Thursday 1st March 2001 (Series 44, Prelim 48)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 1 March 2001.

C1: Champion Ralph Lubkowski (2 wins, 93 points.)
C2: Challenger Mansoor Undre.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Lesley Graham.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D C H O I E R P A
R02: S R T I E O N L A
R03: B R G I E P T U S
R04: 50, 7, 3, 1, 8, 7. Target: 309.
R05: X D G I E A L N O
R06: S N L I E O K V A
R07: S T R E O I F M E
R08: 100, 1, 5, 2, 9, 9. Target: 261.
R09: J I N G N E T I C (conundrum)


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Round 1: D C H O I E R P A

C1: PARCHED (7)
C2: CHIRPED (7)
DC: POACHER (7) POACHED (7) CHIRPED (7)
OT: CHAIRED (7) EDAPHIC (7) PARODIC (7) PICADOR (7) PERCOID (7) POCHARD (7) PORCHED (7) RAPHIDE (7) ROACHED (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: S R T I E O N L A

C1: RELATIONS (18) - dreamt of having ORIENTALS (18) too
C2: LOITERS (7)
OT: TENSORIAL (18)
Score: 25–7 (max 25)

Round 3: B R G I E P T U S

C1: PUREST (6)
C2: GRIPES (6)
DC: GUSTIER (7)
RW: GUTSIER (7)
OT: BUSTIER (7) PERITUS (7) PISTEUR (7)
Score: 31–13 (max 32)

Round 4: 50, 7, 3, 1, 8, 7. Target: 309.

C1: 308. ((7 - 1) x 50) + 8 (7)
C2: 308. ((7 - 1) x 50) + 8 (7)
CV: 309. ((50 + 8 - 7) x (7 - 1)) + 3 (10)
Score: 38–20 (max 42)

Round 5: X D G I E A L N O

C1: DEALING (7)
C2: LEADING (7)
DC: ALIGNED (7) LOADING (7) DIOXANE (7)
OT: DEALIGN (7)
Score: 45–27 (max 49)

Round 6: S N L I E O K V A

C1: LIVENS (6)
C2: INVOKES (7)
DC: EVASION (7)
OT: ALEVINS (7) KELVINS (7)
Score: 45–34 (max 56)

Round 7: S T R E O I F M E

C1: FIRMEST (7)
C2: MOISTER (7)
DC: TIRESOME (8)
Score: 52–41 (max 64)

Round 8: 100, 1, 5, 2, 9, 9. Target: 261.

C1: 264. ((2 + 1) x 100) - (9 x 5) + 9 (7)
C2: 264. ((2 + 1) x 100) - (9 x 5) + 9 (7)
CV: 261. ((100 + 9 - 1) x 2) + (9 x 5) (10)
Score: 59–48 (max 74)

Round 9: J I N G N E T I C

C1 buzzes on 3.5 seconds to say INJECTING which is correct.
Score: 69–48 (max 84)

Statistics Corner

Ralph:
Total score - 69
Raw score - 75
Total % of max - 82
Raw % of max - 89
Total average score per round - 7.7
Raw average score per round - 8.3
Number of maxes - 4

Mansoor:
Total score - 48
Raw score - 55
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 3

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