Tuesday 31st July 2001 (Series 45, Prelim 14)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 31 July 2001.

C1: Champion Phil Bennett (1 win, 43 points.)
C2: Challenger Tom McCormack.
DC: Richard Samson and Sian Lloyd.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T S I N O E T C E
R02: M H C A I O V P U
R03: N G E A E X T L O
R04: 100, 50, 3, 5, 8, 9. Target: 728.
R05: W S B I A E F V I
R06: D H R O I G J E N
R07: S Z Y U E I N L A
R08: 50, 4, 10, 4, 1, 10. Target: 871.
R09: H E A L Y H U N T (conundrum)


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Round 1: T S I N O E T C E

C1: STONE (5)
C2: NOTICES (7)
DC: SECTION (7) CONTEST (7)
OT: NOISETTE (8) TEOSINTE (8) SEICENTO (8) STENOTIC (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Round 2: M H C A I O V P U

C1: HAVOC (5)
C2: POUCH (5)
OT: AVOUCH (6)
Score: 5–12 (max 14)

Round 3: N G E A E X T L O

C1: TANGLE (6)
C2: LEGATE (6)
DC: ELEGANT (7) ELONGATE (8)
Score: 11–18 (max 22)

Round 4: 100, 50, 3, 5, 8, 9. Target: 728.

C1: 728. (100 - 9) x 8 (10)
C2: -
Score: 21–18 (max 32)

Round 5: W S B I A E F V I

C1: bivies
C2: WAIVES (6)
OT: WIFIES (6)
Score: 21–24 (max 38)

Round 6: D H R O I G J E N

C1: IGNORED (7)
C2: hording
DC: HERDING (7) REDOING (7) JOINDER (7)
OT: ERODING (7) GROINED (7)
Score: 28–24 (max 45)

Round 7: S Z Y U E I N L A

C1: SALINE (6)
C2: SALINE (6)
DC: EASILY (6) SLEAZY (6) UNEASILY (8)
Score: 34–30 (max 53)

Round 8: 50, 4, 10, 4, 1, 10. Target: 871.

C1: 870. (50 + (4 x 10) - (4 - 1)) x 10 (7)
C2: -
CV: 872. (7)
OT: 872. ((50 - 1) x (10 + 4 + 4)) - 10 (7)
Score: 41–30 (max 60)

Round 9: H E A L Y H U N T

C2 buzzes on 3 seconds to say UNHEALTHY which is correct.
Score: 41–40 (max 70)

Statistics Corner

Phil:
Total score - 41
Raw score - 46
Total % of max - 59
Raw % of max - 66
Total average score per round - 4.6
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 3

Tom:
Total score - 40
Raw score - 40
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 57
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 4.4
Number of maxes - 2

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