Tuesday 7th November 2000 (Series 43, Prelim 79)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 7 November 2000.

C1: Champion John Harrison (1 win, 60 points.)
C2: Challenger Sandeep Mazumder, brother of Series 41 finalist Sanjay.
DC: Damian Eadie and Richard Stilgoe.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: W H G I E O N R S
R02: C Y M E A I B T R
R03: Y T S V A E K O L
R04: 25, 8, 7, 4, 4, 8. Target: 143.
R05: T D C E I U S N T
R06: X P L D A E O N I
R07: E E I R T S R B R
R08: 75, 100, 25, 50, 10, 4. Target: 801.
R09: G R A N F A R C E (conundrum)


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Round 1: W H G I E O N R S

C1: SHOWERING (18)
C2: SHOWERING (18)
Score: 18–18 (max 18)

Round 2: C Y M E A I B T R

C1: CAMBER (6)
C2: MATIER (6)
DC: ACERBITY (8)
Score: 24–24 (max 26)

Round 3: Y T S V A E K O L

C1: VALETS (6)
C2: VASTLY (6)
DC: SAVELOY (7) SOLVATE (7)
OT: STOKVEL (7) VOETSAK (7)
Score: 30–30 (max 33)

Round 4: 25, 8, 7, 4, 4, 8. Target: 143.

C1: 143. ((25 + 8) x 4) + 7 + 4 (10)
C2: 143. (((8 / 4) + 4) x 25) - 7 (10)
Score: 40–40 (max 43)

Round 5: T D C E I U S N T

C1: INDUCTS (7)
C2: STUNTED (7)
DC: STUDENT (7)
OT: CUTTIES (7) DENTIST (7) STINTED (7) INCUDES (7) INCUSED (7) INDUCES (7) SIDECUT (7)
Score: 47–47 (max 50)

Round 6: X P L D A E O N I

C1: PLANED (6)
C2: PLANED (6)
DC: EXPLAIN (7) PALINODE (8)
Score: 53–53 (max 58)

Round 7: E E I R T S R B R

C1: TERRIERS (8)
C2: BERRIES (7)
OT: RETIRERS (8)
Score: 61–53 (max 66)

Round 8: 75, 100, 25, 50, 10, 4. Target: 801.

C1: 801. (75 x 10) + 50 + ((25 x 4) / 100) (10)
C2: 800.
Score: 71–53 (max 76)

Round 9: G R A N F A R C E

No one buzzes. The answer was FRAGRANCE.
Score: 71–53 (max 86)

Statistics Corner

John:
Total score - 71
Raw score - 71
Total % of max - 83
Raw % of max - 83
Total average score per round - 7.9
Raw average score per round - 7.9
Number of maxes - 5

Sandeep:
Total score - 53
Raw score - 67
Total % of max - 62
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 7.4
Number of maxes - 3

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