Thursday 2 March 2000 (Series 42, Prelim 44)

[Robert Baxter]

Countdown recap for Thursday 2 March 2000.

C1: Champion Russell Gaines (1 win, 56 points.)
C2: Challenger Ken Glover.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Geoffrey Durham.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T R H E I L N A S
R02: E W O T R V E S P
R03: T G L A I N X E P
R04: 50, 1, 3, 7, 2, 9. Target: 494.
R05: O R S E D G I D S
R06: M T R A U I C G E
R07: A B Y J O A M D U
R08: 1, 2, 2, 7, 3, 3. Target: 974.
R09: D I N G I B U S S (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: T R H E I L N A S

C1: HAILERS (7)
C2: LATHERS (7)
DC: INHALERS (8) HAIRNETS (8) LATRINES (8) ENTRAILS (8)
OT: ENTHRALS (8) RATLINES (8) TRENAILS (8) THERIANS (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: E W O T R V E S P

C1: PEWTERS (7)
C2: POWERS (6)
DC: OVERSTEP (8)
Score: 14–7 (max 16)

Round 3: T G L A I N X E P

C1: EXALTING (8)
C2: GELATIN (7)
DC: PLEATING (8)
Score: 22–7 (max 24)

Round 4: 50, 1, 3, 7, 2, 9. Target: 494.

C1: 494. 50 x (9 + 1) - (3 x 2) (10)
C2: 494. 50 x (9 + 1) - (7 - 3) + 2 (10)
Score: 32–17 (max 34)

Round 5: O R S E D G I D S

C1: DIGRESS (7)
C2: DIGRESS (7)
DC: DODGERS (7) DOSSIER (7) GODDESS (7)
OT: DODGIER (7) GROSSED (7) SODGERS (7)
Score: 39–24 (max 41)

Round 6: M T R A U I C G E

C1: MIGRATE (7)
C2: matrice
DC: GRIMACE (7)
OT: MURICATE (8)
Score: 46–24 (max 49)

Round 7: A B Y J O A M D U

C1: BODY (4)
C2: DUMB (4)
DC: AMADOU (6)
Score: 50–28 (max 55)

Round 8: 1, 2, 2, 7, 3, 3. Target: 974.

C1: -
C2: 378.
CV: 288. (0)
OT: 378. (0)
Score: 50–28 (max 55)

Round 9: D I N G I B U S S

C2 buzzes on 15 seconds to say DISPUTING which is incorrect.
C1 buzzes on 15 seconds to say SUBSIDING which is correct.
Score: 60–28 (max 65)


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