Friday 1st December 2000 (Series 43, Prelim 97)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 1 December 2000.

C1: Champion Matthew Turner (3 wins, 175 points.)
C2: Challenger Wayne Allen.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Fern Britton.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T S D T I O E H R
R02: L W S I A C U S D
R03: H G D S E O A P L
R04: 25, 100, 9, 2, 10, 8. Target: 249.
R05: C D P E I A N V R
R06: J T R U E O T S W
R07: S F L E I A C V G
R08: 25, 3, 1, 4, 5, 9. Target: 603.
R09: G R E E N P O N I (conundrum)


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Round 1: T S D T I O E H R

C1: SHORTED (7)
C2: RIDES (5)
DC: THEORIST (8) THIRSTED (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: L W S I A C U S D

C1: DISCUS (6)
C2: CLAWS (5)
OT: ALCIDS (6) SCALDS (6)
Score: 13–0 (max 14)

Round 3: H G D S E O A P L

C1: LODGES (6)
C2: holdage
DC: SPLODGE (7) LAPDOGS (7)
OT: ASPHODEL (8)
Score: 19–0 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 100, 9, 2, 10, 8. Target: 249.

C1: 249. ((100 + 25) x 2) - (9 - 8) (10)
C2: 249. (25 x 10) - (9 - 8) (10)
Score: 29–10 (max 32)

Round 5: C D P E I A N V R

C1: PRANCED (7)
C2: PRANCED (7)
DC: INVADER (7)
OT: CAPRINE (7) RAVINED (7)
Score: 36–17 (max 39)

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

C1: JOUSTER (7)
C2: JOTTERS (7)
DC: STOUTER (7)
OT: OUTSERT (7) TOUTERS (7)
Score: 43–24 (max 46)

Round 7: S F L E I A C V G

C1: glaces
C2: FLAGS (5)
DC: GLAIVES (7)
OT: VESICAL (7)
Score: 43–29 (max 53)

Round 8: 25, 3, 1, 4, 5, 9. Target: 603.

C1: 603. (4 x (5 + 1) x 25) + 3 (10)
C2: 603. (4 x (5 + 1) x 25) + 3 (10)
Score: 53–39 (max 63)

Round 9: G R E E N P O N I

C2 buzzes on 1.25 seconds to say PONDERING which is incorrect.
C1 buzzes on 9 seconds to say REOPENING which is correct.
Score: 63–39 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Matthew:
Total score - 63
Raw score - 63
Total % of max - 86
Raw % of max - 86
Total average score per round - 7.0
Raw average score per round - 7.0
Number of maxes - 6

Wayne:
Total score - 39
Raw score - 49
Total % of max - 53
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 4

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