c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 28 May 2003.

C1: Champion Martin Gardner (7 wins, 647 points.)
C2: Challenger Tracy Murrell.
DC: Susie Dent and Ken Bruce.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T N L A E A J R P
R02: T F C I E A V M I
R03: A E T D S L M O E
R04: C S D R O A E O S
R05: 5, 1, 3, 8, 1, 50. Target: 934.
TTT:
R06: Q H T I A E N R T
R07: Z M B I U O E H N
R08: S L T E A S R U E
R09: O E D P T W R I G
R10: 25, 75, 7, 2, 10, 5. Target: 536.
TTT:
R11: U A P M G D N O A
R12: K S G X I O I T E
R13: L N S R O E I A C
R14: 100, 7, 2, 1, 5, 6. Target: 860.
R15: H A C K B L A D E (conundrum)


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Round 1: T N L A E A J R P

C1: PARENTAL (8)
C2: PATERNAL (8)
DC: PRENATAL (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)

Round 2: T F C I E A V M I

C1: VICTIM (6)
C2: MITE (4)
DC: FACTIVE (7) FICTIVE (7)
Score: 14–8 (max 15)

Round 3: A E T D S L M O E

C1: DESOLATE (8)
C2: STEAMED (7)
DC: MOLESTED (8)
Score: 22–8 (max 23)

I saw MOLESTED first in this round, but didn't really want to offer it

Round 4: C S D R O A E O S

C1: CARESS (6)
C2: SCARED (6)
DC: CROSSED (7)
OT: DOORCASES (18)
Score: 28–14 (max 41)

DOORCASES is listed in the NODE under DOOR FRAME - not very easy to find

Round 5: 5, 1, 3, 8, 1, 50. Target: 934.

C1: 932. (7)
C2: -
OT: 933. (7)
Score: 35–14 (max 48)

Teatime teaser: ->

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

C1: NITRATE (7)
C2: tainter
DC: HAIRNET (7)
OT: THERIAN (7) NATTIER (7) TERTIAN (7)
Score: 42–14 (max 55)

Round 7: Z M B I U O E H N

C1: INHUME (6)
C2: ZOMBIE (6)
Score: 48–20 (max 61)

Round 8: S L T E A S R U E

C1: STEALERS (8)
C2: RESULTS (7)
DC: SALUTERS (8)
OT: TEARLESS (8) TESSERAL (8) STREUSEL (8)
Score: 56–20 (max 69)

Round 9: O E D P T W R I G

C1: DIOPTRE (7)
C2: GRIPED (6)
OT: PERIDOT (7) GOITRED (7) PODGIER (7)
Score: 63–20 (max 76)

Round 10: 25, 75, 7, 2, 10, 5. Target: 536.

C1: 535. 75*7+10 (7)
C2: 535. 75*7+10 (7)
CV: 536 ((75-2)*7)+25 (0)
Score: 70–27 (max 86)

Teatime teaser: ->

Round 11: U A P M G D N O A

C1: DOGMAN (6)
C2: PAGODA (6)
OT: AMADOU (6) DOGNAP (6) MANDAP (6) DOGANA (6)
Score: 76–33 (max 92)

Round 12: K S G X I O I T E

C1: EXITS (5)
C2: KITES (5)
DC: STOGIE (6)
OT: EGOIST (6)
Score: 81–38 (max 98)

Round 13: L N S R O E I A C

C1: AILERONS (8)
C2: CALORIES (8)
DC: CENSORIAL (18)
OT: LONICERAS (18)
Score: 89–46 (max 116)

Round 14: 100, 7, 2, 1, 5, 6. Target: 860.

C1: 860. (100-5)*(7+2)+6-1 (10)
C2: 860. (7+1)*100+6*2*5 (10)
Score: 99–56 (max 126)

Round 15: H A C K B L A D E

C2 buzzes on 4 seconds to say BLACKHEAD which is correct.
Score: 99–66 (max 136)

The only time a contestant got a conundrum right against me in 10 games!

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

Martin Gardner wrote: Round 10: 25, 75, 7, 2, 10, 5. Target: 536.

C1: 535. 75*7+10 (7)
C2: 535. 75*7+10 (7)
CV: 536. (10)
OT: 933. (10*10+7)*9-25-5 (0)
Score: 70–27 (max 75)

http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=49

Nice recap however something has gone amiss here.

Round 10 numbers:-

536 can be made as follows:
(75+25+10)*5-(7*2)

Whether that is how CV did it is of course unknown.

Keith Bevins wrote:Round 10 numbers:-

Whether that is how CV did it is of course unknown.

Carol's method was ((75-2)x7)+25.

Martin Gardner wrote: Round 14: 100, 7, 2, 1, 5, 6. Target: 860.

C2: 860. (10) I can't remember how she did it

Tracy's method was ((7+1)x100)+(6x2x5).

Martin Gardner wrote: DOORCASES is apparently valid now

It was actually in the NODE as well - hard to find though, you have to look under DOOR FRAME (same in the ODE2r)

All your suggestions have (hopefully) been taken on board now, any more suggestions are of course welcome.