Friday 8th January 1999 (Series 40, Prelim 10)

[Clive Brooker]

Countdown recap for Friday 8 January 1999.

C1: Champion Tom Rock (2 wins, 102 points.)
C2: Challenger Andrew Thompson. From Belfast.
DC: Damian Eadie and Christopher Timothy.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S F C I A R U N K
R02: R M S E O J Y I C
R03: P Z L A E S C A S
R04: 25, 7, 10, 7, 1, 1. Target: 969.
R05: D Y G E I M V O H
R06: T R T A E E I M R
R07: O U O H T G L A N
R08: 25, 100, 10, 7, 1, 9. Target: 345.
R09: L I P F R I N G E (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: S F C I A R U N K

C1: RINKS (5)
C2: FRANKS (6)
DC: UNFAIR (6)
OT: FUNKIAS (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: R M S E O J Y I C

C1: CRIMES (6)
C2: CRIMES (6)
DC: COSIER (6) MISERY (6)
OT: COMERS (6) CYMOSE (6) ISOMER (6) MICROS (6)
Score: 6–12 (max 13)

Round 3: P Z L A E S C A S

C1: PALACES (7)
C2: CLASPS (6)
DC: PASCALS (7)
Score: 13–12 (max 20)

Round 4: 25, 7, 10, 7, 1, 1. Target: 969.

C1: 975. Mistake in working.
C2: 951.
CV: 973. (7)
CV late "with a little help from my friends": 969. ((1 + 1) x 25 + 7) x (10 + 7) (10)
Score: 13–12 (max 30)

Round 5: D Y G E I M V O H

C1: OGIVE (5)
C2: HIVED (5)
DC: MOVIE (5)
OT: DOGIE (5) GEOID (5) GOYIM (5) GYVED (5) HOMED (5) HOMEY (5) HOMIE (5) HOYED (5) HYOID (5) MIDGE (5) MOVED (5) VIDEO (5) VYGIE (5)
Score: 18–17 (max 35)

Round 6: T R T A E E I M R

C1: TEATIME (7)
C2: TARTIER (7)
DC: MEATIER (7) (RW) REMITTER (8)
OT: TRIMETER (8) TETRAMER (8)
Score: 25–24 (max 43)

Round 7: O U O H T G L A N

C1: GALOOT (6)
C2: NOUGHT (6)
OT: HOGNUT (6) LAGOON (6) LANUGO (6) LOGOUT (6) NAUGHT (6) NOUGAT (6)
Score: 31–30 (max 49)

Round 8: 25, 100, 10, 7, 1, 9. Target: 345.

C1: 345. Mistake in working.
C2: -
CV: 344. 10 x 25 + 100 - 7 + 1 (7)
OT: 345. (25 + 10) x 7 + 100 (10)
Score: 31–30 (max 59)

Round 9: L I P F R I N G E

C2 buzzes on 1 second to say PILFERING which is correct.
Score: 31–40 (max 69)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=40