Countdown recap for Monday 25 January 1999.
C1: Champion Terence English (2 wins, 124 points.)
C2: Challenger Tess Jones.
DC: Susie Dent and Denis Norden.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N C V L O A U I M
R02: X N D E A E R H L
R03: S R F T O I E W Y
R04: 50, 7, 3, 6, 7, 1. Target: 861.
R05: P N C A I E K H T
R06: S B Y S I A O R G
R07: R V C E E E G T D
R08: 25, 8, 1, 4, 1, 4. Target: 403.
R09: I N V I T E P O W (conundrum)
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Round 1: N C V L O A U I M
C1: CLAIM (5)
C2: unclaim
DC: UNIVOCAL (8)
Score: 5–0 (max 8)
Round 2: X N D E A E R H L
C1: EXHALED (7)
C2: LEARNED (7)
DC: RELAXED (7) REHANDLE (8)
OT: HANDLER (7)
Score: 12–7 (max 16)
Round 3: S R F T O I E W Y
C1: FOSTER (6)
C2: FOREST (6)
DC: FROWSTY (7) FORTIES (7) SWIFTER (7)
Score: 18–13 (max 23)
Round 4: 50, 7, 3, 6, 7, 1. Target: 861.
C1: 856.
C2: 857. ((7 + 3 + 7) x 50) + 1 + 6 (7)
CV: 861. ((7 + 3 + 7) x (50 + 1)) - 6 (10)
Score: 18–20 (max 33)
Round 5: P N C A I E K H T
C1: KITCHEN (7)
C2: CHINK (5)
OT: APHETIC (7) HEPATIC (7) THICKEN (7) PANTECH (7) PICANTE (7)
Score: 25–20 (max 40)
Round 6: S B Y S I A O R G
C1: GRASSY (6)
C2: ARGOSY (6)
DC: ISOBARS (7)
Score: 31–26 (max 47)
Round 7: R V C E E E G T D
C1: GREETED (7)
C2: CREED (5)
OT: DETERGE (7) ERECTED (7) EVERTED (7)
Score: 38–26 (max 54)
Round 8: 25, 8, 1, 4, 1, 4. Target: 403.
C1: 402. (4 x 4 x 25) + 1 + 1 (7)
C2: 404. ((1 + 1) x 8 x 25) + 4 (7)
CV: 403. (((25 x 4) + 1) x 4) - 1 (10)
Score: 45–33 (max 64)
Round 9: I N V I T E P O W
No one buzzes. The answer was VIEWPOINT.
Score: 45–33 (max 74)
Statistics Corner
Terence:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 52
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 2
Tess:
Total score - 33
Raw score - 43
Total % of max - 45
Raw % of max - 58
Total average score per round - 3.7
Raw average score per round - 4.8
Number of maxes - 0
Further summaries are at:
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