c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 9 July 2002.

C1: Champion Grace Page (5 wins, 519 points.)
C2: Challenger Ralph Manterfield.
DC: Richard Samson and Ken Bruce.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: V T C U E O P N O
R02: D G M A E T R I L
R03: R H T I E E S G F
R04: T D Z A I A N P O
R05: 100, 9, 4, 4, 5, 9. Target: 808.
TTT: RALPHYS
R06: L T Y C E E I B D
R07: R S R A O U E S N
R08: M D G I A E R N R
R09: C X R O I U A P J
R10: 75, 7, 4, 1, 5, 6. Target: 255.
TTT: REWOGAN
R11: W C N A E I G S T
R12: S L R O E D F E G
R13: D S M L O I I O T
R14: 75, 3, 9, 10, 7, 4. Target: 653.
R15: F U N N I G U R L (conundrum)


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Round 1: V T C U E O P N O

C1: COUPON (6)
C2: POUNCE (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

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

C1: maltier (unlucky, it's valid now)
C2: TRAILED (7)
DC: MIGRATED (8)
Score: 6–13 (max 14)

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

C1: FIGHTERS (8)
C2: FIGHTERS (8)
DC: FREIGHTS (8)
Score: 14–21 (max 22)

Round 4: T D Z A I A N P O

C1: ADAPTION (8) (risked, I guess thinking of ADAPTATION)
C2: PANDA (5)
DC: TAIPAN (6)
Score: 22–21 (max 30)

Round 5: 100, 9, 4, 4, 5, 9. Target: 808.

C1: 808. (100+9/9)x(4+4) (10)
C2: 809.
Oddly enough CV didn't get this one. 101x8 seems like the most obvious route to me.
Score: 32–21 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: RALPHYS -> SHARPLY

Round 6: L T Y C E E I B D

C1: DECIBEL (7)
C2: elicited (declared as a 7 and not in the selection anyway)
Score: 39–21 (max 47)

Round 7: R S R A O U E S N

C1: REASONS (7)
C2: SNORERS (7)
DC: AROUSES (7) ASSURER (7)
OT: SENORAS (7) ROUSERS (7) SNARERS (7) SOARERS (7)
Score: 46–28 (max 54)

Round 8: M D G I A E R N R

C1: DREAMING (8)
C2: DREAMING (8)
DC: MARGINED (8)
OT: REARMING (8)
Score: 54–36 (max 62)

Round 9: C X R O I U A P J

C1: CROUP (5)
C2: CROUP (5)
DC: CURIO (5)
OT: PICARO (6) PUJARI (6)
Score: 59–41 (max 68)

Round 10: 75, 7, 4, 1, 5, 6. Target: 255.

C1: 255. 75x(4-1)+6x5 (10)
C2: 255. 75x(7-4)+6x5 (10)
Score: 69–51 (max 78)

Teatime teaser: REWOGAN -> WAGONER

Round 11: W C N A E I G S T

C1: SWEATING (8)
C2: whinges
DC: STEWING (7)
Score: 77–51 (max 86)

Round 12: S L R O E D F E G

C1: forelegs (another bizarre omission from the NODE - again it's valid now)
C2: GOLFERS (7)
DC: LODGERS (7) FOLDERS (7) FLEDGES (7)
OT: LEDGERS (7) SOLFEGE (7)
Score: 77–58 (max 93)

Round 13: D S M L O I I O T

C1: IDIOTS (6)
C2: LIMITS (6)
OT: MODIOLI (7)
Score: 83–64 (max 100)

Round 14: 75, 3, 9, 10, 7, 4. Target: 653.

C1: 658. 9x75-10-7 (7)
C2: 670.
CV: 653. (75-9)x10-7 (10)
Score: 90–64 (max 110)

Round 15: F U N N I G U R L

C1 buzzes on 4 seconds to say UNFURLING which is correct.
Score: 100–64 (max 120)


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