c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 10 February 2000.

C1: Challenger Barbara Rogers.
C2: Challenger Steve Booth.
DC: Susie Dent and Tim Rice.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: H X I E S G A N L
R02: S S O E W Y N E H
R03: C N U R A I T P E
R04: 100, 50, 7, 4, 2, 6. Target: 431.
R05: B T R O A E M R I
R06: V Q C E A W L I G
R07: C L O D U E S M A
R08: 25, 100, 5, 5, 10, 1. Target: 934.
R09: B R O A D M O O R (conundrum)


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Round 1: H X I E S G A N L

C1: SHINGLE (7)
C2: LEASING (7)
DC: LEASHING (8) EXHALING (8)
OT: SHEALING (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: S S O E W Y N E H

C1: SHOWY (5)
C2: HONEY (5)
DC: HONEYS (6)
OT: NOSHES (6) SEWENS (6) SHEENS (6) SHEENY (6)
Score: 12–12 (max 14)

Round 3: C N U R A I T P E

C1: PAINTER (7)
C2: PICTURE (7)
OT: CANTRIP (7) CAPRINE (7) CAPTURE (7) CENTAUR (7) CERTAIN (7) TACRINE (7) CUPRITE (7) CURTAIN (7) PERTAIN (7) REPAINT (7) PARETIC (7) PICRATE (7) PETUNIA (7) PICANTE (7) PUNCTAE (7) PURITAN (7) TAURINE (7) URINATE (7) TUNICAE (7)
Score: 19–19 (max 21)

Round 4: 100, 50, 7, 4, 2, 6. Target: 431.

C1: 431. (100 x 4) + (50 / 2) + 6 (10)
C2: 431. ((100 + 7) x 4) + (6 / 2) (10)
Score: 29–29 (max 31)

Round 5: B T R O A E M R I

C1: BARMIER (7)
C2: aborter
DC: BROMATE (7) ARMOIRE (7) ARBITER (7)
OT: RAREBIT (7) ORBITER (7) ROTAMER (7)
Score: 36–29 (max 38)

Round 6: V Q C E A W L I G

C1: GLACE (5)
C2: VIEW (4)
DC: GLAIVE (6)
OT: WAVICLE (7)
Score: 41–29 (max 45)

Round 7: C L O D U E S M A

C1: MUSCLED (7)
C2: MODULES (7)
DC: LEUCOMAS (8)
OT: MUSCADEL (8)
Score: 48–36 (max 53)

Round 8: 25, 100, 5, 5, 10, 1. Target: 934.

C1: 929.
C2: 935. ((10 - 1) x 100) + 25 + 5 + 5 (7)
CV: 935. (7)
OT: 934. ((100 + 1) x (10 - (5 / 5))) + 25 (10)
Score: 48–43 (max 63)

Round 9: B R O A D M O O R

C1 buzzes on 8.5 seconds to say BOARDROOM which is correct.
Score: 58–43 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Barbara:
Total score - 58
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 79
Raw % of max - 89
Total average score per round - 6.4
Raw average score per round - 7.2
Number of maxes - 4

Steve:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 47
Total % of max - 59
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 2

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