c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 27 May 2003.

C1: Champion Martin Gardner (6 wins, 545 points.)
C2: Challenger John Carpenter.
DC: Susie Dent and Ken Bruce.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N L T I E A U N P
R02: P T R I O O B M A
R03: A I L C G S P O E
R04: V H T D U O I J E
R05: 100, 50, 25, 75, 8, 1. Target: 460.
TTT:
R06: H R G I S A E S S
R07: W T S U O I E C R
R08: T D R A I A O S M
R09: U E L M N D G O E
R10: 25, 10, 9, 7, 10, 5. Target: 933.
TTT:
R11: N T K I A I E Q T
R12: N R O E X D L O E
R13: E U C R F N M A I
R14: 75, 3, 7, 9, 2, 4. Target: 922.
R15: P E N G E D I N X (conundrum)


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Round 1: N L T I E A U N P

C1: PETUNIA (7)
C2: PUNNET (6)
DC: NUPTIAL (7)
OT: ANNULET (7) PANTILE (7) PINNATE (7) PINNULE (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: P T R I O O B M A

C1: ARMPIT (6)
C2: tambor
DC: TAPROOM (7)
Score: 13–0 (max 14)

Round 3: A I L C G S P O E

C1: SPOILAGE (8)
C2: SPECIAL (7)
Score: 21–0 (max 22)

PELAGICS would be allowed now.

Round 4: V H T D U O I J E

C1: DEVOUT (6)
C2: DEVOUT (6)
DC: HIDEOUT (7)
Score: 27–6 (max 29)

Round 5: 100, 50, 25, 75, 8, 1. Target: 460.

C1: 455. (7) can't remember how I did this
C2: -
CV: 459. (7)
OT: 460. (75+50)*(100-8)/25 (10)
Score: 34–6 (max 39)

Teatime teaser: ->

Round 6: H R G I S A E S S

C1: GASSIER (7)
C2: GRASSES (7)
DC: GEISHAS (7)
OT: GASSERS (7) SASSIER (7)
Score: 41–13 (max 46)

Round 7: W T S U O I E C R

C1: SCOUTER (7) - I'd offered this in the previous show, less than 3 hours before
C2: COURSE (6)
DC: OUTCRIES (8)
Score: 48–13 (max 54)

Round 8: T D R A I A O S M

C1: ASTROID (7)
C2: MASTOID (7)
DC: MATADORS (8)
OT: DIORAMAS (8)
Score: 55–20 (max 62)

Round 9: U E L M N D G O E

C1: LOUNGED (7)
C2: LOUNGED (7)
OT: EUGENOL (7)
Score: 62–27 (max 69)

Round 10: 25, 10, 9, 7, 10, 5. Target: 933.

C1: - I declared something within ten here, but now that my website is fudged I can't tell you what it is! I went wrong, anyway
C2: -
OT: 933. (10*10+7)*9-25-5 (10)
Score: 62–27 (max 79)

Teatime teaser: ->

Round 11: N T K I A I E Q T

C1: INTAKE (6)
C2: TAKEN (5)
DC: KITTEN (6)
OT: KAINITE (7)
Score: 68–27 (max 86)

KAINITE is a white mineral (mass noun)

Round 12: N R O E X D L O E

C1: LENDER (6)
C2: LENDER (6)
DC: NOODLE (6)
OT: LOONED (6) REDONE (6) RONDEL (6)
Score: 74–33 (max 92)

Round 13: E U C R F N M A I

C1: MANICURE (8)
C2: FURNACE (7)
OT: FRANCIUM (8)
Score: 82–33 (max 100)

Round 14: 75, 3, 7, 9, 2, 4. Target: 922.

C1: 922. (9+3)*75+(7+4)*2 (10)
C2: -
Score: 92–33 (max 110)

John declares nothing on the numbers for the third time in a row.

Round 15: P E N G E D I N X

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say EXPENDING which is correct.
Score: 102–33 (max 120)


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