c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 13 February 2001.

C1: Champion Ray McNamara (1 win, 60 points.)
C2: Challenger Nicola Smith.
DC: Damian Eadie and Janice Long.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: B A G V R E U S L
R02: V O Y A I R S E Q
R03: T O R T G E A L W
R04: 100, 1, 2, 4, 3, 10. Target: 991.
R05: D O M S I R E C A
R06: T E K H I N A X T
R07: N O I R G E F W A
R08: 25, 10, 10, 1, 5, 8. Target: 675.
R09: G U N F F I R E S (conundrum)


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Round 1: B A G V R E U S L

C1: GLARES (6) - thought about GRAVELS (7)
C2: BULGES (6)
DC: BURGLES (7)
OT: BELUGAS (7) BLAGUES (7) BUGLERS (7) GARBLES (7) VERGLAS (7) SEVRUGA (7) VALUERS (7) VERBALS (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: V O Y A I R S E Q

C1: RAVES (5)
C2: VARIES (6)
DC: OVARIES (7)
Score: 6–12 (max 14)

Round 3: T O R T G E A L W

C1: GREAT (5)
C2: GLOATER (7)
DC: GAROTTE (7)
OT: LEGATOR (7)
Score: 6–19 (max 21)

Round 4: 100, 1, 2, 4, 3, 10. Target: 991.

C1: 991. ((100 + 10) x (3 + 4 + 2)) + 1 (10)
C2: 991. (10 x 100) - (4 + 3 + 2) (10)
Score: 16–29 (max 31)

Round 5: D O M S I R E C A

C1: DREAMS (6)
C2: SCREAM (6)
DC: COMRADES (8)
OT: MERCADOS (8) IDOCRASE (8)
Score: 22–35 (max 39)

Round 6: T E K H I N A X T

C1: KITTEN (6)
C2: KITTEN (6)
OT: EXTANT (6) HANKIE (6) INTAKE (6) KENTIA (6)
Score: 28–41 (max 45)

Round 7: N O I R G E F W A

C1: WEARING (7)
C2: WAFERING (8)
DC: FOREWING (8)
Score: 28–49 (max 53)

Round 8: 25, 10, 10, 1, 5, 8. Target: 675.

C1: 675. (10 + 10 + 8 - 1) x 25 (10)
C2: -
Score: 38–49 (max 63)

Round 9: G U N F F I R E S

C1 buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say SUFFERING which is correct.
Score: 48–49 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Ray:
Total score - 48
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 66
Raw % of max - 89
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 7.2
Number of maxes - 4

Nicola:
Total score - 49
Raw score - 49
Total % of max - 67
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 4

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