Friday 21st December 2001 (Series 46, 1st SF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 21 December 2001.

C1: No.4 Seed Paul Ryan (7 wins, 639 points.)
C2: No.1 Seed Ben Wilson (7 wins, 653 points.)
DC: Tania Styles and Denis Norden.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L G N U O E B Y S
R02: R A C I O T F G P
R03: M L S D A U E N T
R04: R I O U K H T P E
R05: 100, 3, 6, 4, 5, 10. Target: 112.
TTT: STUNLAW
R06: N I A U Q R T P O
R07: D S T E I A C N M
R08: G O F E U R D S W
R09: J L F I E A N C V
R10: 7, 5, 10, 7, 8, 2. Target: 159.
TTT: ROUSEFC
R11: C S R I O E P D M
R12: Y A O E S M N D L
R13: R L S T U I E V I
R14: 1, 4, 8, 5, 10, 9. Target: 253.
R15: R E A D Y S E T Y (conundrum)


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Round 1: L G N U O E B Y S

C1: LOUNGES (7)
C2: BELONGS (7)
DC: BUNGLES (7) BYGONES (7)
OT: BLUNGES (7) BOGUSLY (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: R A C I O T F G P

C1: APRICOT (7)
C2: GRAFT (5)
Score: 14–7 (max 14)

Round 3: M L S D A U E N T

C1: LAMENTS (7)
C2: SLANTED (7)
DC: UNSALTED (8)
Score: 21–14 (max 22)

Round 4: R I O U K H T P E

C1: HIKER (5)
C2: POUTER (6)
DC: POTHER (6)
OT: POUTIER (7)
Score: 21–20 (max 29)

Round 5: 100, 3, 6, 4, 5, 10. Target: 112.

C1: 112. 100 + (3 x 4) (10)
C2: 112. 100 + 3 + 4 + 5 (10)
Score: 31–30 (max 39)

Teatime teaser: STUNLAW -> WALNUTS

Round 6: N I A U Q R T P O

C1: RATION (6)
C2: QUAINT (6)
DC: PURITAN (7)
OT: OPUNTIA (7) PIQUANT (7) RAINOUT (7)
Score: 37–36 (max 46)

Round 7: D S T E I A C N M

C1: CANDIES (7)
C2: CANDIES (7)
DC: DISTANCE (8) SEMANTIC (8)
OT: MEDIANTS (8)
Score: 44–43 (max 54)

Round 8: G O F E U R D S W

C1: GROUSE (6)
C2: FORGES (6)
DC: GROUSED (7)
OT: DROGUES (7) GOURDES (7)
Score: 50–49 (max 61)

Round 9: J L F I E A N C V

C1: FIANCE (6)
C2: FINAL (5)
DC: JAVELIN (7) FINALE (6)
Score: 56–49 (max 68)

Round 10: 7, 5, 10, 7, 8, 2. Target: 159.

C1: 159. ((8 + 7) x 10) + 7 + 2 (10)
C2: 159. ((8 + 7) x 10) + 7 + 2 (10)
Score: 66–59 (max 78)

Teatime teaser: ROUSEFC -> REFOCUS

Round 11: C S R I O E P D M

C1: PROMISED (8)
C2: SCRIMPED (8)
DC: COMPRISED (18)
Score: 74–67 (max 96)

Round 12: Y A O E S M N D L

C1: MOANED (6)
C2: LOANED (6)
DC: SOMEDAY (7) ALMONDS (7)
OT: DOLMANS (7) AMYLOSE (7) DAEMONS (7) MASONED (7) DOLMENS (7) DYNAMOS (7) NOYADES (7) SALMONY (7) SYNODAL (7)
Score: 80–73 (max 103)

Round 13: R L S T U I E V I

C1: VIRTUES (7)
C2: RIVULETS (8)
Score: 80–81 (max 111)

Round 14: 1, 4, 8, 5, 10, 9. Target: 253.

C1: 251.
C2: 253. (((5 x 4) + 8) x 9) + 1 (10)
Score: 80–91 (max 121)

Round 15: R E A D Y S E T Y

C2 buzzes on 1.25 seconds to say YESTERDAY which is correct.
Final Score: 80–101 (max 131)

Statistics Corner

Paul:
Total score - 80
Raw score - 99
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 4

Ben:
Total score - 101
Raw score - 111
Total % of max - 77
Raw % of max - 85
Total average score per round - 6.7
Raw average score per round - 7.4
Number of maxes - 6

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=46