Monday 24th December 2001 (Series 46, 2nd SF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 24 December 2001.

C1: No.7 Seed Brian Capper (5 wins, 577 points.)
C2: No.6 Seed Steve Sandalls (6 wins, 607 points.)
DC: Clare Pemberton and Geoffrey Durham.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D N S E O I T G R
R02: L C M U E O D F P
R03: B T S I U E N R A
R04: L G H D E O I M T
R05: 25, 7, 6, 6, 2, 8. Target: 731.
TTT: REMAGIC
R06: V C P S A E A R L
R07: N Y G F O U I Q D
R08: T B R E A E S W M
R09: N K P O U I T R A
R10: 100, 9, 10, 5, 1, 9. Target: 981.
TTT: HISLEGS
R11: L S C D E O E N M
R12: R T F A I E J G S
R13: H Y P B O A U L E
R14: 75, 5, 8, 4, 6, 10. Target: 797.
R15: O R G A N R A C E (conundrum)


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Round 1: D N S E O I T G R

C1: STROING (7)
C2: STODGIER (8)
DC: STRINGED (8)
OT: GENITORS (8) TRIGONES (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: L C M U E O D F P

C1: CLUMPED (7)
C2: COUPLED (7)
DC: FLUMPED (7)
OT: CLOMPED (7)
Score: 7–15 (max 15)

Round 3: B T S I U E N R A

C1: TRIBUNES (8)
C2: BANISTER (8)
DC: TURBINES (8)
OT: URBANITES (18)
Score: 15–23 (max 33)

Round 4: L G H D E O I M T

C1: DELIGHT (7)
C2: DELIGHT (7)
DC: LIGHTED (7)
OT: ETHMOID (7) LITHOED (7)
Score: 22–30 (max 40)

Round 5: 25, 7, 6, 6, 2, 8. Target: 731.

C1: 735.
C2: 731. (((8 x 2) + 7 + 6) x 25) + 6 (10)
Score: 22–40 (max 50)

Teatime teaser: REMAGIC -> GRIMACE

Round 6: V C P S A E A R L

C1: PARCELS (7)
C2: PALACES (7)
DC: CARAVELS (8)
OT: PALAVERS (8)
Score: 29–47 (max 58)

Round 7: N Y G F O U I Q D

C1: DYING (5)
C2: DOING (5)
DC: QUOIN (5) FOUND (5) UNIFY (5)
OT: FUNGOID (7)
Score: 34–52 (max 65)

Round 8: T B R E A E S W M

C1: WARMEST (7)
C2: BEATERS (7)
DC: BERATES (7) STEAMER (7)
OT: WEBMASTER (18)
Score: 41–59 (max 83)

Round 9: N K P O U I T R A

C1: OUTRANK (7)
C2: OUTRANK (7)
DC: PURITAN (7)
OT: OPUNTIA (7) RAINOUT (7)
Score: 48–66 (max 90)

Round 10: 100, 9, 10, 5, 1, 9. Target: 981.

C1: 981. (100 + 9) x 9 (10)
C2: 981. (100 + 9) x 9 (10)
Score: 58–76 (max 100)

Teatime teaser: HISLEGS -> SLEIGHS

Round 11: L S C D E O E N M

C1: ENCLOSED (8)
C2: ENCLOSED (8)
Score: 66–84 (max 108)

Round 12: R T F A I E J G S

C1: FRIGATES (8)
C2: FAIREST (7)
Score: 74–84 (max 116)

Round 13: H Y P B O A U L E

C1: HELP (4)
C2: BLUEY (5)
DC: BAYOU (5)
RW: BUOY (4)
OT: PUEBLO (6)
Score: 74–89 (max 122)

Round 14: 75, 5, 8, 4, 6, 10. Target: 797.

C1: 797. ((75 + 4) x 10) + 8 - (6 - 5) (10)
C2: 797. ((75 + 4) x 10) + 8 - (6 - 5) (10)
Score: 84–99 (max 132)

Round 15: O R G A N R A C E

No one buzzes. The answer was ARROGANCE.
Final Score: 84–99 (max 142)

Statistics Corner

Brian:
Total score - 84
Raw score - 102
Total % of max - 59
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 5.6
Raw average score per round - 6.8
Number of maxes - 7

Steve:
Total score - 99
Raw score - 106
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 75
Total average score per round - 6.6
Raw average score per round - 7.1
Number of maxes - 8

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