Monday 24th April 2000 (Series 42, Prelim 81)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 24 April 2000.

C1: Champion Rodney Marrison (5 wins, 290 points.)
C2: Challenger Bhavna Trivedi.
DC: Damian Eadie and Philip Franks.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: H L S A O U P K E
R02: S R G A E A L Y L
R03: Z R T E O I T S A
R04: 25, 50, 9, 8, 2, 10. Target: 911.
R05: P D R U E X I F G
R06: N S W O E I R B C
R07: J H N E O I S D R
R08: 25, 6, 7, 9, 8, 10. Target: 975.
R09: D I C E C O V E N (conundrum)


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Round 1: H L S A O U P K E

C1: PLUSH (5)
C2: SLOPE (5)
DC: POLKAS (6)
OT: ALEPHS (6) ASLOPE (6) HALOES (6) HOPAKS (6) SPLAKE (6) LOUPES (6) PULAOS (6) SULPHA (6)
Score: 5–5 (max 6)

Round 2: S R G A E A L Y L

C1: ALLERGY (7)
C2: allergys
DC: GALLERY (7) REGALLY (7) LARGELY (7) LAAGERS (7)
OT: GALLEYS (7) LAGARES (7)
Score: 12–5 (max 13)

Round 3: Z R T E O I T S A

C1: ROTATES (7)
C2: ARTISTE (7)
DC: TOASTIER (8)
OT: ARTIEST (7) ATTIRES (7) RATITES (7) STRIATE (7) TASTIER (7) TOASTIE (7) TOASTER (7)
Score: 19–12 (max 21)

Round 4: 25, 50, 9, 8, 2, 10. Target: 911.

C1: 911. ((10 + 8) x 50) + 9 + 2 (10)
C2: 909.
Score: 29–12 (max 31)

Round 5: P D R U E X I F G

C1: FIGURED (7)
C2: FIGURED (7)
DC: PUDGIER (7)
Score: 36–19 (max 38)

Round 6: N S W O E I R B C

C1: BROWNIES (8)
C2: BROWNIES (8)
Score: 44–27 (max 46)

Round 7: J H N E O I S D R

C1: JOINERS (7)
C2: JOINERS (7)
DC: JOINDERS (8)
OT: DEHORNS (7) HINDERS (7) NERDISH (7) SHRINED (7) ROSINED (7) INSHORE (7) JOINDER (7) REJOINS (7)
Score: 51–34 (max 54)

Round 8: 25, 6, 7, 9, 8, 10. Target: 975.

C1: -
C2: 977. Mistake in working.
CV: 975. ((8 x 6) - 9) x 25 (10)
Score: 51–34 (max 64)

Round 9: D I C E C O V E N

C2 buzzes on 3 seconds to say CONVINCED which is incorrect.
C1 buzzes on 6.5 seconds to say CONCEIVED which is correct.
Score: 61–34 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Rodney:
Total score - 61
Raw score - 61
Total % of max - 82
Raw % of max - 82
Total average score per round - 6.8
Raw average score per round - 6.8
Number of maxes - 5

Bhavna:
Total score - 34
Raw score - 41
Total % of max - 46
Raw % of max - 55
Total average score per round - 3.4
Raw average score per round - 4.6
Number of maxes - 2

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