Friday 19th January 2001 (Series 44, Prelim 19)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 19 January 2001.

C1: Champion Bill Rennie (2 wins, 105 points.)
C2: Challenger Lou Marriott.
DC: Tania Styles and Melvyn Hayes.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D A E H I G N R A
R02: S N V B E O E S R
R03: T I A W E R T L A
R04: 50, 3, 2, 1, 4, 9. Target: 161.
R05: T V P D I E U N R
R06: L N A M O I G J E
R07: D S L F O A I T S
R08: 100, 8, 2, 3, 4, 10. Target: 754.
R09: D E S E R T P A T (conundrum)


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Round 1: D A E H I G N R A

C1: READING (7)
C2: HEADING (7)
DC: DRAINAGE (8)
OT: ADHERING (8) GARDENIA (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: S N V B E O E S R

C1: BONES (5)
C2: SOBER (5)
DC: VERBOSE (7) OBSERVES (8) OBVERSES (8)
Score: 12–12 (max 16)

Round 3: T I A W E R T L A

C1: WAITER (6)
C2: WAITER (6)
DC: RETAIL (6)
OT: TAILWATER (18)
Score: 18–18 (max 34)

Round 4: 50, 3, 2, 1, 4, 9. Target: 161.

C1: 161. (50 x 3) + 9 + 2 (10)
C2: 161. (50 x 3) + 9 + 2 (10)
Score: 28–28 (max 44)

Round 5: T V P D I E U N R

C1: PUNTER (6)
C2: UNTRIED (7)
DC: PRUDENT (7)
OT: INTRUDE (7) PRINTED (7) UPTREND (7) UNRIVET (7) VENTURI (7)
Score: 28–35 (max 51)

Round 6: L N A M O I G J E

C1: ALIGN (5)
C2: loaming
DC: JINGLE (6) MINGLE (6)
OT: GALJOEN (7) GEMINAL (7)
Score: 33–35 (max 58)

Round 7: D S L F O A I T S

C1: FLOATS (6)
C2: FLOATS (6)
DC: FOSSIL (6) SADIST (6)
OT: STIFADO (7)
Score: 39–41 (max 65)

Round 8: 100, 8, 2, 3, 4, 10. Target: 754.

C1: 754. (8 x 100) - (4 x 10) - (2 x 3) (10)
C2: 754. (8 x 100) - (4 x 10) - (2 x 3) (10)
Score: 49–51 (max 75)

Round 9: D E S E R T P A T

C1 buzzes on 8.5 seconds to say SEPARATED which is incorrect.
C2 buzzes on 25 seconds to say SPATTERED which is correct.
Score: 49–61 (max 85)

Statistics Corner

Bill:
Total score - 49
Raw score - 55
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 2

Lou:
Total score - 61
Raw score - 61
Total % of max - 72
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 6.8
Raw average score per round - 6.8
Number of maxes - 4

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