c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 7 June 2001.

C1: Champion David Roe (1 win, 67 points.)
C2: Challenger Susan Kavanagh.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Alastair Stewart.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G E R O Y I N E D
R02: Z A P I S H F O G
R03: H E R U N A S I L
R04: 25, 50, 7, 6, 9, 4. Target: 591.
R05: V E W N A R I M S
R06: G E O T M T I E L
R07: D A S T E B U T R
R08: 75, 50, 100, 25, 3, 4. Target: 474.
R09: R O M A N T I C I (conundrum)


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Round 1: G E R O Y I N E D

C1: GROINED (7)
C2: GREEDY (6)
OT: DREEING (7) REEDING (7) REIGNED (7) ERODING (7) IGNORED (7) REDOING (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: Z A P I S H F O G

C1: OAFISH (6)
C2: SHIP (4)
DC: PHIZOGS (7)
Score: 13–0 (max 14)

Round 3: H E R U N A S I L

C1: HAILERS (7)
C2: SHINER (6)
OT: HAULIERS (8) INHALERS (8)
Score: 20–0 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 50, 7, 6, 9, 4. Target: 591.

C1: 593. (50 x 9) + (25 x 6) - 7 (7)
C2: -
CV: 591. (4 x 6 x 25) - 9 (10)
Score: 27–0 (max 32)

Round 5: V E W N A R I M S

C1: RAVINES (7)
C2: MARINES (7)
OT: REMAINS (7) SEMINAR (7) VERMIAN (7) WAIVERS (7) WIREMAN (7) WIVERNS (7)
Score: 34–7 (max 39)

Round 6: G E O T M T I E L

C1: TOTEM (5)
C2: MOTTLE (6)
DC: TOILET (6)
OT: GIMLET (6) METTLE (6) MOTILE (6)
Score: 34–13 (max 45)

Round 7: D A S T E B U T R

C1: BUSTARD (7)
C2: BATTERS (7)
DC: ABUTTED (7) TRUSTED (7) STATURED (8)
OT: ABUTTERS (8)
Score: 41–20 (max 53)

Round 8: 75, 50, 100, 25, 3, 4. Target: 474.

C1: 474. (4 x 100) + 75 - (3 - (50 / 25)) (10)
C2: 475.
Score: 51–20 (max 63)

Round 9: R O M A N T I C I

No one buzzes. The answer was MORTICIAN.
Score: 51–20 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

David:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 56
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 3

Susan:
Total score - 20
Raw score - 43
Total % of max - 27
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 2.2
Raw average score per round - 4.8
Number of maxes - 2

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