c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 20 November 2001.

C1: Champion Loz Sands (1 win, 92 points.)
C2: Challenger Roy Gossington.
DC: Susie Dent and Barry Norman.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L C N E A P D I K
R02: R T S B E O E C I
R03: L N A E I G D A R
R04: T S K Y O U O S E
R05: 50, 25, 75, 100, 8, 8. Target: 978.
TTT: RAYMONS
R06: R T V G A U E L D
R07: N H R I O A T S E
R08: F X P M U O E D A
R09: N T I E S R G A L
R10: 25, 9, 7, 3, 10, 8. Target: 289.
TTT: BMOANED
R11: H R F E O I T S A
R12: D W H R E I U Y O
R13: S G E A O T D E J
R14: 75, 50, 8, 3, 8, 2. Target: 450.
R15: S C R A N D E N T (conundrum)


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Round 1: L C N E A P D I K

C1: PLACED (6)
C2: PICKED (6)
DC: PELICAN (7) PANICKED (8)
OT: PANICLED (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Round 2: R T S B E O E C I

C1: SCRIBE (6)
C2: TRIBES (6)
DC: SORBET (6) ESOTERIC (8)
OT: BISECTOR (8) COTERIES (8)
Score: 12–12 (max 16)

Round 3: L N A E I G D A R

C1: DARLING (7)
C2: LEADING (7)
DC: DEALING (7) DRAGLINE (8)
OT: DRAINAGE (8) GARDENIA (8) GERANIAL (8) REGALIAN (8)
Score: 19–19 (max 24)

Round 4: T S K Y O U O S E

C1: OUST (4)
C2: STOOKS (6)
DC: SOOTY (5)
OT: STOKES (6)
Score: 19–25 (max 30)

Round 5: 50, 25, 75, 100, 8, 8. Target: 978.

C1: 975. (100 + 25) x 8 - (75 - 50) (7)
C2: -
CV: 980. wrong, 980 is not possible with these numbers
OT: 976. (75 + 50 - 100 / 25) x 8 + 8 (7)
Score: 26–25 (max 37)

Teatime teaser: RAYMONS -> MASONRY

Round 6: R T V G A U E L D

C1: VAULTED (7)
C2: TRAVEL (6)
DC: VULGATE (7)
OT: VAULTER (7)
Score: 33–25 (max 44)

Round 7: N H R I O A T S E

C1: RETAINS (7)
C2: HORNIEST (8)
DC: HORTENSIA (18)
OT: SENHORITA (18)
Score: 33–33 (max 62)

Round 8: F X P M U O E D A

C1: FOAMED (6)
C2: FOAMED (6)
DC: POMADE (6)
Score: 39–39 (max 68)

Round 9: N T I E S R G A L

C1: INTEGRALS (18)
C2: RELATING (8)
DC: TRIANGLES (18) GNARLIEST (18)
Score: 57–39 (max 86)

Round 10: 25, 9, 7, 3, 10, 8. Target: 289.

C1: 289. (25 + 3) x 10 + 9 (10)
C2: 289. (9 + 3) x 12 - 10 - (8 - 7) (10)
Score: 67–49 (max 96)

Teatime teaser: BMOANED -> ABDOMEN

Round 11: H R F E O I T S A

C1: FATHERS (7)
C2: FATHERS (7)
DC: HOARIEST (8)
Score: 74–56 (max 104)

Round 12: D W H R E I U Y O

C1: WEIRDO (6)
C2: WHORED (6)
OT: WEIRDY (6)
Score: 80–62 (max 110)

Round 13: S G E A O T D E J

C1: GOATEES (7)
C2: DOTAGE (6)
DC: STAGED (6) JESTED (6)
OT: GOATEED (7)
Score: 87–62 (max 117)

Round 14: 75, 50, 8, 3, 8, 2. Target: 450.

C1: 450. (8 - 2) x 75 (10)
C2: 450. 8 x 75 - 3 x 50 (10)
Score: 97–72 (max 127)

Round 15: S C R A N D E N T

C2 buzzes on 4 seconds to say TRANSCEND which is correct.
Final Score: 97–82 (max 137)


Further summaries are at:
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Howard Somerset wrote:Round 10: 25, 9, 7, 3, 10, 8. Target: 289.

C1: 289. (25 + 3) x 10 + 9 (10)
C2: 289. (9 + 3) x 12 - 10 - (8 - 7) (10)
Score: 67–49 (max 96)

12, Howard Somehow, I don't think that should be a 12.