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Countdown recap for Monday 9 October 2000.

C1: Champion Gordon Cusworth (1 win, 64 points.)
C2: Challenger Mary Bolton.
DC: Tania Styles and Angela Rippon.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N Y E A M T I S E
R02: D N G E U R I C W
R03: D S N A E V R O P
R04: 75, 1, 10, 3, 6, 9. Target: 367.
R05: D S Y I E B H A S
R06: G L R E O T N I U
R07: F S R E I O G M A
R08: 7, 9, 1, 1, 6, 8. Target: 675.
R09: L I M P E T M E N (conundrum)


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Round 1: N Y E A M T I S E

C1: MEANEST (7)
C2: YEAST (5)
DC: MATINEES (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: D N G E U R I C W

C1: REDUCING (8)
C2: CINDER (6)
Score: 15–0 (max 16)

Round 3: D S N A E V R O P

C1: PROVEN (6)
C2: SANDER (6)
DC: OPERANDS (8)
OT: PADRONES (8)
Score: 21–6 (max 24)

Round 4: 75, 1, 10, 3, 6, 9. Target: 367.

C1: 368. ((6 - 1) x 75) - (10 - 3) (7)
C2: 368. ((6 - 1) x 75) - (10 - 3) (7)
CV: 367. (((3 x 10) / 6) x 75) - (9 - 1) (10)
Score: 28–13 (max 34)

Round 5: D S Y I E B H A S

C1: SHADES (6)
C2: baisted
DC: BIASSED (7)
Score: 34–13 (max 41)

Round 6: G L R E O T N I U

C1: OUTLINE (7) - thought about OUTLINER (8)
C2: TOURING (7)
DC: ROUTEING (8)
Score: 41–20 (max 49)

Round 7: F S R E I O G M A

C1: FORAGES (7)
C2: FIRES (5)
OT: IMAGERS (7) MIRAGES (7)
Score: 48–20 (max 56)

Round 8: 7, 9, 1, 1, 6, 8. Target: 675.

C1: 684. (((8 + 1 + 1) x 7) + 6) x 9 (5)
C2: -
CV: 675. (8 + 7) x (6 - 1) x 9 (10)
Score: 53–20 (max 66)

Round 9: L I M P E T M E N

C2 buzzes on 2 seconds to say IMPLEMENT which is correct.
Score: 53–30 (max 76)

Statistics Corner

Gordon:
Total score - 53
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 2

Mary:
Total score - 30
Raw score - 46
Total % of max - 39
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 3.3
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 1

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