Wednesday 29th March 2000 (Series 42, Prelim 63)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 29 March 2000.

C1: Challenger Rachel Plumridge.
C2: Challenger Terry Willocks.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Barry Cryer.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S P I E L N M O Z
R02: L H S A I E C D O
R03: F D A U T N E I Q
R04: 100, 25, 6, 8, 2, 3. Target: 687.
R05: V L B Y A O E W R
R06: S S I A E K T M I
R07: T R J U O A P E N
R08: 100, 7, 5, 9, 4, 2. Target: 290.
R09: C O R G I B U N S (conundrum)


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Round 1: S P I E L N M O Z

C1: limpens
C2: SIMPLE (6)
DC: EPSILON (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: L H S A I E C D O

C1: CLASHED (7)
C2: CLASHED (7)
OT: CELOSIA (7) COLDIES (7) COLDISH (7) HALIDES (7) LOACHES (7) LOCHIAS (7) SCHOLIA (7) SHOALED (7) SOLACED (7)
Score: 7–13 (max 14)

Round 3: F D A U T N E I Q

C1: FAINTED (7)
C2: QUAINT (6)
DC: ANTIQUED (8)
Score: 14–13 (max 22)

Round 4: 100, 25, 6, 8, 2, 3. Target: 687.

C1: 685. (6 x 100) + (25 x 3) + 8 + 2 (7)
C2: -
CV: 687. ((100 + 2) x 6) + (25 x 3) (10)
Score: 21–13 (max 32)

Round 5: V L B Y A O E W R

C1: BARLEY (6)
C2: verbaly
DC: OVERLAY (7)
OT: BRAVELY (7) LAYOVER (7)
Score: 27–13 (max 39)

Round 6: S S I A E K T M I

C1: SKATES (6)
C2: MISTAKES (8)
Score: 27–21 (max 47)

Round 7: T R J U O A P E N

C1: OUTRAN (6)
C2: JAUNT (5)
DC: PRONATE (7)
OT: OPERANT (7) PROTEAN (7)
Score: 33–21 (max 54)

Round 8: 100, 7, 5, 9, 4, 2. Target: 290.

C1: 290. ((7 - 4) x 100) - (5 x 2) (10)
C2: 295.
Score: 43–21 (max 64)

Round 9: C O R G I B U N S

C1 buzzes on 21.5 seconds to say OBSCURING which is correct.
Score: 53–21 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Rachel:
Total score - 53
Raw score - 59
Total % of max - 72
Raw % of max - 80
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 3

Terry:
Total score - 21
Raw score - 39
Total % of max - 28
Raw % of max - 53
Total average score per round - 2.3
Raw average score per round - 4.3
Number of maxes - 2

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