Friday 15th September 2000 (Series 43, Prelim 43)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 15 September 2000.

C1: Champion Kris Jones (1 win, 67 points.)
C2: Challenger Iain Macdonald.
DC: Damian Eadie and Rick Wakeman.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R T Q U O F Y E T
R02: N A S V E S O N R
R03: C M L I E O B P K
R04: 2, 6, 6, 9, 4, 4. Target: 960.
R05: I E T R H S A G D
R06: P W T D I A E C T
R07: U Y S E T D A M G
R08: 25, 10, 3, 50, 6, 5. Target: 587.
R09: B O G I E M A N N (conundrum)


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Round 1: R T Q U O F Y E T

C1: TORQUE (6)
C2: TORQUE (6)
OT: TORQUEY (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: N A S V E S O N R

C1: SNORES (6)
C2: REASONS (7)
DC: NOVENAS (7)
OT: SENORAS (7)
Score: 6–13 (max 14)

Round 3: C M L I E O B P K

C1: PICKLE (6)
C2: PICKLE (6)
DC: COMPILE (7)
OT: POLEMIC (7) EMBOLIC (7)
Score: 12–19 (max 21)

Round 4: 2, 6, 6, 9, 4, 4. Target: 960.

C1: 971. Mistake in working. (Too far away anyway, but impossible to get 971 with those numbers.)
C2: -
CV: 960. ((9 x 2) + 6) x 4 x (6 + 4) (10)
DC (RWa & DE): 960. ((6 x 9) + 6) x 4 x 4 (10)
Score: 12–19 (max 31)

Round 5: I E T R H S A G D

C1: HARDEST (7)
C2: TRASHED (7)
DC: HARDIEST (8)
Score: 19–26 (max 39)

Round 6: P W T D I A E C T

C1: WAITED (6)
C2: PATTED (6)
DC: DICTATE (7)
Score: 25–32 (max 46)

Round 7: U Y S E T D A M G

C1: STAGED (6)
C2: STEADY (6)
OT: MAGUEYS (7)
Score: 31–38 (max 53)

Round 8: 25, 10, 3, 50, 6, 5. Target: 587.

C1: 585.
C2: 586. ((50 + 5 + 3) x 10) + 6 (7)
CV: 587. ((50 + 6) x 10) + 25 + 5 - 3 (10)
Score: 31–45 (max 63)

Round 9: B O G I E M A N N

C1 buzzes on 13.25 seconds to say BEMOANING which is correct.
Score: 41–45 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Kris:
Total score - 41
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 4.6
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 1

Iain:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 45
Total % of max - 62
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 5.0
Number of maxes - 1

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