Countdown recap for Tuesday 24 September 2002.
C1: Champion Dez Hussey (1 win, 101 points.)
C2: Challenger Roger Ordish.
DC: Richard Samson and Thelma Barlow.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: T L Z C O E I N R
R02: M T D D A O I E T
R03: A E A M P F G S R
R04: T R T N O U E G E
R05: 75, 9, 1, 5, 2, 5. Target: 960.
TTT: MSRILEY - "Don't spend much time on this"
R06: V H L S A O U O T
R07: R L S Y I E B T A
R08: S M T K O I A E J
R09: G C D I O E S W P
R10: 50, 3, 6, 9, 7, 7. Target: 354.
TTT: THELMAS - "Where Shakespereans might live"
R11: R D M I O E N P A
R12: N F S H I E I C N
R13: L G L D O A R E X
R14: 100, 4, 4, 2, 10, 9. Target: 166.
R15: P I G S H R I N E (conundrum)
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Round 1: T L Z C O E I N R
C1: LOITER (6)
C2: TONIER (6)
DC: CORTILE (7) LECTION (7)
OT: RETINOL (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)
Round 2: M T D D A O I E T
C1: DIADEM (6)
C2: OMITTED (7)
DC: ADMITTED (8)
Score: 6–13 (max 15)
Round 3: A E A M P F G S R
C1: ampages
C2: FRAMES (6)
DC: RAMPAGES (8)
Score: 6–19 (max 23)
Round 4: T R T N O U E G E
C1: GUTTER (6)
C2: TUREEN (6)
DC: TENURE (6) ROTTEN (6)
OT: GETTER (6) GOTTEN (6) GUNTER (6) URGENT (6) NETTER (6) TENTER (6) NEUTER (6) RETUNE (6) NUTTER (6) REGENT (6) ROTGUT (6) TORTEN (6) ROUGET (6) TENUTO (6) TONGUE (6) TOUTER (6)
Score: 12–25 (max 29)
Round 5: 75, 9, 1, 5, 2, 5. Target: 960.
C1: 965.
C2: 960. (75 + 5) x (9 + 1 + 2) (10)
Score: 12–35 (max 39)
Teatime teaser: MSRILEY -> MISERLY
Round 6: V H L S A O U O T
C1: SHOAL (5)
C2: OVALS (5)
DC: VAULTS (6)
OT: THOLOS (6)
Score: 17–40 (max 45)
Round 7: R L S Y I E B T A
C1: BEASTLY (7)
C2: REALIST (7)
DC: BLISTER (7) BESTIARY (8)
OT: SYBARITE (8) BILAYERS (8) LIBRATES (8) TABLIERS (8)
Score: 24–47 (max 53)
Round 8: S M T K O I A E J
C1: MISTAKE (7)
C2: ATOMISE (7)
OT: AMOSITE (7) ATOMIES (7)
Score: 31–54 (max 60)
Round 9: G C D I O E S W P
C1: SWIPED (6)
C2: SWIPED (6)
DC: COPIED (6) PODGES (6)
OT: COPIES (6) COSIED (6) DOGIES (6) GEOIDS (6) GEODIC (6) POISED (6) PSOCID (6) SPODIC (6) SCOPED (6) SPICED (6) WODGES (6)
Score: 37–60 (max 66)
Round 10: 50, 3, 6, 9, 7, 7. Target: 354.
C1: 355. ((50 + 3) x 7) - 9 - 7 (7)
C2: 355. (50 x 7) + (7 - (6 / 3)) (7)
CV: 354. (50 x 7) + (7 - 3) (10)
Score: 44–67 (max 76)
Teatime teaser: THELMAS -> HAMLETS
Round 11: R D M I O E N P A
C1: POMANDER (8)
C2: POMANDER (8)
DC: ROADMEN (7)
OT: DOPAMINE (8)
Score: 52–75 (max 84)
Round 12: N F S H I E I C N
C1: FINCHES (7)
C2: FINCHES (7)
DC: ICEFISH (7)
OT: HINNIES (7)
Score: 59–82 (max 91)
Round 13: L G L D O A R E X
C1: GLARED (6)
C2: GALLED (6)
DC: DOLLAR (6) ROLLED (6)
OT: ALLEGRO (7)
Score: 65–88 (max 98)
Round 14: 100, 4, 4, 2, 10, 9. Target: 166.
C1: 165. ((4 + 2) x 10) + (9 - 4) + 100 (7)
C2: 166. Mistake in working.
CV: 166. (((2 x 4) + 9) x 10) - 4 (10)
Score: 72–88 (max 108)
Round 15: P I G S H R I N E
C1 buzzes on 1 second to say PERISHING which is correct.
Score: 82–88 (max 118)
Statistics Corner
Dez:
Total score - 82
Raw score - 95
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 81
Total average score per round - 5.5
Raw average score per round - 6.4
Number of maxes - 6
Roger:
Total score - 88
Raw score - 88
Total % of max - 75
Raw % of max - 75
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 6
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=48