Thursday 15 August 2002 (Series 48 Prelim 25)

[Matt Bayfield]

Countdown recap for Thursday 15 August 2002.

C1: Challenger John Lomax.
C2: Challenger Sassoon Messropian.
DC: Susie Dent and Jan Harvey.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: B E F P U O L A T
R02: T I S A R E L H O
R03: S R S C U E N E A
R04: G O R E P A M A V
R05: 25, 4, 5, 6, 9, 9. Target: 866.
TTT: SASOONB
R06: L U R E S O L I N
R07: G T A E D A S T I
R08: H O S E V I C G I
R09: L O D E A O J K T
R10: 6, 4, 5, 7, 1, 4. Target: 854.
TTT: ANYTHUG
R11: L E E S R O I P N
R12: T A W D A M E P O
R13: X A E C T E R Z I
R14: 25, 10, 3, 6, 10, 2. Target: 530.
R15: S U N H E A L E D (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: B E F P U O L A T

C1: flouted
C2: FLOAT (5)
DC: BOATFUL (7)
OT: POTABLE (7)
Score: 0–5 (max 7)

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

C1: REALIST (7)
C2: HORSETAIL (18)
Score: 0–23 (max 25)

Round 3: S R S C U E N E A

C1: SECURES (7)
C2: RESCUES (7)
DC: CREASES (7) CENSURES (8)
OT: SURCEASE (8)
Score: 7–30 (max 33)

Round 4: G O R E P A M A V

C1: porage
C2: RAMPAGE (7)
Score: 7–37 (max 40)

Round 5: 25, 4, 5, 6, 9, 9. Target: 866.

C1: -
C2: 876. (((9x5)-9)x25)-(6x4) (5)
CV: 866. (((9x4)-6+5)x25)-9 (10)
Score: 7–42 (max 50)

Carol reaches the target within the time but forgets her method. She remembers and writes up her method just before going to the first commercial break.

Teatime teaser: SASOONB -> BASSOON

Round 6: L U R E S O L I N

C1: LURES (5)
C2: INSURE (6)
DC: NEROLI (6)
OT: ELUSION (7) LOURIES (7) LOUSIER (7) ROUILLE (7) UNROLLS (7) LORNIES (7) NIELLOS (7)
Score: 7–48 (max 57)

Round 7: G T A E D A S T I

C1: STAGED (6)
C2: STATED (6)
DC: SATIATED (8)
OT: AGITATED (8) TAGATIED (8) AGITATES (8)
Score: 13–54 (max 65)

Round 8: H O S E V I C G I

C1: VOICES (6)
C2: CHIVES (6)
DC: OGIVES (6) CHIVIES (7)
OT: CHIGOES (7)
Score: 19–60 (max 72)

Round 9: L O D E A O J K T

C1: TOOLED (6)
C2: TALKED (6)
DC: LOOKED (6)
OT: JOLTED (6) LOOTED (6)
Score: 25–66 (max 78)

Round 10: 6, 4, 5, 7, 1, 4. Target: 854.

C1: -
C2: 851. (((6x5x4)+1)x7)+4 (7)
OT: 854. ((((5x4)+1)x6)-4)x7 (10)
Score: 25–73 (max 88)

Teatime teaser: ANYTHUG -> NAUGHTY

Round 11: L E E S R O I P N

C1: SPOILER (7)
C2: -
DC: REPLIES (7) PIONEERS (8)
OT: ISOPRENE (8) LEPORINE (8)
Score: 32–73 (max 96)

Round 12: T A W D A M E P O

C1: TAMPED (6)
C2: MEADOW (6)
DC: POMADE (6)
OT: MOATED (6)
Score: 38–79 (max 102)

Round 13: X A E C T E R Z I

C1: EXCITER (7)
C2: exacter
OT: EXCRETA (7)
Score: 45–79 (max 109)

Round 14: 25, 10, 3, 6, 10, 2. Target: 530.

C1: 531. ((25+2)x(10+10))-6-3 (7)
C2: 531. ((10+10+3-2)x25)+6 (7)
CV: 530. ((25x2)+3)x10 (10)
Score: 52–86 (max 119)

Round 15: S U N H E A L E D

C2 buzzes on 3 seconds to say UNLEASHED which is correct.
Score: 52–96 (max 129)


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