Friday 21st July 2000 (Series 43, Prelim 17)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 21 July 2000.

C1: Champion Graham Nash (1 win, 60 points.)
C2: Challenger Bill Maskew.
DC: Gillian Evans and David Steel.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L Y T E O I V C S
R02: R F E A T N O E M
R03: R R Q A I E P G B
R04: 50, 8, 1, 3, 10, 10. Target: 587.
R05: H W A B M I E T O
R06: T R J A E D N U L
R07: I E G K S E L U D
R08: 25, 6, 7, 10, 3, 8. Target: 583.
R09: G I M N A S T I K (conundrum)


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Round 1: L Y T E O I V C S

C1: VELOCITY (8)
C2: VIOLETS (7)
DC: COSTIVELY (18)
Score: 8–0 (max 18)

Round 2: R F E A T N O E M

C1: FOREMAN (7)
C2: froment
DC: FORENAME (8)
OT: FOMENTER (8)
Score: 15–0 (max 26)

Round 3: R R Q A I E P G B

C1: REPAIR (6)
C2: REPAIR (6)
OT: GRIPER (6) RAPIER (6)
Score: 21–6 (max 32)

Round 4: 50, 8, 1, 3, 10, 10. Target: 587.

C1: 587. ((50 + 1) x 10) + (8 x 10) - 3 (10)
C2: -
Score: 31–6 (max 42)

Round 5: H W A B M I E T O

C1: BATHE (5)
C2: WOMBAT (6)
DC: HOWBEIT (7)
Score: 31–12 (max 49)

Round 6: T R J A E D N U L

C1: LAUNDER (7)
C2: TRUNDLE (7)
DC: JAUNTED (7) NEUTRAL (7)
OT: LURDANE (7) NATURED (7) UNRATED (7)
Score: 38–19 (max 56)

Round 7: I E G K S E L U D

C1: DELUGES (7)
C2: DELUGES (7)
OT: KLUDGES (7)
Score: 45–26 (max 63)

Round 8: 25, 6, 7, 10, 3, 8. Target: 583.

C1: 583. (8 x 3 x 25) - (10 + 7) (10)
C2: -
Score: 55–26 (max 73)

Round 9: G I M N A S T I K

No one buzzes. The answer was MISTAKING.
Score: 55–26 (max 83)

Statistics Corner

Graham:
Total score - 55
Raw score - 60
Total % of max - 66
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 5

Bill:
Total score - 26
Raw score - 33
Total % of max - 31
Raw % of max - 40
Total average score per round - 2.9
Raw average score per round - 3.7
Number of maxes - 3

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