Friday 20th October 2000 (Series 43, Prelim 68)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 20 October 2000.

C1: Champion Andrew Ferguson (1 win, 66 points.)
C2: Challenger Tony Brannan.
DC: Tania Styles and Lesley Graham.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D N L U A E B S I
R02: R C S E R Y I A N
R03: W E O G N U F M E
R04: 25, 4, 2, 10, 1, 4. Target: 611.
R05: F D G I T N A I C
R06: T E C R A H U B D
R07: R T S V O A L E R
R08: 50, 2, 1, 8, 4, 9. Target: 451.
R09: R A C I E T E X T (conundrum)


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Round 1: D N L U A E B S I

C1: DISABLE (7)
C2: BLINDS (6)
DC: UNBIASED (8)
OT: AUDIBLES (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: R C S E R Y I A N

C1: CARRIES (7)
C2: -
OT: ARSENIC (7) CARNEYS (7) SCARIER (7) ERRANCY (7) CARNIER (7)
Score: 14–0 (max 15)

Round 3: W E O G N U F M E

C1: FUME (4)
C2: WOMEN (5)
DC: GENOME (6)
Score: 14–5 (max 21)

Round 4: 25, 4, 2, 10, 1, 4. Target: 611.

C1: 611. ((2 + 4) x 4 x 25) + 10 + 1 (10)
C2: 611. ((2 + 4) x 4 x 25) + 10 + 1 (10)
Score: 24–15 (max 31)

Round 5: F D G I T N A I C

C1: FACING (6)
C2: DATING (6)
DC: FADING (6) ACTING (6)
OT: AIDING (6) CITING (6) DICING (6) INDICT (6) TIDING (6)
Score: 30–21 (max 37)

Round 6: T E C R A H U B D

C1: BUTCHER (7)
C2: BUTCHER (7)
DC: DEBAUCH (7)
OT: BATCHED (7) BREADTH (7) CHARTED (7) CURATED (7) TRADUCE (7)
Score: 37–28 (max 44)

Round 7: R T S V O A L E R

C1: REVOLTS (7)
C2: VALETS (6)
DC: REALTORS (8)
OT: LEVATORS (8) RELATORS (8)
Score: 44–28 (max 52)

Round 8: 50, 2, 1, 8, 4, 9. Target: 451.

C1: 451. (50 x 9) + 1 (10)
C2: 451. (50 x 9) + 1 (10)
Score: 54–38 (max 62)

Round 9: R A C I E T E X T

C1 buzzes on 1.25 seconds to say EXTRICATE which is correct.
Score: 64–38 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Andrew:
Total score - 64
Raw score - 68
Total % of max - 89
Raw % of max - 94
Total average score per round - 7.1
Raw average score per round - 7.6
Number of maxes - 6

Terry:
Total score - 38
Raw score - 50
Total % of max - 53
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 4.2
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 4

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