Tuesday 27th March 2001 (Series 44, Prelim 66)

[Innis Carson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 27 March 2001.

C1: Champion Stuart Wood (5 wins, 264 points.)
C2: Challenger Terence Connolly, from Nottingham.
DC: Gillian Evans and Tom O'Connor.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D U R A N T E C G
R02: M H F D O A I S O
R03: V E N R I A T O C
R04: 50, 5, 5, 3, 1, 7. Target: 497.
R05: I E S R P D U J R
R06: S T A G I H E P W
R07: X R L O E S C N A
R08: 50, 25, 6, 9, 1, 10. Target: 220.
R09: U N D E R D E A L (conundrum)


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Round 1: D U R A N T E C G

C1: GRANTED (7)
C2: GRANTED (7)
DC: UNDERACT (8) UNTRACED (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: M H F D O A I S O

C1: FOAMS (5)
C2: SODA (4)
DC: OAFISH (6) SHADOOF (7)
Score: 12–7 (max 15)

Round 3: V E N R I A T O C

C1: CONTRIVE (8)
C2: CREATION (8)
DC: REACTION (8) VERONICA (8)
OT: ACTIONER (8) CONATIVE (8)
Score: 20–15 (max 23)

Round 4: 50, 5, 5, 3, 1, 7. Target: 497.

C1: 497. (5+5)*50-3 (10)
C2: 497. (5+5)*50-3 (10)
Score: 30–25 (max 33)

Round 5: I E S R P D U J R

C1: SPURRED (7)
C2: JURIES (6)
OT: DURRIES (7)
Score: 37–25 (max 40)

Round 6: S T A G I H E P W

C1: gawpiest
C2: PHAGES (6)
DC: WEIGHTS (7) wigtape
Score: 37–31 (max 47)

Round 7: X R L O E S C N A

C1: CORNEAS (7)
C2: COAXERS (7)
DC: LANCERS (7) ORACLES (7)
OT: COARSEN (7) CORNELS (7) COALERS (7) ESCOLAR (7) CORNEAL (7) LOANERS (7)
Score: 44–38 (max 54)

Round 8: 50, 25, 6, 9, 1, 10. Target: 220.

C1: 210.
C2: 220. (25-9+6)*10 (10)
Score: 44–48 (max 64)

Round 9: U N D E R D E A L

C1 buzzes on 2.25 seconds to say LAUNDERED which is correct.
Score: 54–48 (max 74)


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