Thursday 20th July 2000 (Series 43, Prelim 16)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 20 July 2000.

C1: Champion Melanie Beaumont (2 wins, 85 points.)
C2: Challenger Graham Nash.
DC: Gillian Evans and David Steel.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G C N E O A D S E
R02: Z S P I E H C O R
R03: T F Y A E I P L S
R04: 100, 3, 9, 2, 1, 4. Target: 449.
R05: T G N A E N A D T
R06: D W V U E O E S M
R07: L R X I E U N S A
R08: 100, 8, 9, 6, 2, 5. Target: 160.
R09: A S I L I S C O T (conundrum)


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Round 1: G C N E O A D S E

C1: DEACONS (7)
C2: DECAGONS (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: Z S P I E H C O R

C1: PORCHES (7)
C2: PORCHES (7)
DC: HOSPICE (7) COPIERS (7)
OT: CIPHERS (7) SPHERIC (7) HEROICS (7) SCHERZI (7) SCHERZO (7)
Score: 7–15 (max 15)

Round 3: T F Y A E I P L S

C1: FEISTY (6)
C2: PLATES (6)
DC: FLEAPITS (8)
Score: 13–21 (max 23)

Round 4: 100, 3, 9, 2, 1, 4. Target: 449.

C1: 445. ((100 + 9) x 4) + ((2 + 1) x 3) (7)
C2: 445. ((100 + 9) x 4) + ((2 + 1) x 3) (7)
CV: 449. ((100 + 9 + 3) x 4) + 1 (10)
Score: 20–28 (max 33)

Round 5: T G N A E N A D T

C1: TANGENT (7)
C2: ATTEND (6)
DC: ANDANTE (7)
OT: TANNATE (7)
Score: 27–28 (max 40)

Round 6: D W V U E O E S M

C1: MOWED (5)
C2: VOWED (5) - thought of MOUSED (6)
DC: MOVES (5)
OT: MEOWED (6) ODEUMS (6)
Score: 32–33 (max 46)

Round 7: L R X I E U N S A

C1: INSULAR (7)
C2: INSULAR (7)
DC: URINALS (7)
OT: INSULAE (7) LARNIES (7) NAILERS (7) RELAXIN (7)
Score: 39–40 (max 53)

Round 8: 100, 8, 9, 6, 2, 5. Target: 160.

C1: 160. (6 x 9) + 8 - 2 + 100 (10)
C2: 160. (2 x 5 x 6) + 100 (10)
Score: 49–50 (max 63)

Round 9: A S I L I S C O T

C2 buzzes on 3 seconds to say SOCIALIST which is correct.
Score: 49–60 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Melanie:
Total score - 49
Raw score - 56
Total % of max - 67
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 4

Graham:
Total score - 60
Raw score - 66
Total % of max - 82
Raw % of max - 90
Total average score per round - 6.7
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 5

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=43