Tuesday 10th July 2001 (Series 45, Prelim 4)

[Innis Carson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 10 July 2001.

C1: Champion John Rawnsley (5 wins, 258 points.)
C2: Challenger Richard Turner, from Bilsley in Birmingham.
DC: Susie Dent and Carol Barnes.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L P V G S E O I N
R02: R T D A E B M J I
R03: P H F S R U A O E
R04: 75, 5, 4, 7, 3, 1. Target: 834.
R05: T N G C I E D K O
R06: S M Z R T I A E L
R07: N Y B D S I A O T
R08: 50, 8, 8, 1, 6, 10. Target: 914.
R09: W O R E F R O C K (conundrum)


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Round 1: L P V G S E O I N

C1: elopings
C2: GLOVES (6)
DC: SOLVING (7) PLOSIVE (7) PIGEONS (7)
OT: ELOPING (7) EPSILON (7) LEGIONS (7) LINGOES (7) SLOPING (7) SPIGNEL (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: R T D A E B M J I

C1: TIMBER (6)
C2: MATIER (6)
DC: ADMIRE (6) TRIBADE (7)
OT: READMIT (7)
Score: 6–12 (max 14)

Round 3: P H F S R U A O E

C1: SHAPER (6)
C2: PHRASE (6)
DC: AFRESH (6) AROUSE (6) PROFUSE (7)
Score: 12–18 (max 21)

Round 4: 75, 5, 4, 7, 3, 1. Target: 834.

C1: 834. (7+4)*75+5+3+1 (10)
C2: 834. (7+4)*75+5+3+1 (10)
Score: 22–28 (max 31)

Round 5: T N G C I E D K O

C1: DECOKING (8)
C2: DOCKING (7)
DC: DECKING (7) NOTICED (7)
OT: DOCKETING (18)
Score: 30–28 (max 49)

Round 6: S M Z R T I A E L

C1: MALTIER (7)
C2: REALISM (7)
DC: MISTRAL (7) SALTIER (7)
OT: MARLIEST (8)
Score: 37–35 (max 57)

Mike reckons that MALTIER shouldn't have been allowed, and true enough, it was disallowed in several other games played using the same dictionary. Odd.

Round 7: N Y B D S I A O T

C1: BANDITS (7)
C2: pianos
DC: STANDBY (7) BASTION (7) OBTAINS (7) ANTIBODY (8)
CV: BANDITOS (8)
OT: DYSTONIA (8)
Score: 44–35 (max 65)

Round 8: 50, 8, 8, 1, 6, 10. Target: 914.

C1: 914. (10+8)*50+8+6 (10)
C2: 914. (10+8)*50+8+6 (10)
Score: 54–45 (max 75)

Round 9: W O R E F R O C K

C1 buzzes on 7.25 seconds to say WORKFORCE which is correct.
Score: 64–45 (max 85)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=45