c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 21 November 2002.

C1: Champion Ian Courcoux (3 wins, 261 points.)
C2: Challenger Joe Zubaidi, from Southampton.
DC: Susie Dent and Bob Bevan.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: P C R E I A G D T
R02: L N I S M O W R A
R03: F L D E I O N C V
R04: T R A S T E P N U
R05: 6, 7, 2, 3, 10, 50. Target: 381.
TTT: PROTEST
R06: G D A S I R Z P O
R07: N L R A E A N S I
R08: T S U L C O D I A
R09: N H T E I O S D B
R10: 25, 2, 2, 6, 1, 7. Target: 595.
TTT: HUGWORT
R11: G R M E I E X T A
R12: L D E S O F E P Y
R13: R G V I A O M O H
R14: 100, 1, 1, 2, 3, 6. Target: 312.
R15: B A T C A D D I E (conundrum)


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Round 1: P C R E I A G D T

C1: CAGIER (6)
C2: PREDICT (7)
DC: PIRATED (7)
OT: DIPTERA (7) PARTIED (7) PARETIC (7) PICRATE (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: L N I S M O W R A

C1: MORALS (6)
C2: SAILOR (6)
DC: ORALISM (7)
OT: MALISON (7) MONIALS (7) MANOIRS (7) MARLINS (7)
Score: 6–13 (max 14)

Round 3: F L D E I O N C V

C1: COILED (6)
C2: CONFIDE (7)
Score: 6–20 (max 21)

Round 4: T R A S T E P N U

C1: PARENTS (7)
C2: PASTURE (7)
DC: PEANUTS (7) PUNTERS (7) PATTERNS (8)
OT: TRANSEPT (8) TAUNTERS (8) UPSTATER (8)
Score: 13–27 (max 29)

Round 5: 6, 7, 2, 3, 10, 50. Target: 381.

C1: 381. (50+6)*7-(10+3-2) (10)
C2: 382.
Score: 23–27 (max 39)

Teatime teaser: PROTEST -> SPOTTER

Round 6: G D A S I R Z P O

C1: RIGS (4)
C2: RAPIDS (6)
DC: RADIOS (6)
OT: AROIDS (6) IZARDS (6) SPARID (6) PAGRIS (6) DIAZOS (6)
Score: 23–33 (max 45)

Round 7: N L R A E A N S I

C1: NAILERS (7)
C2: ARENAS (6)
DC: ARSENAL (7)
OT: AERIALS (7) ALANINE (7) ANNEALS (7) ENSNARL (7) LANNERS (7) LARNIES (7)
Score: 30–33 (max 52)

Round 8: T S U L C O D I A

C1: AUDITS (6)
C2: CULTS (5)
DC: OCULIST (7) CUSTODIAL (18)
Score: 36–33 (max 70)

Round 9: N H T E I O S D B

C1: HOISTED (7)
C2: HOISTED (7)
DC: BOTHIES (7)
OT: HEDONIST (8)
Score: 43–40 (max 78)

Round 10: 25, 2, 2, 6, 1, 7. Target: 595.

C1: 594. ((2+2)*6)*25-(7-1) (7)
C2: 594. Same method (7)
CV: 594. Same method (7)
OT: 595. ((25*6*2)+1)*2-7 (10)
Score: 50–47 (max 88)

Teatime teaser: HUGWORT -> WROUGHT

Round 11: G R M E I E X T A

C1: MATIER (6)
C2: MEATIER (7)
DC: RAGTIME (7) EMIGRATE (8)
Score: 50–54 (max 96)

Round 12: L D E S O F E P Y

C1: ELOPED (6)
C2: DOLES (5)
DC: DEPLOYS (7)
Score: 56–54 (max 103)

Round 13: R G V I A O M O H

C1: GROOM (5)
C2: VIRAGO (6)
OT: MOHAIR (6) VIGORO (6)
Score: 56–60 (max 109)

Round 14: 100, 1, 1, 2, 3, 6. Target: 312.

C1: 312. (3*100)+(6*2) (10)
C2: 312. Same method (10)
Score: 66–70 (max 119)

Round 15: B A T C A D D I E

C2 buzzes on 2.5 seconds to say ABDICATED which is correct.
Score: 66–80 (max 129)


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