Recap for Wednesday 30 August 2000

[David Williams]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 30 August 2000.

C1: Champion David Williams (4 wins, 279 points.)
C2: Challenger Marion Alexander, a student and mother of one-year-old Richard.
DC: Susie Dent and Martin Jarvis.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N Z T F O A U S E
R02: I I Y L S O B S C
R03: M X T W E A U P N
R04: 100, 75, 7, 8, 6, 5. Target: 427.
R05: E I A L N G T R E
R06: D N L K O A O E R
R07: D R I G W E A M T
R08: 9, 6, 1, 5, 4, 2. Target: 871.
R09: A R C T I C A S S (conundrum)


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Round 1: N Z T F O A U S E

C1: FOUNTS (6)
C2: ATONES (6)
DC: FOETUS (6)
OT: SOUTANE (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: I I Y L S O B S C

C1: BOSSILY (7)
C2: BOSSILY (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 14)

Round 3: M X T W E A U P N

C1: TAXMEN (6)
C2: PEANUT (6)
OT: PUTAMEN (7)
Score: 19–19 (max 21)

Round 4: 100, 75, 7, 8, 6, 5. Target: 427.

C1: 427. (75-5)x6 + 7 (10)
C2: 426.
Score: 29–19 (max 31)

Round 5: E I A L N G T R E

C1: TRIANGLE (8)
C2: RELATING (8)
DC: ALTERING (8)
OT: ALERTING (8) INTEGRAL (8) TANGLIER (8) ENARGITE (8) GRATINEE (8) GELATINE (8) LEGATINE (8) LITREAGE (8) TREENAIL (8)
Score: 37–27 (max 39)

Round 6: D N L K O A O E R

C1: RANKLED (7)
C2: RANKLED (7)
OT: LARDOON (7)
Score: 44–34 (max 46)

Round 7: D R I G W E A M T

C1: MIGRATED (8)
C2: MIGRATED (8)
DC: DREAMT (6) WARTIME (7)
Score: 52–42 (max 54)

Round 8: 9, 6, 1, 5, 4, 2. Target: 871.

C1: 870. 6x9 + 4 =58 58 x (2+1) x 5 (7)
C2: -
Score: 59–42 (max 61)

Round 9: A R C T I C A S S

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say SARCASTIC which is correct.
Score: 69–42 (max 71)

Probably my best game. Marion didn’t do a lot wrong and still lost by 27 points. There can’t be many people who can claim they were never beaten by Dictionary Corner.


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=43