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Countdown recap for Wednesday 16 May 2001.

C1: Champion Steve Foster (1 win, 59 points.)
C2: Challenger Archie Webster.
DC: Susie Dent and Richard Stilgoe.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T S R A O E D T A
R02: N I B E C O D G A
R03: S P H R E U O H E
R04: 25, 50, 10, 1, 5, 2. Target: 729.
R05: N I C A T E L Y I
R06: F P M S E A O R D
R07: N U T E V I L W E
R08: 75, 1, 9, 5, 6, 6. Target: 763.
R09: W R I N G T H A T (conundrum)


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Round 1: T S R A O E D T A

C1: ROASTED (7)
C2: ROASTED (7)
DC: ROTATES (7) STARTED (7)
OT: ADSTRATE (8) AEROSTAT (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: N I B E C O D G A

C1: CODING (6)
C2: BEADING (7)
DC: COINAGE (7) BONDAGE (7) BEGONIA (7)
OT: ABODING (7) BOINGED (7) DOGBANE (7) CABINED (7) CONGAED (7) DECAGON (7)
Score: 7–14 (max 15)

Round 3: S P H R E U O H E

C1: SPHERE (6)
C2: SPHERE (6)
DC: HERPES (6) PUSHER (6) REHOUSE (7)
Score: 13–20 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 50, 10, 1, 5, 2. Target: 729.

C1: 729. ((25 + 50 - 2) x 10) - 1 (10)
C2: -
Score: 23–20 (max 32)

Round 5: N I C A T E L Y I

C1: NICELY (6)
C2: NICELY (6)
DC: NEATLY (6) LATENCY (7)
OT: CILIATE (7) LAICITY (7)
Score: 29–26 (max 39)

Round 6: F P M S E A O R D

C1: DAMPERS (7)
C2: DREAMS (6)
DC: POMADES (7)
OT: DEFORMS (7) SERFDOM (7) FEDORAS (7) RADOMES (7)
Score: 36–26 (max 46)

Round 7: N U T E V I L W E

C1: WENT (4)
C2: WEEVIL (6)
DC: UNVEIL (6)
OT: VEINLET (7)
Score: 36–32 (max 53)

Round 8: 75, 1, 9, 5, 6, 6. Target: 763.

C1: 762. ((9 + 1) x 75) + 6 + 6 (7)
C2: 762. ((9 + 1) x 75) + 6 + 6 (7)
OT: 763. (((75 - 1) + (9 x 6)) x 6) - 5 (10)
Score: 43–39 (max 63)

Round 9: W R I N G T H A T

C2 buzzes on 3.25 seconds to say THWARTING which is correct.
Score: 43–49 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Steve:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 59
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 2

Archie:
Total score - 49
Raw score - 55
Total % of max - 67
Raw % of max - 75
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 2

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