c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 4 October 2011.

C1: Champion Jayne Wisniewski (7 wins, 608 points.)
C2: Challenger Anne Underwood.
DC: Susie Dent and Anneka Rice.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: C S U E D Q O E S
R02: D N N M O E I G H
R03: R D A U R L I O E
R04: T P S N A E O W U
R05: 100, 9, 7, 10, 3, 6. Target: 815.
TTT: PIPETEST - "The offspring of Gladys Knights backing singers, found in the lab."
R06: F R G L E A E T N
R07: K S A O S T A N I
R08: P B S P O E E A T
R09: C S E I B N I A T
R10: 25, 1, 10, 8, 6, 1. Target: 943.
TTT: DOORWASH - "From one location to another, it's all about antiques."
R11: G T I E N T I E L
R12: J M P X R I O U A
R13: G Y O I R V E D T
R14: 50, 6, 8, 7, 3, 1. Target: 415.
R15: A W I N E L I S T (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: C S U E D Q O E S

C1: CUSSED (6)
C2: DOUSES (6)
DC: ESCUDOS (7)
OT: SEDUCES (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: D N N M O E I G H

C1: MENDING (7)
C2: dehoming
OT: DEMOING (7)
Score: 13–6 (max 14)

Round 3: R D A U R L I O E

C1: DARIOLE (7)
C2: LARDIER (7)
OT: ROULADE (7) RUDERAL (7)
Score: 20–13 (max 21)

Round 4: T P S N A E O W U

C1: WEAPONS (7)
C2: OUTSPAN (7)
DC: PEANUTS (7)
OT: SOUTANE (7) UNSWEPT (7) UPTOWNS (7)
Score: 27–20 (max 28)

Round 5: 100, 9, 7, 10, 3, 6. Target: 815.

C1: 815. ((100-10)*9)+(7-(6/3)) (10)
C2: 815. Mistake in working.
Score: 37–20 (max 38)

Teatime teaser: PIPETEST -> PIPETTES

Round 6: F R G L E A E T N

C1: TANGLE (6)
C2: GLARE (5)
DC: ETERNAL (7) REFLATE (7)
OT: ELEGANT (7) ENGRAFT (7) ENLARGE (7) ENTERAL (7) FLANGER (7) GENERAL (7) GENTLER (7) GLEANER (7) GRANTEE (7) REAGENT (7)
Score: 43–20 (max 45)

Round 7: K S A O S T A N I

C1: STAINS (6)
C2: STAINS (6)
DC: STINKS (6) SONATAS (7)
OT: KATSINAS (8)
Score: 49–26 (max 53)

Round 8: P B S P O E E A T

C1: STEEP (5)
C2: PASTE (5)
DC: POETS (5) APPOSE (6)
OT: OPEPES (6) PESETA (6) STEPPE (6) TOPEES (6)
Score: 54–31 (max 59)

Round 9: C S E I B N I A T

C1: CABINETS (8)
C2: STAIN (5)
DC: BASCINET (8)
Score: 62–31 (max 67)

Round 10: 25, 1, 10, 8, 6, 1. Target: 943.

C1: 948. (((8*6)-10)*25)-1-1 (7)
C2: 950.
RR: 940. (7) Not shown.
OT: 944. ((10*6)-1)*(25-(8+1)) (7)
Score: 69–31 (max 74)

Teatime teaser: DOORWASH -> ROADSHOW

Round 11: G T I E N T I E L

C1: LETTING (7)
C2: LETTING (7)
DC: ENTITLE (7) GENTILE (7)
OT: LIGNITE (7) TILTING (7) TITLING (7)

Susie also gives GENTEEL as an alternative, but it's not in (unless she just meant it as an alternate pronunciation of GENTILE).
Score: 76–38 (max 81)

Round 12: J M P X R I O U A

C1: PAIR (4)
C2: proxima
DC: AXIOM (5) AMOUR (5)
OT: PUJARI (6) ROMAJI (6)
Score: 80–38 (max 87)

Round 13: G Y O I R V E D T

C1: GOITRED (7)
C2: DIVERT (6)
DC: VERTIGO (7)
Score: 87–38 (max 94)

Round 14: 50, 6, 8, 7, 3, 1. Target: 415.

C1: 415. (8*50)+((6-10*3) (10)
C2: 415. (8*50)+((6-10*3) (10)
Score: 97–48 (max 104)

Round 15: A W I N E L I S T

No one buzzes. The answer was WAISTLINE.
Final Score: 97–48 (max 114)

It's left to Annes husband in the front row to give the answer. Jeff congratulates Jayne on becoming the first female Octochamp in over two years.


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=65

Liam Tiernan wrote:Round 12: J M P X R I O U A

C1: PAIR (4)
C2: proxima
DC: AXIOM (5) AMOUR (5)
Score: 80–38 (max 86)

You forgot PUJARI and ROMAJI as OT's for 6, so the max is 114.