c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 2 February 2000.

C1: Champion Michael Calder (2 wins, 113 points.)
C2: Challenger Clarissa Caröe.
DC: Susie Dent and Don Black.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: H S T L P A E I E
R02: M W R T A I O U D
R03: I E A S J D L T R
R04: 3, 7, 5, 9, 10, 4. Target: 974.
R05: N F I O E A R Y D
R06: M G N G I E O L O
R07: B T Y D N A E A T
R08: 75, 25, 50, 100, 8, 3. Target: 818.
R09: S K I N T E A S E (conundrum)


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Round 1: H S T L P A E I E

C1: PETALS (6)
C2: PALEST (6)
DC: EPILATES (8)
OT: HEELTAPS (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Round 2: M W R T A I O U D

C1: RATIO (5)
C2: RATIO (5)
DC: OUTWARD (7) AUDITOR (7)
OT: MUDWORT (7)
Score: 11–11 (max 15)

Round 3: I E A S J D L T R

C1: LARDIEST (8)
C2: LARDIEST (8)
OT: ASTRIDE (7) DISRATE (7) TIRADES (7) DERAILS (7) DIALERS (7) REDIALS (7) DETAILS (7) DILATES (7) JAILERS (7) REALIST (7) RETAILS (7) SALTIER (7) SALTIRE (7) TRAILED (7) TRIALED (7)
Score: 19–19 (max 23)

Round 4: 3, 7, 5, 9, 10, 4. Target: 974.

C1: 970. (((7 + 4) x 9) - (5 - 3)) x 10 (7)
C2: -
CV: 975. (7)
OT: 973. (((10 + 5) x 9) + 4) x 7 (7)
Score: 26–19 (max 30)

Round 5: N F I O E A R Y D

C1: ANEROID (7)
C2: FORAYED (7)
OT: FEODARY (7)
Score: 33–26 (max 37)

Round 6: M G N G I E O L O

C1: LOOMING (7)
C2: LOOMING (7)
DC: GLOOMING (8)
Score: 40–33 (max 45)

Round 7: B T Y D N A E A T

C1: ABATED (6)
C2: ABATED (6)
DC: ABEYANT (7)
Score: 46–39 (max 52)

Round 8: 75, 25, 50, 100, 8, 3. Target: 818.

C1: 821.
C2: 816. ((50 / 25) + 100) x 8 (7)
CV: 819. (((50 / 25) + 100) x 8) + 3 (7)
OT: 818. (((75 x 3) - 8) x (100 / 25)) - 50 (10)
Score: 46–46 (max 62)

Round 9: S K I N T E A S E

C2 buzzes on 21 seconds to say TEAKINESS which is incorrect.
C1 does not buzz.
The answer was SNEAKIEST.
Score: 46–46 (max 72)

Tie-break conundrum: G R A P E L I N E

C1 buzzes on 6.25 seconds to say REPEALING which is correct.
Score: 56–46 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Michael:
Total score - 46 (56)
Raw score - 53 (63)
Total % of max - 64 (78)
Raw % of max - 74 (88)
Total average score per round - 5.1 (5.6)
Raw average score per round - 5.9 (6.3)
Number of maxes - 3 (4)

Clarissa:
Total score - 46 (46)
Raw score - 46 (46)
Total % of max - 64 (64)
Raw % of max - 64 (64)
Total average score per round - 5.1 (4.6)
Raw average score per round - 5.1 (4.6)
Number of maxes - 2 (2)

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