c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 15 September 1995.

C1: Challenger Kate Leckie.
C2: Champion Chris Colsmann (4 wins, 205 points.)
DC: Susie Dent and Martin Jarvis.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: X O B D I M G E A
R02: H R G O A E N G W
R03: V C A U Y R O A M
R04: 50, 7, 2, 8, 9, 6. Target: 430.
R05: C N R C E O E L Z
R06: T R A E T I H D E
R07: S P A U O J N N E
R08: 100, 7, 2, 9, 10, 3. Target: 253.
R09: D I A N A R I O T (conundrum)


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Round 1: X O B D I M G E A

C1: IMAGED (6)
C2: OXIDE (5)
DC: BODEGA (6)
OT: AMEBOID (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

Round 2: H R G O A E N G W

C1: WAGGONER (8)
C2: HANGER (6)
Score: 14–0 (max 15)

Round 3: V C A U Y R O A M

C1: CURVY (5)
C2: AROMA (5)
DC: OVARY (5)
OT: AMOUR (5) CAROM (5) MACRO (5) MARVY (5) MAYOR (5) MORAY (5) MUCRO (5) ORACY (5) VACUA (5)
Score: 19–5 (max 20)

Round 4: 50, 7, 2, 8, 9, 6. Target: 430.

C1: 430. (50*8)+(6*(7-2)) (10)
C2: 430. (50-7)*(8+2) (10)
Score: 29–15 (max 30)

MJ just reads from a book for about 3 minutes - which according to him, is nonsense if he reads it in a certain way. Written by 'anon' in the 17th Century - one of his earlier pieces, perhaps?

Round 5: C N R C E O E L Z

C1: rezone
C2: CLONE (5)
DC: CREOLE (6) ENCORE (6) CRENEL (6)
OT: COZENER (7)
Score: 29–20 (max 37)

Round 6: T R A E T I H D E

C1: TREATED (7)
C2: THREAD (6)
DC: ITERATED (8)
Score: 36–20 (max 45)

Round 7: S P A U O J N N E

C1: unopen
C2: PANES (5)
DC: PAEONS (6)
OT: PANNUS (6) UNSNAP (6)
Score: 36–25 (max 51)

Round 8: 100, 7, 2, 9, 10, 3. Target: 253.

C1: 249.
C2: 253. (100*2)+(9*7)-10 (10)
Score: 36–35 (max 61)

Round 9: D I A N A R I O T

C2 buzzes on 1 second to say TRADITION which is incorrect.
C1 does not buzz.
The answer was RADIATION.
Score: 36–35 (max 71)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=30

Jacob Sutton wrote:Round 5: C N R C E O E L Z

C1: rezone
C2: CLONE (5)
DC: CREOLE (6) ENCORE (6) CRENEL (6)
OT: COZENER (7)
Score: 29–20 (max 37)

No COZENER in ODE8, so max is 70.

Edited subject line to include series and prelim number - hope that's OK, Joseph.