c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 19 December 2000.

C1: No.3 Seed Kate Ritchie (6 wins, 385 points.)
C2: No.6 Seed Clare Wright (4 wins, 300 points.)
DC: Susie Dent and Barry Cryer.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N R I U C T E J W
R02: S D M O A I G N Y
R03: T R E I P V S E G
R04: 100, 5, 5, 8, 9, 3. Target: 249.
R05: K M D B A U E P T
R06: R N S O I H G E W
R07: C Q Y S A E I R D
R08: 7, 1, 6, 4, 5, 8. Target: 404.
R09: D A R K M A R E E (conundrum)


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Round 1: N R I U C T E J W

C1: WINTER (6)
C2: INJECT (6)
OT: CRETIN (6) INJURE (6) JUICER (6) TRIUNE (6) TWINER (6) WINCER (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: S D M O A I G N Y

C1: GONADS (6)
C2: DOSING (6)
DC: MOAN (4) MAIDS (5) GAMINS (6) DYNAMOS (7) DOMAINS (7)
OT: AGONISM (7) DAIMONS (7) MADISON (7) DAIMYOS (7) ISOGAMY (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 13)

Round 3: T R E I P V S E G

C1: SPRITE (6)
C2: GRIEVES (7)
DC: VESTIGE (7) PRESTIGE (8)
Score: 12–19 (max 21)

Round 4: 100, 5, 5, 8, 9, 3. Target: 249.

C1: 250.
C2: 249. (100 - 9 - 8) x 3 (10)
Score: 12–29 (max 31)

Round 5: K M D B A U E P T

C1: dumped - also had another 6, but we don't hear what it is.
C2: BATED (5)
DC: tempt UPDATE (6)
OT: BUMPED (6) TABUED (6) TAMPED (6) UPBEAT (6) UPTAKE (6)
Score: 12–34 (max 37)

Round 6: R N S O I H G E W

C1: SHOWERING (18)
C2: SHOWERING (18)
Score: 30–52 (max 55)

Round 7: C Q Y S A E I R D

C1: CARDIES (7)
C2: SCARED (6)
OT: RADICES (7) SIDECAR (7)
Score: 37–52 (max 62)

Round 8: 7, 1, 6, 4, 5, 8. Target: 404.

C1: 403. (((8 x 5) + 1) x (6 + 4)) - 7 (7)
C2: 407.
OT: 404. (((8 + 7 + 1) x 6) + 5) x 4 (10)
Score: 44–52 (max 72)

Round 9: D A R K M A R E E

C1 buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say MARKETED which is incorrect.
C2 buzzes on 2 seconds to say REMARKED which is incorrect.
The answer was EARMARKED.
Score: 44–52 (max 82)

Statistics Corner

Kate:
Total score - 44
Raw score - 57
Total % of max - 54
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 3

Clare:
Total score - 52
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 5.8
Raw average score per round - 7.2
Number of maxes - 3

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