Friday 8th December 2000 (Series 43, Prelim 102)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 8 December 2000.

C1: Champion Stephen Briggs (1 win, 51 points.)
C2: Challenger Elsie Metcalfe.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Fern Britton.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G M S O A E L Y U
R02: R C A W N O I P T
R03: R Z D G E A I L R
R04: 100, 50, 75, 2, 8, 1. Target: 861.
R05: N T S E A O T N I
R06: M D L K U I A R E
R07: H P W O A E X D T
R08: 75, 2, 5, 1, 8, 3. Target: 576.
R09: T I P E X D E E D (conundrum)


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Round 1: G M S O A E L Y U

C1: GAMELY (6)
C2: MEASLY (6)
OT: AMYLOSE (7) MAGUEYS (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: R C A W N O I P T

C1: CAPTION (7)
C2: PIANO (5)
DC: APRICOT (7)
OT: CANTRIP (7) CORTINA (7) WAITRON (7)
Score: 13–6 (max 14)

Round 3: R Z D G E A I L R

C1: GLAZIER (7)
C2: GLAZIER (7)
OT: GIRDLER (7) GRAZIER (7)
Score: 20–13 (max 21)

Round 4: 100, 50, 75, 2, 8, 1. Target: 861.

C1: 860. ((100 - 2) x 8) + 75 + 1 (7)
C2: -
CV: 862. (7)
OT: 861. (75 + 50 - 2) x (8 - 1) (10)
Score: 27–13 (max 31)

Round 5: N T S E A O T N I

C1: NOTATES (7)
C2: NOTATES (7)
DC: TONTINES (8)
OT: ENATIONS (8) TINSTONE (8)
Score: 34–20 (max 39)

Round 6: M D L K U I A R E

C1: DERAIL (6)
C2: MARKED (6)
DC: MUDLARK (7)
OT: MIAULED (7)
Score: 40–26 (max 46)

Round 7: H P W O A E X D T

C1: HOAXED (6)
C2: TOWED (5)
DC: POTHEAD (7)
OT: HEXAPOD (7)
Score: 46–26 (max 53)

Round 8: 75, 2, 5, 1, 8, 3. Target: 576.

C1: 576. (75 - 3) x 8 (10)
C2: 576. (75 - 5 + 2) x 8 (10)
Score: 56–36 (max 63)

Round 9: T I P E X D E E D

C1 buzzes on 3.75 seconds to say EXPEDITED which is correct.
Score: 66–36 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Stephen:
Total score - 66
Raw score - 66
Total % of max - 90
Raw % of max - 90
Total average score per round - 7.3
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 4

Elsie:
Total score - 36
Raw score - 46
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 4.0
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 2

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