Wednesday 31st January 2001 (Series 44, Prelim 27)

[Andy Wilson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 31 January 2001.

C1: Champion Ian Mullen (1 win, 62 points.)
C2: Challenger Gill Hales.
DC: Damian Eadie and Alison Comyn.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

So, after his narrow defeat of Andy Porter on Tuesday in spite of Andy scoring more than in any of his previous 5 games, Gill Hales had the unenviable task of facing Ian, who came from behind to win yesterday's game on a crucial conundrum.

R01: S N M E U A S R I
R02: T Y D E O G F I W
R03: N L A E G B V I A
R04: 50, 8, 8, 7, 4, 9. Target: 606.
R05: R E S U F T O L D
R06: N P C G I E A H T
R07: R S Z E O L A L T
R08: 25, 4, 4, 9, 10, 7. Target: 570.
R09: C I G N E T C A P (conundrum)


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Round 1: S N M E U A S R I

C1: SEAMS (5)
C2: REMAINS (7)
DC: ANEURISMS (18)
Score: 0–7 (max 18)

And it was Gill who struck first, with both players missing the excellent 9.

Round 2: T Y D E O G F I W

C1: FIDGETY (7)
C2: WIDE (4)
Score: 7–7 (max 25)

Ian gets back on terms with a risk for 7 that had him fidgeting.

Round 3: N L A E G B V I A

C1: BANGLE (6)
C2: LEAVING (7)
DC: NAVIGABLE (18)
Score: 7–14 (max 43)

Ding dong battle this and another brilliant 9 available.

Round 4: 50, 8, 8, 7, 4, 9. Target: 606.

C1: 606. ((8+4)x50)+(7-(9-8)) (10)
C2: 606. ((8+4)x50)+(7-(9-8)) (10)
Score: 17–24 (max 53)

Round 5: R E S U F T O L D

C1: FROSTED (7)
C2: FLUSTER (7)
DC: FLOUTED (7)
Score: 24–31 (max 60)

Round 6: N P C G I E A H T

C1: CHEATING (8)
C2: TEACHING (8)
DC: NIGHTCAP (8)
OT: PATCHING (8) PEACHING (8)
Score: 32–39 (max 68)

Round 7: R S Z E O L A L T

C1: TALLER (6)
C2: razors
DC: ZEALOTS (7)
OT: ROSELLA (7) STELLAR (7)
Score: 38–39 (max 75)

Pressure gets to Gill as she spots a phantom R.

Round 8: 25, 4, 4, 9, 10, 7. Target: 570.

C1: 569. (((7x9)-4)x(10))-(25+4) (7)
C2: 580.
CV: 570. ((4x7)+25+4)x10 (10)
Score: 45–39 (max 85)

And Ian capitalises to move into the lead heading for the conundrum.

Round 9: C I G N E T C A P

C2 buzzes on 4 seconds to say ACCEPTING which is correct.
Score: 45–49 (max 95)

Which Gill gets on 4 seconds! Another very good game this. Must have been a quite exciting day in the studio.

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=44