Friday 28th July 2000 (Series 43, Prelim 19)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 28 July 2000.

C1: Champion Graham Nash (3 wins, 172 points.)
C2: Challenger David Duncan.
DC: Damian Eadie and Tom O'Connor.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L G R O I E T X Y
R02: T O H R A T S I Z
R03: N V R S E O U H P
R04: 2, 5, 4, 9, 7, 8. Target: 331.
R05: B A G S E D Q I E
R06: B D C O E A L G M
R07: C O S N I W V E A
R08: 75, 9, 7, 2, 1, 9. Target: 366.
R09: H E A D B U R R O (conundrum)


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Round 1: L G R O I E T X Y

C1: TRILOGY (7)
C2: TOILER (6)
DC: LOITER (6)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: T O H R A T S I Z

C1: THROATS (7)
C2: THROATS (7)
OT: ATHIRST (7) TZARIST (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 14)

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

C1: NERVOUS (7) - thought about PUSHOVER (8)
C2: PROVES (6)
Score: 21–7 (max 22)

Round 4: 2, 5, 4, 9, 7, 8. Target: 331.

C1: 331. (((9 x 8) - 7) x 5) + 4 + 2 (10)
C2: -
Score: 31–7 (max 32)

Round 5: B A G S E D Q I E

C1: BADGES (6)
C2: BADGES (6)
DC: BIASED (6) BESIDE (6) ABIDES (6) DEBASE (6)
OT: DEBAGS (6) BEEDIS (6) BEIGES (6) SEABED (6)
Score: 37–13 (max 38)

Round 6: B D C O E A L G M

C1: COMBED (6)
C2: GAMBLED (7)
DC: GAMBOLED (8)
OT: CEMBALO (7)
Score: 37–20 (max 46)

Round 7: C O S N I W V E A

C1: VOICES (6)
C2: CASEIN (6)
DC: NOVICES (7) EVASION (7)
Score: 43–26 (max 53)

Round 8: 75, 9, 7, 2, 1, 9. Target: 366.

C1: 366. ((7 - 2) x 75) - 9 (10)
C2: 366. ((7 - 2) x 75) - 9 (10)
Score: 53–36 (max 63)

Round 9: H E A D B U R R O

C1 buzzes on 6.25 seconds to say HARBOURED which is correct.
Score: 63–36 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Graham:
Total score - 63
Raw score - 69
Total % of max - 86
Raw % of max - 95
Total average score per round - 7.0
Raw average score per round - 7.7
Number of maxes - 6

David:
Total score - 36
Raw score - 48
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 66
Total average score per round - 4.0
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 3

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