c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 20 November 2002.

C1: Champion Ian Courcoux (2 wins, 178 points.)
C2: Challenger Brian Southern, from Cramlington in Northumberland.
DC: Susie Dent and Bob Bevan.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N R D I E U P M S
R02: B L E A T A Z C E
R03: S D T O E U G N L
R04: M R E S I I H Y T
R05: 9, 6, 4, 8, 10, 25. Target: 594.
TTT: LPCHASE
R06: P F V O E C K R O
R07: D L N A U E T G A
R08: R S O E M A O G L
R09: N P T A I E C R D
R10: 100, 5, 3, 1, 10, 1. Target: 446.
TTT: ORALGUM
R11: T X S E O E N R E
R12: S G V O I A M L O
R13: H T D I E U S F O
R14: 100, 9, 1, 4, 7, 5. Target: 975.
R15: L U L U F R O O C (conundrum)


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Round 1: N R D I E U P M S

C1: SPIDER (6)
C2: PRIMES (6)
DC: REMINDS (7) UMPIRES (7) DUMPIER (7)
OT: UNPRIMED (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Round 2: B L E A T A Z C E

C1: belate
C2: blazer
DC: ACTABLE (7)
OT: EATABLE (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 15)

Round 3: S D T O E U G N L

C1: LOUNGES (7)
C2: STODGE (6)
DC: LOUNGED (7) TONGUED (7) SNOUTED (7)
OT: DONGLES (7) GULDENS (7) LONGEST (7) LOUDENS (7) NODULES (7) LOUDEST (7) TOUSLED (7) TONGUES (7)
Score: 13–6 (max 22)

Round 4: M R E S I I H Y T

C1: THEIRS (6)
C2: REMITS (6)
DC: RHYMIST (7) MISTIER (7)
OT: SMITHERY (8)
Score: 19–12 (max 30)

Round 5: 9, 6, 4, 8, 10, 25. Target: 594.

C1: 594. Mistake in working.
C2: -
CV: 594. (25*4-(9-8))*6 (10)
Score: 19–12 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: LPCHASE -> CHAPELS

Round 6: P F V O E C K R O

C1: COOPER (6)
C2: PROVOKE (7)
DC: COOKER (6)
Score: 19–19 (max 47)

Round 7: D L N A U E T G A

C1: TANGLED (7)
C2: gaunted
DC: ADULATE (7)
OT: ANGULATED (18)
Score: 26–19 (max 65)

Round 8: R S O E M A O G L

C1: GAOLERS (7)
C2: MOROSE (6)
DC: MORALE (6)
OT: MOORAGES (8) SALEROOM (8)
Score: 33–19 (max 73)

Round 9: N P T A I E C R D

C1: CERTAIN (7)
C2: TRAINED (7)
DC: PAINTED (7) DIPTERAN (8) PREDICANT (18)
Score: 40–26 (max 91)

Round 10: 100, 5, 3, 1, 10, 1. Target: 446.

C1: 446. (100+10)*(3+1)+5+1 (10)
C2: 449.
Score: 50–26 (max 101)

Teatime teaser: ORALGUM -> GLAMOUR

Round 11: T X S E O E N R E

C1: STORE (5)
C2: SEXTON (6)
DC: EXTERNS (7) EXTENSOR (8)
Score: 50–32 (max 109)

Round 12: S G V O I A M L O

C1: VIOLAS (6)
C2: VIOLAS (6)
DC: IMAGOS (6) IGLOOS (6) MOVIOLAS (8)
Score: 56–38 (max 117)

Round 13: H T D I E U S F O

C1: FOISTED (7)
C2: FOISTED (7)
DC: SHIFTED (7) HIDEOUTS (8)
Score: 63–45 (max 125)

Round 14: 100, 9, 1, 4, 7, 5. Target: 975.

C1: 975. (100+9)*(5+4)-7+1 (10)
C2: 972.
Score: 73–45 (max 135)

Round 15: L U L U F R O O C

C1 buzzes on 1.75 secondS to say COLOURFUL which is correct.
Score: 83–45 (max 145)


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