Friday 16th November 2001 (Series 46 Prelim 40)

[Howard Somerset]

Countdown recap for Friday 16 November 2001.

C1: Champion Leon Pugh (2 wins, 174 points.)
C2: Challenger Iain Wilson.
DC: Phiona Stanley and Nigel Rees.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: K C P S U I E M N
R02: L D T I E A R G E
R03: F S N H I O E D R
R04: T L F A U V T E I
R05: 25, 8, 8, 4, 6, 10. Target: 321.
TTT: IRCATHY
R06: S C N P O E I D K
R07: R S R A O E Y L I
R08: H T W B O U E J A
R09: G D R N A A I C O
R10: 100, 50, 5, 6, 4, 9. Target: 196.
TTT: HODSFIG
R11: T V S L E U E X N
R12: T R D N A O E T O
R13: R S M P U E G A O
R14: 100, 1, 2, 4, 5, 10. Target: 880.
R15: N O T P R O F I T (conundrum)


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Round 1: K C P S U I E M N

C1: PICKS (5)
C2: MINCES (6)
DC: PUMICES (7)
OT: UNPICKS (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: L D T I E A R G E

C1: RETAILED (8)
C2: RETAILED (8)
OT: GAITERED (8) LITREAGE (8)
Score: 8–14 (max 15)

Round 3: F S N H I O E D R

C1: FRIENDS (7)
C2: HINDERS (7)
DC: INSHORE (7)
OT: DEHORNS (7) FINDERS (7) NERDISH (7) SHRINED (7) ROSINED (7) REDFISH (7)
Score: 15–21 (max 22)

Round 4: T L F A U V T E I

C1: FUTILE (6)
C2: VAULT (5)
OT: FLATTIE (7)
Score: 21–21 (max 29)

Round 5: 25, 8, 8, 4, 6, 10. Target: 321.

C1: 322. (25 + 6) x 10 + 4 + 8 (7)
C2: 320. 8 x 4 x 10 (7)
OT: 321. (8 x 8 + 10) x 4 + 25 (10)
Score: 28–28 (max 39)

Teatime teaser: IRCATHY -> CHARITY

Round 6: S C N P O E I D K

C1: SPICED (6)
C2: PONCES (6)
DC: SNICKED (7) DICKENS (7)
OT: DOCKENS (7) DOESKIN (7) PINKOES (7) SECONDI (7)
Score: 34–34 (max 46)

Round 7: R S R A O E Y L I

C1: LORRIES (7)
C2: RAILERS (7)
DC: SORRILY (7)
Score: 41–41 (max 53)

Round 8: H T W B O U E J A

C1: ABOUT (5)
C2: WHEAT (5)
DC: ABOUT (5) BOTH
OT: BATHE (5) BEAUT (5) BOHEA (5) OBEAH (5) BUTEO (5) JABOT (5) OBJET (5) THUJA (5)
Score: 46–46 (max 58)

Round 9: G D R N A A I C O

C1: CARDING (7)
C2: CORDING (7)
DC: CARDIGAN (8)
OT: ARCADING (8) CARANGID (8)
Score: 53–53 (max 66)

Round 10: 100, 50, 5, 6, 4, 9. Target: 196.

C1: 196. (5 + 6 - 9) x 100 - 4 (10)
C2: 195.
Score: 63–53 (max 76)

Teatime teaser: HODSFIG -> DOGFISH

Round 11: T V S L E U E X N

C1: LUTES (5)
C2: NESTLE (6)
DC: EXULTS (6) EXEUNT (6)
OT: VENULES (7)
Score: 63–59 (max 83)

Round 12: T R D N A O E T O

C1: RANTED (6)
C2: NOTATED (7)
DC: RATOONED (8)
OT: DETONATOR (18)
Score: 63–66 (max 101)

Round 13: R S M P U E G A O

C1: PRAMS (5)
C2: GRUMPS (6)
DC: GRAMPUS (7)
OT: MORGUES (7) SUPREMO (7) MURAGES (7)
Score: 63–72 (max 108)

Round 14: 100, 1, 2, 4, 5, 10. Target: 880.

C1: 880. (100 - (5 + 1) x 2) x 10 (10)
C2: 880. (5 + 4) x 100 - 2 x 10 (10)
Score: 73–82 (max 118)

Round 15: N O T P R O F I T

No one buzzes. The answer was FOOTPRINT.
Final Score: 73–82 (max 128)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=46