c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 18 July 2000.

C1: Champion Daniel Burton (1 win, 65 points.)
C2: Challenger Melanie Beaumont.
DC: Gillian Evans and David Steel.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G S O E F R N U A
R02: P S M D E I E A Y
R03: L U T S O E T V A
R04: 75, 1, 8, 1, 5, 9. Target: 942.
R05: C L W D I E O S C
R06: T A H P E I R N E
R07: G N D I E A X R Z
R08: 3, 4, 9, 3, 1, 5. Target: 965.
R09: S O U P M O N E Y (conundrum)


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Round 1: G S O E F R N U A

C1: GROUSE (6)
C2: FORAGES (7)
DC: ORANGES (7)
OT: FUNGOES (7) ONAGERS (7) SURGEON (7) UNSAFER (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: P S M D E I E A Y

C1: IMPEDES (7)
C2: IMPEDES (7)
OT: DEPAYSE (7)
Score: 7–14 (max 14)

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

C1: OUTLETS (7)
C2: OVULATES (8)
DC: SOLVATE (7)
Score: 7–22 (max 22)

Round 4: 75, 1, 8, 1, 5, 9. Target: 942.

C1: -
C2: -
CV: 940. (7)
OT: 944. (75 + (9 x 5) - 1 - 1) x 8 (7)
Score: 7–22 (max 29)

Round 5: C L W D I E O S C

C1: SCOWLED (7)
C2: SCOWLED (7)
OT: CODICES (7) COLDIES (7)
Score: 14–29 (max 36)

Round 6: T A H P E I R N E

C1: PAINTER (7)
C2: PAINTER (7)
DC: PERIANTH (8) APERIENT (8)
OT: HERNIATE (8) NEPHRITE (8) TREPHINE (8)
Score: 21–36 (max 44)

Round 7: G N D I E A X R Z

C1: READING (7)
C2: READING (7)
OT: ANGREZI (7) GRADINE (7) GRAINED (7)
Score: 28–43 (max 51)

Round 8: 3, 4, 9, 3, 1, 5. Target: 965.

C1: -
C2: -
CV: 960. "192 x 5", so presumably ((9 x (4 + 3)) + 1) x 3 x 5 (7)
OT: 966. (((9 x 5) + 1) x 3) x (4 + 3) (7)
Score: 28–43 (max 58)

Round 9: S O U P M O N E Y

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say EPONYMOUS which is correct.
Score: 38–43 (max 68)

Statistics Corner

Daniel:
Total score - 38
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 75
Total average score per round - 4.2
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 3

Melanie:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 43
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 4.8
Number of maxes - 5

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