c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 28 February 2002.

C1: Challenger Terry Matthewman.
C2: Challenger Wendy Barker.
DC: Susie Dent and Jan Harvey.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T M S P I U E L D
R02: C O N A X E R I B
R03: G V F T E O E S L
R04: D O R A N I M E T
R05: 50, 1, 5, 3, 9, 6. Target: 546.
TTT: ROCKERA
R06: S A J U P O H I L
R07: R N G C E A O D S
R08: F U T E R I Z B M
R09: D G W L E O A S P
R10: 50, 5, 2, 10, 9, 5. Target: 164.
TTT: MOBRUSH
R11: T N F R E I A C K
R12: S E D O T I L E G
R13: R M N V E A E S D
R14: 25, 3, 8, 9, 10, 8. Target: 973.
R15: I C E G R A V E N (conundrum)


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Round 1: T M S P I U E L D

C1: DILUTES (7)
C2: LUMPIEST (8)
DC: DUMPIEST (8)
OT: PLUMIEST (8) MUSTELID (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: C O N A X E R I B

C1: CARBINE (7)
C2: BONIER (6)
DC: AEROBIC, (7) ANOREXIC (8)
Score: 7–8 (max 16)

Round 3: G V F T E O E S L

C1: GLOVES (6)
C2: FLEETS (6)
DC: VETOES (6)
OT: SOLFEGE (7)
Score: 13–14 (max 23)

Round 4: D O R A N I M E T

C1: MORAINE (7)
C2: TRAINED (7)
DC: DOMINATE (8) ORDINATE (8) RATIONED (8) MEDIATOR (8)
OT: DERATION (8) ORDINATE (8) RATIONED (8) DOMINATE (8)
Score: 20–21 (max 31)

Round 5: 50, 1, 5, 3, 9, 6. Target: 546.

C1: 546. (5+6)*50-3-1 (10)
C2: 547.
Score: 30–21 (max 41)

Teatime teaser: ROCKERA -> CROAKER

Round 6: S A J U P O H I L

C1: POLISH (6)
C2: PLUS (4)
DC: SULPHA (6)
OT: JULIAS (6) PALISH (6) PHIALS (6) PILAUS (6) PILOUS (6) POILUS (6) POISHA (6) PULAOS (6)
Score: 36–21 (max 47)

Round 7: R N G C E A O D S

C1: ORANGES (7)
C2: DANCERS (7)
DC: DECAGONS (8)
OT: DRACONES (8)
Score: 43–28 (max 55)

Round 8: F U T E R I Z B M

C1: FRUIT (5)
C2: BRUTE (5)
DC: TIMBER (6) TERBIUM (7)
Score: 48–33 (max 62)

Round 9: D G W L E O A S P

C1: LODGES (6)
C2: goaled
DC: SPLODGE (7) PEDALOS (7)
OT: DEWLAPS (7) LAPDOGS (7) WALDOES (7)
Score: 54–33 (max 69)

Round 10: 50, 5, 2, 10, 9, 5. Target: 164.

C1: -
C2: 164. (5-2)*50+9+5 (10)
Score: 54–43 (max 79)

Teatime teaser: MOBRUSH -> RHOMBUS

Round 11: T N F R E I A C K

C1: FAINTER (7)
C2: TACKIER (7)
DC: INFARCT (7)
OT: CERTAIN (7) TACRINE (7) FANCIER (7) FRANTIC (7) KERATIN (7)
Score: 61–50 (max 86)

Round 12: S E D O T I L E G

C1: SOILED (6)
C2: gilted
DC: GODLIEST (8)
OT: EGOTISED (8) LEDGIEST (8)
Score: 67–50 (max 94)

Round 13: R M N V E A E S D

C1: ADVERSE (7)
C2: RENAMED (7)
OT: AMENDERS (8) MEANDERS (8)
Score: 74–57 (max 102)

Round 14: 25, 3, 8, 9, 10, 8. Target: 973.

C1: 974. (3*10+9)*25-(8/8) (7)
C2: 973. Mistake in working.
CV: 973. (8*9+25)*10+3 (10)
Score: 81–57 (max 112)

Round 15: I C E G R A V E N

No one buzzes. The answer was GRIEVANCE.
Score: 81–57 (max 122)


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

This one might warrant an entry in the "administrative errors" list. Wendy's offering in R12 was initially allowed, so R13 was played with an incorrect score. Although the correction didn't really change what she needed to do, it wouldn't be surprising if Wendy was a bit upset during the final numbers. Not for the first time, a remarkably appropriate conundrum.