c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 19 November 2002.

C1: Champion Ian Courcoux (1 win, 71 points.)
C2: Challenger Mark Tucker, from Skipton.
DC: Susie Dent and Bob Bevan.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: V N S E I E P L C
R02: D R T A O I G S M
R03: C N R E U I S G A
R04: T K P U O I N M A
R05: 75, 4, 1, 6, 9, 5. Target: 673.
TTT: ONAFISH
R06: L Y R E I U D G A
R07: F T P O E O S M I
R08: N R G E A A T C H
R09: R S T O I I E X R
R10: 25, 75, 5, 5, 8, 3. Target: 337.
TTT: MEDICOR
R11: S L C A O I S F T
R12: V R H O E E D G M
R13: D T W I A O N D A
R14: 25, 1, 2, 6, 10, 4. Target: 875.
R15: I R O N B E L L E (conundrum)


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Round 1: V N S E I E P L C

C1: PENSIVE (7)
C2: PENSIVE (7)
DC: ECLIPSE (7) PENCILS (7) SILENCE (7)
OT: EVINCES (7) LICENSE (7) SPLENIC (7) PENSILE (7) VESICLE (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: D R T A O I G S M

C1: ORGASM (6)
C2: STIGMA (6)
DC: STARDOM (7)
OT: AMORIST (7) ASTROID (7) DIATOMS (7) MASTOID (7) TSARDOM (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 14)

Round 3: C N R E U I S G A

C1: SECURING (8)
C2: CRINGES (7)
DC: RESCUING (8)
OT: CREASING (8) RECUSING (8) SCUNGIER (8)
Score: 21–13 (max 22)

Round 4: T K P U O I N M A

C1: OUTMAN (6)
C2: AMOUNT (6)
DC: MANITOU (7)
OT: MAINTOP (7) TAMPION (7) TINAMOU (7) OPUNTIA (7) PANTOUM (7)
Score: 27–19 (max 29)

Round 5: 75, 4, 1, 6, 9, 5. Target: 673.

C1: 673. (75*9)-(6-4) (10)
C2: 673. Same method (10)
Score: 37–29 (max 39)

Teatime teaser: ONAFISH -> FASHION

Round 6: L Y R E I U D G A

C1: GAUDIER (7)
C2: GLIDER (6)
DC: GUILDER (7)
OT: GAUDILY (7) GRADELY (7) READILY (7)
Score: 44–29 (max 46)

Round 7: F T P O E O S M I

C1: POETS (5)
C2: IMPOSE (6)
DC: FOOTSIE (7)
OT: POOFIEST (8)
Score: 44–35 (max 54)

Round 8: N R G E A A T C H

C1: CHANTER (7)
C2: CHARGE (6)
DC: TRACHEA (7)
OT: CARNAGE (7) CRANAGE (7) CARTAGE (7) CATERAN (7) CHANGER (7) TRANCHE (7) GANACHE (7) TANAGER (7) TCHAGRA (7) THANAGE (7)
Score: 51–35 (max 61)

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

C1: ROISTER (7)
C2: SORTIE (6)
DC: RIOTERS (7)
Score: 58–35 (max 68)

Round 10: 25, 75, 5, 5, 8, 3. Target: 337.

C1: 337. (8+5)*25+(75/5)-3 (10)
C2: 333.
Score: 68–35 (max 78)

Teatime teaser: MEDICOR -> DORMICE

Round 11: S L C A O I S F T

C1: SOCIALS (7)
C2: SOCIAL (6)
DC: FIASCOS (7) STOICAL (7)
OT: FASCIST (7) SCOTIAS (7)
Score: 75–35 (max 85)

Round 12: V R H O E E D G M

C1: HOVERED (7)
C2: REMOVED (7)
OT: REHOMED (7)
Score: 82–42 (max 92)

Round 13: D T W I A O N D A

C1: TWAIN (5)
C2: WANT (4)
DC: AWAIT (5)
OT: DANAID (6)
Score: 87–42 (max 98)

Round 14: 25, 1, 2, 6, 10, 4. Target: 875.

C1: 875. 25*(4*10-6+1) (10)
C2: -
Score: 97–42 (max 108)

Round 15: I R O N B E L L E

C1 buzzes on 2.75 seconds to say REBELLION which is correct.
Score: 107–42 (max 118)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=48