Tuesday 11th April 2000 (Series 42, Prelim 72)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 11 April 2000.

C1: Champion John Hastings (3 wins, 148 points.)
C2: Challenger Joan Bullock.
DC: Damian Eadie and Jo Brand.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S L D O E P X U L
R02: G O H T A I E R C
R03: J N S I A P R E D
R04: 100, 1, 10, 1, 8, 8. Target: 303.
R05: S D T O I A T L E
R06: S R N O A F M I C
R07: V F W E A E S R O
R08: 50, 8, 3, 2, 1, 2. Target: 418.
R09: R I N C O R O O S (conundrum)


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Round 1: S L D O E P X U L

C1: PULLED (6)
C2: PULLED (6)
DC: DUPLEX (6)
OT: EXODUS (6) LOUPED (6) LOUPES (6) LOUSED (6) SOULED (6) PLEXUS (6) POLLED (6) POLLEX (6) PSEUDO (6) SOUPED (6) PULSED (6) SLOPED (6) SULLED (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: G O H T A I E R C

C1: TRAGIC (6)
C2: CHARGE (6)
DC: CHARIOT (7) HARICOT (7)
OT: ACHIOTE (7) EROTICA (7) GOATIER (7) GOTCHER (7) THERIAC (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 13)

Round 3: J N S I A P R E D

C1: SPRAINED (8)
C2: SPRAINED (8)
Score: 20–20 (max 21)

Round 4: 100, 1, 10, 1, 8, 8. Target: 303.

C1: 300.
C2: 303. (100 + 1) x (10 - 8 + 1) (10)
Score: 20–30 (max 31)

Round 5: S D T O I A T L E

C1: SLOTTED (7)
C2: DILATES (7)
DC: TOTALISED (18)
Score: 27–37 (max 49)

Round 6: S R N O A F M I C

C1: SONIC (5)
C2: MANORS (6)
DC: CONFIRMS (8)
Score: 27–43 (max 57)

Round 7: V F W E A E S R O

C1: WEAVERS (7)
C2: FEVERS (6)
DC: OVERAWES (8)
Score: 34–43 (max 65)

Round 8: 50, 8, 3, 2, 1, 2. Target: 418.

C1: 418. (50 x 8) + (3 x 2 x (2 + 1)) (10)
C2: 418. ((50 + 2) x 8) + 2 (10)
Score: 44–53 (max 75)

Round 9: R I N C O R O O S

C1 buzzes on 6.5 seconds to say CORROSION which is correct.
Score: 54–53 (max 85)

Statistics Corner

John:
Total score - 54
Raw score - 66
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 6.0
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 4

Joan:
Total score - 53
Raw score - 59
Total % of max - 62
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 4

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