c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 1 February 1993.

C1: Challenger James Sinclair.
C2: Champion Ray Johnstone (1 win, 72 points.)
DC: Richard Samson and Sheridan Morley.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S R T A O V E F J
R02: P D P I E Y U N A
R03: S P X I E R A I D
R04: 75, 3, 1, 7, 6, 9. Target: 630.
R05: H G E O L T Y E H
R06: T G W I U V E I D
R07: O I T N R S E F B
R08: 50, 2, 9, 10, 7, 10. Target: 648.
R09: W O R N G I R O S (conundrum)


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Round 1: S R T A O V E F J

C1: FAVORS (6)
C2: VOTERS (6)
DC: FASTER (6) FOREST (6) STROVE (6)
OT: AFTERS (6) AVERTS (6) FETORS (6) FORTES (6) FOSTER (6) ORATES (6) OVATES (6) SOFTER (6) STARVE (6) STRAFE (6) TROVES (6) VASTER (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Of course FAVORS would be disallowed now; this is back in the distant days when US spellings were permitted.

Round 2: P D P I E Y U N A

C1: NAPPED (6)
C2: UNPAID (6)
DC: YAPPED (6)
OT: APPEND (6) NIPPED (6) PAINED (6) UNIPED (6) YIPPED (6)
Score: 12–12 (max 12)

Round 3: S P X I E R A I D

C1: DIAPERS (7)
C2: PRAISED (7)
DC: ASPIRED (7) DESPAIR (7)
OT: DAIRIES (7) DIARIES (7)
Score: 19–19 (max 19)

Round 4: 75, 3, 1, 7, 6, 9. Target: 630.

C1: 630. ((75 + 3) x (9 - 1)) + 6 (10)
C2: 630. ((75 + 3) x (7 + 1)) + 6 (10)
Score: 29–29 (max 29)

Round 5: H G E O L T Y E H

C1: HOTLY (5)
C2: HOTEL (5)
Score: 34–34 (max 34)

Round 6: T G W I U V E I D

C1: GIVE (4)
C2: TWIG (4)
DC: WIDGET (6)
Score: 38–38 (max 40)

Round 7: O I T N R S E F B

C1: INSERT (6)
C2: FOREST (6)
DC: BONFIRES (8)
Score: 44–44 (max 48)

Round 8: 50, 2, 9, 10, 7, 10. Target: 648.

C1: -
C2: 644. ((50 + 10 + 10) x 9) + (7 x 2) (7)
CV: ((10 + 10 - 7) x 50) - 2 (10)
Score: 44–51 (max 58)

Round 9: W O R N G I R O S

C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say SORROWING which is correct.
Score: 54–51 (max 68)

With both contestants playing a perfect game until round six, the standard was high, despite the flat selections. Ray's decent spell in the champion's chair is cut short in a very close game thanks to the lottery of the conundrum. James is up against Jean Fricker tomorrow, so you'd better Frickern well read the recap to see how it all unfolds. Or unfolded, almost 18 years ago. Thank you.

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=25

Jacob Sutton wrote:Round 8: 50, 2, 9, 10, 7, 10. Target: 648.

C1: -
C2: 644. ((50 + 10 + 10) x 9) + (7 x 2) (7)
Score: 44–51 (max 55)

This is possible. The notes say CV did ((10 + 10 - 7) x 50) - 2. So the final max is 68, not 65.

Also DC got WIDGET in round 6.

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