c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 18 December 2000.

C1: No.2 Seed Graham Nash (8 wins, 465 points.)
C2: No.7 Seed Gordon Cusworth (4 wins, 286 points.)
DC: Richard Samson and Anya Sitaram.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S G L E A I N M R
R02: T L E U J R A E P
R03: T R N O E U K C M
R04: 50, 3, 6, 5, 4, 8. Target: 564.
R05: G T N A O D I E C
R06: D B W A O I L T E
R07: S Y U A O C S E I
R08: 25, 6, 9, 7, 1, 5. Target: 275.
R09: M E D I U M S I N (conundrum)


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Round 1: S G L E A I N M R

C1: minglers
C2: SEALING (7)
DC: MALINGERS (18)
OT: MALIGNERS (18)
Score: 0–7 (max 18)

Round 2: T L E U J R A E P

C1: RELATE (6)
C2: REPUTE (6)
DC: PRELATE (7)
OT: PLEURAE (7)
Score: 6–13 (max 25)

Round 3: T R N O E U K C M

C1: COUNTER (7)
C2: ROCKET (6)
OT: CENTRUM (7) RECOUNT (7) TROUNCE (7) MOUNTER (7) REMOUNT (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 32)

Round 4: 50, 3, 6, 5, 4, 8. Target: 564.

C1: 565. ((8 + 3) x 50) + 6 + 5 + 4 (7)
C2: 565. ((8 + 3) x 50) + 6 + 5 + 4 (7)
OT: 564. ((8 + 3) x 50) + (4 x 5) - 6 (10)
Score: 20–20 (max 42)

Round 5: G T N A O D I E C

C1: COATING (7)
C2: COATING (7)
DC: TANGOED (7) ACTIONED (8)
OT: CATENOID (8)
Score: 27–27 (max 50)

Round 6: D B W A O I L T E

C1: BLOATED (7)
C2: BLOATED (7)
DC: TABLOID (7) TOWABLE (7)
Score: 34–34 (max 57)

Round 7: S Y U A O C S E I

C1: CAUSES (6)
C2: CAUSES (6)
DC: SAUCES (6)
OT: CASEOUS (7) CAUSEYS (7) CAYUSES (7)
Score: 40–40 (max 64)

Round 8: 25, 6, 9, 7, 1, 5. Target: 275.

C1: 275. (6 + 5) x 25 (10)
C2: 275. (6 + 5) x 25 (10)
Score: 50–50 (max 74)

Round 9: M E D I U M S I N

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say IMMUNISED which is correct.
Score: 60–50 (max 84)

Statistics Corner

Graham:
Total score - 60
Raw score - 60
Total % of max - 71
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 6.7
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 4

Gordon:
Total score - 50
Raw score - 56
Total % of max - 60
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 5.6
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 2

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