Wednesday 16th August 2000 (Series 43, Prelim 28)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 16 August 2000.

C1: Champion Sheila Reid (1 win, 57 points.)
C2: Challenger Tony Seaman.
DC: Damian Eadie and Andrea McLean.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: C S S E U H T E P
R02: C A N G I Y N O R
R03: L X L I E O B P Z
R04: 100, 10, 4, 1, 9, 7. Target: 990.
R05: D U M T I N E C A
R06: J S L T O U E W S
R07: D E Q R A T P R I
R08: 75, 25, 2, 3, 10, 6. Target: 332.
R09: P I N T I M A T E (conundrum)


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Round 1: C S S E U H T E P

C1: CHUTES (6)
C2: SPEECH (6)
DC: PUTSCHES (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Round 2: C A N G I Y N O R

C1: canoing
C2: ORGANIC (7)
DC: CRAYONING (18)
Score: 6–13 (max 26)

Round 3: L X L I E O B P Z

C1: BOIL (4)
C2: bipole
DC: PILLBOX (7)
Score: 10–13 (max 33)

Round 4: 100, 10, 4, 1, 9, 7. Target: 990.

C1: 990. (100 - 1) x 10 (10)
C2: 990. (100 x 10) - (9 + 1) (10)
Score: 20–23 (max 43)

Round 5: D U M T I N E C A

C1: DETAIN (6)
C2: MINUTED (7)
DC: UNTAMED (7)
OT: MEDIANT (7) NEMATIC (7) TUNICAE (7)
Score: 20–30 (max 50)

Round 6: J S L T O U E W S

C1: JOSTLES (7)
C2: TOUSLES (7)
DC: SLOWEST (7)
OT: LOTUSES (7) SOLUTES (7)
Score: 27–37 (max 57)

Round 7: D E Q R A T P R I

C1: PARTIED (7)
C2: PIRATED (7)
OT: DIPTERA (7) PARRIED (7) TARDIER (7) TARRIED (7)
Score: 34–44 (max 64)

Round 8: 75, 25, 2, 3, 10, 6. Target: 332.

C1: 333. ((10 + 3) x 25) + 6 + 2 (7)
C2: 330.
CV: 332. ((6 - 2) x 75) + 25 + 10 - 3 (10)
Score: 41–44 (max 74)

Round 9: P I N T I M A T E

C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say IMPATIENT which is correct.
Score: 51–44 (max 84)

Statistics Corner

Sheila:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 57
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 4

Tony:
Total score - 44
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 52
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 4

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