Recap for 5 November 2002 [George Greenhough ep 3]

[Charlie Reams]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 5 November 2002.

C1: Champion George Greenhough (2 wins, 217 points.)
C2: Challenger Alex James.
DC: Jilly Goolden and Damian Eadie.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: W S N J E O A I T
R02: C G D O A E P L M
R03: F T R S I E A N Q
R04: M S T O E I B D P
R05: 50, 7, 2, 2, 1, 7. Target: 452.
TTT: GRABIAN
R06: H D S O A E T P N
R07: D Y S K U O I E R
R08: M T R A E I C L S
R09: G Z M U O E T S G
R10: 25, 50, 75, 8, 4, 5. Target: 596.
TTT: ALLRISE
R11: A A I V L N R L O
R12: C P D A O U R L E
R13: S F R V I A E G L
R14: 100, 9, 8, 4, 1, 6. Target: 912.
R15: D A N G C H E E X (conundrum)


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Round 1: W S N J E O A I T

C1: TOWNIES (7)
C2: JOINTS (6)
DC: TISANE, (6) which got a round of applause... from one person
OT: ATONIES (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: C G D O A E P L M

C1: CLAMPED (7)
C2: PLACED (6)
DC: CALMED (6) PEDALO (6)
OT: CLOMPED (7)
Score: 14–0 (max 14)

Round 3: F T R S I E A N Q

C1: fainters - a classic tempter
C2: FAIREST (7)
DC: FAIREST (7) QINTARS (7)
OT: ANTSIER (7) NASTIER (7) RETAINS (7) RETINAS (7) RETSINA (7) STAINER (7) STEARIN (7) FAINTER (7) SNIFTER (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 21)

Round 4: M S T O E I B D P

C1: STOMPED (7)
C2: DEPOST (6)
DC: DEPOSIT (7) TOPSIDE (7)
OT: BEDPOST (7) DOPIEST (7) POSITED (7) IMPOSED (7) MODISTE (7) MOPIEST (7) STOMPIE (7)
Score: 21–7 (max 28)

Round 5: 50, 7, 2, 2, 1, 7. Target: 452.

C1: 452. (7+2)x50+2 (10)
C2: 452. (50+1)x(7+2)-7 (10)
Score: 31–17 (max 38)

Teatime teaser: GRABIAN -> BARGAIN

Round 6: H D S O A E T P N

C1: PEDANTS (7)
C2: NOTEPADS (8)
DC: DAPSONE (7)
OT: TONEPADS (8) PHAETONS (8) PHONATES (8) STANHOPE (8) PHONATED (8) POTHEADS (8)
Score: 31–25 (max 46)

Round 7: D Y S K U O I E R

C1: DUSKIER (7)
C2: roudies
DC: DUSKIER (7)
OT: DUIKERS (7)
Score: 38–25 (max 53)

Round 8: M T R A E I C L S

C1: CLIMATES (8)
C2: ARTICLES (8)
DC: METRICAL (8) RECITALS (8)
OT: CLAIMERS (8) MIRACLES (8) RECLAIMS (8) CLEMATIS (8) MATRICES (8) MARLIEST (8)
Score: 46–33 (max 61)

Round 9: G Z M U O E T S G

C1: GOUGES (6)
C2: sogget (who knows where this came from)
Score: 52–33 (max 67)

Round 10: 25, 50, 75, 8, 4, 5. Target: 596.

C1: 596. 75x8-4 (10)
C2: 596. 75x8-4 (10)
Score: 62–43 (max 77)

Teatime teaser: ALLRISE -> RALLIES

Round 11: A A I V L N R L O

C1: VANILLA (7)
C2: ravallo (and again...)
DC: OVARIAN (7) VALONIA (7)
OT: VARIOLA (7)
Score: 69–43 (max 84)

Round 12: C P D A O U R L E

C1: PAROLED (7)
C2: LEOPARD (7)
DC: COUPLED (7) PRODUCE (7) ROULADE (7)
OT: CROUPADE (8) CUPOLAED (8) OPERCULA (8)
Score: 76–50 (max 92)

Round 13: S F R V I A E G L

C1: GRAVEL (6)
C2: FRAGILE (7) - correctly rejected 'fragiles'
DC: GRAVELS (7) GLAIVES (7)
OT: VERGLAS (7) GRAVIES (7) REFLAGS (7) REVISAL (7) VERLIGS (7)
Score: 76–57 (max 99)

Round 14: 100, 9, 8, 4, 1, 6. Target: 912.

C1: 912. 9x100+8+4 (10)
C2: 912. 9x100+(8/4)x6 (10)
Score: 86–67 (max 109)

Round 15: D A N G C H E E X

C1 buzzes on 1 second to say EXCHANGED which is correct.
Score: 96–67 (max 119)


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