Tuesday 8 May 2001 (Series 44 Prelim 96)

[Andrew Feist]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 8 May 2001.

C1: Champion Adrian D'Enrico (3 wins, 172 points.)
C2: Challenger Matthew Jenkins of Portsmouth.
DC: Tania Styles and Nigel Rees.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: A E M T R S I T E
R02: R U D G A I D S O
R03: L N H E A P R I T
R04: 25, 50, 1, 10, 8, 2. Target: 158.
R05: Y W E C A S V E N
R06: O I U Q A B G D R
R07: T E M N O S F E L
R08: 75, 25, 1, 7, 5, 4. Target: 512.
R09: I D I G F I E N D (conundrum)


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Round 1: A E M T R S I T E

C1: STEAMIER (8)
C2: STEAMIER (8)
DC: TERMITES (8) MISTREAT (8)
OT: EMIRATES (8) EMITTERS (8) ESTIMATE (8) MEATIEST (8) ITERATES (8) TREATIES (8) TREATISE (8) TEAMSTER (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)

Some good letters there.

Round 2: R U D G A I D S O

C1: SORDID (6)
C2: GUARDS (6)
DC: RADIUS (6)
OT: GADOIDS (7) GIAOURS (7)
Score: 14–14 (max 15)

Round 3: L N H E A P R I T

C1: PANTHER (7)
C2: PRALINE (7)
DC: PERIANTH (8)
OT: TRAPLINE (8) TRIPLANE (8)
Score: 21–21 (max 23)

Round 4: 25, 50, 1, 10, 8, 2. Target: 158.

C1: 158. 50*(2+1) + 8 (10)
C2: 158. 50*(2+1) + 8 (10)
Score: 31–31 (max 33)

Round 5: Y W E C A S V E N

C1: SEANCE (6)
C2: encaves
DC: ENCASE (6) WEAVES (6)
OT: VEENAS (6)
Score: 37–31 (max 39)

Round 6: O I U Q A B G D R

C1: RADIO (5)
C2: BROAD (5)
DC: GIAOUR (6)
Score: 42–36 (max 45)

Somehow DC learned this word between round 2 and now (whether via an assist from the crew or from dredging deeper into their vocabulary), and it gets put on the pencam for good measure.

Round 7: T E M N O S F E L

C1: FLEETS (6)
C2: MOST (4)
DC: FOMENTS (7)
OT: LOFTSMEN (8)
Score: 48–36 (max 53)

Round 8: 75, 25, 1, 7, 5, 4. Target: 512.

C1: 512. Mistake in working.
C2: 513. (25+1)*5*4 - 7 (7)
CV: 512. (75+25+1)*7 + 5 (10)
Score: 48–43 (max 63)

Adrian gets as far as 7*75-25=500 before stopping, probably for using the 7 again. Matthew only gets 7 points, but it's enough to bring him into striking distance for the conundrum.

Round 9: I D I G F I E N D

C2 buzzes on 2½ seconds to say DIGNIFIED which is correct.
Score: 48–53 (max 73)

And strike he does, bringing Adrian's Countdown career to a sudden halt.

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