c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 4 October 2000.

C1: Champion Murray Cooper (1 win, 53 points.)
C2: Challenger John Thompson.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Keith Barron.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: I E A C N R T V L
R02: B F W O I D H E T
R03: S P T K M E A I N
R04: 75, 4, 3, 7, 5, 9. Target: 772.
R05: D R Y U O A C S I
R06: L S V W E O A G N
R07: J T E I A R L M P
R08: 50, 25, 75, 100, 5, 10. Target: 834.
R09: T R A C Y R E E S (conundrum)


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Round 1: I E A C N R T V L

C1: CANTER (6)
C2: CLARET (6)
DC: CLARINET (8) VERTICAL (8) INTERVAL (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Round 2: B F W O I D H E T

C1: TIDE (4)
C2: FEW (3)
DC: BOTHIE (6) WHITED (6)
OT: HOWBEIT (7)
Score: 10–6 (max 15)

Round 3: S P T K M E A I N

C1: PAINTS (6)
C2: MISTAKE (7)
DC: MISTAKEN (8) MANKIEST (8)
OT: SNAKEPIT (8)
Score: 10–13 (max 23)

Round 4: 75, 4, 3, 7, 5, 9. Target: 772.

C1: 770. ((7 + 3) x 75) + (4 x 5) (7)
C2: 764.
CV: 772. (((75 + 3) x 5) - 4) x (9 - 7) (10)
Score: 17–13 (max 33)

Round 5: D R Y U O A C S I

C1: SCOUR (5)
C2: RAIDS (5)
DC: CARIOUS (7)
OT: CURIOSA (7) DYSURIA (7) SARCOID (7)
Score: 22–18 (max 40)

Round 6: L S V W E O A G N

C1: WANGLES (7)
C2: GLOVES (6)
Score: 29–18 (max 47)

Round 7: J T E I A R L M P

C1: PALMIER (7)
C2: TRAMPLE (7)
DC: PRIMATE (7)
OT: IMPALER (7) LEMPIRA (7) MALTIER (7)
Score: 36–25 (max 54)

Round 8: 50, 25, 75, 100, 5, 10. Target: 834.

C1: 835. Mistake in working.
C2: 830. (75 x 10) + 50 + 25 + 5 (7)
CV: 835. (10 x 75) + 100 - 25 + (50 / 5) (7)
OT: 834. ((((100 + 25) x 50) + 5) x 10) / 75 (10)
Score: 36–32 (max 64)

Round 9: T R A C Y R E E S

C2 buzzes on 8 seconds to say SECRETARY which is correct.
Score: 36–42 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Murray:
Total score - 36
Raw score - 42
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 57
Total average score per round - 4.0
Raw average score per round - 4.7
Number of maxes - 2

John:
Total score - 42
Raw score - 56
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 2

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