c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 21 September 2000.

C1: Champion Iain Macdonald (4 wins, 199 points.)
C2: Challenger Pat Byrne.
DC: Damian Eadie and Geoffrey Durham.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G U S R I D E L C
R02: A E P S O M F T R
R03: I E C L M U W E T
R04: 25, 6, 3, 4, 8, 1. Target: 371.
R05: A N H O S D E J V
R06: N O T I S Y E S R
R07: A T P L O M W E C
R08: 8, 8, 10, 7, 9, 6. Target: 736.
R09: B E T H D I N I I (conundrum)


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Round 1: G U S R I D E L C

C1: CRUISED (7)
C2: GUILDERS (8)
OT: SLUDGIER (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: A E P S O M F T R

C1: FOREMAST (8)
C2: formates - FORMATES is listed under FORMIC, so should have been given.
OT: FORMATES (8) POMFRETS (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 16)

Round 3: I E C L M U W E T

C1: ELECT (5)
C2: TWICE (5)
DC: EMETIC (6)
OT: LUCITE (6) LUETIC (6)
Score: 13–13 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 6, 3, 4, 8, 1. Target: 371.

C1: 375.
C2: 371. ((6 + 8 + 1) x 25) - 4 (10)
Score: 13–23 (max 32)

Round 5: A N H O S D E J V

C1: HAVENS (6)
C2: SHOVED (6)
DC: SHAVED (6) SHAVEN (6)
OT: ANODES (6) DAVENS (6) JEHADS (6) JOSHED (6) NOSHED (6) VADOSE (6) DONAHS (6)
Score: 19–29 (max 38)

Round 6: N O T I S Y E S R

C1: ROSIEST (7)
C2: STONIER (7)
DC: SENSORY (7) INSERTS (7) SENIORS (7) OYSTERS (7) NOSIEST (7) SORTIES (7)
OT: SEROSITY (8) TYROSINE (8)
Score: 26–36 (max 46)

Round 7: A T P L O M W E C

C1: CLAMP (5)
C2: COWPAT (6)
DC: POLECAT (7) COMPLEAT (8)
Score: 26–42 (max 54)

Round 8: 8, 8, 10, 7, 9, 6. Target: 736.

C1: 735.
C2: 736. (((9 x 8) + 8 - 7) x 10) + 6 (10)
Score: 26–52 (max 64)

Round 9: B E T H D I N I I

C1 buzzes on 4 seconds to say INHIBITED which is correct.
Score: 36–52 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Iain:
Total score - 36
Raw score - 62
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 84
Total average score per round - 4.0
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 3

Pat:
Total score - 52
Raw score - 52
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 5.8
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 4

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