c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 24 February 2000.

C1: Returning Champion Helen Wrigglesworth (4 wins, 224 points.) - Returning following the ROADSIDE debacle which scrapped the COD10 from Countdown.
C2: Challenger Andy Brown.
DC: Damian Eadie and Penny Smith.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: F L H I E O R D T
R02: R E D M A S T U L
R03: S B C E A O W N I
R04: 100, 3, 5, 5, 9, 6. Target: 908.
R05: S R E D M A N O W
R06: R T P E I U G N O
R07: S N A E V C A N S
R08: 25, 4, 9, 10, 5, 9. Target: 710.
R09: C O M E D I A N N (conundrum)


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Round 1: F L H I E O R D T

C1: HOLDER (6)
C2: FROTHED (7)
DC: LOFTIER (7)
OT: FLIRTED (7) TRIFLED (7) LITHOED (7) TREFOIL (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: R E D M A S T U L

C1: DREAMS (6)
C2: malster
DC: MUSTARD (7) SMARTED (7) SALUTED (7)
RW: MATURED (7)
OT: AMULETS (7) MULETAS (7) ARMLETS (7) LUSTRED (7) RUSTLED (7) STRUDEL (7) MATURES (7) STRUMAE (7) MAULERS (7) MEDLARS (7) REMUDAS (7) SALUTER (7)
Score: 6–7 (max 14)

Round 3: S B C E A O W N I

C1: WINCES (6)
C2: CABINS (6)
DC: COWBANES (8)
Score: 12–13 (max 22)

Round 4: 100, 3, 5, 5, 9, 6. Target: 908.

C1: 908. (9 x 100) + 5 + 3 (10)
C2: 908. (9 x 100) + 5 + 3 (10)
Score: 22–23 (max 32)

Round 5: S R E D M A N O W

C1: WONDERS (7)
C2: WONDERS (7)
DC: ROADMEN (7) RANSOMED (8)
Score: 29–30 (max 40)

Round 6: R T P E I U G N O

C1: POUTING (7)
C2: POUTING (7)
DC: REPUTING (8) ERUPTING (8) ERUPTION (8)
OT: ROUTEING (8)
Score: 36–37 (max 48)

Round 7: S N A E V C A N S

C1: VANES (5)
C2: CANVASS (7)
DC: CANVASES (8)
Score: 36–44 (max 56)

Round 8: 25, 4, 9, 10, 5, 9. Target: 710.

C1: 709. ((9 + 9 + 10) x 25) + 4 + 5 (7)
C2: -
OT: 710. (9 x 5 x (25 - 9)) - 10 (10)
Score: 43–44 (max 66)

Round 9: C O M E D I A N N

C2 buzzes on 11.5 seconds to say DOMINANCE which is correct.
Score: 43–54 (max 76)

Statistics Corner

Helen:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 1

Andy:
Total score - 54
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 71
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 6.0
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 3

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