c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 5 January 1999.

C1: Champion Ted Smith (2 wins, 124 points.)
C2: Challenger Bridget Holroyd.
DC: Damian Eadie (debut) and Christopher Timothy (debut).
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G M E G S A N I Z
R02: R N D O E S A G I
R03: X L E H W I R K E
R04: 8, 2, 6, 5, 7, 8. Target: 349.
R05: N T R L A U O M I
R06: N B E V R C A O F
R07: T R S D E A I O C
R08: 50, 1, 6, 8, 3, 4. Target: 513.
R09: R E A L F E N C E (conundrum)


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Round 1: G M E G S A N I Z

C1: GAZING (6)
C2: GAMING (6)
DC: ENIGMAS (7) SEAMING (7)
OT: GAMINES (7) MAGGIES (7) SIGNAGE (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: R N D O E S A G I

C1: GANDERS (7)
C2: READING (7)
DC: GRANDIOSE (18) ORGANISED (18) ORGANDIES (18) INDORSE (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 25)

Round 3: X L E H W I R K E

C1: WHIRL (5)
C2: WHEEL (5)
DC: WHILE (5) WHELK (5)
OT: EXILE (5) HELIX (5) HEWER (5) WHERE (5) HIKER (5)
Score: 18–18 (max 30)

Round 4: 8, 2, 6, 5, 7, 8. Target: 349.

C1: 342.
C2: 348. (8 x 7 + 2) x 6 (7)
CV: 349. 6 x 7 x 8 + 5 + 8 (after anecdote) (10)
Score: 18–25 (max 40)

Round 5: N T R L A U O M I

C1: AMOUNT (6)
C2: RATIO (5)
DC: MARTIN (6) RATION (6)
OT: MANITOU (7) TINAMOU (7) RAINOUT (7) TURMOIL (7) UNMORAL (7)
Score: 24–25 (max 47)

Round 6: N B E V R C A O F

C1: CRAVEN (6)
C2: BACON (5)
DC: BEACON (6) CONFER (6)
OT: BACONER (7) CABOVER (7)
Score: 30–25 (max 54)

Round 7: T R S D E A I O C

C1: CORDITE (7)
C2: ASTRIDE (7)
DC: ASTEROID (8) REDCOATS (8)
OT: CAROTIDS (8) IDOCRASE (8)
Score: 37–32 (max 62)

Round 8: 50, 1, 6, 8, 3, 4. Target: 513.

C1: 513. (50 + 1) x (6 + 4) + 3 (10)
C2: 513. (50 + 1) x (6 + 4) + 3 (10)
Score: 47–42 (max 72)

Round 9: R E A L F E N C E

No one buzzes. The answer was FREELANCE.
Score: 47–42 (max 82)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=40