Wednesday 11th October 2000 (Series 43, Prelim 61)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 11 October 2000.

C1: Champion Gordon Cusworth (3 wins, 182 points.)
C2: Challenger Fuad Ahmed.
DC: Tania Styles and Angela Rippon.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G X A N O A S R I
R02: R W V E E O S R G
R03: Y C S I A E D Z M
R04: 9, 5, 2, 1, 9, 3. Target: 390.
R05: O U E D P Y R A T
R06: L N D I E C O L I
R07: T S A I O N P J N
R08: 100, 2, 8, 3, 9, 10. Target: 365.
R09: O X E N G I R T H (conundrum)


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Round 1: G X A N O A S R I

C1: SOARING (7)
C2: SOARING (7)
DC: SANGRIA (7)
OT: AGNOSIA (7) AGRIONS (7) SIGNORA (7) ANGORAS (7) SARANGI (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: R W V E E O S R G

C1: GROWERS (7)
C2: GROWERS (7)
DC: OVERGREW (8)
Score: 14–14 (max 15)

Round 3: Y C S I A E D Z M

C1: DISMAY (6)
C2: maizes
OT: MEDIACY (7)
Score: 20–14 (max 22)

Round 4: 9, 5, 2, 1, 9, 3. Target: 390.

C1: 390. ((9 x 5) - (3 x 2)) x (9 + 1) (10)
C2: 400.
Score: 30–14 (max 32)

Round 5: O U E D P Y R A T

C1: trouped
C2: trouped
DC: UPRATED (7)
OT: ADOPTER (7) READOPT (7)
Score: 30–14 (max 39)

Round 6: L N D I E C O L I

C1: COLLIDE (7)
C2: COLLIDE (7)
DC: INDOCILE (8)
Score: 37–21 (max 47)

Round 7: T S A I O N P J N

C1: NATIONS (7)
C2: PATIOS (6)
DC: ANOINTS (7)
OT: ONANIST (7) PANNIST (7) SAPONIN (7)
Score: 44–21 (max 54)

Round 8: 100, 2, 8, 3, 9, 10. Target: 365.

C1: 364. (100 x 3) + (9 x 8) - (10 - 2) (7)
C2: -
CV: 365. ((100 - (3 x 9)) x 10) / 2 (10)
Score: 51–21 (max 64)

Round 9: O X E N G I R T H

C1 buzzes on 15 seconds to say EXHORTING which is correct.
Score: 61–21 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Gordon:
Total score - 61
Raw score - 61
Total % of max - 82
Raw % of max - 82
Total average score per round - 6.8
Raw average score per round - 6.8
Number of maxes - 4

Fuad:
Total score - 21
Raw score - 32
Total % of max - 28
Raw % of max - 43
Total average score per round - 2.3
Raw average score per round - 3.6
Number of maxes - 1

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