Tuesday 6th March 2001 (Series 44, Prelim 51)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 6 March 2001.

C1: Champion Gordon Taylor (1 win, 61 points.)
C2: Challenger Heather Jenkins.
DC: Richard Samson and Victor Ubogu.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R F E S C A H U L
R02: R M Y E I V T A S
R03: R S A D E L U N I
R04: 1, 1, 6, 8, 4, 3. Target: 513.
R05: G P W A E T S O D
R06: G N A T I D E A N
R07: J C L O E U N B R
R08: 75, 5, 4, 10, 2, 6. Target: 336.
R09: C U T O M O R R O (conundrum)


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Round 1: R F E S C A H U L

C1: LUSHER (6)
C2: FRESH (5)
DC: CAREFUL (7) FLUSHER (7) LARCHES (7)
OT: CARFULS (7) CHAFERS (7) EARFULS (7) FERULAS (7) REFUSAL (7) FLASHER (7) HAULERS (7) CLASHER (7) LURCHES (7) RECUSAL (7) SECULAR (7) SURFACE (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

Round 2: R M Y E I V T A S

C1: VARSITY (7)
C2: MISERY (6)
DC: VARIETY (7) MISRATE (7)
OT: VESTIARY (8)
Score: 13–0 (max 15)

Round 3: R S A D E L U N I

C1: LAUNDERS (8)
C2: LAUNDERS (8)
DC: LAUNDRIES (18)
Score: 21–8 (max 33)

Round 4: 1, 1, 6, 8, 4, 3. Target: 513.

C1: 576.
C2: -
CV: 517. Said she did 47 x 11 - so most likely ((8 x 6) - 1) x ((4 x 3) - 1) (7)
OT: 512. 8 x 4 x ((6 x 3) - 1 - 1) (7)
Score: 21–8 (max 40)

Round 5: G P W A E T S O D

C1: STOWED (6)
C2: POSTAGE (7)
OT: STOWAGE (7)
Score: 21–15 (max 47)

Round 6: G N A T I D E A N

C1: DENTING (7)
C2: TENDING (7)
DC: ANDANTE (7) ANTIGEN (7) GENTIAN (7)
OT: ANTEING (7)
Score: 28–22 (max 54)

Round 7: J C L O E U N B R

C1: cloner
C2: BOUNCER (7)
DC: CONJURE (7)
Score: 28–29 (max 61)

Round 8: 75, 5, 4, 10, 2, 6. Target: 336.

C1: 337.
C2: 336. (75 + 10 - (6 - 5)) x 4 (10)
Score: 28–39 (max 71)

Round 9: C U T O M O R R O

No one buzzes. The answer was COURTROOM.
Score: 28–39 (max 81)

Statistics Corner

Gordon:
Total score - 28
Raw score - 41
Total % of max - 35
Raw % of max - 51
Total average score per round - 3.1
Raw average score per round - 4.6
Number of maxes - 1

Heather:
Total score - 39
Raw score - 50
Total % of max - 48
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 4

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