Tuesday 1st August 2000 (Series 43, Prelim 21)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 1 August 2000.

C1: Champion Graham Nash (5 wins, 307 points.)
C2: Challenger Sarah Newell.
DC: Damian Eadie and Tom O'Connor.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: Y F L E A O C Z L
R02: N T G E A D P E U
R03: N G S W I E A M V
R04: 100, 50, 6, 6, 8, 9. Target: 938.
R05: H R B O S E I X A
R06: E C R I A V L R O
R07: C B E U A G Q E H
R08: 3, 8, 2, 10, 6, 25. Target: 831.
R09: O S O P P Y T I M (conundrum)


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Round 1: Y F L E A O C Z L

C1: LOCAL (5)
C2: FOCAL (5)
DC: LOCALE (6)
Score: 5–5 (max 6)

Round 2: N T G E A D P E U

C1: TANGED (6)
C2: panged
DC: NEGATED (7)
OT: ENDGATE (7)
Score: 11–5 (max 13)

Round 3: N G S W I E A M V

C1: SEAMING (7)
C2: SWINGE (6)
DC: WEAVING (7) ENIGMAS (7)
OT: GAMINES (7) MISGAVE (7) SWAGMEN (7)
Score: 18–5 (max 20)

Round 4: 100, 50, 6, 6, 8, 9. Target: 938.

C1: 938. (9 x 100) + 50 - (6 + 6) (10)
C2: 936.
Score: 28–5 (max 30)

Round 5: H R B O S E I X A

C1: BRAISE (6)
C2: boraxes
DC: HOAXERS (7) BEARISH (7)
Score: 34–5 (max 37)

Round 6: E C R I A V L R O

C1: CALORIE (7)
C2: CLOVER (6)
DC: CLAVIER (7)
OT: CARRIOLE (8)
Score: 41–5 (max 45)

Round 7: C B E U A G Q E H

C1: BEACH (5)
C2: CAGE (4)
DC: CHEQUE (6) GAUCHE (6)
OT: CUBAGE (6)
Score: 46–5 (max 51)

Round 8: 3, 8, 2, 10, 6, 25. Target: 831.

C1: -
C2: -
CV: 831. (((25 + 10) x 8) - (6 / 2)) x 3 (10)
Score: 46–5 (max 61)

Round 9: O S O P P Y T I M

C2 buzzes on 2.5 seconds to say OPTIMISM which is incorrect.
C1 does not buzz.
The answer was POMPOSITY.
Score: 46–5 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Graham:
Total score - 46
Raw score - 46
Total % of max - 65
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 2

Sarah:
Total score - 5
Raw score - 28
Total % of max - 7
Raw % of max - 39
Total average score per round - 0.6
Raw average score per round - 3.1
Number of maxes - 0

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