Tuesday 11 December 2001 (Series 46 Prelim 57)

[Andrew Feist]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 11 December 2001.

C1: Champion Nick Billington (1 win, 87 points.)
C2: Challenger Jean Goodman from Bradford on Tone, Somerset.
DC: Phiona Stanley and Sue Perkins.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L N M E I E P G O
R02: T S U R A D I Q O
R03: T F S H E A I R E
R04: L N M O U A D E G
R05: 50, 9, 3, 9, 7, 5. Target: 231.
TTT: JEANSMI
R06: Y R T L I O A Y W
R07: L T S E U I A P D
R08: R B M S O E U L G
R09: L D T Z O E I G T
R10: 100, 2, 8, 4, 1, 3. Target: 533.
TTT: TIERACK
R11: S X R M A E O B D
R12: V T C E O N I C A
R13: P D R C E A U O H
R14: 50, 8, 9, 3, 4, 8. Target: 668.
R15: A S R E C E D E D (conundrum)


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Round 1: L N M E I E P G O

C1: PEELING (7)
C2: PEELING (7)
DC: PEELING (7) EPIGONE (7) ELOPING (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: T S U R A D I Q O

C1: QUARTOS (7)
C2: QUOITS (6)
DC: ASTROID (7) AUDITORS (8)
Score: 14–7 (max 15)

Round 3: T F S H E A I R E

C1: FAIREST (7)
C2: HEARTIES (8)
DC: FEATHERS (8)
Score: 14–15 (max 23)

Round 4: L N M O U A D E G

C1: ALMOND (6)
C2: MANGLED (7)
DC: LOUNGED (7)
OT: LANGUED (7) MANGOLD (7)
Score: 14–22 (max 30)

Round 5: 50, 9, 3, 9, 7, 5. Target: 231.

C1: 231. 50*5 - (7+9+3) (10)
C2: 231. 50*5 - (7+9+3) (10)
Score: 24–32 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: JEANSMI -> JASMINE

Round 6: Y R T L I O A Y W

C1: ROYALTY (7)
C2: WARILY (6)
DC: TAILOR (6) TWIRLY (6)
OT: ORALITY (7)
Score: 31–32 (max 47)

Round 7: L T S E U I A P D

C1: pistuled
C2: PETALS (6)
DC: PLAUDITS (8) PULSATED (8)
Score: 31–38 (max 55)

Round 8: R B M S O E U L G

C1: GRUMBLES (8)
C2: GRUMBLES (8)
DC: SLUMBER (7) GRUMBLES (8)
Score: 39–46 (max 63)

Round 9: L D T Z O E I G T

C1: TOILED (6)
C2: TITLED (6)
DC: GLITZED (7)
Score: 45–52 (max 70)

Round 10: 100, 2, 8, 4, 1, 3. Target: 533.

C1: 533. (100-8-3) * (4+2) - 1 (10)
C2: 533. 100*(3+2) + 4*8 + 1 (10)
Score: 55–62 (max 80)

Teatime teaser: TIERACK -> TACKIER

Round 11: S X R M A E O B D

C1: DREAMS (6)
C2: BOARDS (6)
DC: BROADS (6) ROAMED (6) RADOMES (7)
Score: 61–68 (max 87)

Round 12: V T C E O N I C A

C1: CONVICT (7)
C2: CONCEIT (7)
DC: ACONITE (7) CONCAVE (7)
OT: CONATIVE (8)
Score: 68–75 (max 95)

Conation is "an inclination (as an instinct, a drive, a wish, or a craving) to act purposefully : IMPULSE" according to Merriam Webster, and conative is the adjectival form.

Round 13: P D R C E A U O H

C1: POUCHED (7)
C2: POUCHED (7)
DC: PRODUCE (7) PARCHED (7)
OT: CROUPADE (8)
Score: 75–82 (max 103)

Round 14: 50, 8, 9, 3, 4, 8. Target: 668.

C1: 666.
C2: 669. 50*(9+4) + (8+8+3) (7)
CV: 668. ((50+8) * 3 - 9) * 4 + 8 (at end) (10)
Score: 75–89 (max 113)

Round 15: A S R E C E D E D

C2 buzzes on 4 seconds to say DECREASED which is correct.
Final Score: 75–99 (max 123)

All this time I thought people had started bolding the final scores themselves; turns out Charlie changed the recapper. Huh.

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

[Mike Brown]

All this time I thought people had started bolding the final scores themselves; turns out Charlie changed the recapper. Huh.

Indeed, took me a few days to realise as well! I reckon it would look even cooler with a blank line inserted beforehand to make it stand out even further. Opinions?