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Thursday 30th March 2000 (Series 42, Prelim 64)

Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 10:25 pm
by James Robinson
Countdown recap for Thursday 30 March 2000.

C1: Champion Rachel Plumridge (1 win, 53 points.)
C2: Challenger John Rogers.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Barry Cryer.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G R I E Y P B I G
R02: N A G A E R D O T
R03: D I N E A W D R M
R04: 25, 2, 1, 6, 9, 9. Target: 759.
R05: C E F I S R O S X
R06: L C N E U H T L A
R07: G S E R T I A V T
R08: 50, 2, 10, 9, 5, 8. Target: 524.
R09: G E R M S E N S E (conundrum)


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Round 1: G R I E Y P B I G

C1: BIGGER (6)
C2: PIGGERY (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: N A G A E R D O T

C1: GARDEN (6)
C2: DANGER (6)
DC: GRANTED (7) DRAGNET (7) DRAGONET (8)
Score: 6–13 (max 15)

Round 3: D I N E A W D R M

C1: REMAIN (6)
C2: WANDER (6)
DC: DRAINED (7)
OT: ADMIRED (7) DANDIER (7) WIREMAN (7)
Score: 12–19 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 2, 1, 6, 9, 9. Target: 759.

C1: 759. ((6 + 9) x 2 x 25) + 9 (10)
C2: -
Score: 22–19 (max 32)

Round 5: C E F I S R O S X

C1: CROSS (5)
C2: SCORES (6)
DC: FORCES (6) SERIF (5)
OT: FRESCOS (7)
Score: 22–25 (max 39)

Round 6: L C N E U H T L A

C1: LAUNCH (6)
C2: LAUNCH (6)
DC: UNLATCH (7)
OT: HELLCAT (7)
Score: 28–31 (max 46)

Round 7: G S E R T I A V T

C1: TARGETS (7)
C2: TIGERS (6)
DC: VIRGATES (8)
Score: 35–31 (max 54)

Round 8: 50, 2, 10, 9, 5, 8. Target: 524.

C1: 524. ((50 + 2) x 10) + 9 - 5 (10)
C2: 524. (50 x 10) + ((5 - 2) x 8) (10)
Score: 45–41 (max 64)

Round 9: G E R M S E N S E

C1 buzzes on 6.25 seconds to say MESSENGER which is correct.
Score: 55–41 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Rachel:
Total score - 55
Raw score - 66
Total % of max - 74
Raw % of max - 89
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 3

John:
Total score - 41
Raw score - 47
Total % of max - 55
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 4.6
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 2

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