c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 9 January 1998.

C1: Champion Pete Cashmore (9 wins.)
C2: Champion Harshan Lamabadusuriya (6 wins.)
DC: Mark Nyman and Gloria Hunniford.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions. (Based on ODE2r - if someone could check them using COD9 it would be appreciated!)

R01: R V A E B S I D U
R02: W S N C A I A O H
R03: Q L D R I E A L S
R04: 50, 4, 9, 6, 7, 9. Target: 279.
R05: P N M U E I T H W
R06: T L D S R E O A I
R07: N P C E E U G R E
R08: 100, 7, 3, 8, 2, 10. Target: 448.
R09: A L I E N T R I P (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: R V A E B S I D U

C1: SEABIRD (7)
C2: ADVISER (7)
DC: ABUSIVE (7) BRAISED (7)
OT: ADVERBS (7) BARDIES (7) DARBIES (7) SIDEBAR (7) BRUISED (7) DAUBERS (7) EARBUDS (7) RESIDUA (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: W S N C A I A O H

C1: CHAINSAW (8)
C2: CHAINS (6)
Score: 15–7 (max 15)

Round 3: Q L D R I E A L S

C1: RALLIED (7)
C2: dalliers
OT: DIALLERS (8)
Score: 22–7 (max 23)

Round 4: 50, 4, 9, 6, 7, 9. Target: 279.

C1: 279. 6 x 50 - (4 - 9 / 9) x 7 (10)
C2: 279. 50 x 6 - (9 + 9) - (7 - 4) (10)
Score: 32–17 (max 33)

Gloria discusses the worst (Robert Mitchum, who would only answer with "Nope" or "Yep") and best (Cliff Richard) interviewees. She then goes on to tell how Cliff Richard got her to play in his tennis championship. He forgot to mention she would be playing in front of 8000 people.

Round 5: P N M U E I T H W

C1: pentium
C2: PINETUM (7)
Score: 32–24 (max 40)

Round 6: T L D S R E O A I

C1: IDOLATERS (18)
C2: STEROIDAL (18)
Score: 50–42 (max 58)

Round 7: N P C E E U G R E

C1: PENCE (5)
C2: regence
DC: GREEN (5) EPERGNE (7)
OT: RENEGUE (7)
Score: 55–42 (max 65)

Round 8: 100, 7, 3, 8, 2, 10. Target: 448.

C1: 448. (7 - 3) x (100 + 10) + 8 (10)
C2: 448. (100 + 10 + 2) x (7 - 3) (10)
Score: 65–52 (max 75)

Round 9: A L I E N T R I P

C2 buzzes on 5 seconds to say PERINATAL which is incorrect.
C1 does not buzz.
The answer was REPTILIAN.
Score: 65–52 (max 85)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=-12

Edited: had to replace plus sign by minus sign in both solutions to the first number round - thanks Kai and Eoin

It might just be me but both of the given answers for Numbers 1 are wrong I think.

Kai Laddiman wrote:It might just be me but both of the given answers for Numbers 1 are wrong I think.

i think C1 is right it's just they should have an extra pair of brackets somewhere.
C2 is definitely wrong their's totals 321 but he maybe meant to take away the 21 instead of adding it-he added the two sets of brackets when he should have subtract them

well spotted kai

Kai Laddiman wrote:It might just be me but both of the given answers for Numbers 1 are wrong I think.

Indeed - in both solutions, an addition was done instead of a subtraction - corrected now.

Thanks Kai (and Eoin)!