c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 23 April 2003.

C1: Champion Jan Rolnis (2 wins, 177 points.)
C2: Challenger Mike Wenble.
DC: Richard Samson and Lesley Graham.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R N L I A I P O S
R02: R I N E S U T Z E
R03: Y P R O A O N T L
R04: P G I L E D O S E
R05: 50, 3, 9, 6, 1, 8. Target: 998.
TTT: RUNLADY
R06: L A S O D E U H U
R07: B L X O E I S T R
R08: F I T A C O S A N
R09: G S D E I U M C M
R10: 100, 25, 75, 50, 9, 1. Target: 478.
TTT: RICEHOB
R11: B H V E A O I T N
R12: G U R E T A P C W
R13: S T R I E O K D R
R14: 75, 50, 100, 25, 5, 5. Target: 599.
R15: S U I C I D O L E (conundrum)


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Round 1: R N L I A I P O S

C1: PLAINS (6)
C2: PIANOS (6)
DC: LIAISON (7) ASPIRIN (7)
OT: PARISON (7) SIRLOIN (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: R I N E S U T Z E

C1: INURES (6)
C2: RUINS (5)
DC: REUNITES (8)
OT: ESURIENT (8) RETINUES (8)
Score: 12–6 (max 15)

Round 3: Y P R O A O N T L

C1: PANTRY (6)
C2: POORLY (6)
DC: PLATOON (7) ORTOLAN (7)
OT: PORTOLAN (8)
Score: 18–12 (max 23)

Round 4: P G I L E D O S E

C1: SPOILED (7)
C2: SPOILED (7)
DC: SPLODGE (7) DESPOIL (7) and from RW PLEDGES (7)
OT: DIPOLES (7) EPISODE (7) OILSEED (7) SPIELED (7)
Score: 25–19 (max 30)

Round 5: 50, 3, 9, 6, 1, 8. Target: 998.

C1: 999. (8+3+9)x50-1 (7)
C2: 999. (8+3+9)x50-1 (7)
CV: 999. (7)
OT: 998. ((50-9)x3+1)x8+6 (and no other solutions!) (10)
Score: 32–26 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: RUNLADY -> LAUNDRY

Round 6: L A S O D E H U M

C1: SHOALED (7)
C2: MODULES (7)
DC: Nothing.
OT: MADHOUSE (8)
Score: 39–33 (max 48)

Round 7: B L X O E I S T R

C1: BOILERS (7)
C2: LOBSTER (7)
DC: BOLSTER (7) BLISTER (7) LIBEROS (7)
OT: BRISTLE (7) BOLTERS (7) BOXIEST (7) LOITERS (7) TOILERS (7)
Score: 46–40 (max 55)

Round 8: F I T A C O S A N

C1: FACTIONS (8)
C2: FACTIONS (8)
DC: FACTIONS (8) FANATICS (8)
Score: 54–48 (max 63)

Round 9: G S D E I U M C M

C1: GUMMED (6)
C2: MEDIUMS (7)
DC: MISCUED (7) DUMMIES (7) GUMMIES (7)
OT: SCUMMED (7)
Score: 54–55 (max 70)

Round 10: 100, 25, 75, 50, 9, 1. Target: 478.

C1: -
C2: 476. 9x50+25+1 (7)
CV: 478. (75/25+50)x9+1 (10)
OT: 599. (0)
Score: 54–62 (max 80)

Teatime teaser: RICEHOB -> BRIOCHE

Round 11: B H V E A O I T N

C1: HABIT (5)
C2: BOVINE (6)
OT: OBVIATE (7)
Score: 54–68 (max 87)

Round 12: G U R E T A P C W

C1: TAUPE (5)
C2: CURATE (6)
DC: CAPTURE (7) CARPET (6)
Score: 54–74 (max 94)

Round 13: S T R I E O K D R

C1: STROKED (7)
C2: STRIKER (7)
DC: STEROID (7) STIRRED (7) EDITORS (7)
OT: SORTIED (7) STORIED (7) TRIODES (7) RIOTERS (7) ROISTER (7) SKIRRED (7) SKIRRET (7) SKIRTED (7) STRIDER (7) STRIDOR (7)
Score: 61–81 (max 101)

Round 14: 75, 50, 100, 25, 5, 5. Target: 599.

C1: 600. 5x100+75+25 (7)
C2: 599. Mistake in working.
CV: 600. (7)
OT: 599. ((75-25)x50-5)/5+100 - very hard and again the only solution! (10)
Score: 68–81 (max 111)

Round 15: S U I C I D O L E

C2 buzzes on 8 seconds to say DELICIOUS which is correct.
Score: 68–91 (max 121)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=49

In round 6 you have words that aren't in the selection. Did you mean the last letter was an M rather than a U (I didn't think there should be 5 vowels!)

Kirk Bevins wrote:In round 6 you have words that aren't in the selection. Did you mean the last letter was an M rather than a U (I didn't think there should be 5 vowels!)

Well spotted. I normally glance through at the end to check for the warnings but I must've skipped over this one. Maybe some colour coding needed.

Charlie Reams wrote:

Kirk Bevins wrote:In round 6 you have words that aren't in the selection. Did you mean the last letter was an M rather than a U (I didn't think there should be 5 vowels!)

Well spotted. I normally glance through at the end to check for the warnings but I must've skipped over this one. Maybe some colour coding needed.

It wasn't hard to miss - I played along to the whole game and struggled in this 5 vowelled round only to find MADHOUSE and MODULES were offered. That would have been a right test to see if I'd spotted MADHOUSE as I did have HOUSED.

Yes and in round 14, the first number in C1's solution should be 5, shouldn't it? No major drama obviously