Wednesday 21st February 2001 (Ser. 44, Prelim 42)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 21 February 2001.

C1: Champion Elspeth Wilkes (1 win, 54 points.)
C2: Challenger Peter Lovell.
DC: Susie Dent and Robert Powell.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S H T A U D R E M
R02: B O L I E T K A N
R03: S J Y O E I F P G
R04: 10, 9, 8, 10, 4, 7. Target: 388.
R05: A T I E R G P A C
R06: S N V U O W R I A
R07: T L L W E E I O R
R08: 75, 10, 6, 10, 8, 1. Target: 976.
R09: N I G G L E F U N (conundrum)


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Round 1: S H T A U D R E M

C1: MATURED (7)
C2: MUSTARD (7)
DC: HAMSTER (7)
OT: DEARTHS (7) HARDEST (7) THREADS (7) TRASHED (7) MATURES (7) STRUMAE (7) MUSHRAT (7) REMUDAS (7) SMARTED (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: B O L I E T K A N

C1: BLANKET (7)
C2: BLANKET (7)
DC: ELATION (7)
OT: BEATNIK (7) BITONAL (7) TOENAIL (7) NOTABLE (7)
Score: 14–14 (max 14)

Round 3: S J Y O E I F P G

C1: JOYS (4)
C2: POISE (5)
DC: FOGEYS (6) FOGIES (6)
OT: POGEYS (6)
Score: 14–19 (max 20)

Round 4: 10, 9, 8, 10, 4, 7. Target: 388.

C1: 388. (((4 x 7) + 10) x 10) + 8 (10)
C2: -
Score: 24–19 (max 30)

Round 5: A T I E R G P A C

C1: CARPET (6)
C2: grimace
DC: TRAGIC (6) CIGARET (7)
OT: CARTAGE (7) PARETIC (7) PICRATE (7)
Score: 30–19 (max 37)

Round 6: S N V U O W R I A

C1: VARIOUS (7)
C2: ravinous
DC: SAVIOUR (7)
Score: 37–19 (max 44)

Round 7: T L L W E E I O R

C1: TELLER (6)
C2: wilter
DC: LOWLIER (7)
OT: LORILET (7)
Score: 43–19 (max 51)

Round 8: 75, 10, 6, 10, 8, 1. Target: 976.

C1: 975.
C2: 976. ((8 + 6 - 1) x 75) + (10 / 10) (10)
Score: 43–29 (max 61)

Round 9: N I G G L E F U N

No one buzzes. The answer was ENGULFING.
Score: 43–29 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Elspeth:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 4

Peter:
Total score - 29
Raw score - 29
Total % of max - 41
Raw % of max - 41
Total average score per round - 3.2
Raw average score per round - 3.2
Number of maxes - 3

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