c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 9 January 2001.

C1: Champion David Hoskisson (3 wins, 192 points.)
C2: Challenger Charlie Gardiner.
DC: Tania Styles and David Jacobs.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R I P S A T X I M
R02: N T C E A U D S L
R03: Y E J V A T L I N
R04: 75, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10. Target: 224.
R05: W D E O E C R L U
R06: T I H R A N V E T
R07: R S B O I L F E S
R08: 25, 75, 8, 1, 9, 10. Target: 329.
R09: S L E E P S I N N (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: R I P S A T X I M

C1: RAPIST (6)
C2: IMPAIRS (7)
DC: ARMPITS (7) IMPARTS (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: N T C E A U D S L

C1: CANDLES (7) - thought about UNSCALED (8)
C2: CANDLES (7)
DC: DECANTS (7) UNSALTED (8)
Score: 7–14 (max 15)

Round 3: Y E J V A T L I N

C1: NAIVETY (7)
C2: javelin (declared as 6)
DC: JAVELIN (7) NATIVELY (8)
OT: VENALITY (8)
Score: 14–14 (max 23)

Round 4: 75, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10. Target: 224.

C1: 224. ((10 - 7) x 75) - (9 - 8) (10)
C2: 224. ((8 - 5) x 75) - (10 - 9) (10)
Score: 24–24 (max 33)

Round 5: W D E O E C R L U

C1: COWERED (7)
C2: CURLED (6)
DC: LOWERED (7)
OT: ULCERED (7) URODELE (7)
Score: 31–24 (max 40)

Round 6: T I H R A N V E T

C1: THRIVE (6)
C2: HAIRNET (7)
DC: NITRATE (7)
OT: THERIAN (7) NATTIER (7) TERTIAN (7) THRIVEN (7)
Score: 31–31 (max 47)

Round 7: R S B O I L F E S

C1: BOILERS (7)
C2: BOSSIER (7) - thought about FLOSSIER (8)
Score: 38–38 (max 55)

Round 8: 25, 75, 8, 1, 9, 10. Target: 329.

C1: -
C2: 329. ((8 - 1 + 25) x 10) + 9 (10)
Score: 38–48 (max 65)

Round 9: S L E E P S I N N

C1 buzzes on 6.25 seconds to say PENNILESS which is correct.
Score: 48–48 (max 75)

Tie-break conundrum: W A K A R A B Y E

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say BREAKAWAY which is correct.
Score: 58–48 (max 75)

Statistics Corner

David:
Total score - 48 (58)
Raw score - 60 (70)
Total % of max - 64 (77)
Raw % of max - 80 (93)
Total average score per round - 5.3 (6.4)
Raw average score per round - 6.6 (7.8)
Number of maxes - 3 (4)

Charlie:
Total score - 48
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 4

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=44