Tuesday 16 April 2002 (Series 47 Prelim 77)

[Andrew Feist]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 16 April 2002.

C1: Champion David Stainer (1 win, 78 points.)
C2: Challenger Leslie Ellison from Hixham, Staffordshire.
DC: Richard Samson and Lionel Blair.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T S C U O A P Z I
R02: M G N R E A E T D
R03: L N D I O A R Q I
R04: T M S V U O E R I
R05: 50, 1, 2, 7, 5, 10. Target: 414.
TTT: LESLIEW
R06: N T H G E O A D S
R07: T L N E I A Y S L
R08: C R M D R W E O A
R09: F L V I E O T H N
R10: 100, 2, 1, 3, 8, 9. Target: 180.
TTT: ESSEXPR
R11: D P S U E I J R M
R12: K S L A O G C E E
R13: X G R O A I P T G
R14: 75, 7, 10, 3, 8, 6. Target: 538.
R15: T A M P A D U E T (conundrum)


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Round 1: T S C U O A P Z I

C1: SCOUT (5)
C2: CAPTIOUS (8)
DC: TOPAZ (5)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: M G N R E A E T D

C1: GRANTED (7)
C2: RENEGED^ (7)
DC: ENRAGED (7) GERMANE (7) GRENADE (7)
OT: GENDARME (8)
Score: 7–15 (max 16)

The SCANDAL siren is going off full blast, as mass hallucinations cause everyone to accept Leslie's phantom third E.

Round 3: L N D I O A R Q I

C1: NADIR (5)
C2: INROAD (6)
DC: ORDINAL (7)
Score: 7–21 (max 23)

Round 4: T M S V U O E R I

C1: VOTERS (6)
C2: MOISTURE (8)
DC: MOISTER (7) VITREOUS (8)
OT: MISROUTE (8) VOMITERS (8)
Score: 7–29 (max 31)

Two very good spots have muted the SCANDAL siren, as Leslie's lead (I'm not using pronouns here because I don't know which to use) would still be 15 without round 2.

Round 5: 50, 1, 2, 7, 5, 10. Target: 414.

C1: 415. (50+1) * (10-2) + 7 (7)
C2: 514.
CV: 414. (50-7-2)*10 + (5-1) (10)
Score: 14–29 (max 41)

Leslie's offering is not "one away" in the classical sense, and as such doesn't get any points.

Teatime teaser: LESLIEW -> WELLIES

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

C1: TANGOED (7)
C2: THONGED (7)
DC: GHOSTED (7)
OT: DONATES (7) GNASHED (7) HANDSET (7) HOSTAGE (7) ONSTAGE (7) TANGOES (7) SANDHOG (7)
Score: 21–36 (max 48)

It's not often that all the ordinary words are listed under OT and the bizarre words are listed under the contestants and DC, but there you are. Ghost is in as a verb in the sense of "ghostwrite".

Round 7: T L N E I A Y S L

C1: SALIENTLY (18)
C2: SILENTLY (8)
Score: 39–36 (max 66)

Round 8: C R M D R W E O A

C1: CROWED (6)
C2: MARRED (6)
DC: COMRADE (7) CAROMED (7)
OT: ARROWED (7) MERCADO (7) REDWORM (7)
Score: 45–42 (max 73)

David had considered merging the words together to get marrowed^, but wisely left it.

Round 9: F L V I E O T H N

C1: VIOLENT (7)
C2: FILTH (5)
DC: HOTLINE (7)
Score: 52–42 (max 80)

The SCANDAL siren is muted again, as now David has a 10-point lead.

Round 10: 100, 2, 1, 3, 8, 9. Target: 180.

C1: 180. 100 + 8*(9+1) (10)
C2: 180. 100 + 8*(9+1) (10)
Score: 62–52 (max 90)

Teatime teaser: ESSEXPR -> EXPRESS

Round 11: D P S U E I J R M

C1: JUMPERS (7)
C2: DRUPES (6)
DC: DUMPIER (7)
OT: DUMPERS (7) UMPIRED (7) JUMPIER (7) SPUMIER (7) UMPIRES (7) DUMPIES (7)
Score: 69–52 (max 97)

A DRUPE is a one-seeded fruit having a hard endocarp (the bit around the seed), a fleshy mesocarp (the actual fruit), and a thin exocarp (the skin). Examples would be a cherry or an almond. All that and it's not even worth any points.

Round 12: K S L A O G C E E

C1: CLOAKS (6)
C2: CLOAKS (6)
DC: LOCKAGE (7)
OT: GECKOES (7)
Score: 75–58 (max 104)

Round 13: X G R O A I P T G

C1: TAPIR (5)
C2: GROAT (5)
DC: AGGRO (5)
OT: RAGTOP (6)
Score: 80–63 (max 110)

Round 14: 75, 7, 10, 3, 8, 6. Target: 538.

C1: 538. 75*7 + (10+3) (10)
C2: 538. 75*7 + (10+3) (10)
Score: 90–73 (max 120)

And the SCANDAL siren is officially silenced, as David wins the game.

Round 15: T A M P A D U E T

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say AMPUTATED which is correct.
Score: 100–73 (max 130)

David takes home the conundrum to reach the century mark.

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=47

[Andrew Feist]

I believed I added the tag correctly to the wiki for this episode, but if someone wants to check my work please do.