c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 24 August 2000.

C1: Champion David Williams (1 win, 67 points.)
C2: Challenger Tony McGill, from Glasgow.
DC: Susie Dent and Martin Jarvis.
CV: Carol Vorderman, who proclaims her love for Tom Jones in the introductory banter.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D S R N O E U A I
R02: C Q P G D E A O M
R03: T S N R E I A G P
R04: 25, 6, 8, 2, 3, 10. Target: 412.
R05: H D V Y L U E I T
R06: N W H E A O R S C
R07: E A I B Z L S T C
R08: 25, 5, 8, 1, 6, 3. Target: 943.
R09: S I O U X B O N O (conundrum)


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Round 1: D S R N O E U A I

C1: ANODISER (8) Accepted by Susie after a bit of consideration.
C2: UNDER (5)
DC: Martin Jarvis reminds Carol of her thing for Tom Jones, and reveals DINOSAUR (8)
OT: DENARIUS (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: C Q P G D E A O M

C1: CAMPED (6)
C2: PAGED (5)
DC: POMADE (6)
OT: DECAMP (6) COMPED (6) POMACE (6)
Score: 14–0 (max 14)

Round 3: T S N R E I A G P

C1: TRAPESING (18)
C2: straping
Score: 32–0 (max 32)
I knew I’d seen TRAPESING somewhere. Susie said no before looking it up and had to re-shoot. I later found from a year earlier
http://www.thecountdownpage.com/gotw-001110.htm

Round 4: 25, 6, 8, 2, 3, 10. Target: 412.

C1: 412. (25x8 + 6) x 2 (10)
C2: 412. 8x25x2 + 6/3 +10 (10)
Score: 42–10 (max 42)

Round 5: H D V Y L U E I T

C1: TILED (5)
C2: YIELD (5)
DC: LEVITY (6) DILUTE (6)
OT: HILTED (6)
Score: 47–15 (max 48)

Round 6: N W H E A O R S C

C1: ANCHORS (7)
C2: ANCHORS (7)
DC: ROACHES (7)
OT: ARCHONS (7) COARSEN (7) CORNEAS (7) CHENARS (7) RANCHES (7) HOARSEN (7) SENHORA (7) OCHREAS (7) ORACHES (7)
Score: 54–22 (max 55)

Round 7: E A I B Z L S T C

C1: ELASTIC (7)
C2: BLITZES (7)
DC: LAZIEST (7) LACIEST (7) SIZABLE (7)
OT: BASILECT (8)
Score: 61–29 (max 63)

Round 8: 25, 5, 8, 1, 6, 3. Target: 943.

C1: 944. 25x5 - 6 -1 = 118. 118x8 (7)
C2: 926.
OT: 943. (25-5) x (8x6 – 1) = 940. 940+3.
Score: 68–29 (max 73)

Round 9: S I O U X B O N O

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say OBNOXIOUS which is correct.
Score: 78–29 (max 83)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=43

18/18 scoring rounds. How long can this run continue for? (Lest anyone thinks I'm dramatically foreshadowing, I actually have no idea.)