Thursday 5 April 2001 (Series 44 Prelim 73)

[Andrew Feist]

Countdown recap for Thursday 5 April 2001.

C1: Champion John Rainsden (5 wins, 253 points.)
C2: Challenger Stan Airey of Lichfield.
DC: Damian Eadie and Lionel Blair.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M T S N E A E L U
R02: O W T A D S I T E
R03: Y J R D A E I M V
R04: 50, 2, 10, 3, 7, 5. Target: 639.
R05: A R O I L E R S O
R06: D F S F A E U G I
R07: E T A N Z A H B G
R08: 50, 6, 9, 10, 3, 8. Target: 180.
R09: B U R N T H A R E (conundrum)


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Round 1: M T S N E A E L U

C1: MANTLES (7)
C2: MEANEST (7)
DC: LAMENTS (7)
OT: EMULATES (8) TALESMEN (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

A talesman is "a person added to a jury usu. from among bystanders to make up a deficiency in the available number of jurors", or secondarily a member of a jury pool.

Round 2: O W T A D S I T E

C1: WAISTED (7)
C2: WAISTED (7)
DC: TWISTED (7)
OT: IODATES (7) TOADIES (7) TOASTIE (7) SWATTED (7) SWOTTED (7) TOASTED (7)
Score: 14–14 (max 15)

Round 3: Y J R D A E I M V

C1: DREAMY (6)
C2: DREAMY (6)
DC: MYRIAD (6)
OT: ADMIRE (6) AVIDER (6) VARIED (6)
Score: 20–20 (max 21)

Round 4: 50, 2, 10, 3, 7, 5. Target: 639.

C1: 638. 50*(10+3) - (7+5) (7)
C2: 640. 50*(10+3) - (2*5) (7)
OT: 639. (50+5)*(10+2) - 3*7 (10)
Score: 27–27 (max 31)

Round 5: A R O I L E R S O

C1: LORRIES (7)
C2: AEROSOL (7)
DC: ORIOLES (7)
OT: ROSEOLA (7) RAILERS (7) SORORAL (7)
Score: 34–34 (max 38)

Round 6: D F S F A E U G I

C1: GAFFED (6)
C2: DIFFUSE (7)
OT: GAUDIES (7)
Score: 34–41 (max 45)

Round 7: E T A N Z A H B G

C1: NEATH (5)
C2: BEAT (4)
DC: AGNATE (6)
OT: THANAGE (7)
Score: 39–41 (max 52)

A poetic 5 brings our champ a little closer heading into the final numbers.

Round 8: 50, 6, 9, 10, 3, 8. Target: 180.

C1: 180. 10 * 6 * 3 (10)
C2: 180. 50*(9-6) + 3*10 (10)
Score: 49–51 (max 62)

Round 9: B U R N T H A R E

C2 buzzes on 2½ seconds to say HEARTBURN which is correct.
Score: 49–61 (max 72)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=44