Wednesday 4 December 2002 (Series 48 Prelim 98)

[Andrew Feist]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 4 December 2002.

C1: Champion Geoff Mills (1 win, 77 points.)
C2: Challenger Alison Hilton from Exeter.
DC: Susie Dent and Peter Baldwin.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: C G P O E I S L R
R02: T H A O T S E R A
R03: D S M U O E F L T
R04: N G K I O B I V D
R05: 100, 1, 2, 9, 9, 5. Target: 764.
TTT: FEDBOAR
R06: S M T R E O A L E
R07: N C P I O O G S D
R08: X T R A I U J L N
R09: N M P A E I S G Y
R10: 50, 10, 4, 2, 1, 7. Target: 783.
TTT: BESTORS
R11: T R D A I E C N Z
R12: I U E S H L R E T
R13: M G F I E O B D E
R14: 50, 1, 10, 3, 9, 6. Target: 755.
R15: A B I T M O U S I (conundrum)


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Round 1: C G P O E I S L R

C1: GLORIES (7)
C2: PORGIES (7)
DC: POLICES (7)
OT: COPIERS (7) PROLEGS (7) RECOILS (7) SPLICER (7) SPOILER (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: T H A O T S E R A

C1: THROATS (7)
C2: HATTERS (7)
DC: SHATTER (7) RHEOSTAT (8)
OT: AEROSTAT (8)
Score: 14–14 (max 15)

Round 3: D S M U O E F L T

C1: TOUSLED (7)
C2: LOUDEST (7)
DC: FLOUTED (7)
OT: FOULEST (7) FULSOME (7) MODULES (7) MOULTED (7)
Score: 21–21 (max 22)

Round 4: N G K I O B I V D

C1: DIVING (6)
C2: DIVING (6)
DC: VOIDING (7)
Score: 27–27 (max 29)

Round 5: 100, 1, 2, 9, 9, 5. Target: 764.

C1: 764. (100+9) * (5+2) + 1 (10)
C2: 764. (100+9) * (5+2) + 1 (10)
Score: 37–37 (max 39)

Teatime teaser: FEDBOAR -> FORBADE

Round 6: S M T R E O A L E

C1: MAESTRO (7)
C2: MOLESTER (8)
OT: ELASTOMER (18)
Score: 37–45 (max 57)

Round 7: N C P I O O G S D

C1: CODINGS (7)
C2: SCOOPING (8)
Score: 37–53 (max 65)

Round 8: X T R A I U J L N

C1: URINAL (6)
C2: TRAIL (5)
DC: NUTRIA (6) RITUAL (6)
Score: 43–53 (max 71)

Round 9: N M P A E I S G Y

C1: SEAMING (7)
C2: SEAMING (7)
DC: PYGMIES (7) ENIGMAS (7) SPAYING (7)
OT: GAMINES (7) ESPYING (7) MAGPIES (7) PAYNIMS (7) PYGMEAN (7)
Score: 50–60 (max 78)

Round 10: 50, 10, 4, 2, 1, 7. Target: 783.

C1: 786.
C2: 783. (50+(7*4)) * 10 + 2 + 1 (10)
Score: 50–70 (max 88)

Teatime teaser: BESTORS -> SORBETS

Round 11: T R D A I E C N Z

C1: TRAINED (7)
C2: TRANCED (7)
DC: DETRAIN (7)
OT: DICENTRA (8)
Score: 57–77 (max 96)

Round 12: I U E S H L R E T

C1: SHELTER (7)
C2: HUSTLER (7)
DC: HIRSUTE (7) STERILE (7) HURTLES (7)
OT: HURTLES (7) LEISTER (7) LEISURE (7) LUSTIER (7) LUTHIER (7) SHEITEL (7) SHELTIE (7) SLITHER (7)
Score: 64–84 (max 103)

Round 13: M G F I E O B D E

C1: BOGIE (5)
C2: fogie (had BOGIE)
DC: DEMOB (5)
OT: BODGIE (6)
Score: 69–84 (max 109)

Round 14: 50, 1, 10, 3, 9, 6. Target: 755.

C1: 755. 50*(9+6) + 10/(3-1) (10)
C2: 756.
Score: 79–84 (max 119)

Round 15: A B I T M O U S I

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say AMBITIOUS which is correct.
Score: 89–84 (max 129)


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