Tuesday 12th September 2000 (Series 43, Prelim 40)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 12 September 2000.

C1: Champion Sybil Thomson (2 wins, 99 points.)
C2: Challenger Michele Blackman.
DC: Susie Dent and Carol Barnes.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M R S I E A L T C
R02: W S O H A E R H I
R03: P B K E A U Z C W
R04: 75, 5, 6, 4, 7, 10. Target: 351.
R05: T N E I M R S U C
R06: N V T E I A S D G
R07: T F R O E T A R G
R08: 100, 50, 9, 2, 2, 1. Target: 717.
R09: S E N S E G E R M (conundrum)


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Round 1: M R S I E A L T C

C1: SALTIER (7)
C2: CLIMATES (8)
DC: RECITALS (8) MIRACLES (8)
OT: ARTICLES (8) CLAIMERS (8) RECLAIMS (8) CLEMATIS (8) MATRICES (8) METRICAL (8) MARLIEST (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: W S O H A E R H I

C1: SHOWIER (7)
C2: SHOWIER (7)
OT: WASHIER (7) WHORISH (7)
Score: 7–15 (max 15)

Round 3: P B K E A U Z C W

C1: BACK (4)
C2: CUBE (4)
DC: PUCK (4) BAKE (4)
OT: WACKE (5) PUCKA (5)
Score: 11–19 (max 20)

Round 4: 75, 5, 6, 4, 7, 10. Target: 351.

C1: -
C2: 351. (75 x 4) + (10 x 5) + 7 - 6 (10)
Score: 11–29 (max 30)

Round 5: T N E I M R S U C

C1: MUSTIER (7)
C2: MUSTIER (7)
DC: MINTERS (7) MINUTES (7) TERMINUS (8)
OT: CENTRISM (8) CENTRUMS (8)
Score: 18–36 (max 38)

Round 6: N V T E I A S D G

C1: SEDATING (8)
C2: VISAGE (6)
DC: DEVIANTS (8)
OT: STEADING (8) VINTAGES (8)
Score: 26–36 (max 46)

Round 7: T F R O E T A R G

C1: FORAGER (7)
C2: GARROTTE (8)
DC: FROTTAGE (8)
Score: 26–44 (max 54)

Round 8: 100, 50, 9, 2, 2, 1. Target: 717.

C1: 709. Mistake in working.
C2: 725. ((9 - 2) x 100) + (50 / 2) (5)
CV: 718. ((9 - 2) x (100 - 1)) + (50 / 2) (7)
Score: 26–49 (max 61)

Round 9: S E N S E G E R M

C2 buzzes on 2 seconds to say MESSENGER which is correct.
Score: 26–59 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Sybil:
Total score - 26
Raw score - 40
Total % of max - 37
Raw % of max - 56
Total average score per round - 2.9
Raw average score per round - 4.4
Number of maxes - 2

Michele:
Total score - 59
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 83
Raw % of max - 92
Total average score per round - 6.6
Raw average score per round - 7.2
Number of maxes - 5

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