Monday 27th March 2000 (Series 42, Prelim 61)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 27 March 2000.

C1: Champion Terence O'Farrell (6 wins, 328 points.)
C2: Challenger Doris Perley.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Barry Cryer.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S K A E N M L O T
R02: P D I E S H A W J
R03: R Y E O L N I V E
R04: 50, 10, 4, 8, 3, 3. Target: 960.
R05: S T A C D U R E Q
R06: F L I O B E M A G
R07: N R S I E P T A Z
R08: 100, 2, 9, 5, 7, 3. Target: 312.
R09: S T U P I D G I N (conundrum)


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Round 1: S K A E N M L O T

C1: STOLEN (6)
C2: LAMENTS (7)
OT: ANKLETS (7) ETALONS (7) MANTELS (7) MANTLES (7) LOMENTS (7) MELTONS (7) MALTOSE (7) OMENTAL (7) TELAMON (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: P D I E S H A W J

C1: SHAPED (6)
C2: WASHED (6)
DC: APHIDES (7)
OT: PSHAWED (7)
Score: 6–13 (max 14)

Round 3: R Y E O L N I V E

C1: LIVERY (6)
C2: vylene
DC: OVERLIE (7)
OT: NERVILY (7) RELIEVO (7)
Score: 12–13 (max 21)

Round 4: 50, 10, 4, 8, 3, 3. Target: 960.

C1: 958. (((3 x 3) + 10) x 50) + 8 (7)
C2: 960. Mistake in working.
CV: 960. (((8 - 3 - 3) x 50) - 4) x 10 (10)
Score: 19–13 (max 31)

Round 5: S T A C D U R E Q

C1: SQUARED (7)
C2: SQUARED (7)
DC: RACQUETS (8)
OT: TRADUCES (8)
Score: 26–20 (max 39)

Round 6: F L I O B E M A G

C1: MOBILE (6)
C2: FOIBLE (6)
DC: FOLIAGE (7)
OT: FILABEG (7)
Score: 32–26 (max 46)

Round 7: N R S I E P T A Z

C1: PARENTS (7)
C2: PANTIES (7)
DC: PANTRIES (8)
OT: PAINTERS (8) PERTAINS (8) REPAINTS (8)
Score: 39–33 (max 54)

Round 8: 100, 2, 9, 5, 7, 3. Target: 312.

C1: 312. (100 x 3) + 7 + 5 (10)
C2: 312. (100 x 3) + 5 - 2 + 9 (10)
Score: 49–43 (max 64)

Round 9: S T U P I D G I N

C1 buzzes on 2.25 seconds to say DISPUTING which is correct.
Score: 59–43 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Terence:
Total score - 59
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 80
Raw % of max - 88
Total average score per round - 6.6
Raw average score per round - 7.2
Number of maxes - 2

Doris:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 43
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 58
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 4.8
Number of maxes - 2

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