Wednesday 16th February 2000 (Ser. 42, Prelim 33)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 16 February 2000.

C1: Champion David Ballheimer (2 wins, 113 points.)
C2: Challenger Ravi Choudhary.
DC: Damian Eadie and Martin Jarvis.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N E V M L U F L A
R02: R P W O I A L N T
R03: D S E G S I R W O
R04: 50, 75, 100, 3, 9, 5. Target: 900.
R05: N U R N E T Y A D
R06: N S E R D I T S A
R07: G P S U E I D N R
R08: 75, 5, 1, 10, 8, 2. Target: 852.
R09: G R A N D P I E S (conundrum)


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Round 1: N E V M L U F L A

C1: VELLUM (6)
C2: mealful
DC: FLAMEN (6) MANFUL (6)
OT: FALLEN (6) VALLUM (6)
Score: 6–0 (max 6)

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

C1: TRIAL (5)
C2: RATION (6)
DC: PATROL (6) TAILOR (6)
OT: WAITRON (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 13)

Round 3: D S E G S I R W O

C1: DOSSIER (7)
C2: DIGRESS (7)
DC: WEIRDOS (7)
OT: DOWRIES (7) ROWDIES (7) DOWSERS (7) DROWSES (7) GROSSED (7) SODGERS (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 20)

Round 4: 50, 75, 100, 3, 9, 5. Target: 900.

C1: 900. 9 x 100 (10)
C2: 900. 9 x 100 (10)
Score: 23–23 (max 30)

Round 5: N U R N E T Y A D

C1: TANNERY (7)
C2: TURNED (6)
DC: UNTRENDY (8)
Score: 30–23 (max 38)

Round 6: N S E R D I T S A

C1: TARDINESS (18)
C2: STRAINED (8)
Score: 48–23 (max 56)

Round 7: G P S U E I D N R

C1: SUING (5)
C2: drapings
DC: PERUSING (8)
Score: 53–23 (max 64)

Round 8: 75, 5, 1, 10, 8, 2. Target: 852.

C1: 851.
C2: 852. (75 - 5 + 1) x (10 + 2) (10)
Score: 53–33 (max 74)

Round 9: G R A N D P I E S

C2 buzzes on 3.5 seconds to say SPREADING which is correct.
Score: 53–43 (max 84)

Statistics Corner

David:
Total score - 53
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 7.2
Number of maxes - 4

Ravi:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 57
Total % of max - 51
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 4

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=42