c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 25 October 2002.

C1: Champion Julian Fell (7 wins, 786 points.)
C2: Challenger Carl McDermott.
DC: Susie Dent and Ingrid Tarrant.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N C T U I S E M G
R02: R V D O I L E A S
R03: E L W I O S R D F
R04: D C D E A M U O K
R05: 75, 2, 3, 1, 10, 7. Target: 342.
TTT: QUARTPE
R06: L S P E I N O U R
R07: T G E A C E T S L
R08: R Y A I H P M E A
R09: R E O T L T C I R
R10: 75, 3, 8, 10, 2, 7. Target: 402.
TTT: EASEDEW
R11: A E P N R T O Z A
R12: P N S I O E T D A
R13: R N L X G V I O A
R14: 25, 7, 8, 2, 1, 8. Target: 538.
R15: M I A O U B U G S (conundrum)


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Round 1: N C T U I S E M G

C1: MINUETS (7)
C2: MUSING (6)
DC: NUTMEGS (7)
OT: MINUTES (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: R V D O I L E A S

C1: VALORISED (18)
C2: disolver
DC: OVERLAID, (8) DARIOLES (8)
Score: 25–0 (max 25)

Round 3: E L W I O S R D F

C1: SWIRLED (7)
C2: FLOWERS (7)
DC: FOLDERS (7)
OT: DOWRIES (7) ROWDIES (7) WEIRDOS (7) FOWLERS (7) SOLDIER (7) SOLIDER (7) WILDERS (7)
Score: 32–7 (max 32)

Round 4: D C D E A M U O K

C1: DUKEDOM (7)
C2: MOCKED (6)
DC: DUCKED (6)
Score: 39–7 (max 39)

Round 5: 75, 2, 3, 1, 10, 7. Target: 342.

C1: 342. (75+10)*(7-3)+2 (10)
C2: 342. Mistake in working.
Score: 49–7 (max 49)

Teatime teaser: QUARTPE -> PARQUET

Round 6: L S P E I N O U R

C1: REPULSION (18)
C2: PLIERS (6)
DC: PERILOUS, (8) PURLOINS (8)
Score: 67–7 (max 67)

Round 7: T G E A C E T S L

C1: GESTATE (7)
C2: CATTLE (6)
DC: LEGATES, (7) TELECAST (8)
OT: GALETTES (8)
Score: 74–7 (max 75)

Round 8: R Y A I H P M E A

C1: HAMPER (6)
C2: HAMPER (6)
DC: HAIRY, (5) APIARY (6)
OT: PYAEMIA (7)
Score: 80–13 (max 82)

Round 9: R E O T L T C I R

C1: COTTIER (7)
C2: LITTER (6)
DC: CORTILE (7)
OT: CLITTER (7) CRITTER (7) CROTTLE (7) TRIOLET (7)
Score: 87–13 (max 89)

Round 10: 75, 3, 8, 10, 2, 7. Target: 402.

C1: 402. (8-3)*75+(10*2)+7 (10)
C2: 402. ((75/3)+(8+7))*10+2 (10)
Score: 97–23 (max 99)

Teatime teaser: EASEDEW -> SEAWEED

Round 11: A E P N R T O Z A

C1: PRONATE (7)
C2: PARENT (6)
DC: OPERANT (7)
OT: PROTEAN (7)
Score: 104–23 (max 106)

Round 12: P N S I O E T D A

C1: ANTIPODES (18)
C2: POSTED (6)
DC: NOTEPADS (8)
Score: 122–23 (max 124)

Round 13: R N L X G V I O A

C1: AGRION (6)
C2: ROVING (6)
DC: VIRAGO (6)
OT: RANGOLI (7)
Score: 128–29 (max 131)

Round 14: 25, 7, 8, 2, 1, 8. Target: 538.

C1: 536. Mistake in working.
C2: -
CV: 536. (7)
OT: 537. ((25+8+1)*8*2)-7 (7)
Score: 128–29 (max 138)

Round 15: M I A O U B U G S

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say AMBIGUOUS which is correct.
Score: 138–29 (max 148)


Julian Fell holds out his arms in excitement as he closes his octochamp run with the then highest ever Countdown score of 138, only for it to be beaten with his own 146 during the finals of the series.

Julian's octochamp total of 924 set a new record which has endured for over 10 series. Will it ever be beaten?


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=48

Simon Myers wrote:Julian's octochamp total of 924 set a new record which has endured for over 10 series. Will it ever be beaten?

Well, we might find out on Tuesday!

Oh my gosh this guy had really easy conundrums.

Kai Laddiman wrote:Oh my gosh this guy had really easy conundrums.

Looking at your octochamp run, yours were pretty easy as well.

And good to see these games again, one of the few sets of games I can actually remember from the RW era. Nice one Simon, and Charlie.

Great games these from a player who took the standard of the game to the next level. Scoring 800 in an Octochamp run is one thing, over about 840 is another, but over 900 is out of this world! I thought this 924 would never be beaten but having seen Kirk with his games its under threat. Don't know whether he'll beat it, but I'm sure at the time of recording he'd have known about the record and whether that pressured him or not I don't know.

At the time of this broadcast, it was 3 weeks before the C of C's were due to be recorded and if Julian won his series, I could have potentially played him in the C of C semi's which at the time was a relishing prospect and my aim at the time was to get to that stage. At my C of C's, Julian didn't come until the second day and all of us on the first were talking about him like he was leagues above us.

Really pleased these games are up, for those who haven't met him, Julian was a really nice guy who indeed was very personable and modest.

TH