Wednesday 19th December 2001 (Series 46, 3rd QF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 19 December 2001.

C1: No.3 Seed Loz Sands (6 wins, 569 points.)
C2: No.6 Seed Steve Sandalls (5 wins, 525 points.)
DC: Tania Styles and Denis Norden.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M T L O I A S R U
R02: D C N J E A O F T
R03: R L G P E A U I S
R04: N Q D M E O A T B
R05: 75, 100, 50, 25, 10, 8. Target: 741.
TTT: NIKISBI
R06: C V Y H E I E S R
R07: N L P O A U I G D
R08: K F R E O U T M S
R09: D A E O B G C W I
R10: 10, 7, 1, 8, 9, 2. Target: 598.
TTT: NOWBREN
R11: X T U A I E R L P
R12: F D M O U A S N G
R13: Y R V T E I O I N
R14: 9, 3, 2, 4, 8, 5. Target: 531.
R15: V E R B O H I R E (conundrum)


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Round 1: M T L O I A S R U

C1: MORALIST (8)
C2: MISTRAL (7)
DC: SOLARIUM (8) ALTRUISM (8) SIMULATOR (18)
Score: 8–0 (max 18)

Round 2: D C N J E A O F T

C1: COATED (6)
C2: COATED (6)
DC: JACONET (7)
Score: 14–6 (max 25)

Round 3: R L G P E A U I S

C1: PEARLS (6)
C2: PLAGUES (7)
DC: PERUSAL (7)
OT: EARPLUGS (8)
Score: 14–13 (max 33)

Round 4: N Q D M E O A T B

C1: BOATMEN (7)
C2: BOATMEN (7)
DC: ABDOMEN (7)
Score: 21–20 (max 40)

Round 5: 75, 100, 50, 25, 10, 8. Target: 741.

C1: 742. (75 x 10) - 8 (7)
C2: 742. (75 x 10) - 8 (7)
CV: 741. (75 x 10) + (8 x (100 / 50)) - 25 (10)
Score: 28–27 (max 50)

Teatime teaser: NIKISBI -> BIKINIS

Round 6: C V Y H E I E S R

C1: CHIVES (6)
C2: SHIVERY (7)
DC: SERVICE (7)
OT: CHEVIES (7) SEVICHE (7)
Score: 28–34 (max 57)

Round 7: N L P O A U I G D

C1: LOADING (7)
C2: LOADING (7)
DC: UPLOADING (18)
Score: 35–41 (max 75)

Round 8: K F R E O U T M S

C1: MUSKET (6)
C2: STOKER (6)
DC: OUTERS (6) FOSTER (6) STROKE (6)
OT: FEMURS (6) FETORS (6) FOREST (6) FORTES (6) SOFTER (6) FOETUS (6) FORMES (6) FORUMS (6) FUMETS (6) METROS (6) MOTSER (6) MOUSER (6) MUSTER (6) STUMER (6) OUSTER (6) ROUTES (6) SOUTER (6) SMOKER (6) TOKERS (6) TUSKER (6)
Score: 41–47 (max 81)

Round 9: D A E O B G C W I

C1: BODICE (6)
C2: cowbag
OT: BOCAGE (6) BODEGA (6) BODGIE (6) GEODIC (6) GOBDAW (6)
Score: 47–47 (max 87)

Round 10: 10, 7, 1, 8, 9, 2. Target: 598.

C1: 600. ((7 x 9) - 2 - 1) x 10 (7)
C2: 600. (7 - 1) x 10 x (8 + 2) (7)
OT: 598. ((10 + 1) x 8 x 7) - (9 x 2) (10)
Score: 54–54 (max 97)

Teatime teaser: NOWBREN -> NEWBORN

Round 11: X T U A I E R L P

C1: PIRATE (6)
C2: RETAIL (6)
DC: TRIPLEX (7)
Score: 60–60 (max 104)

Round 12: F D M O U A S N G

C1: FAMOUS (6)
C2: GONADS (6)
DC: MOUNDS (6) DAMSON (6)
OT: OSMUNDA (7)
Score: 66–66 (max 111)

Round 13: Y R V T E I O I N

C1: TROVE (5)
C2: INVERT (6)
OT: INVITER (7) VITRINE (7) IVORINE (7)
Score: 66–72 (max 118)

Round 14: 9, 3, 2, 4, 8, 5. Target: 531.

C1: -
C2: -
CV: 522, then at the end, 531. ((4 x 2 x 8) - 5) x 9 (10)
Score: 66–72 (max 128)

Round 15: V E R B O H I R E

C2 buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say HERBIVORE which is correct.
Final Score: 66–82 (max 138)

Statistics Corner

Loz:
Total score - 66
Raw score - 83
Total % of max - 48
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 3

Steve:
Total score - 82
Raw score - 89
Total % of max - 59
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 5.5
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 4

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=46