Friday 6th December 2002 (Series 48 Prelim 100)

[Howard Somerset]

Countdown recap for Friday 6 December 2002.

C1: Champion Geoff Mills (3 wins, 248 points.)
C2: Challenger Carl Moore.
DC: Susie Dent and Peter Baldwin.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L S G E I O V T S
R02: C A E P D S O N I
R03: R L B E I O N T K
R04: P L M I E S A C U
R05: 25, 3, 9, 2, 4, 3. Target: 832.
TTT: DEARPIP
R06: R G Z L A O E O T
R07: R N F I E A D G N
R08: I I L P D U E M R
R09: J D G O A E Y B S
R10: 100, 50, 3, 5, 2, 7. Target: 173.
TTT: COOLEST
R11: T M P I E O R T M
R12: D H T R E I A U G
R13: C S T E A A N S O
R14: 50, 25, 8, 10, 1, 9. Target: 284.
R15: A B E E R T O L L (conundrum)


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Round 1: L S G E I O V T S

C1: GLOSS (5)
C2: LOVES (5)
DC: SOVIETS (7) VIOLETS (7) STOVIES (7)
OT: EGOISTS (7) STOGIES (7) LOGIEST (7)
Score: 5–5 (max 7)

Round 2: C A E P D S O N I

C1: CAPONS (6)
C2: SPINED (6)
DC: CAPONISED (18)
Score: 11–11 (max 25)

Round 3: R L B E I O N T K

C1: BLINKER (7)
C2: BOILER (6)
OT: BORNITE (7) RETINOL (7) RIETBOK (7)
Score: 18–11 (max 32)

Round 4: P L M I E S A C U

C1: MUSICAL (7)
C2: MUSCLE (6)
DC: MUSICALE (8)
OT: MISPLACE (8)
Score: 25–11 (max 40)

Round 5: 25, 3, 9, 2, 4, 3. Target: 832.

C1: 834.
C2: 831. (9 x 4 - 3) x 25 + 3 x 2 (7)
CV: 832. ((25 - 2) x 9 + 3 / 3) x 4 (10)
Score: 25–18 (max 50)

Teatime teaser: DEARPIP -> PREPAID

Round 6: R G Z L A O E O T

C1: GLOATER (7)
C2: GLOATER (7)
DC: LEGATOR (7)
Score: 32–25 (max 57)

Round 7: R N F I E A D G N

C1: NEARING (7)
C2: NEARING (7)
DC: READING (7) FRINGED (7)
OT: DARNING (7) EARNING (7) ENGRAIN (7) GRANNIE (7) FANNIED (7) FEARING (7) FENDING (7) GRADINE (7) GRAINED (7) GRINNED (7) RENDING (7)
Score: 39–32 (max 64)

Round 8: I I L P D U E M R

C1: IMPLIED (7)
C2: LUMPIER (7)
DC: IMPERIL (7) UMPIRED (7)
OT: DELIRIUM (8) DIMPLIER (8) PERIDIUM (8)
Score: 46–39 (max 72)

Round 9: J D G O A E Y B S

C1: BOGEYS (6)
C2: BOGEYS (6)
DC: BODEGAS (7)
Score: 52–45 (max 79)

Round 10: 100, 50, 3, 5, 2, 7. Target: 173.

C1: 170.
C2: 173. 3 x 7 + 2 + 100 + 50 (10)
Score: 52–55 (max 89)

Teatime teaser: COOLEST -> OCELOTS

Round 11: T M P I E O R T M

C1: POTTIER (7)
C2: POTTIER (7)
DC: IMPORT (6)
OT: TRIMPOT (7)
Score: 59–62 (max 96)

Round 12: D H T R E I A U G

C1: DAUGHTER (8)
C2: DRAUGHT (7)
Score: 67–62 (max 104)

Round 13: C S T E A A N S O

C1: STANCES (7)
C2: COSSET (6)
DC: SECANTS (7)
OT: ASSONATE (8) CONTESSA (8)
Score: 74–62 (max 112)

Round 14: 50, 25, 8, 10, 1, 9. Target: 284.

C1: 285.
C2: 284. (10 + 1) x 25 + 9 (10)
Score: 74–72 (max 122)

Round 15: A B E E R T O L L

C2 buzzes on 8 seconds to say TOLERABLE which is correct.
Score: 74–82 (max 132)


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