c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 20 March 2000.

C1: Champion Terence O'Farrell (1 win, 48 points.)
C2: Challenger Melanie Brown.
DC: Mark Nyman and Gabby Yorath - at 26 years old, she was at the time, the youngest ever guest in DC. (She might still be.)
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: Y G I U E D S L A
R02: F O R E S T S A B
R03: L E T I F N A G R
R04: 75, 100, 8, 6, 10, 10. Target: 331.
R05: O D P E N T O U K
R06: G R E V A N M I D
R07: R M E Q O A S L J
R08: 75, 8, 3, 5, 9, 1. Target: 418.
R09: P I G I S N O G S (conundrum)


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Round 1: Y G I U E D S L A

C1: GUILDS (6)
C2: GUIDES (6)
DC: DIALYSE (7)
OT: DUALISE (7) GAUDIES (7) GAUDILY (7) SILAGED (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: F O R E S T S A B

C1: FORESTS (7) - not the hardest 7 to find
C2: FORESTS (7) - also had STROBES (7)
DC: BOASTERS (8)
Score: 13–13 (max 15)

Round 3: L E T I F N A G R

C1: REFLATING (18)
C2: RAFTING (7)
DC: FALTERING (18)
Score: 31–13 (max 33)

Round 4: 75, 100, 8, 6, 10, 10. Target: 331.

C1: 330. (6 x 75) - 100 - (10 + 10) (7)
C2: 335.
CV: 330. (7)
OT: 331. (((10 + 10) x 100) / 8) + 6 + 75 (10)
Score: 38–13 (max 43)

Round 5: O D P E N T O U K

C1: PUNTED (6)
C2: PUNTED (6)
DC: OUTDONE (7) KNOUTED (7)
OT: DUOTONE (7)
Score: 44–19 (max 50)

Round 6: G R E V A N M I D

C1: DREAMING (8)
C2: DREAMING (8)
OT: MARGINED (8)
Score: 52–27 (max 58)

Round 7: R M E Q O A S L J

C1: MOLARS (6)
C2: MOLARS (6)
DC: MORALES (7)
OT: JALEOS (6) MAJORS (6) MORALS (6) MORALE (6) MORSEL (6) REALMS (6) REALOS (6) SOLERA (6) MALEOS (6)
Score: 58–33 (max 65)

Round 8: 75, 8, 3, 5, 9, 1. Target: 418.

C1: 411. ((9 - 3) x 75) - (8 x 5) + 1 (5)
C2: -
CV: 418. ((75 + 8) x 5) + 3 (10)
Score: 63–33 (max 75)

Round 9: P I G I S N O G S

C2 buzzes on 2.5 seconds to say GOSSIPING which is correct.
Score: 63–43 (max 85)

Statistics Corner

Terence:
Total score - 63
Raw score - 63
Total % of max - 74
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 7.0
Raw average score per round - 7.0
Number of maxes - 2

Melanie:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 57
Total % of max - 51
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 2

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