c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 1 February 2000.

C1: Champion Michael Calder (1 win, 49 points.)
C2: Challenger Carol Hogan.
DC: Susie Dent and Don Black.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S R W C A E A B P
R02: F N R I E C N O T
R03: H T S K A E O G S
R04: 25, 7, 10, 3, 4, 8. Target: 828.
R05: V T L U E G N A I
R06: M S L V N E O A X
R07: R S D E U P C I R
R08: 5, 8, 10, 5, 6, 3. Target: 666.
R09: D E E R L I M B O (conundrum)


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Round 1: S R W C A E A B P

C1: BRACES (6)
C2: PACERS (6)
DC: SCARAB (6) CAPERS (6)
OT: ARECAS (6) CABERS (6) CRAPES (6) PARSEC (6) RECAPS (6) SCRAPE (6) SPACER (6) SARAPE (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: F N R I E C N O T

C1: FINER (5)
C2: FINER (5)
DC: INFECTOR (8)
Score: 11–11 (max 14)

Round 3: H T S K A E O G S

C1: HOSTAGES (8)
C2: HOSTAGES (8)
Score: 19–19 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 7, 10, 3, 4, 8. Target: 828.

C1: 830. (8 x 4 x 25) + (10 x 3) (7)
C2: 825.
CV: 828. (((3 x 25) + 7) x 10) + 8 (10)
Score: 26–19 (max 32)

Round 5: V T L U E G N A I

C1: VAULTING (8)
C2: VAULTING (8)
DC: VALETING (8)
Score: 34–27 (max 40)

Round 6: M S L V N E O A X

C1: SOLEMN (6)
C2: LEMONS (6)
DC: MELONS (6)
OT: ANOLES (6) LEMANS (6) LOAVES (6) MAVENS (6) SALMON (6) NAVELS (6) SNAVEL (6) SNAVLE (6) NOSEMA (6) NOVELS (6) SLOVEN (6) VOXELS (6) MALEOS (6)
Score: 40–33 (max 46)

Round 7: R S D E U P C I R

C1: CRUISED (7)
C2: SPRUCED (7)
DC: SCURRIED (8)
Score: 47–40 (max 54)

Round 8: 5, 8, 10, 5, 6, 3. Target: 666.

C1: 670. (10 x 8 x (5 + 3)) + (5 x 6) (7)
C2: -
CV: 666. (((5 + 5) x 10) + 8 + 3) x 6 (10)
Score: 54–40 (max 64)

Round 9: D E E R L I M B O

C1 buzzes on 7 seconds to say EMBROILED which is correct.
Score: 64–40 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Michael:
Total score - 64
Raw score - 64
Total % of max - 86
Raw % of max - 86
Total average score per round - 7.1
Raw average score per round - 7.1
Number of maxes - 5

Carol:
Total score - 40
Raw score - 47
Total % of max - 54
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 4

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=42