c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 20 September 2000.

C1: Champion Iain Macdonald (3 wins, 141 points.)
C2: Challenger James Kennedy.
DC: Damian Eadie and Geoffrey Durham.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G E T A R O N D R
R02: S T I S E A D K M
R03: V E G I X H A R S
R04: 25, 7, 10, 7, 5, 9. Target: 799.
R05: Y T N O E I Z W C
R06: D A G S E C I W L
R07: Q L U E T R O E N
R08: 25, 5, 6, 7, 1, 4. Target: 293.
R09: E V E R P R I D E (conundrum)


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

C1: GROANED (7)
C2: GROANED (7)
DC: GARROTED (8)
OT: DRAGONET (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: S T I S E A D K M

C1: MISTAKES (8)
C2: dissent
DC: MISDATES (8)
Score: 15–7 (max 16)

Round 3: V E G I X H A R S

C1: SHAVER (6)
C2: VARIES (6)
DC: GRAVIES (7)
Score: 21–13 (max 23)

Round 4: 25, 7, 10, 7, 5, 9. Target: 799.

C1: -
C2: -
CV: 799. (((7 x 7) + 25 + 5) x 10) + 9 (10)
Score: 21–13 (max 33)

Round 5: Y T N O E I Z W C

C1: WINCE (5)
C2: TONIC (5)
DC: NOTICE (6) NICETY (6) TOWNIE (6)
OT: NOETIC (6) WINCEY (6)
Score: 26–18 (max 39)

Round 6: D A G S E C I W L

C1: SLICED (6)
C2: CLAWED (6)
DC: CADGES (6) SILAGE (6)
OT: SILAGED (7)
Score: 32–24 (max 46)

Round 7: Q L U E T R O E N

C1: TUREEN (6)
C2: RELENT (6)
DC: ELOQUENT (8)
Score: 38–30 (max 54)

Round 8: 25, 5, 6, 7, 1, 4. Target: 293.

C1: 293. ((5 + 7) x 25) - (6 + 1) (10)
C2: 293. ((5 + 7) x 25) - (6 + 1) (10)
Score: 48–40 (max 64)

Round 9: E V E R P R I D E

C2 buzzes on 1.25 seconds to say DEPRIVE which is incorrect.
C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say REPRIEVED which is correct.
Score: 58–40 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Iain:
Total score - 58
Raw score - 58
Total % of max - 78
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 6.4
Raw average score per round - 6.4
Number of maxes - 3

James:
Total score - 40
Raw score - 40
Total % of max - 54
Raw % of max - 54
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 4.4
Number of maxes - 1

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