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Countdown recap for Friday 14 July 2000.

C1: Champion Kate Ritchie (5 wins, 304 points.)
C2: Challenger Tony Ridge.
DC: Gillian Evans and David Steel.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: V R E S A N T I F
R02: D O L C E P L A G
R03: H R N I Y E U T S
R04: 75, 9, 5, 1, 4, 8. Target: 875.
R05: M O D L I W E Z G
R06: X O N T A I C R E
R07: S A D U T E S P I
R08: 1, 6, 6, 4, 1, 4. Target: 597.
R09: T R A C E D T E D (conundrum)


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Round 1: V R E S A N T I F

C1: FAIREST (7)
C2: restain
DC: FAINTER (7) fainters
OT: ANTSIER (7) NASTIER (7) RETAINS (7) RETINAS (7) RETSINA (7) STAINER (7) STEARIN (7) INVERTS (7) STRIVEN (7) NAIVEST (7) NATIVES (7) VAINEST (7) RAVINES (7) SERVANT (7) TAVERNS (7) VERSANT (7) SNIFTER (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: D O L C E P L A G

C1: GALLOPED (8)
C2: CALLED (6)
Score: 15–0 (max 15)

Round 3: H R N I Y E U T S

C1: HIRSUTE (7)
C2: HUNTERS (7)
OT: SHUNTER (7) NUTSIER (7)
Score: 22–7 (max 22)

Round 4: 75, 9, 5, 1, 4, 8. Target: 875.

C1: 874. ((75 - 1) x (8 + 4)) - (5 + 9) (7)
C2: -
CV: 875. ((75 - (9 - 1)) x (6 + 7)) + 4 (10)
Score: 29–7 (max 32)

Round 5: M O D L I W E Z G

C1: MILDEW (6)
C2: GLOWED (6)
OT: GLOZED (6) MOILED (6)
Score: 35–13 (max 38)

Round 6: X O N T A I C R E

C1: EXOTICA (7)
C2: REACTION (8)
DC: ANOREXIC (8)
OT: ACTIONER (8) CREATION (8) EXACTION (8)
Score: 35–21 (max 46)

Round 7: S A D U T E S P I

C1: PASSED (6)
C2: DISPUTES (8)
Score: 35–29 (max 54)

Round 8: 1, 6, 6, 4, 1, 4. Target: 597.

C1: 599. (6 x 4 x ((6 x 4) + 1)) - 1 (7)
C2: -
CV: 596. ((((6 x 4) + 1) x 6) - 1) x 4 (7)
Score: 42–29 (max 61)

Round 9: T R A C E D T E D

C1 buzzes on 7 seconds to say DETRACTED which is correct.
Score: 52–29 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Kate:
Total score - 52
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 73
Raw % of max - 92
Total average score per round - 5.8
Raw average score per round - 7.2
Number of maxes - 6

Tony:
Total score - 29
Raw score - 35
Total % of max - 41
Raw % of max - 49
Total average score per round - 3.2
Raw average score per round - 3.9
Number of maxes - 4

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