c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 17 September 2001.

C1: Champion Geraldine Hylands (5 wins, 250 points.)
C2: Challenger Fred Clark.
DC: Susie Dent and Melvyn Hayes.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G L M I A E X T S
R02: R N P O D C A I F
R03: G E A U R T S E B
R04: 75, 8, 6, 10, 2, 2. Target: 935.
R05: V L D O I N K E L
R06: R T S H A E I W O
R07: V N J S A E I T D
R08: 50, 2, 9, 1, 9, 3. Target: 775.
R09: G R E E N M Y C E (conundrum)


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Round 1: G L M I A E X T S

C1: GLEAMS (6)
C2: STEAM (5)
DC: LIGATES (7) MILAGES (7)
OT: GAMIEST (7) SIGMATE (7) GIMLETS (7) AGILEST (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

Round 2: R N P O D C A I F

C1: FROND (5)
C2: CAPON (5)
DC: PARDON (6) PARODIC (7)
OT: PADRINO (7) PONIARD (7) PICADOR (7)
Score: 11–5 (max 14)

Round 3: G E A U R T S E B

C1: BRUTES (6)
C2: BERATES (7)
DC: REBATES (7)
OT: AUBERGES (8)
Score: 11–12 (max 22)

Round 4: 75, 8, 6, 10, 2, 2. Target: 935.

C1: 936. ((6 / 2) + 75) x (10 + 2) (7)
C2: 930.
CV: 936. (7)
OT: 935. (75 + 10) x (8 + (6 / 2)) (10)
Score: 18–12 (max 32)

Round 5: V L D O I N K E L

C1: KINDLE (6)
C2: linked (declared as 7)
DC: LINKED (6) KNOLLED (7)
OT: INVOKED (7)
Score: 24–12 (max 39)

Round 6: R T S H A E I W O

C1: SHOWER (6)
C2: waister
DC: HOARIEST (8) WORTHIES (8)
Score: 30–12 (max 47)

Round 7: V N J S A E I T D

C1: VAINEST (7)
C2: INSTEAD (7)
DC: DEVIANTS (8)
Score: 37–19 (max 55)

Round 8: 50, 2, 9, 1, 9, 3. Target: 775.

C1: -
C2: 772. (((3 x 9) + 50) x (9 + 1)) + 2 (7)
OT: 774. (50 x (9 x (3 + 1))) x 9 (7)
Score: 37–26 (max 62)

Round 9: G R E E N M Y C E

C2 buzzes on 4 seconds to say EMERGENCY which is correct.
Score: 37–36 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Geraldine:
Total score - 37
Raw score - 43
Total % of max - 51
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 4.1
Raw average score per round - 4.8
Number of maxes - 0 (Won with NO maxes!)

Fred:
Total score - 36
Raw score - 48
Total % of max - 50
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 4.0
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 2

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=45