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Tuesday 24th July 2001 (Series 45, Prelim 11)

Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 10:47 pm
by James Robinson
Countdown recap for Tuesday 24 July 2001.

C1: Champion Rita Bean (4 wins, 215 points.)
C2: Challenger James Carey.
DC: Richard Samson and Sian Lloyd.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R Y T I O D S A E
R02: N F U I E G L P B
R03: C R O A F S E K Z
R04: 1, 4, 7, 3, 7, 5. Target: 135.
R05: N T Y L I A E I V
R06: C D M E U T N A S
R07: G R L O I E C T N
R08: 25, 7, 10, 3, 9, 5. Target: 893.
R09: M I N D T R I P E (conundrum)


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Round 1: R Y T I O D S A E

C1: ROASTED (7)
C2: STEROID (7)
DC: ASTEROID (8) TOADIES (7) ROADIES (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: N F U I E G L P B

C1: FUELING (7)
C2: BUNGLE (6)
DC: PLUNGE (6)
OT: FUNGIBLE (8)
Score: 14–7 (max 16)

Round 3: C R O A F S E K Z

C1: FORSAKE (7)
C2: fockers
Score: 21–7 (max 23)

Round 4: 1, 4, 7, 3, 7, 5. Target: 135.

C1: 135. ((4 x 7) - 1) x 5 (10)
C2: 135. ((4 x 7) - 1) x 5 (10)
Score: 31–17 (max 33)

Round 5: N T Y L I A E I V

C1: VANITY (6)
C2: ALIEN (5)
DC: VENIALITY (18)
Score: 37–17 (max 51)

Round 6: C D M E U T N A S

C1: STANCE (6)
C2: STAMEN (6)
DC: NUTCASE (7) DECANTS (7)
OT: DESCANT (7) SCANTED (7) DUSTMAN (7) DUSTMEN (7) SANCTUM (7) TANDEMS (7) UNCASED (7) UNTAMED (7)
Score: 43–23 (max 58)

Round 7: G R L O I E C T N

C1: TINGLER (7) - Not in the NODE. :shock: :o
C2: CORING (6)
OT: GERONTIC (8)
Score: 50–23 (max 66)

Round 8: 25, 7, 10, 3, 9, 5. Target: 893.

C1: -
C2: 890. Mistake in working.
CV: 893. ((25 + 5) x 3 x 10) - 7 (10)
Score: 50–23 (max 76)

Round 9: M I N D T R I P E

No one buzzes. The answer was IMPRINTED.
Score: 50–23 (max 86)

Statistics Corner

Rita:
Total score - 50
Raw score - 50
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 58
Total average score per round - 5.6
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 2

James:
Total score - 23
Raw score - 40
Total % of max - 27
Raw % of max - 47
Total average score per round - 2.6
Raw average score per round - 4.4
Number of maxes - 1

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=45