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Countdown recap for Monday 30 July 2001.

C1: Champion Margaret Megeney (1 win, 56 points.)
C2: Challenger Phil Bennett.
DC: Richard Samson and Sian Lloyd.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: B E S N I T K A U
R02: D Y I L N E E O R
R03: L A T R U T E A S
R04: 8, 4, 4, 3, 8, 5. Target: 840.
R05: P E C F O S I G P
R06: L A D Y S E M O I
R07: R W A G U E R M R
R08: 50, 5, 9, 6, 4, 5. Target: 798.
R09: D U T T E L I U M (conundrum)


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Round 1: B E S N I T K A U

C1: BEAST (5)
C2: BEATNIKS (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: D Y I L N E E O R

C1: RELINED (7)
C2: RELIED (6)
DC: needily - isn't in
OT: DYELINE (7) REDLINE (7) YIELDER (7)
Score: 7–8 (max 15)

Round 3: L A T R U T E A S

C1: STATURE (7)
C2: salutater
DC: LUSTRATE (8)
OT: SATURATE (8)
Score: 14–8 (max 23)

Round 4: 8, 4, 4, 3, 8, 5. Target: 840.

C1: -
C2: -
CV: 840. (8 - (4 / 4)) x 3 x 5 x 8 (10)
Score: 14–8 (max 33)

Round 5: P E C F O S I G P

C1: COPIES (6)
C2: COPIES (6)
OT: FOGIES (6) GIPPOS (6) POPSIE (6)
Score: 20–14 (max 39)

Round 6: L A D Y S E M O I

C1: DAMSEL (6)
C2: YODELS (6)
DC: samoyed - is capitalised (2 wrong offerings by DC)
OT: AMYLOID (7) AMYLOSE (7) DAIMYOS (7) DIALYSE (7) MIDSOLE (7) MISDEAL (7) MISLEAD (7) MYELOID (7) SOMEDAY (7)
Score: 26–20 (max 46)

Round 7: R W A G U E R M R

C1: rewarm
C2: ARGUER (6)
DC: WARMER (6)
OT: MURAGE (6)
Score: 26–26 (max 52)

Round 8: 50, 5, 9, 6, 4, 5. Target: 798.

C1: 800. (9 + 6 + (5 / 5)) x 50 (7)
C2: 800. (5 + 5 + 6) x 50 (7)
CV: 798. (50 + 6 + 5 - 4) x (9 + 5) (10)
Score: 33–33 (max 62)

Round 9: D U T T E L I U M

C2 buzzes on 22.25 seconds to say MULTITUDE which is correct.
Score: 33–43 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Margaret:
Total score - 33
Raw score - 38
Total % of max - 46
Raw % of max - 53
Total average score per round - 3.7
Raw average score per round - 4.2
Number of maxes - 2

Phil:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 49
Total % of max - 60
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 4

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