Wednesday 20th December 2000 (Series 43, 4th QF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 20 December 2000.

C1: No.4 Seed John Harrison (6 wins, 381 points.)
C2: No.5 Seed Matthew Turner (5 wins, 336 points.)
DC: Susie Dent and Barry Cryer.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T N T S A O L E D
R02: R Z L T A E I C L
R03: F S R N U E O L B
R04: 25, 8, 7, 7, 8, 5. Target: 712.
R05: H G D T I E U L S
R06: V F R M A E I N X
R07: P Y G A O A N V P
R08: 25, 50, 75, 100, 1, 3. Target: 986.
R09: E F I L M I D O L (conundrum)


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Round 1: T N T S A O L E D

C1: TOASTED (7)
C2: SLANTED (7)
DC: TALENTS (7) SLOTTED (7)
OT: TOADLETS (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: R Z L T A E I C L

C1: RETAIL (6)
C2: CALLER (6)
DC: RECITAL (7) ARTICLE (7) LITERAL (7)
OT: TALLIER (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 15)

Round 3: F S R N U E O L B

C1: FLOURS (6)
C2: FLOURS (6)
DC: ROUBLES (7)
OT: FLEURONS (8)
Score: 19–19 (max 23)

Round 4: 25, 8, 7, 7, 8, 5. Target: 712.

C1: 708. ((((8 - 5) x 7) + 7) x 25) + 8 (7)
C2: 708. (((7 x 5) - 7) x 25) + 8 (7)
CV: 708. (((7 x 5) - 7) x 25) + 8 (7)
OT: 712. ((25 - 7) x 5 x 8) - 8 (10)
Score: 26–26 (max 33)

Round 5: H G D T I E U L S

C1: DELIGHTS (8)
C2: DELIGHTS (8)
DC: UGLIEST (7) SLIGHTED (8)
Score: 34–34 (max 41)

Round 6: V F R M A E I N X

C1: FAMINE (6)
C2: REMAIN (6)
DC: FIREMAN (7)
OT: VERMIAN (7)
Score: 40–40 (max 48)

Round 7: P Y G A O A N V P

C1: NAPPY (5)
C2: AGONY (5)
DC: PAGAN (5)
OT: GAPPY (5) GYPPO (5) NAPPA (5) PANGA (5) PAVAN (5) PONGA (5) PONGY (5) VANGA (5) YAGNA (5)
Score: 45–45 (max 53)

Round 8: 25, 50, 75, 100, 1, 3. Target: 986.

C1: -
C2: -
CV: 976. (5)
OT: 993. ((((50 + 3) x 25) - 1) x 75) / 100 (5)
Score: 45–45 (max 58)

Round 9: E F I L M I D O L

C2 buzzes on 6 seconds to say MOLLIFIED which is correct.
Score: 45–55 (max 68)

Statistics Corner

John:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 45
Total % of max - 66
Raw % of max - 66
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 5.0
Number of maxes - 2

Matthew:
Total score - 55
Raw score - 55
Total % of max - 81
Raw % of max - 81
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 3

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