c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 8 February 2001.

C1: Champion Tim Robinson (5 wins, 291 points.)
C2: Challenger Donald Mackay.
DC: Damian Eadie and Janice Long.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: B E Q O A L E S C
R02: N M I A H T E U L
R03: G E M O V I L R E
R04: 100, 1, 9, 4, 5, 7. Target: 701.
R05: S N A I X T E K R
R06: F O P U A S I W C
R07: G E A Y G T I O N
R08: 3, 8, 10, 5, 6, 7. Target: 447.
R09: S U N D E T A I L (conundrum)


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Round 1: B E Q O A L E S C

C1: CABLES (6)
C2: CABLES (6)
DC: SOLACE (6)
OT: ABELES (6) CELEBS (6) COBLES (6) ECLOSE (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: N M I A H T E U L

C1: MINUTE (6)
C2: HUMANE (6)
DC: AILMENT (7)
OT: ALIMENT (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 13)

Round 3: G E M O V I L R E

C1: REMOVE (6)
C2: REMOVE (6)
OT: OVERLIE (7) RELIEVO (7) VELIGER (7) VERMEIL (7)
Score: 18–18 (max 20)

Round 4: 100, 1, 9, 4, 5, 7. Target: 701.

C1: 701. (7 x 100) + 1 (10)
C2: 701. (7 x 100) + 1 (10)
Score: 28–28 (max 30)

Round 5: S N A I X T E K R

C1: RETAINS (7) - thought about NARKIEST (8)
C2: TINKERS (7)
DC: SNAKIER (7) STINKER (7)
Score: 35–35 (max 38)

Round 6: F O P U A S I W C

C1: PIOUS (5)
C2: WAIFS (5)
DC: COUPS (5) ASPIC (5)
OT: FIASCO (6)
Score: 40–40 (max 44)

Round 7: G E A Y G T I O N

C1: TOYING (6)
C2: AGONY (5)
DC: GAIETY (6)
OT: AGEING (6) EATING (6) TEAING (6) GATING (6) TOEING (6)
Score: 46–40 (max 50)

Round 8: 3, 8, 10, 5, 6, 7. Target: 447.

C1: 447. (5 x (8 + 7 - 6) x 10) - 3 (10)
C2: 445.
Score: 56–40 (max 60)

Round 9: S U N D E T A I L

C1 buzzes on 28.25 seconds to say LAUNDIEST which is incorrect.
C2 does not buzz.
The answer was INSULATED.
Score: 56–40 (max 70)

Statistics Corner

Tim:
Total score - 56
Raw score - 56
Total % of max - 80
Raw % of max - 80
Total average score per round - 6.2
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 4

Donald:
Total score - 40
Raw score - 52
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 2

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