Thursday 19th December 2002 (Series 48, 2nd SF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 19 December 2002.

C1: No.2 Seed Grace Page (9 wins, 921 points.)
C2: No.6 Seed Joe Zubaidi (9 wins, 759 points.)
DC: Richard Samson and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: C M K E U O L D T
R02: N S I R E G C E M
R03: P N S I E A D Y F
R04: S T I N D O R A S
R05: 50, 7, 2, 6, 5, 5. Target: 426.
TTT: TAPLASH
R06: C R E B T U N P O
R07: T L D A E I T V N
R08: M P E R H A S T E
R09: N R L A I O R T G
R10: 25, 1, 5, 8, 2, 1. Target: 162.
TTT: MENSGUT
R11: P X D E A E I L M
R12: F B O H T E S L U
R13: J C G A I E M S Z
R14: 25, 7, 10, 5, 5, 1. Target: 458.
R15: E C Q U I C A S E (conundrum)


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Round 1: C M K E U O L D T

C1: MOCKED (6)
C2: MOULTED (7)
DC: MUCKLE (6) CLOUTED (7)
OT: MULCTED (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: N S I R E G C E M

C1: CRINGES (7)
C2: SEEMING (7)
DC: REGIMES (7) MERCIES (7)
OT: REGIMENS (8)
Score: 7–14 (max 15)

Round 3: P N S I E A D Y F

C1: PAINED (6)
C2: PAINED (6)
DC: FIENDS (6) DENSIFY (7)
OT: YANDIES (7)
Score: 13–20 (max 22)

Round 4: S T I N D O R A S

C1: RATIONS (7)
C2: RATIONS (7)
DC: ARSONIST (8)
OT: ASTROIDS (8) INTRADOS (8)
Score: 20–27 (max 30)

Round 5: 50, 7, 2, 6, 5, 5. Target: 426.

C1: 426. (((5 - 2) x 7) + 50) x 6 (10)
C2: -
Score: 30–27 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: TAPLASH -> ASPHALT

Round 6: C R E B T U N P O

C1: BOUNCER (7)
C2: COUNTER (7)
DC: RECOUNT (7)
OT: TROUNCE (7) POUNCER (7)
Score: 37–34 (max 47)

Round 7: T L D A E I T V N

C1: DEVIANT (7)
C2: DEVIANT (7)
DC: LANDTIE (7)
OT: DIVALENT (8)
Score: 44–41 (max 55)

Round 8: M P E R H A S T E

C1: HAMPERS (7)
C2: HAMPERS (7)
DC: HAMSTER (7) PREHEATS (8)
OT: PETERSHAM (18)
Score: 51–48 (max 73)

Round 9: N R L A I O R T G

C1: TARRING (7)
C2: RATION (6)
DC: ORATING (7) TRIGONAL (8)
Score: 58–48 (max 81)

Round 10: 25, 1, 5, 8, 2, 1. Target: 162.

C1: 162. (25 + 1 + 1) x (8 - 2) (10)
C2: 162. (25 + 2) x (5 + 1) (10)
Score: 68–58 (max 91)

Teatime teaser: MENSGUT -> NUTMEGS

Round 11: P X D E A E I L M

C1: EXAMPLE (7)
C2: EXAMPLE (7)
DC: EXAMPLED (8)
Score: 75–65 (max 99)

Round 12: F B O H T E S L U

C1: FLOUTS (6)
C2: HOSTEL (6)
DC: HUSTLE (6) BUSTLE (6) SLEUTH (6)
OT: BEFOULS (7) BOLETUS (7) FOULEST (7)
Score: 81–71 (max 106)

Round 13: J C G A I E M S Z

C1: IMAGES (6)
C2: GAZES (5)
DC: AGEISM (6)
OT: AMICES (6) MAGICS (6)
Score: 87–71 (max 112)

Round 14: 25, 7, 10, 5, 5, 1. Target: 458.

C1: 460. ((10 + 7 + 1) x 25) + 5 + 5 (7)
C2: -
CV: 458. ((25 + 5) x (10 + 5)) + 7 + 1 (10)
Score: 94–71 (max 122)

Round 15: E C Q U I C A S E

C1 buzzes on 1.25 seconds to say ACQUIESCE which is correct.
Score: 104–71 (max 132)

Statistics Corner

Grace:
Total score - 104
Raw score - 110
Total % of max - 79
Raw % of max - 83
Total average score per round - 6.9
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 5

Joe:
Total score - 71
Raw score - 82
Total % of max - 54
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=48