c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 7 November 2002.

C1: Champion George Greenhough (4 wins, 427 points.)
C2: Challenger Ruth Criddle.
DC: Damian Eadie and Jilly Goolden.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S T C F O A E V G
R02: P N R I A E I T D
R03: S L T E A O H P I
R04: A O A S L N R I M
R05: 25, 1, 9, 100, 75, 50. Target: 711.
TTT: HOGORUB
R06: G W T E U O C S E
R07: B D A O U R N E L
R08: A O I A M V K G E
R09: U O E D T Z R N O
R10: 25, 8, 1, 6, 9, 7. Target: 442.
TTT: NICENES
R11: S Y P M E I A T O
R12: L C J I E A R S E
R13: D G X T I O A L H
R14: 50, 8, 5, 6, 8, 10. Target: 246.
R15: P A I N T C L A P (conundrum)


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Round 1: S T C F O A E V G

C1: AVOCETS (7)
C2: stovage
DC: OCTAVES (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: P N R I A E I T D

C1: INTREPID (8)
C2: PAINTED (7)
DC: DIPTERAN (8)
OT: DAINTIER (8)
Score: 15–0 (max 15)

Round 3: S L T E A O H P I

C1: HOSPITAL (8)
C2: HOTELS (6)
DC: APOSTLE (7) HOPLITES (8)
OT: ISOPLETH (8)
Score: 23–0 (max 23)

Round 4: A O A S L N R I M

C1: MANORIAL (8) - a very good find
C2: MORALS (6)
OT: MORAINAL (8)
Score: 31–0 (max 31)

Round 5: 25, 1, 9, 100, 75, 50. Target: 711.

C1: 701. 75x9+25+1 (5)
C2: 725.
CV: 711. (100/25+75)x9 (10)
Score: 36–0 (max 41)

Teatime teaser: HOGORUB -> BOROUGH

Round 6: G W T E U O C S E

C1: SCOUT (5)
C2: GUEST (5)
OT: COSET (5) COTES (5) GOEST (5) GOUTS (5) GUSTO (5) TEGUS (5) OGEES (5) SCUTE (5) SEGUE (5) SWEET (5) WEEST (5) TWOCS (5)
Score: 41–5 (max 46)

Round 7: B D A O U R N E L

C1: LABOURED (8)
C2: BROADEN (7)
DC: BROADEN (7) LABOURED (8)
OT: BANDEROL (8) UNLOADER (8)
Score: 49–5 (max 54)

Round 8: A O I A M V K G E

C1: MOVIE (5)
C2: IMAGE (5)
DC: AMIGO (5)
OT: AGAVE (5) IMAGO (5) MIKVA (5) OGIVE (5) OMEGA (5)
Score: 54–10 (max 59)

Round 9: U O E D T Z R N O

C1: TOURED (6)
C2: ROOTED (6)
DC: OUTDONE (7) UNROOTED (8) (considered DRONE (5) but only one D...) (1)
Score: 60–16 (max 67)

Round 10: 25, 8, 1, 6, 9, 7. Target: 442.

C1: 442. (9-7+1)x6x25-8 (10)
C2: 450.
Score: 70–16 (max 77)

Teatime teaser: NICENES -> INCENSE

Round 11: S Y P M E I A T O

C1: OPIATES (7)
C2: PASTIE (6)
DC: PASTIME (7)
OT: AMOSITE (7) ATOMIES (7) ATOMISE (7) ATOPIES (7) IMPASTO (7) MISTYPE (7) MOPIEST (7) STOMPIE (7) TEAPOYS (7)
Score: 77–16 (max 84)

Round 12: L C J I E A R S E

C1: CLEARS (6)
C2: REALISE (7)
DC: CEREALS (7)
OT: ALERCES (7) EARLIES (7) CLARIES (7) ECLAIRS (7) SCALIER (7) JAILERS (7)
Score: 77–23 (max 91)

Round 13: D G X T I O A L H

C1: ALIGHT (6)
C2: HALT (4)
DC: HIDALGO (7) (although CV puts up HILDAGO)
Score: 83–23 (max 98)

Round 14: 50, 8, 5, 6, 8, 10. Target: 246.

C1: 246. 50x5-10+6 (10)
C2: 246. 5x50-(6-(10-8)) (10)
Score: 93–33 (max 108)

Round 15: P A I N T C L A P

C1 buzzes on 28 seconds to say APPLICANT which is correct.
Score: 103–33 (max 118)


A good performance from George, and a perfect game from "the experts" (assuming they had MANORIAL.)


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