c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 18 January 2000.

C1: Champion Olive Morgan (4 wins, 196 points.)
C2: Challenger Terence Skuse.
DC: Susie Dent and Roy Hudd.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N A Y G E J L O F
R02: B R T U A H G E D
R03: L I W R X E B L O
R04: 25, 3, 1, 2, 4, 8. Target: 460.
R05: C A T E S N P A D
R06: T I N F E D S O S
R07: T E V O N U P S M
R08: 100, 3, 8, 9, 3, 7. Target: 137.
R09: T R A M C H A I R (conundrum)


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Round 1: N A Y G E J L O F

C1: JANGLE (6)
C2: JANGLE (6)
DC: FLAGON (6)
OT: GALJOEN (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: B R T U A H G E D

C1: BARGED (6)
C2: HEART (5)
DC: DAUGHTER (8)
Score: 12–6 (max 15)

Round 3: L I W R X E B L O

C1: BOILER (6)
C2: BOILER (6)
DC: BLOWIER (7)
OT: LOWLIER (7)
Score: 18–12 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 3, 1, 2, 4, 8. Target: 460.

C1: 460. 25 x (9 x 2) + ((8 - 3) + 1) (10)
C2: 460. 25 x (9 x 2) + ((8 - 3) + 1) (10)
Score: 28–22 (max 32)

Round 5: C A T E S N P A D

C1: DESCANT (7)
C2: DANCES (6)
DC: CATNAPS (7) PANDECTS (8)
Score: 35–22 (max 40)

Round 6: T I N F E D S O S

C1: FONDEST (7)
C2: STONED (6)
OT: DISSENT (7) FITNESS (7) INFESTS (7) FOISTED (7) NOSIEST (7) SOFTENS (7) SOFTIES (7)
Score: 42–22 (max 47)

Round 7: T E V O N U P S M

C1: VOTES (5)
C2: MOUNTS (6)
DC: POSTMEN (7)
OT: SPUMONE (7)
Score: 42–28 (max 54)

Round 8: 100, 3, 8, 9, 3, 7. Target: 137.

C1: 138. 100 + (7 x 3) + 9 + 8 (7)
C2: 135.
CV: 137. 100 + (3 x 9) + 7 + 3 (10)
Score: 49–28 (max 64)

Round 9: T R A M C H A I R

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say MATRIARCH which is correct.
Score: 59–28 (max 74)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=42