Recap for 12 November 2002 [George Greenhough ep8]

[Charlie Reams]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 12 November 2002.

C1: Champion George Greenhough (7 wins, 718 points.)
C2: Challenger Will Lowther.
DC: Susie Dent and Geoffrey Durham.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: C S P U O E M D T
R02: L N R I A O S N E
R03: Z A I A L H G S R
R04: P J R L E O E V I
R05: 50, 3, 1, 8, 2, 5. Target: 693.
TTT: HATFREE
R06: T K D E U G O L E
R07: N F Q A E I O R N
R08: W F T U A E M R I
R09: S L H C E E O T D
R10: 100, 4, 2, 5, 10, 8. Target: 476.
TTT: USESINQ
R11: T G T I O O T N S
R12: R X S G E A I D O
R13: M S P D E A E I T
R14: 75, 1, 2, 1, 6, 6. Target: 848.
R15: M E N Z A M A T E (conundrum)


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Round 1: C S P U O E M D T

C1: COMPUTES (8)
C2: POSTED (6)
OT: COMPUTED (8) COSTUMED (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: L N R I A O S N E

C1: AILERONS (8)
C2: LINEAR (6)
OT: ROSALINE (8) SOLANINE (8)
Score: 16–0 (max 16)

Round 3: Z A I A L H G S R

C1: GARISH (6)
C2: GARISH (6)
DC: GARISH (6)
OT: GHARIALS (8)
Score: 22–6 (max 24)

Round 4: P J R L E O E V I

C1: OVERLIE (7) - well risked
C2: PLOVER (6)
OT: RELIEVO (7)
Score: 29–6 (max 31)

Round 5: 50, 3, 1, 8, 2, 5. Target: 693.

C1: 695.
C2: 694. (5+8+1)x50-3x2 (7)
OT: 693. (50x(8-1)-5)x2+3 (10)
Score: 29–13 (max 41)

Teatime teaser: HATFREE -> FEATHER

Round 6: T K D E U G O L E

C1: DELUGE (6)
C2: GLUED (5)
DC: DELUGE (6)
OT: ELUTED (6) TELEDU (6) KLUDGE (6)
Score: 35–13 (max 47)

Round 7: N F Q A E I O R N

C1: FINER (5)
C2: FAIR (4)
DC: INFERNO (7)
Score: 40–13 (max 54)

Round 8: W F T U A E M R I

C1: WARTIME (7)
C2: WARTIME (7) - an impressive round!
DC: WARTIME (7)
OT: MURIATE (7)
Score: 47–20 (max 61)

Round 9: S L H C E E O T D

C1: CLOSETED (8)
C2: CLOTHES (7)
Score: 55–20 (max 69)

Round 10: 100, 4, 2, 5, 10, 8. Target: 476.

C1: 476. 5x100-2x10-4 (10)
C2: 476. 5x100-10-8-4-2 (10)
Score: 65–30 (max 79)

Teatime teaser: USESINQ -> SEQUINS

Round 11: T G T I O O T N S

C1: tootings
C2: tootings
DC: STOTTING (8) (amusingly CV drew attention to TOOTING (7) and neither player could resist the plural)
Score: 65–30 (max 87)

Round 12: R X S G E A I D O

C1: EXORDIA (7) well risked, and presumably resisted the phoney exordias
C2: RADIOS (6)
DC: OXIDASE (7)
OT: RADIOES (7) ROADIES (7)
Score: 72–30 (max 94)

Round 13: M S P D E A E I T

C1: IMPEDES (7)
C2: IMPEDES (7)
DC: MEDIATES (8)
OT: SIDEMEAT (8) STAMPEDE (8)
Score: 79–37 (max 102)

Round 14: 75, 1, 2, 1, 6, 6. Target: 848.

C1: 848. (75+2)x(6+6-1)+1 (10)
C2: -
Score: 89–37 (max 112)

Round 15: M E N Z A M A T E

C1 buzzes on 4 seconds to say AMAZEMENT which is correct.
Score: 99–37 (max 122)


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