Monday 16th December 2002 (Series 48, 3rd QF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 16 December 2002.

C1: No.3 Seed George Greenhough (8 wins, 817 points.)
C2: No.6 Seed Joe Zubaidi (8 wins, 665 points.)
DC: Richard Samson and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D T R O E I S N L
R02: P M A G R I S C E
R03: T X H O U I R F C
R04: M S A B L E T O P
R05: 25, 8, 4, 4, 10, 3. Target: 245.
TTT: FINCODE
R06: Z D A N G I J E W
R07: O I O R T D U L S
R08: N M A S E P R I Y
R09: T L G V A O A I E
R10: 50, 6, 8, 5, 3, 4. Target: 878.
TTT: COPKOPS
R11: N S H D O A E M I
R12: R T A C G U F O E
R13: S R B L I E O E T
R14: 25, 1, 3, 9, 2, 7. Target: 991.
R15: T U M B O U R N E (conundrum)


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Round 1: D T R O E I S N L

C1: ORIENTS (7)
C2: LOITERS (7)
DC: TENDRILS (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: P M A G R I S C E

C1: CAMPERS (7)
C2: GRIMACES (8)
OT: EPIGRAMS (8) GRAMPIES (8)
Score: 7–15 (max 16)

Round 3: T X H O U I R F C

C1: FOURTH (6)
C2: FOURTH (6)
DC: HOURI (5)
OT: FUTHORC (7)
Score: 13–21 (max 23)

Round 4: M S A B L E T O P

C1: POTABLE (7)
C2: POTABLE (7)
DC: OBLATES (7)
OT: AMPLEST (7) APOSTLE (7) BOATELS (7) MALTOSE (7) MALOPES (7)
Score: 20–28 (max 30)

Round 5: 25, 8, 4, 4, 10, 3. Target: 245.

C1: 245. (25 x 10) - (8 - 3) (10)
C2: 245. (25 x 10) - (4 + 4 - 3) (10)
Score: 30–38 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: FINCODE -> CONFIDE

Round 6: Z D A N G I J E W

C1: DAZING (6)
C2: WINGED (6)
DC: WADING (6) WINDAGE (7)
Score: 36–44 (max 47)

Round 7: O I O R T D U L S

C1: RIOTOUS (7)
C2: outslid
DC: OUTSOLD (7) TOROIDS (7)
OT: DUSTOOR (7)
Score: 43–44 (max 54)

Round 8: N M A S E P R I Y

C1: REMAINS (7)
C2: REMAINS (7)
DC: SEMINARY (8)
Score: 50–51 (max 62)

Round 9: T L G V A O A I E

C1: VIOLATE (7)
C2: VOLTAGE (7)
OT: OTALGIA (7)
Score: 57–58 (max 69)

Round 10: 50, 6, 8, 5, 3, 4. Target: 878.

C1: 880. (3 x 6 x 50) - (5 x 4) (7)
C2: 880. (3 x 6 x 50) - (5 x 4) (7)
CV: 878. (((3 x 50) - 5) x 6) + 8 (10)
Score: 64–65 (max 79)

Teatime teaser: COPKOPS -> POPSOCK

Round 11: N S H D O A E M I

C1: ADMONISH (8)
C2: SHAMED (6)
DC: HANDSOME (8) DOMAINES (8)
OT: ADHESION (8) HEDONISM (8)
Score: 72–65 (max 87)

Round 12: R T A C G U F O E

C1: OUTRAGE (7)
C2: OUTFACE (7)
DC: COURAGE (7)
OT: FACTURE (7) FURCATE (7) FOREGUT (7) OUTRACE (7)
Score: 79–72 (max 94)

Round 13: S R B L I E O E T

C1: BLISTER (7)
C2: LOITERS (7)
DC: BOILERS (7) BOLSTER (7) TREBLES (7)
OT: BELTERS (7) BRISTLE (7) LIBEROS (7) BOLETES (7) BOLTERS (7) LOBSTER (7) ESTOILE (7) LEISTER (7) STERILE (7) LOERIES (7) TOILERS (7) OBELISE (7)
Score: 86–79 (max 101)

Round 14: 25, 1, 3, 9, 2, 7. Target: 991.

C1: -
C2: 981. (7 + 2 + ((3 + 1) x 25)) x 9 (5)
CV: 991. ((7 + 1) x (3 + 2) x 25) - 9 (10)
Score: 86–84 (max 111)

Round 15: T U M B O U R N E

C2 buzzes on 26.75 seconds to say OUTNUMBER which is correct.
Score: 86–94 (max 121)

Statistics Corner

George:
Total score - 86
Raw score - 93
Total % of max - 71
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 7

Joe:
Total score - 94
Raw score - 100
Total % of max - 78
Raw % of max - 83
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 7

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