Friday 29 December 2000 (Series 44 Prelim 4)

[Andrew Feist]

Countdown recap for Friday 29 December 2000.

C1: Champion Avril Goodenough (1 win, 48 points.)
C2: Challenger Dom Glennon of Cambridge.
DC: Damian Eadie and Joan Bakewell.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T R Y E I E G N U
R02: M E T V E R I Q F
R03: T S L A O A D C O
R04: 50, 3, 7, 10, 2, 1. Target: 605.
R05: T E P N A C E R I
R06: W G B A E O D N I
R07: P U S L E R O X I
R08: 75, 25, 8, 4, 3, 2. Target: 823.
R09: S E C R E T L U L (conundrum)


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Both Dom and his girlfriend Kate work in the dictionary department of Cambridge University Press, so he may well have an edge on the letters.

Round 1: T R Y E I E G N U

C1: RETYING (7)
C2: RETINUE (7)
DC: TRYING (6) GENTRY (6) INTEGER (7)
OT: GENITURE (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: M E T V E R I Q F

C1: TIMER (5)
C2: TIMER (5)
DC: FIVER (5) METER (5) METIER (6)
OT: VERITE (6)
Score: 12–12 (max 14)

Round 3: T S L A O A D C O

C1: COASTAL (7)
C2: COASTAL (7)
Score: 19–19 (max 21)

Round 4: 50, 3, 7, 10, 2, 1. Target: 605.

C1: 605. 50*(10+2) + 7 - (3-1) (10)
C2: 605. same as above (10)
Score: 29–29 (max 31)

Round 5: T E P N A C E R I

C1: PAINTER (7)
C2: TRAINEE (7)
DC: PATIENCE (8) APERIENT (8)
OT: CREATINE (8) INCREATE (8) PRENTICE (8)
Score: 36–36 (max 39)

Round 6: W G B A E O D N I

C1: BEADING (7)
C2: BEGONIA (7)
DC: BONDAGE (7) WINDBAG (7)
OT: ABODING (7) BOINGED (7) DOGBANE (7) WENDIGO (7) WIDGEON (7) WINDAGE (7)
Score: 43–43 (max 46)

Round 7: P U S L E R O X I

C1: SPOILER (7)
C2: PERILOUS (8)
DC: SOUPIER (7)
Score: 43–51 (max 54)

Finding that darren gives Dom the first lead for anybody this game. With only two rounds left, our champion doesn't have much time to claw it back.

Round 8: 75, 25, 8, 4, 3, 2. Target: 823.

C1: 823. 75*(8+3) - 2 (10)
C2: 823. (25+75+2)*8 + (4+3) (10)
Score: 53–61 (max 64)

Round 9: S E C R E T L U L

No one buzzes. The answer was CRUELLEST.
Score: 53–61 (max 74)

Another missed opportunity on the conundrum. Four games in this first week of the series, and so far no one in the champion's chair has won a game. Dom has the weekend to brood about this before coming back to defend on Monday.

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