c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 14 December 2000.

C1: Champion Gill Munro (1 win, 51 points.)
C2: Challenger Robert Roden.
DC: Richard Samson and Anya Sitaram.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S G T E I D M E L
R02: F L V R O U A E T
R03: N S W I A D C E L
R04: 75, 25, 50, 10, 1, 2. Target: 315.
R05: M J R N O I E C D
R06: A B R N I E S W Y
R07: G K Q C O E A T P
R08: 25, 8, 3, 6, 7, 3. Target: 144.
R09: O U S O V I C A R (conundrum)


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Round 1: S G T E I D M E L

C1: LISTED (6)
C2: DIGEST (6)
DC: MIDGETS (7) EDGIEST (7)
OT: LEDGIEST (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Round 2: F L V R O U A E T

C1: FLAVOUR (7)
C2: OVULATE (7)
OT: FLOATER (7) FLOREAT (7) REFLOAT (7) LEVATOR (7) REFUTAL (7) TEARFUL (7) TORULAE (7) VAULTER (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 15)

Round 3: N S W I A D C E L

C1: SWINDLE (7)
C2: CANDLES (7)
DC: CANDIES (7)
OT: CALENDS (7) INCASED (7) DENIALS (7) INWALES (7) SANICLE (7) SCALENI (7)
Score: 20–20 (max 22)

Round 4: 75, 25, 50, 10, 1, 2. Target: 315.

C1: 314. Mistake in working.
C2: 314. (((50 / 25) + 2) x (75 + 1)) + 10 (7)
CV: 315. ((25 - 1) x 10) + 75 (10)
Score: 20–27 (max 32)

Round 5: M J R N O I E C D

C1: JOINER (6)
C2: REJOIN (6)
DC: DEMONIC (7) DORMICE (7)
OT: INCOMER (7) JOINDER (7) MINORED (7)
Score: 26–33 (max 39)

Round 6: A B R N I E S W Y

C1: barnies
C2: BRAINS (6)
DC: BRAINY (6) BARNEYS (7)
OT: ANYWISE (7) YAWNERS (7)
Score: 26–39 (max 46)

Round 7: G K Q C O E A T P

C1: PACKET (6)
C2: PACKET (6)
DC: POCKET (6) POTAGE (6) TOECAP (6)
OT: CAPOTE (6)
Score: 32–45 (max 52)

Round 8: 25, 8, 3, 6, 7, 3. Target: 144.

C1: 144. (6 x 25) - (3 + 3) (10)
C2: 144. (6 x 25) - (3 + 3) (10)
Score: 42–55 (max 62)

Round 9: O U S O V I C A R

C2 buzzes on 25 seconds to say VARICOUS which is incorrect.
C1 does not buzz.
The answer was VORACIOUS.
Score: 42–55 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Gill:
Total score - 42
Raw score - 42
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 58
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 4.7
Number of maxes - 4

Robert:
Total score - 55
Raw score - 55
Total % of max - 76
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 4

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