c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 10 June 2003.

C1: Champion Bob Wright (1 win, 59 points.)
C2: Challenger Patrick Vowles.
DC: Susie Dent and Kathryn Apanowicz.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T D C R O E O K L
R02: M S A I T P O D E
R03: N G L A E Q R B I
R04: T S O A D J M E U
R05: 25, 1, 6, 8, 1, 9. Target: 534.
TTT: KELPRON
R06: H R N A E L N I T
R07: F S C E A P V O R
R08: S W I D A L N O R
R09: C T S U E G M I N
R10: 75, 9, 4, 8, 5, 2. Target: 727.
TTT: SHIVERD
R11: D R H Y E A T O S
R12: Z E I L P C E O R
R13: S N T I E I L M A
R14: 25, 4, 3, 6, 1, 2. Target: 121.
R15: S H A M E F O U R (conundrum)


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Round 1: T D C R O E O K L

C1: CROOKED (7)
C2: CROOKED (7)
DC: CROOKED (7)
OT: ROOTLED (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: M S A I T P O D E

C1: MASTOID (7)
C2: PASTIME (7)
DC: ATOMISED (8)
OT: DIOPTASE (8)
Score: 14–14 (max 15)

Round 3: N G L A E Q R B I

C1: BEARING (7)
C2: BEARING (7)
DC: BLEARING (8)
Score: 21–21 (max 23)

Round 4: T S O A D J M E U

C1: JOUSTED (7)
C2: JOUSTED (7)
DC: JETSAM (6)
Score: 28–28 (max 30)

Round 5: 25, 1, 6, 8, 1, 9. Target: 534.

C1: -
C2: -
CV: 532. (7)
OT: 534. ((9-1)x8+25)x6 (10)
Score: 28–28 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: KELPRON -> PLONKER

Round 6: H R N A E L N I T

C1: THINNER (7)
C2: LANTERN (7)
DC: HAIRNET (7) INTERNAL (8)
Score: 35–35 (max 48)

Round 7: F S C E A P V O R

C1: COVERS (6)
C2: COVERS (6)
DC: CAPERS (6) FORCES (6) CARVES (6)
OT: FORCEPS (7)
Score: 41–41 (max 55)

Round 8: S W I D A L N O R

C1: ORDINALS (8)
C2: ORDAINS (7)
Score: 49–41 (max 63)

Round 9: C T S U E G M I N

C1: MINUTES (7)
C2: MUSING (6)
DC: MINUETS (7) NUTMEGS (7)
Score: 56–41 (max 70)

Round 10: 75, 9, 4, 8, 5, 2. Target: 727.

C1: 718.
C2: 729. 5x2x75-9-4-8 (7)
CV: 727. (75+8)x9-4x5 (10)
Score: 56–48 (max 80)

Teatime teaser: SHIVERD -> DERVISH

Round 11: D R H Y E A T O S

C1: SHORTED (7)
C2: THREADS (7)
DC: HYDRATES (8)
Score: 63–55 (max 88)

Round 12: Z E I L P C E O R

C1: POLICE (6)
C2: PIERCE (6)
DC: RECOIL (6) COPIER (6)
OT: CREOLIZE (8)
Score: 69–61 (max 96)

Round 13: S N T I E I L M A

C1: LAMENTS (7)
C2: AILMENTS (8)
DC: ALIMENT (7) and from CV MANLIEST (8)
OT: ALIMENTS (8) ALIENIST (8) LITANIES (8)
Score: 69–69 (max 104)

Round 14: 25, 4, 3, 6, 1, 2. Target: 121.

C1: 121. 25x(3+2)-4 (10)
C2: 121. 25x(6-1)-4 (10)
Score: 79–79 (max 114)

It's a sudden death conundrum!

Round 15: S H A M E F O U R

No one buzzes. The answer was FARMHOUSE.
Score: 79–79 (max 124)


Tea-break conundrum: F E E D C I V E T

C2 buzzes on 2.5 seconds to say DEFECTIVE and take the game!


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

Tea-break conundrum

or even a Tie-break conundrum

rayfolwell wrote:

Tea-break conundrum

or even a Tie-break conundrum

Haha. Well, I'm not going to fix that, it's too good an error.