c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 1 November 2000.

C1: Champion James Sheppard (4 wins, 240 points.)
C2: Challenger Paul Ellis.
DC: Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R E B C I M Q U T
R02: D E R H O L G A P
R03: W I T S E D T A N
R04: 75, 50, 9, 6, 2, 9. Target: 279.
R05: S U V L E P H I T
R06: D O S L E Y G I J
R07: N A S R E R S U V
R08: 75, 8, 3, 6, 10, 7. Target: 569.
R09: V I R T U E S I N (conundrum)


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Round 1: R E B C I M Q U T

C1: CIRQUE (6)
C2: CUMBER (6)
DC: BRIQUET (7)
OT: BRUCITE (7) TERBIUM (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: D E R H O L G A P

C1: GRAPHED (7)
C2: PAROLED (7)
OT: LEOPARD (7) PRELOAD (7) PERGOLA (7) PLEDGOR (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 14)

Round 3: W I T S E D T A N

C1: TWISTED (7)
C2: TAWNIEST (8)
OT: INSTATED (8)
Score: 13–21 (max 22)

Round 4: 75, 50, 9, 6, 2, 9. Target: 279.

C1: 282.
C2: 280. (6 x 50) - (9 + 2 + 9) (7)
CV: 279. ((50 - 2) x 6) - 9 (10)
Score: 13–28 (max 32)

Round 5: S U V L E P H I T

C1: pulsive
C2: splite
DC: SULPHITE (8)
Score: 13–28 (max 40)

Round 6: D O S L E Y G I J

C1: SOILED (6)
C2: LODGES (6)
DC: YODELS (6)
OT: DOGIES (6) GEOIDS (6) EDGILY (6) EJIDOS (6) GLIDES (6) OLDIES (6) YIELDS (6) YLIDES (6)
Score: 19–34 (max 46)

Round 7: N A S R E R S U V

C1: SUAVER (6)
C2: saunas
DC: RAVERS (6) RAVENS (6) SNARERS (7)
OT: ASSURER (7) VARUSES (7)
Score: 25–34 (max 53)

Round 8: 75, 8, 3, 6, 10, 7. Target: 569.

C1: 569. (8 x 75) - (3 x 10) - (7 - 6) (10)
C2: 569. (8 x 75) - (3 x 10) - (7 - 6) (10)
Score: 35–44 (max 63)

Round 9: V I R T U E S I N

C2 buzzes on 12.5 seconds to say UNSTRIVEN which is incorrect.
C1 does not buzz.
The answer was INTRUSIVE.
Score: 35–44 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

James:
Total score - 35
Raw score - 49
Total % of max - 48
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 3.9
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 3

Paul:
Total score - 44
Raw score - 44
Total % of max - 60
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 4

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