Monday 31st July 2000 (Series 43, Prelim 20)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 31 July 2000.

C1: Champion Graham Nash (4 wins, 235 points.)
C2: Challenger Roger Robinson.
DC: Damian Eadie and Tom O'Connor.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: P T R I O U K N I
R02: D E W A M I T E L
R03: W T R U O A S L E
R04: 50, 1, 2, 10, 2, 9. Target: 695.
R05: D I F A N E R I P
R06: N S C O E G I T R
R07: M U D E S A J O N
R08: 50, 4, 9, 5, 4, 1. Target: 152.
R09: L E V E L A T I A (conundrum)


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Round 1: P T R I O U K N I

C1: ruption
C2: POINT (5)
DC: TURNIP (6)
OT: PINOUT (6) TURION (6)
Score: 0–5 (max 6)

Round 2: D E W A M I T E L

C1: MEDIATE (7)
C2: MEDIATE (7)
DC: LIMEADE (7)
Score: 7–12 (max 13)

Round 3: W T R U O A S L E

C1: OUTLAWS (7)
C2: ROUTES (6)
DC: TROWELS (7 - says TRAVELS in notes, but that's not available, so it probably was TROWELS) WASTREL (7) OUTWEARS (8)
Score: 14–12 (max 21)

Round 4: 50, 1, 2, 10, 2, 9. Target: 695.

C1: 695. ((10 + 2 + 2) x (50 - 1)) + 9 (10)
C2: 699.
Score: 24–12 (max 31)

Round 5: D I F A N E R I P

C1: PAIRED (6)
C2: REPAID (6)
DC: FRIEND (6)
OT: DENARII (7) PERIDIA (7)
Score: 30–18 (max 38)

Round 6: N S C O E G I T R

C1: ESCORTING (18)
C2: ESCORTING (18)
Score: 48–36 (max 56)

Round 7: M U D E S A J O N

C1: DAEMONS (7)
C2: AMUSED (6)
OT: MASONED (7) MENUDOS (7) OSMUNDA (7)
Score: 55–36 (max 63)

Round 8: 50, 4, 9, 5, 4, 1. Target: 152.

C1: 151. ((9 - 5 - 1) x 50) + (4 / 4) (7)
C2: 150.
CV: 152. (50 - ((4 - 1) x 4)) x (9 - 5) (10)
Score: 62–36 (max 73)

Round 9: L E V E L A T I A

C1 buzzes on 16.25 seconds to say ALLEVIATE which is correct.
Score: 72–36 (max 83)

Statistics Corner

Graham:
Total score - 72
Raw score - 72
Total % of max - 87
Raw % of max - 87
Total average score per round - 8.0
Raw average score per round - 8.0
Number of maxes - 5

Roger:
Total score - 36
Raw score - 62
Total % of max - 43
Raw % of max - 75
Total average score per round - 4.0
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 2

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