Wednesday 19th April 2000 (Series 42, Prelim 78)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 19 April 2000.

C1: Champion Rodney Marrison (2 wins, 112 points.)
C2: Challenger Ann Keelan.
DC: Damian Eadie and Philip Franks.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T W S E I A R N C
R02: V L B O E E D F P
R03: T M S A I U R N G
R04: 25, 8, 7, 3, 5, 4. Target: 328.
R05: P C L E O A D Y T
R06: S R F E I A D G Q
R07: M N H U E I O G L
R08: 75, 1, 3, 8, 2, 1. Target: 885.
R09: S U G A R D I N C (conundrum)


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Round 1: T W S E I A R N C

C1: CANISTER (8)
C2: CANISTER (8)
OT: CARNIEST (8) SCANTIER (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)

Round 2: V L B O E E D F P

C1: BLEED (5)
C2: BELOVED (7)
DC: DEVELOP (7)
Score: 8–15 (max 15)

Round 3: T M S A I U R N G

C1: SMARTING (8)
C2: STARING (7)
DC: MATURING (8) MIGRANTS (8)
OT: NATURISM (8)
Score: 16–15 (max 23)

Round 4: 25, 8, 7, 3, 5, 4. Target: 328.

C1: 328. ((8 + 5) x 25) + 7 - 4 (10)
C2: 328. ((8 + 5) x 25) + 3 (10)
Score: 26–25 (max 33)

Round 5: P C L E O A D Y T

C1: PLACED (6)
C2: POLECAT (7)
DC: TADPOLE (7) LOCATED (7)
OT: CALOTYPE (8)
Score: 26–32 (max 41)

Round 6: S R F E I A D G Q

C1: GRADES (6)
C2: FADERS (6)
DC: FRIDGES (7)
Score: 32–38 (max 48)

Round 7: M N H U E I O G L

C1: HOLING (6)
C2: LOUNGE (6)
DC: ENOUGH (6) HOMING (6)
OT: HELMING (7)
Score: 38–44 (max 55)

Round 8: 75, 1, 3, 8, 2, 1. Target: 885.

C1: -
C2: -
CV: 886. (7)
OT: 885. (((75 - 1) x (8 / 2)) - 1) x 3 (10)
Score: 38–44 (max 65)

Round 9: S U G A R D I N C

C1 buzzes on 9.5 seconds to say CRUSADING which is correct.
Score: 48–44 (max 75)

Statistics Corner

Rodney:
Total score - 48
Raw score - 59
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 4

Ann:
Total score - 44
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 59
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 3

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