Wednesday 6th March 2002 (Series 47, Prelim 51)

[Lesley Hines]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 6 March 2002.

C1: Champion Brenda Jolley (3 wins, 279 points.)
C2: Challenger Michael Clewett.
DC: Phiona Stanley and Dr Raj Persaud.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R N T O E L M I E
R02: S P D B I O A F E
R03: G C J I E T R A I
R04: S N L V O E U A X
R05: 50, 1, 9, 5, 4, 8. Target: 761.
TTT: SCOOPME
R06: D M R G I E O P H
R07: T C S E F D I O R
R08: N L T B U E S A G
R09: M R D C O E K A E
R10: 100, 8, 7, 4, 2, 7. Target: 594.
TTT: ECUSIIN
R11: T S Q P I O F A N
R12: L S Y R E A O G D
R13: T M L N E U A S E
R14: 25, 6, 10, 7, 1, 2. Target: 948.
R15: N I L F O R P I G (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: R N T O E L M I E

C1: LOITER (6)
C2: emolient
DC: RETINOL (7)
OT: MOTLIER (7) TEMENOI (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

Round 2: S P D B I O A F E

C1: ADIPOSE (7)
C2: ADIPOSE (7)
DC: ADIPOSE (7)
Score: 13–7 (max 14)

Round 3: G C J I E T R A I

C1: CAGIER (6)
C2: CIGARET (7)
DC: CIGARET (7)
OT: GAITER (6) TRIAGE (6) TRAGIC (6)
Score: 13–14 (max 21)

NB as at 19/07/2010 CIGARET is no longer a valid word.

Round 4: S N L V O E U A X

C1: NOVELS (6)
C2: SOLVE (5)
DC: VALUES (6)
OT: ANOLES (6) AVULSE (6) ENSOUL (6) LOAVES (6) NAEVUS (6) NAVELS (6) SNAVEL (6) SNAVLE (6) SLOVEN (6) OVULES (6) SEXUAL (6) UNSEAL (6) VENOUS (6) VOXELS (6)
Score: 19–14 (max 27)

Round 5: 50, 1, 9, 5, 4, 8. Target: 761.

C1: 762. (9+5+1)*50+8+4 (7)
C2: 762. (9+5+1)*50+8+4 (7)
CV: 761. (9+8)*(50-5)-4 (10)
Score: 26–21 (max 37)

Teatime teaser: SCOOPME -> COMPOSE

Round 6: D M R G I E O P H

C1: GOPHER (6)
C2: GOPHER (6)
DC: PODGIER (7) MORPHED (7)
OT: HEIRDOM (7)
Score: 32–27 (max 44)

Round 7: T C S E F D I O R

C1: CORDITE (7)
C2: CORDITE (7)
DC: EDITORS (7) FROSTED (7)
OT: CREDITS (7) DIRECTS (7) CROFTED (7) DEFROST (7) SORTIED (7) STEROID (7) STORIED (7) TRIODES (7) FOISTED (7) FORTIES (7)
Score: 39–34 (max 51)

Round 8: N L T B U E S A G

C1: UNSTABLE (8)
C2: butanes
OT: SUBAGENT (8)
Score: 47–34 (max 59)

Round 9: M R D C O E K A E

C1: COMRADE (7)
C2: COMRADE (7)
DC: CREAMED (7) CREAKED (7) CROAKED (7)
OT: AMERCED (7) CAROMED (7) MERCADO (7)
Score: 54–41 (max 66)

Round 10: 100, 8, 7, 4, 2, 7. Target: 594.

C1: 594. (8-2)*(100-(7/7)) (10)
C2: 594. (7-(8-7))*100-4-2 (10)
Score: 64–51 (max 76)

Teatime teaser: ECUSIIN -> CUISINE

Round 11: T S Q P I O F A N

C1: PISTON (6)
C2: PATOIS (6)
DC: PATIOS (6) PAINTS (6) PIANOS (6)
OT: FAINTS (6) PANTOS (6) PINTOS (6) PITONS (6) POINTS (6) SPINTO (6)
Score: 70–57 (max 82)

Round 12: L S Y R E A O G D

C1: LODGERS (7)
C2: LODGERS (7)
DC: RELOADS (7)
OT: GAOLERS (7) GRADELY (7) LOADERS (7) ORDEALS (7)
Score: 77–64 (max 89)

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

C1: MANTLES (7)
C2: steelman
DC: MEANEST (7) LEANEST (7) AMULETS (7) TALESMEN (8)
OT: EMULATES (8)
Score: 84–64 (max 97)

Round 14: 25, 6, 10, 7, 1, 2. Target: 948.

C1: 950. 7-1=6 6*6=36 36+2=38 38*25 (7)
C2: -
OT: 948. (((25-1)*7)-10)*6 (10)
Score: 91–64 (max 107)

Round 15: N I L F O R P I G

C2 buzzes on 3 seconds to say PILFORING which is incorrect.
C1 buzzes on 25 seconds to say PROFILING which is correct.
Score: 101–64 (max 117)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=47