Wednesday 30th December 1998 (Series 40, Prelim 3)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 30 December 1998.

C1: Challenger Dave Benham.
C2: Challenger Barry Landman.
DC: Mark Nyman and Stephen Fry.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T N T Y A U O N I
R02: N W K E I C L E M
R03: R S P I A F J D I
R04: 100, 2, 9, 5, 10, 3. Target: 126.
R05: R C O E L M E F G
R06: W T V I O A R D E
R07: B Z L A O E S T M
R08: 5, 2, 4, 7, 9, 6. Target: 623.
R09: T R E E N O X E A (conundrum)


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Round 1: T N T Y A U O N I

C1: taution
C2: NATION (6)
DC: NUTATION (8)
Score: 0–6 (max 8)

Round 2: N W K E I C L E M

C1: WINKLE (6)
C2: WINKLE (6)
DC: MICKLE (6) NICKEL (6)
OT: ICEMEN (6) MELICK (6) WELKIN (6)
Score: 6–12 (max 14)

Round 3: R S P I A F J D I

C1: dispair
C2: FAIRS (5)
DC: DIAPIRS (7)
Score: 6–17 (max 21)

Round 4: 100, 2, 9, 5, 10, 3. Target: 126.

C1: 126. (3 x 9) - ((10 / 5) / 2) + 100 (10)
C2: -
Score: 16–17 (max 31)

Round 5: R C O E L M E F G

C1: GOLFER (6)
C2: FORGE (5)
DC: FORELEG (7)
OT: CLEOME (6) CORMEL (6) CREOLE (6)
Score: 22–17 (max 38)

Round 6: W T V I O A R D E

C1: TOWARD (6)
C2: WAITER (6)
DC: DEVIATOR (8)
Score: 28–23 (max 46)

Round 7: B Z L A O E S T M

C1: BLAZES (6)
C2: MOLEST (6)
DC: STABLE (6) OBLATES (7) ZEALOTS (7)
OT: BOATELS (7) MALTOSE (7)
Score: 34–29 (max 53)

Round 8: 5, 2, 4, 7, 9, 6. Target: 623.

C1: 623. (9 x 7 x (6 + 4)) - 5 - 2 (10)
C2: 623. (9 x 7 x (6 + 4)) - 5 - 2 (10)
Score: 44–39 (max 63)

Round 9: T R E E N O X E A

C2 buzzes on 1 second to say EXONERATE which is correct.
Score: 44–49 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Dave:
Total score - 44
Raw score - 44
Total % of max - 60
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 3

Barry:
Total score - 49
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 67
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=40