (7)
OT: COLISEUM (8)
Score: 6–0 (max 8)

Round 2: G N R X A I E H O

C1: HEARING (7)
C2: HEARING (7)
DC: HOAXING (7) HEXAGON (7)
Score: 13–7 (max 15)

Round 3: D K T P A E A S R

C1: PARTAKES (8)
C2: STAKED (6)
DC: SPARKED (7) DEPARTS (7) ADAPTERS (8)
Score: 21–7 (max 23)

Round 4: N L D F I A E G O

C1: LOAFING (7)
C2: FINAGLED (8)
DC: LEADING (7)
Score: 21–15 (max 31)

Round 5: 25, 7, 3, 10, 3, 8. Target: 525.

C1: 525. 7 x 3 x 25 (10)
C2: 525. 7 x 3 x 25 (10)
Score: 31–25 (max 41)

Teatime teaser: BARRYUS -> BURSARY

Round 6: M C S R E U I Y T

C1: mistery
C2: SECURITY (8)
DC: CURTSEY (7)
Score: 31–33 (max 49)

Round 7: N D S O E A P Z R

C1: PARDONS (7)
C2: PARDONS (7)
DC: DAPSONE (7) PADRONES (8) OPERANDS (8)
Score: 38–40 (max 57)

Round 8: V M S L E A O G U

C1: VOLUMES (7)
C2: MOGULS (6)
OT: MAGLEVS (7)
Score: 45–40 (max 64)

Round 9: T J W R I A E N O

C1: JANITOR (7)
C2: JANITOR (7)
DC: TINWARE (7) JOINTER (7)
OT: TAWNIER (7) WAITRON (7)
Score: 52–47 (max 71)

Round 10: 100, 2, 2, 8, 3, 10. Target: 946.

C1: -
C2: 946. ((100 - (8 - 2)) x 10) + (3 x 2) (10)
Score: 52–57 (max 81)

Teatime teaser: FEDENID -> DEFINED

Round 11: D T C H E A S L I

C1: CASTLED (7)
C2: LATCHES (7)
DC: CITADELS (8) DIALECTS (8)
Score: 59–64 (max 89)

Round 12: G R P D E A O T I

C1: PORTAGE (7)
C2: PARTIED (7)
DC: PORTAGED (8) PAROTID (7)
Score: 66–71 (max 97)

Round 13: M F N E I L S E B

C1: FELINES (7)
C2: BELIEFS (7)
DC: SENILE (6)
Score: 73–78 (max 104)

Round 14: 100, 4, 1, 2, 4, 8. Target: 380.

C1: 380. (100 - (4 + 1)) x 4 (10)
C2: 380. (4 x 100) - ((2 + 1) x 8) + 4 (10)
Score: 83–88 (max 114)

Round 15: H E L P T O N E E

C1 buzzes on 2.25 seconds to say TELEPHONE which is correct.
Score: 93–88 (max 124)

Statistics Corner

Alan:
Total score - 93
Raw score - 100
Total % of max - 75
Raw % of max - 81
Total average score per round - 6.2
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 8

Barry:
Total score - 88
Raw score - 100
Total % of max - 71
Raw % of max - 81
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 8

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=47