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Thursday 10th August 2000 (Series 43, Prelim 25)

Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 8:05 pm
by James Robinson
Countdown recap for Thursday 10 August 2000.

C1: Champion Michael Sharman (1 win, 53 points.)
C2: Challenger Martin Craven.
DC: Damian Eadie and Andrea McLean.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D S R E O A N R T
R02: F I C E K I F B D
R03: S M N L U E O R C
R04: 75, 50, 100, 5, 10, 2. Target: 465.
R05: T I M E L A S W N
R06: G D R O E I Y V W
R07: S A G E T U H G O
R08: 100, 9, 2, 1, 3, 4. Target: 359.
R09: S N I V I L H A G (conundrum)


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Round 1: D S R E O A N R T

C1: ROASTED (7)
C2: ROASTER (7)
DC: ROADSTER (8)
OT: ADORNERS (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: F I C E K I F B D

C1: BIKED (5)
C2: BIFFED (6)
Score: 7–13 (max 14)

Round 3: S M N L U E O R C

C1: COURSE (6)
C2: CLONES (6)
DC: COLUMNS (7) CONSUMER (8)
Score: 13–19 (max 22)

Round 4: 75, 50, 100, 5, 10, 2. Target: 465.

C1: 465. (5 x 100) - ((50 / 2) + 10) (10)
C2: 465. (10 x 50) - ((75 - 5) / 2) (10)
Score: 23–29 (max 32)

Round 5: T I M E L A S W N

C1: ENTAILS (7)
C2: SWINE (5)
DC: AILMENTS (8)
OT: ALIMENTS (8) MANLIEST (8)
Score: 30–29 (max 40)

Round 6: G D R O E I Y V W

C1: overdig
C2: RIDGE (5)
DC: WEIRDO (6)
OT: DEVOIR (6) WEIRDY (6) WIDGER (6)
Score: 30–34 (max 46)

Round 7: S A G E T U H G O

C1: GUEST (5)
C2: SOUGHT (6)
DC: HOSTAGE (7)
OT: HOGGETS (7) OUTAGES (7)
Score: 30–40 (max 53)

Round 8: 100, 9, 2, 1, 3, 4. Target: 359.

C1: 357.
C2: 359. ((100 - (9 + 3 - 2)) x 4) - 1 (10)
Score: 30–50 (max 63)

Round 9: S N I V I L H A G

C2 buzzes on 9.75 seconds to say LAVISHING which is correct.
Score: 30–60 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Michael:
Total score - 30
Raw score - 47
Total % of max - 41
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 3.3
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 1

Martin:
Total score - 60
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 82
Raw % of max - 89
Total average score per round - 6.7
Raw average score per round - 7.2
Number of maxes - 4

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