Tuesday 21 August 2001 (Series 45 Prelim 23)

[Lesley Hines]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 21 August 2001.

C1: Champion Craig Richardson (3 wins, 143 points.)
C2: Challenger May Thomson.
DC: Tania Styles and Sally Magnusson.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

Craig is back for his fourth appearance. May came 6th in 'Miss ITV' in 1980, for which Richard Whiteley was an interviewer and judge. Unfortunately she pronounces 'consonant' as 'continent'. RW says Countdown will be in Newcastle for 'a short time'.

R01: R N F D A O U I X
R02: D V T E I E Y M S
R03: N D L A O E R P A
R04: 50, 6, 5, 10, 4, 8. Target: 585.
R05: S T B E N I A S C
R06: G L T Z O E U L A
R07: N S G S E I E N D
R08: 50, 6, 7, 3, 1, 2. Target: 167.
R09: O D D S I T T E R (conundrum)


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Round 1: R N F D A O U I X

C1: FOUND (5)
C2: AROUND (6)
DC: UNFAIR (6) ORDAIN (6)
OT: DIOXAN (6) DURIAN (6) FORNIX (6) INROAD (6)
Score: 0–6 (max 6)

Round 2: D V T E I E Y M S

C1: MISTED (6)
C2: dimest
DC: STYMIED (7)
OT: TIMESED (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 13)

Round 3: N D L A O E R P A

C1: LEOPARD (7)
C2: PLANED (6)
DC: PAROLED (7) OPERAND (7)
OT: PARLANDO (8)
Score: 13–6 (max 21)

Round 4: 50, 6, 5, 10, 4, 8. Target: 585.

C1: 585. (50+8)*10+5 (10)
C2: 585. 50*10+(8*(6+4))+5 (10)
Score: 23–16 (max 31)

Round 5: S T B E N I A S C

C1: SCABIES (7)
C2: STANCE (6)
DC: BASINETS (8) BASCINETS (18)
OT: CABINETS (RW) (8)
Score: 30–16 (max 49)

Round 6: G L T Z O E U L A

C1: GLOAT (5)
C2: GAULT (5)
DC: OUTAGE (6)
OT: GLUTEAL (7)
Score: 35–21 (max 56)

Round 7: N S G S E I E N D

C1: ENGINES (7)
C2: DENSE (5)
DC: SENDINGS (8)
OT: EDGINESS (8)
Score: 42–21 (max 64)

Round 8: 50, 6, 7, 3, 1, 2. Target: 167.

C1: 167. (50+6)*3-1 (10)
C2: -
Score: 52–21 (max 74)

Round 9: O D D S I T T E R

C1 buzzes on 5 seconds to say DISTORTED which is correct.
Score: 62–21 (max 84)


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