c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 12 March 2001.

C1: Champion Kevin McMahon (3 wins, 165 points.)
C2: Challenger Gareth Fuller.
DC: Richard Samson and Gloria Hunniford.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: P M I T L E A B S
R02: N R G O E U D V I
R03: T E A L R O S N E
R04: 75, 2, 2, 1, 4, 5. Target: 533.
R05: Y G F I A E Q D T
R06: L O I G S A N R U
R07: F H C E O I S T D
R08: 50, 100, 1, 8, 4, 6. Target: 473.
R09: P O N G I G A L L (conundrum)


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Round 1: P M I T L E A B S

C1: BALMIEST (8)
C2: BALMIEST (8)
DC: SEPTIMAL (8) TIMBALES (8)
OT: EPIBLAST (8) PALMIEST (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)

Round 2: N R G O E U D V I

C1: DEVOURING (18)
C2: VIGOUR (6)
DC: IGNORED (7)
Score: 26–8 (max 26)

Round 3: T E A L R O S N E

C1: RELATES (7)
C2: SLATER (6)
DC: RESONATE (8)
OT: ENTRESOL (8) OLEASTER (8)
Score: 33–8 (max 34)

Round 4: 75, 2, 2, 1, 4, 5. Target: 533.

C1: 533. ((5 + 2) x 75) + (4 x 2) (10)
C2: 533. ((5 + 2) x 75) + (4 x 2) (10)
Score: 43–18 (max 44)

Round 5: Y G F I A E Q D T

C1: GAIETY (6)
C2: FIDGETY (7)
DC: GIFTED (6)
Score: 43–25 (max 51)

Round 6: L O I G S A N R U

C1: SOARING (7)
C2: AROUSING (8)
OT: SINGULAR (8)
Score: 43–33 (max 59)

Round 7: F H C E O I S T D

C1: DITCHES (7)
C2: FOISTED (7)
DC: HOISTED (7)
OT: CODFISH (7) FITCHED (7) FITCHES (7) SHIFTED (7)
Score: 50–40 (max 66)

Round 8: 50, 100, 1, 8, 4, 6. Target: 473.

C1: 473. ((100 + 6) x 4) + 50 - 1 (10)
C2: 473. ((100 + 6) x 4) + 50 - 1 (10)
Score: 60–50 (max 76)

Round 9: P O N G I G A L L

C2 buzzes on 2.25 seconds to say GALLOPING which is correct.
Score: 60–60 (max 86)

Tie-break conundrum: A B E D A B E L T

C1 buzzes on 1.25 seconds to say DEBATABLE which is correct.
Score: 70–60 (max 86)

Statistics Corner

Kevin:
Total score - 60 (70)
Raw score - 73 (83)
Total % of max - 70 (81)
Raw % of max - 85 (97)
Total average score per round - 6.7 (7.8)
Raw average score per round - 8.1 (9.2)
Number of maxes - 5 (6)

Gareth:
Total score - 60 (60)
Raw score - 72 (72)
Total % of max - 70 (70)
Raw % of max - 84 (84)
Total average score per round - 6.7 (6.0)
Raw average score per round - 8.0 (7.2)
Number of maxes - 7 (7)

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