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Countdown recap for Wednesday 6 November 2002.

C1: Champion George Greenhough (3 wins, 313 points.)
C2: Challenger Dave Thompson.
DC: Jilly Goolden and Damian Eadie.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R S M P A I E T N
R02: E A O L D C I G I
R03: R N S Z A E O H T
R04: M D W R I E U L T
R05: 4, 8, 3, 9, 5, 1. Target: 650.
TTT: OLDGLUB
R06: V C S O E A G F I
R07: N P D Y E U I M L
R08: E O R T A J S X G
R09: E E I N D R O Q T
R10: 75, 100, 7, 6, 4, 8. Target: 187.
TTT: BEERCIG
R11: C M E I S L E P D
R12: B G R S U A O T I
R13: N H L K E A O R M
R14: 100, 2, 4, 5, 8, 3. Target: 928.
R15: L I N G O G U S H (conundrum)


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Round 1: R S M P A I E T N

C1: SPEARMINT (18) - another game starts with another 9!
C2: PAINTERS (8)
DC: PRIMATES (8)
Score: 18–0 (max 18)

Round 2: E A O L D C I G I

C1: GOALIE (6)
C2: COALED (6)
DC: IDEAL (5) and LOGIC (5) from RW, but the brilliant ALGICIDE (8) is there
OT: DIALOGIC (8)
Score: 24–6 (max 26)

Round 3: R N S Z A E O H T

C1: TREASON (7)
C2: SENATOR (7)
DC: ANOTHER (7) HORNETS (7)
OT: ANTHERS (7) EARSHOT (7) HOARSEN (7) SENHORA (7) SHORTEN (7) THRONES (7) SANTERO (7)
Score: 31–13 (max 33)

Round 4: M D W R I E U L T

C1: MILDER (6)
C2: TRIED (5)
DC: TWIRLED (7) DILUTER (7)
Score: 37–13 (max 40)

Round 5: 4, 8, 3, 9, 5, 1. Target: 650.

C1: 648. (4+8)x(5+1)x9 (7)
C2: 644.
CV: 651. (7)
OT: 650. (4+9)x5x(8+3-1) (10)
Score: 44–13 (max 50)

Teatime teaser: OLDGLUB -> BULLDOG

Round 6: V C S O E A G F I

C1: COVES (5)
C2: VOICES (6)
DC: VOICES (6) FIASCO (6)
OT: CAVIES (6) FACIES (6) FOGIES (6) OGIVES (6) SOCAGE (6) VISAGE (6)
Score: 44–19 (max 56)

Round 7: N P D Y E U I M L

C1: DIMPLE (6)
C2: PLUMED (6)
DC: PLUMED (6) DUMPILY (7)
Score: 50–25 (max 63)

Round 8: E O R T A J S X G

C1: STORAGE (7)
C2: STORAGE (7)
OT: TOERAGS (7)
Score: 57–32 (max 70)

Round 9: E E I N D R O Q T

C1: ORIENTED (8)
C2: TINDER (6)
Score: 65–32 (max 78)

Round 10: 75, 100, 7, 6, 4, 8. Target: 187.

C1: 187. 100+75+8+4 (10)
C2: 187. 100+75+8+4 (10)
CV: 928. (0)
Score: 75–42 (max 88)

Teatime teaser: BEERCIG -> ICEBERG

Round 11: C M E I S L E P D

C1: ECLIPSED (8)
C2: ECLIPSED (8)
DC: PEDICLES (8)
OT: PEDICELS (8) SEMPLICE (8)
Score: 83–50 (max 96)

Round 12: B G R S U A O T I

C1: RAGOUTS (7)
C2: outgrabs - bad risk and the game is now out of reach
DC: AGOUTIS (7) GUITARS (7)
OT: GIAOURS (7) ROBUSTA (7) RUBATOS (7) SAUTOIR (7)
Score: 90–50 (max 103)

Round 13: N H L K E A O R M

C1: ARMHOLE (7)
C2: MORALE (6)
DC: ALMONER (7)
OT: MANHOLE (7) MENORAH (7)
Score: 97–50 (max 110)

Round 14: 100, 2, 4, 5, 8, 3. Target: 928.

C1: 927. (100+3)x(4+5) (7)
C2: -
CV: 928. ((5-3)x8+100)x2x4 (10)
Score: 104–50 (max 120)

Round 15: L I N G O G U S H

C1 buzzes on 6 seconds to say SLOUGHING which is correct.
Score: 114–50 (max 130)


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