Recap for 8 November 2002 [George Greenhough ep 6]

[Charlie Reams]

Countdown recap for Friday 8 November 2002.

C1: Champion George Greenhough (5 wins, 530 points.)
C2: Challenger Geoffrey Short.
DC: Damian Eadie and Jilly Goolden.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N F R E I E M Q A
R02: D C S R I E O P T
R03: U I L N S A G O M
R04: D R N D U E I E P
R05: 50, 6, 4, 6, 8, 3. Target: 350.
TTT: RONPASS
R06: X F L R A O E I T
R07: J S T E E U L A G
R08: C S M G I E U T E
R09: R P D I O E L T G
R10: 50, 3, 9, 4, 6, 9. Target: 252.
TTT: COUPONS
R11: S N M K E O U S L
R12: D N S G E I A D M
R13: H P T L A O E V T
R14: 25, 10, 4, 2, 10, 2. Target: 158.
R15: C E D E T O R C H (conundrum)


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Round 1: N F R E I E M Q A

C1: FIREMEN (7)
C2: FIREMEN (7)
DC: FREEMAN (7) FIREMAN (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: D C S R I E O P T

C1: DEPOSIT (7)
C2: SCRIPTED (8)
DC: PERIODS (7) PREDICTS (8) DIOPTRES (8)
OT: DESPOTIC (8) RIPOSTED (8) PERCOIDS (8)
Score: 7–15 (max 15)

Round 3: U I L N S A G O M

C1: MAULINGS (8)
C2: AMUSING (7)
DC: MALIGNS (7)
Score: 15–15 (max 23)

Round 4: D R N D U E I E P

C1: ENDURED (7)
C2: piered
DC: DUPED (5) RIPENED (7)
OT: REPINED (7) UPENDED (7)
Score: 22–15 (max 30)

Round 5: 50, 6, 4, 6, 8, 3. Target: 350.

C1: 350. (4-3+6)x50 (10)
C2: 350. (4+3)x50 (10)
Score: 32–25 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: RONPASS -> PARSONS

Round 6: X F L R A O E I T

C1: FLOATER (7)
C2: FLOATER (7)
DC: FLOATER (7) FOLIATE (7)
OT: FLOREAT (7) REFLOAT (7) FOXTAIL (7) LOFTIER (7) TREFOIL (7)
Score: 39–32 (max 47)

Round 7: J S T E E U L A G

C1: STAGE (5)
C2: GLUES (5)
DC: STEAL (5) LEGATES (7)
OT: EAGLETS (7) ELUATES (7) LEAGUES (7) TEGULAE (7)
Score: 44–37 (max 54)

Round 8: C S M G I E U T E

C1: EMETICS (7)
C2: CUTIES (6)
Score: 51–37 (max 61)

Round 9: R P D I O E L T G

C1: diopter - unlucky, that's US spelling
C2: LOITER (6)
DC: TRIPLED (7) PILOTED (7)
OT: DIOPTRE (7) PERIDOT (7) DROPLET (7) GLORIED (7) GODLIER (7) GOITRED (7) PLEDGOR (7) PODGIER (7) POLITER (7)
Score: 51–43 (max 68)

Round 10: 50, 3, 9, 4, 6, 9. Target: 252.

C1: 252. (9-4)x50+6/3 (10)
C2: 252. Mistake in working.
Score: 61–43 (max 78)

Teatime teaser: COUPONS -> SOUPCON

Round 11: S N M K E O U S L

C1: SMOKES (6)
C2: SMOKES (6)
DC: SOLEMN (6) MOUSSE (6)
OT: ENSOULS (7) KELSONS (7)
Score: 67–49 (max 85)

Round 12: D N S G E I A D M

C1: MADDENS (7)
C2: DEMANDS (7)
DC: SADDEN (6) ENIGMAS (7) MADDING (7) DIADEMS (7)
OT: DANDIES (7) GAMINES (7) SEAMING (7) MAIDENS (7) MEDIANS (7) MEDINAS (7) SIDEMAN (7) MIDDENS (7) SMIDGEN (7) but I don't think we'll find maddies
Score: 74–56 (max 92)

Round 13: H P T L A O E V T

C1: HOTPLATE (8) (well risked)
C2: POTTLE (6) (also well risked, up to a point)
Score: 82–56 (max 100)

Round 14: 25, 10, 4, 2, 10, 2. Target: 158.

C1: 158. (4+2)x25+10-2 (10)
C2: 158. (25-10)x10+4x2 (10)
Score: 92–66 (max 110)

Round 15: C E D E T O R C H

C1 buzzes on 7 seconds to say CROCHETED which is correct.
Score: 102–66 (max 120)


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