c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 10 April 2002.

C1: Champion Peter Coutts (4 wins, 326 points.)
C2: Challenger Chris Young from St. Andrews.
DC: Richard Samson and Simon Hoggart.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L C N E U I G S M
R02: D E R A T I R H S
R03: T P N O E I G K M
R04: D L A C S O E R T
R05: 25, 3, 6, 2, 1, 7. Target: 735.
TTT: CHRISUN
R06: V R N A I E F W U
R07: S G D O E A T P M
R08: I E B L R O J S I
R09: N T A I C L E X D
R10: 100, 75, 2, 3, 8, 4. Target: 531.
TTT: OXOBAPS
R11: M R G U E A H T O
R12: E S Q I E P A N F
R13: O I O L Y D R T S
R14: 25, 4, 1, 2, 10, 3. Target: 627.
R15: S O L I D H U E Y (conundrum)


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Round 1: L C N E U I G S M

C1: MINGLES (7)
C2: MUSING (6)
DC: MUSCLING (8)
OT: MULESING (8) SCUNGILE (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: D E R A T I R H S

C1: HARDIEST (8)
C2: HARDIEST (8)
OT: REDSHIRT (8) TRASHIER (8) TRIHEDRA (8)
Score: 15–8 (max 16)

Round 3: T P N O E I G K M

C1: TEMPING (7)
C2: MOPING (6)
DC: EMOTING (7) PIMENTO (7)
OT: MITOGEN (7) PIGMENT (7)
Score: 22–8 (max 23)

Round 4: D L A C S O E R T

C1: LEOTARDS (8)
C2: COLDEST (7)
DC: LODESTAR (8) REDCOATS (8)
OT: CROTALES (8) SECTORAL (8) DELATORS (8)
Score: 30–8 (max 31)

Round 5: 25, 3, 6, 2, 1, 7. Target: 735.

C1: -
C2: -
CV: 735. (6*25-3) * (7-2) (10)
Score: 30–8 (max 41)

Teatime teaser: CHRISUN -> URCHINS

Round 6: V R N A I E F W U

C1: WAIVER (6)
C2: WAIVER (6)
DC: RAVINE (6) UNFAIR (6)
OT: NAIVER (6) VAINER (6) WAVIER (6) WIVERN (6)
Score: 36–14 (max 47)

Round 7: S G D O E A T P M

C1: POSTAGE (7)
C2: STAMPED (7)
OT: DAMPEST (7) POMADES (7) STOMPED (7)
Score: 43–21 (max 54)

Round 8: I E B L R O J S I

C1: BOILERS (7)
C2: BOILERS (7)
DC: RISIBLE (7) LIBEROS (7)
OT: BOILIES (7)
Score: 50–28 (max 61)

Round 9: N T A I C L E X D

C1: ENTAIL (6)
C2: CLIENT (6)
DC: DIALECT (7) CITADEL (7)
OT: DELTAIC (7) EDICTAL (7) INEXACT (7) LANDTIE (7)
Score: 56–34 (max 68)

Round 10: 100, 75, 2, 3, 8, 4. Target: 531.

C1: 532.
C2: 531. 75*(3+4) + (8-2) (10)
Score: 56–44 (max 78)

Teatime teaser: OXOBAPS -> SOAPBOX

Round 11: M R G U E A H T O

C1: TOUGHER (7)
C2: TOUGHER (7)
DC: OUTRAGE (7)
OT: ETHOGRAM (8)
Score: 63–51 (max 86)

Round 12: E S Q I E P A N F

C1: SEPIA (5)
C2: peans
DC: PAINS (5) SNIPE (5)
OT: ANISE (5) EINAS (5) ASPEN (5) NAPES (5) NEAPS (5) PANES (5) FANES (5) FINES (5) NEEPS (5) PEENS (5) PENES (5) NIPAS (5) PAISE (5) PEASE (5) PEINS (5) PENIS (5) PINES (5) SPINE (5) SEINE (5)
Score: 68–51 (max 91)

Round 13: O I O L Y D R T S

C1: DROOLS (6)
C2: STOLID (6)
DC: DOILY (5)
OT: SOOTILY (7) STYLOID (7) TOROIDS (7)
Score: 74–57 (max 98)

Round 14: 25, 4, 1, 2, 10, 3. Target: 627.

C1: 628. 25 * (2*10 + 4 + 1) + 3 (7)
C2: -
CV: 627. (25*2*4 + 10 - 1) * 3 (10)
Score: 81–57 (max 108)

Round 15: S O L I D H U E Y

C2 buzzes on 11 seconds to say HIDEOUSLY which is correct.
Score: 81–67 (max 118)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=47