Monday 6th March 2000 (Series 42, Prelim 46)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 6 March 2000.

C1: Champion Russell Gaines (3 wins, 175 points.)
C2: Challenger Eric Birtwell.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Geoffrey Durham.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: V S B E O U R T N
R02: G S E A R D I E S
R03: P H J A I E D N T
R04: 75, 4, 1, 2, 6, 2. Target: 127.
R05: R O I C X E A W M
R06: D T L O A T E G S
R07: Y R I O G P E A R
R08: 1, 4, 9, 6, 8, 2. Target: 530.
R09: P A W N S P R E E (conundrum)


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Round 1: V S B E O U R T N

C1: VOTERS (6)
C2: TOURS (5)
DC: NERVOUS (7) TONSURE (7)
OT: BOURNES (7) UNROBES (7) BURNETS (7) BURTONS (7) OBVERTS (7) SORBENT (7) SUBVENT (7) SUBVERT (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

Round 2: G S E A R D I E S

C1: DIGRESS (7)
C2: GASSIER (7)
DC: DISAGREES (18)
Score: 13–7 (max 25)

Round 3: P H J A I E D N T

C1: PAINTED (7)
C2: PAINTED (7)
DC: PINHEAD (7)
OT: PITHEAD (7)
Score: 20–14 (max 32)

Round 4: 75, 4, 1, 2, 6, 2. Target: 127.

C1: 127. (75 x 2) - ((4 x 6) - 1) (10)
C2: -
Score: 30–14 (max 42)

Round 5: R O I C X E A W M

C1: WAXIER (6)
C2: MIXER (5)
DC: COWRIE (6)
OT: COAXER (6)
Score: 36–14 (max 48)

Round 6: D T L O A T E G S

C1: TOASTED (7)
C2: STEAL (5)
DC: SLOTTED (7) SLATTED (7) GLOATED (7)
OT: TOADLETS (8)
Score: 43–14 (max 56)

Round 7: Y R I O G P E A R

C1: PRIORY (6)
C2: REPAIR (6)
DC: RAPIER (6) GRAPIER (7)
OT: PROGERIA (8)
Score: 49–20 (max 64)

Round 8: 1, 4, 9, 6, 8, 2. Target: 530.

C1: 530. ((9 x 6) - 1) x (8 + 2) (10)
C2: 530. ((9 x 6) - 1) x (8 + 2) (10)
Score: 59–30 (max 74)

Round 9: P A W N S P R E E

No one buzzes. The answer was NEWSPAPER.
Score: 59–30 (max 84)

Statistics Corner

Russell:
Total score - 59
Raw score - 59
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 6.6
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 4

Eric:
Total score - 30
Raw score - 45
Total % of max - 36
Raw % of max - 54
Total average score per round - 3.3
Raw average score per round - 5.0
Number of maxes - 2

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