Thursday 3rd December 1998 (Series 39, Prelim 114)

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Thursday 3rd December 1998 (Series 39, Prelim 114)

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Countdown recap for Thursday 3 December 1998.

C1: Champion Phil Hunt (2 wins, 118 points.)
C2: Challenger Kate O'Connor.
DC: Hannah Robertson and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M R S W A O I L N
R02: E A U P R T H N S
R03: Z L H G E A I F R
R04: 2, 2, 7, 1, 3, 7. Target: 738.
R05: E A I N T D L R N
R06: L B V J E O N D O
R07: U E A R L X G M F
R08: 100, 10, 1, 9, 10, 2. Target: 474.
R09: G I N S H A K E R (conundrum)


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Round 1: M R S W A O I L N

C1: used 2 A's in his word. :oops:
C2: RANSOM (6)
DC: NORMALS (7)
OT: MALISON (7) MONIALS (7) MANOIRS (7) MARLINS (7) ORALISM (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: E A U P R T H N S

C1: HAUNTERS (8)
C2: UNEARTHS (8)
DC: PANTHERS (8)
Score: 8–14 (max 15)

Round 3: Z L H G E A I F R

C1: FRAGILE (7)
C2: GLAZIER (7)
OT: FAHLERZ (7)
Score: 15–21 (max 22)

Round 4: 2, 2, 7, 1, 3, 7. Target: 738.

C1: 735. 7 x 7 x 3 x ((2 x 2) + 1) (7)
C2: -
CV: 735. 7 x 7 x 3 x ((2 x 2) + 1) (7)
Score: 22–21 (max 29)

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

C1: TRAINED (7)
C2: TRAINED (7)
DC: INTERNAL (8)
OT: DENTINAL (8) INLANDER (8)
Score: 29–28 (max 37)

Round 6: L B V J E O N D O

C1: LOVED (5)
C2: NOODLE (6)
OT: BLONDE (6) BOODLE (6) LOONED (6)
Score: 29–34 (max 43)

Round 7: U E A R L X G M F

C1: FEMUR (5)
C2: GLEAM (5)
DC: RELAX (5) FRUGAL (6)
OT: ARMFUL (6) FULMAR (6) EARFUL (6) FERULA (6) FLAMER (6) MAULER (6) MURAGE (6) REFLAG (6) REFLUX (6)
Score: 34–39 (max 49)

Round 8: 100, 10, 1, 9, 10, 2. Target: 474.

C1: -
C2: 471. ((100 x 9) / 2) + 10 + 10 + 1 (7)
CV: 473. - No, you don't. Impossible to reach 473 with this lot. :x
OT: 475. ((10 + 9) x 100) / ((10 / 2) - 1) (7)
Score: 34–46 (max 56)

Round 9: G I N S H A K E R

C1 buzzes on 6.25 seconds to say SHRIEKING which is incorrect.
C2 buzzes on 19.75 seconds to say SHEARING which is incorrect.
The answer was SHRINKAGE.
Score: 34–46 (max 66)

Statistics Corner

Phil:
Total score - 34
Raw score - 39
Total % of max - 52
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 3.8
Raw average score per round - 4.3
Number of maxes - 3

Kate:
Total score - 46
Raw score - 46
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 4

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=39
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