Thursday 5th December 2002 (Series 48 Prelim 99)

[Howard Somerset]

Countdown recap for Thursday 5 December 2002.

C1: Champion Geoff Mills (2 wins, 186 points.)
C2: Challenger Stan Grosvenor.
DC: Susie Dent and Peter Baldwin.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: P R W A A E O N M
R02: R U C I T A L S E
R03: D R N G I A O S L
R04: D M B U I A P F E
R05: 100, 4, 9, 8, 7, 10. Target: 215.
TTT: RICHSUN
R06: C T O A E H N D R
R07: T M K E U A T G O
R08: N S J E I O P T R
R09: C D S A E I F G T
R10: 50, 6, 9, 4, 2, 1. Target: 919.
TTT: HITSETC
R11: G M R E A E Q T B
R12: L R Y O U A H D S
R13: P S N I O E M D L
R14: 50, 6, 1, 5, 7, 2. Target: 961.
R15: N I C E R H A N D (conundrum)


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Round 1: P R W A A E O N M

C1: WEAPON (6)
C2: AWARE (5)
DC: MOANER (6) ENWRAP (6)
OT: MANPOWER (8)
Score: 6–0 (max 8)

Round 2: R U C I T A L S E

C1: REALIST (7)
C2: RECITALS (8)
DC: ARTICLES (8) CURTAILS (8)
OT: AURICLES (8) CURLIEST (8) UTRICLES (8) RETICULA (8) SURICATE (8)
Score: 6–8 (max 16)

Round 3: D R N G I A O S L

C1: ADORING (7)
C2: ADORING (7)
DC: LARDING (7) SOARING (7) ORDAINS (7)
OT: DARLINGS (8) ORDINALS (8) LOADINGS (8)
Score: 13–15 (max 24)

Round 4: D M B U I A P F E

C1: IMBUED (6)
C2: IMBUED (6)
OT: BUMPED (6)
Score: 19–21 (max 30)

Round 5: 100, 4, 9, 8, 7, 10. Target: 215.

C1: 215. (10 / (9 - 4)) x 100 + 8 + 7 (10)
C2: 214.
Score: 29–21 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: RICHSUN -> URCHINS

Round 6: C T O A E H N D R

C1: COATED (6)
C2: ratched
DC: ANCHORED (8)
OT: CHORDATE (8) NOTECARD (8)
Score: 35–21 (max 48)

Round 7: T M K E U A T G O

C1: outtake
C2: GATE (4)
DC: MUTATE (6) TAUTOG (6)
OT: TAKEOUT (7)
Score: 35–25 (max 55)

Round 8: N S J E I O P T R

C1: JOINTERS (8)
C2: POSTERN (7)
DC: POINTERS (8) PROTEINS (8)
OT: REPOINTS (8)
Score: 43–25 (max 63)

Round 9: C D S A E I F G T

C1: CAGIEST (7)
C2: FACETS (6)
DC: FIDGETS (7)
OT: AGISTED (7) DACITES (7)
Score: 50–25 (max 70)

Round 10: 50, 6, 9, 4, 2, 1. Target: 919.

C1: 918. (50 + 1) x 9 x 2 (7)
C2: 919. Mistake in working.
CV: 919. (9 x 50 + 6 + 4) x 2 - 1 (10)
Score: 57–25 (max 80)

Teatime teaser: HITSETC -> TITCHES

Round 11: G M R E A E Q T B

C1: BERATE (6)
C2: boater
DC: REBATE (6) MEAGRE (6)
OT: BAREGE (6) BARGEE (6) BEAMER (6) BEATER (6) GAMETE (6) METAGE (6)
Score: 63–25 (max 86)

Round 12: L R Y O U A H D S

C1: HARDLY (6)
C2: SHROUD (6)
DC: HOURLY (6) RASHLY (6) SHOULD (6)
OT: HYDROUS (7)
Score: 69–31 (max 93)

Round 13: P S N I O E M D L

C1: IMPLODES (8)
C2: IMPLODES (8)
Score: 77–39 (max 101)

Round 14: 50, 6, 1, 5, 7, 2. Target: 961.

C1: 952. (6 + 5 + 7 + 1) x 50 + 2 (5)
C2: -
CV: 960. (7)
OT: 961. ((50 / 2) + 7) x 5 x 6 + 1 (10)
Score: 82–39 (max 111)

Round 15: N I C E R H A N D

No one buzzes. The answer was HINDRANCE.
Score: 82–39 (max 121)


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