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Friday 17th March 2000 (Series 42, Prelim 55)

Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 10:54 am
by James Robinson
Countdown recap for Friday 17 March 2000.

C1: Champion Wil Ransome (3 wins, 153 points.)
C2: Challenger Terence O'Farrell.
DC: Mark Nyman and Gabby Yorath.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: C D N O E I H R T
R02: S L A E P Y O X V
R03: L W C U I E T N S
R04: 4, 1, 5, 10, 10, 9. Target: 262.
R05: D M O E R G I J A
R06: H P L E I E R N B
R07: S O T A C Z W E T
R08: 50, 75, 100, 6, 2, 2. Target: 451.
R09: T E A C U P N U T (conundrum)


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Round 1: C D N O E I H R T

C1: CORDITE (7)
C2: INCHED (6)
DC: CHONDRITE (18)
OT: THRENODIC (18)
Score: 7–0 (max 18)

Round 2: S L A E P Y O X V

C1: PALES (5)
C2: PALES (5)
DC: SAVELOY (7)
Score: 12–5 (max 25)

Round 3: L W C U I E T N S

C1: ENLIST (6)
C2: INSULT (6)
DC: TUNICLES (8)
OT: CUTLINES (8)
Score: 18–11 (max 33)

Round 4: 4, 1, 5, 10, 10, 9. Target: 262.

C1: 260. Mistake in working.
C2: -
CV: 264. (7)
OT: 262. ((10 + 10 + 5 + 4) x 9) + 1 (10)
Score: 18–11 (max 43)

Round 5: D M O E R G I J A

C1: ROAMED (6)
C2: ROAMED (6)
DC: MAJORED (7) IDEOGRAM (8)
Score: 24–17 (max 51)

Round 6: H P L E I E R N B

C1: REPEL (5)
C2: HELPER (6)
OT: HEREIN (6) INHERE (6) HIRPLE (6) LIERNE (6) RELINE (6) PENILE (6) REPINE (6)
Score: 24–23 (max 57)

Round 7: S O T A C Z W E T

C1: COAST (5)
C2: COAST (5)
DC: COSTATE (7)
Score: 29–28 (max 64)

Round 8: 50, 75, 100, 6, 2, 2. Target: 451.

C1: 451. (75 x 6) + (2 / 2) (10)
C2: 451. (75 x 6) + (2 / 2) (10)
Score: 39–38 (max 74)

Round 9: T E A C U P N U T

C2 buzzes on 4.25 seconds to say PUNCTUATE which is correct.
Score: 39–48 (max 84)

Statistics Corner

Wil:
Total score - 39
Raw score - 44
Total % of max - 46
Raw % of max - 52
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 1

Terence:
Total score - 48
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 3

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