c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 12 July 2000.

C1: Champion Kate Ritchie (3 wins, 183 points.)
C2: Challenger Roger Dentith.
DC: Damian Eadie and Richard Digance.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R U N Y A T C O M
R02: X R E A F V E D I
R03: U S T N A L E O T
R04: 75, 7, 2, 5, 10, 1. Target: 371.
R05: M E S A P N I T E
R06: W O J U R S N E D
R07: B I V A H T I A E
R08: 100, 5, 4, 10, 8, 6. Target: 936.
R09: N I N Q U A M E N (conundrum)


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Round 1: R U N Y A T C O M

C1: TRUANCY (7)
C2: COUNTRY (7)
OT: ACRONYM (7) COURANT (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: X R E A F V E D I

C1: VARIED (6)
C2: verified
DC: DERIVE (6) FEARED (6)
OT: DEAFER (6) DEARIE (6) DEFIER (6) REIVED (6) EVADER (6) EXEDRA (6) FAERIE (6) FAIRED (6) FERVID (6) AVIDER (6)
Score: 13–7 (max 13)

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

C1: TALENTS (7)
C2: TOUSLE (6)
DC: OUTLETS (7) TETANUS (7)
OT: ATTUNES (7) TAUTENS (7) ELUANTS (7) LUNATES (7) ETALONS (7) NOTATES (7) NUTLETS (7) OUTLAST (7) SOUTANE (7) LATTENS (7) TENUTOS (7)
Score: 20–7 (max 20)

Round 4: 75, 7, 2, 5, 10, 1. Target: 371.

C1: 371. (75 x 5) - (7 - (2 + 1)) (10)
C2: 375 - Richard reveals after the break that Roger actually got 371.
Score: 30–7 (max 30)

Round 5: M E S A P N I T E

C1: timespan
C2: MEANIES (7)
DC: MATINEES (8)
Score: 30–14 (max 38)

Round 6: W O J U R S N E D

C1: SOUNDER (7)
C2: SOUNDER (7)
DC: RESOUND (7) WONDERS (7)
OT: UNDERSOW (8)
Score: 37–21 (max 46)

Round 7: B I V A H T I A E

C1: AVIATE (6)
C2: ABATE (5)
DC: TIBIAE (6)
Score: 43–21 (max 52)

Round 8: 100, 5, 4, 10, 8, 6. Target: 936.

C1: 936. (6 - 5 + 8) x (100 + 4) (10)
C2: 944.
Score: 53–21 (max 62)

Round 9: N I N Q U A M E N

C1 buzzes on 7.25 seconds to say MANNEQUIN which is correct.
Score: 63–21 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Kate:
Total score - 63
Raw score - 63
Total % of max - 88
Raw % of max - 88
Total average score per round - 7.0
Raw average score per round - 7.0
Number of maxes - 7

Roger:
Total score - 21
Raw score - 44
Total % of max - 29
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 2.3
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 1

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=43