Countdown recap for Monday 28th April 2003.
C1: Champion Clive Rudd (1 win, 81 points.)
C2: Challenger Martin Ballhatchet.
DC: Susie Dent and Martin Jarvis.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: T R P I E L F O T
R02: C O M K E R E D I
R03: F L B A U O S M P
R04: X E L O A N T J D
R05: 25, 5, 4, 9, 8, 4. Target: 191.
TTT: SORBETM
R06: S N E G E L R T A
R07: M S C H E I E N T
R08: Y I C R A D E L S
R09: Z T G P U A E B S
R10: 50, 3, 7, 2, 1, 5. Target: 719.
TTT: SORBELT
R11: R T G C U I O E S
R12: Q A D E N W R O T
R13: V M A I D S A R E
R14: 75, 100, 9, 8, 6, 2. Target: 834.
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Round 1: T R P I E L F O T
C1: POTTIER (7)
C2: FLITTER (7)
DC: TRIPLET (7) PROFILE (7)
OT: LOFTIER (7) TREFOIL (7) PLOTTER (7) POLITER (7) TRIOLET (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
Round 2: C O M K E R E D I
C1: MOCKED (6)
C2: MOCKED (6)
DC: MEDIOCRE (8)
Score: 13–13 (max 15)
Round 3: F L B A U O S M P
C1: FOAMS (5)
C2: FAMOUS (6)
DC: ALBUMS (6) APLOMB (6)
OT: AMPULS (6) FLUMPS (6) PABLUM (6) PLUMBS (6) PULAOS (6)
Score: 13–19 (max 21)
Round 4: X E L O A N T J D
C1: LOANED (6)
C2: TALONED (7)
Score: 13–26 (max 28)
Round 5: 25, 5, 4, 9, 8, 4. Target: 191.
C1: 191. 25x8-9 (10)
C2: 191. Same as C1 (10)
Score: 23–36 (max 38)
Teatime teaser: SORBETM -> MOBSTER
Round 6: S N E G E L R T A
C1: GRANTS (6)
C2: TANGLES (7)
DC: STRANGLE (8) GENERALS (8) ESTRANGE (8)
OT: ENLARGES (8) GLEANERS (8) GRANTEES (8) REAGENTS (8) SERGEANT (8) STRANGLE (8)
Score: 23–43 (max 46)
Round 7: M S C H E I E N T
C1: CHEMIST (7)
C2: CHEMIST (7)
DC: CHEMISE (7) CENTIMES (8)
Score: 30–50 (max 54)
Round 8: Y I C R A D E L S
C1: CRADLES (7)
C2: SCARILY (7)
DC: RADICLES (8) SACREDLY (8)
OT: ECDYSIAL (8)
Score: 37–57 (max 62)
Round 9: Z T G P U A E B S
C1: GAUZES (6)
C2: BEGAT (5)
DC: UPSTAGE (7)
OT: UPBEATS (7)
Score: 43–57 (max 69)
Round 10: 50, 3, 7, 2, 1, 5. Target: 719.
C1: 719. (50+1)x7x2+5 (10)
C2: 719. Mistake in working.
Score: 53–57 (max 79)
Teatime teaser: SORBELT -> LOBSTER
Round 11: R T G C U I O E S
C1: GORIEST (7)
C2: SCOURGE (7)
DC: OUTCRIES (8)
Score: 60–64 (max 87)
Round 12: Q A D E N W R O T
C1: WANDER (6)
C2: WONDER (6)
DC: DOWNRATE (8)
OT: DANEWORT (8)
Score: 66–70 (max 95)
Round 13: V M A I D S A R E
C1: VARIES (6)
C2: DREAMS (6)
DC: ADMIRES (7) ADVISER (7) SIDEARM (7)
OT: MARAVEDIS (18) - a miravedi is an obsolete Spanish copper coin of little value
Score: 72–76 (max 113)
Round 14: 75, 100, 9, 8, 6, 2. Target: 834.
C1: -
C2: 831. (100+2)x8+9+6 (7)
CV: 834. (100-6)x8+75+9-2 (10)
Score: 72–83 (max 123)
Round 15: T U T I C A L A Y
C1 buzzes on 5 seconds to say ACTUALITY which is correct.
Score: 82–83 (max 133)
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=49
Recap for Monday 28 April 2003
Moderator: James Robinson