Countdown recap for Tuesday 15 October 2002.
C1: Champion Paul Daymond (1 win, 82 points.)
C2: Challenger Kevin Neate.
DC: Susie Dent and Keith Barron.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: V R L I A E M D P
R02: H C S U O N R I T
R03: D M R A E A I T S
R04: N G T O E U N G R
R05: 100, 6, 4, 75, 25, 50. Target: 710.
TTT: DRABMAN - "Give weapons to the group, just to stay afloat?"
R06: C R F I E T D E N
R07: L Q M L A O E N T
R08: R C Y A I S O U M
R09: T G H D E I S X A
R10: 50, 9, 4, 2, 5, 4. Target: 759.
TTT: ELETRIP - "What the snaky ceramic salesman takes with him"
R11: C P T G O E I L Z
R12: L S P A O E G R K
R13: B F S M I U A W D
R14: 50, 2, 6, 5, 1, 6. Target: 475.
R15: K L I N G I S I D (conundrum)
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Round 1: V R L I A E M D P
C1: PREVAIL (7)
C2: PREVAIL (7)
DC: PRIMEVAL (8)
OT: DEPRIVAL (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)
Round 2: H C S U O N R I T
C1: CHURNS (6)
C2: CUSHION (7)
DC: RUCTIONS (8) URCHINS (7)
Score: 7–14 (max 16)
Round 3: D M R A E A I T S
C1: MITRES (6)
C2: misterm
DC: RADIATES (8) DRAMATISE (18)
Score: 13–14 (max 34)
Round 4: N G T O E U N G R
C1: GUNNER (6)
C2: TONGUE (6)
DC: NEUTRON (7)
OT: RONTGEN (7)
Score: 19–20 (max 41)
Round 5: 100, 6, 4, 75, 25, 50. Target: 710.
C1: 710. (75 - (100 / 25)) x (4 + 6) (10)
C2: 710. (75 - 4) x ((100 / 25) + 6) (10)
Score: 29–30 (max 51)
Teatime teaser: DRABMAN -> ARMBAND
Round 6: C R F I E T D E N
C1: FEINTED (7)
C2: FEINTED (7)
DC: INFECTED (8)
OT: FRENETIC (8) REINFECT (8)
Score: 36–37 (max 59)
Round 7: L Q M L A O E N T
C1: MALLET (6)
C2: MALLET (6)
DC: OMENTAL (7)
OT: TELAMON (7)
Score: 42–43 (max 66)
Round 8: R C Y A I S O U M
C1: SCOUR (5)
C2: MUSIC (5)
DC: CARIOUS (7)
OT: CURIOSA (7)
Score: 47–48 (max 73)
Round 9: T G H D E I S X A
C1: SIGHTED (7)
C2: SIGHTED (7)
DC: DIGEST (6)
OT: AGISTED (7)
Score: 54–55 (max 80)
Round 10: 50, 9, 4, 2, 5, 4. Target: 759.
C1: 759. ((9 + 4 + 2) x 50) + 5 + 4 (10)
C2: 759. ((((4 / 4) + 2) x 5) x 50) + 9 (10)
Score: 64–65 (max 90)
Teatime teaser: ELETRIP -> REPTILE
Round 11: C P T G O E I L Z
C1: POLICE (6)
C2: PIGLET (6)
DC: POETIC (6)
OT: CITOLE (6) PIOLET (6) POLITE (6)
Score: 70–71 (max 96)
Round 12: L S P A O E G R K
C1: PAGERS (6)
C2: POKERS (6)
DC: PERGOLAS (8)
Score: 76–77 (max 104)
Round 13: B F S M I U A W D
C1: MAUDS (5)
C2: WAIFS (5)
DC: IAMBUS (6)
Score: 81–82 (max 110)
Round 14: 50, 2, 6, 5, 1, 6. Target: 475.
C1: 475. (((50 x 2) - 6) x 5) + 6 - 1 (10)
C2: 488.
Score: 91–82 (max 120)
Round 15: K L I N G I S I D
C2 buzzes on 8 seconds to say DISLIKING which is correct.
Score: 91–92 (max 130)
Next Challenger: A certain Julian Fell from York.
Statistics Corner
Paul:
Total score - 91
Raw score - 97
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 75
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 6.5
Number of maxes - 5
Kevin:
Total score - 92
Raw score - 92
Total % of max - 71
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 5
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=48
Tuesday 15th October 2002 (Series 48, Prelim 62)
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