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Countdown recap for Monday 18 September 2000.

C1: Champion Iain Macdonald (1 win, 45 points.)
C2: Challenger Ann Masterson.
DC: Damian Eadie and Rick Wakeman.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: O C A N M I L T U
R02: L W N E I A G R L
R03: S E B W I U V S E
R04: 50, 75, 9, 6, 5, 8. Target: 893.
R05: H C S A O I R E N
R06: O A D N J O G E D
R07: F R P A E I X L A
R08: 50, 75, 100, 25, 7, 6. Target: 801.
R09: I G E T P O I N T (conundrum)


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Round 1: O C A N M I L T U

C1: TOUCAN (6)
C2: AUCTION (7)
DC: CAUTION (7)
OT: COMITAL (7) CULMINA (7) INOCULA (7) LINOCUT (7) LUNATIC (7) MANICOU (7) MANITOU (7) TINAMOU (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: L W N E I A G R L

C1: WALLING (7)
C2: WALLING (7)
OT: NIGELLA (7) REALIGN (7) WANGLER (7) WRANGLE (7) WEALING (7) WEARING (7) WELLING (7)
Score: 7–14 (max 14)

Round 3: S E B W I U V S E

C1: SIEVES (6)
C2: BUSIES (6)
OT: BEVIES (6) SWIVES (6)
Score: 13–20 (max 20)

Round 4: 50, 75, 9, 6, 5, 8. Target: 893.

C1: 894. Mistake in working.
C2: -
CV: 892. (7)
OT: 893. ((50 + 9) x (75 / 5)) + 8 (10)
Score: 13–20 (max 30)

Round 5: H C S A O I R E N

C1: COARSEN (7)
C2: chainers
DC: CHORINES (8)
OT: INARCHES (8) SCENARIO (8)
Score: 20–20 (max 38)

Round 6: O A D N J O G E D

C1: GOADED (6)
C2: GOADED (6)
DC: GOONDA (6)
OT: DONGED (6) OGDOAD (6)
Score: 26–26 (max 44)

Round 7: F R P A E I X L A

C1: PILFER (6)
C2: pailer
DC: PREFIX (6)
OT: EPAXIAL (7)
Score: 32–26 (max 51)

Round 8: 50, 75, 100, 25, 7, 6. Target: 801.

C1: 800. (7 x 100) + 75 + 25 (7)
C2: 800. (7 x 100) + 75 + 25 (7)
OT: 801. (75 x 7) + ((50 - (100 / 25)) x 6) (10)
Score: 39–33 (max 61)

Round 9: I G E T P O I N T

C2 buzzes on 29.25 seconds to say POIGNANT which is incorrect.
C1 does not buzz.
The answer was TIPTOEING.
Score: 39–33 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Iain:
Total score - 39
Raw score - 45
Total % of max - 55
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 5.0
Number of maxes - 3

Ann:
Total score - 33
Raw score - 33
Total % of max - 46
Raw % of max - 46
Total average score per round - 3.7
Raw average score per round - 3.7
Number of maxes - 4

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