c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 22 November 2002.

C1: Champion Joe Zubaidi (1 win, 80 points.)
C2: Challenger Franki Ayerst, from Mucklaw (?) in Perth.
DC: Susie Dent and Bob Bevan.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T K M I E S L M U
R02: R C E I T G W O T
R03: L P A G C E S R E
R04: H D N O A O R D I
R05: 25, 4, 9, 2, 3, 4. Target: 515.
TTT: MADMILE
R06: M S N A U O E C B
R07: D L A V I S T I E
R08: N F D U E O S Y P
R09: T R E E T L O S M
R10: 100, 9, 5, 3, 2, 8. Target: 849.
TTT: SEEPACE
R11: T R S E P X U A E
R12: R N T Z A I M U A
R13: S O L G L A P I V
R14: 75, 6, 7, 10, 4, 2. Target: 639.
R15: L O S E S G I S T (conundrum)


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Round 1: T K M I E S L M U

C1: TUMMIES (7)
C2: TUMMIES (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: R C E I T G W O T

C1: WITTER (6)
C2: EROTIC (6)
DC: COTTIER (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 14)

Round 3: L P A G C E S R E

C1: REPLACES (8)
C2: REGALES (7)
Score: 21–13 (max 22)

Round 4: H D N O A O R D I

C1: ORDAIN (6)
C2: radion
OT: ANDROID (7)
Score: 27–13 (max 29)

Round 5: 25, 4, 9, 2, 3, 4. Target: 515.

C1: 515. Mistake in working.
C2: 513. 25*(2+3)*4+9+4 (7)
CV: 515. (25*4+3)*(9-4) (10)
Score: 27–20 (max 39)

Teatime teaser: MADMILE -> DILEMMA

Round 6: M S N A U O E C B

C1: CONSUME (7)
C2: CAUSE (5)
DC: BOUNCES (7) BEACONS (7) BEMOANS (7)
OT: AMBONES (7) BUNCOES (7) MUCOSAE (7) SUNBEAM (7) UMBONES (7)
Score: 34–20 (max 46)

Round 7: D L A V I S T I E

C1: DEVILS (6)
C2: SLATED (6)
DC: VITALISED (18)
Score: 40–26 (max 64)

Round 8: N F D U E O S Y P

C1: FOUNDS (6)
C2: POUNDS (6)
DC: FONDUES (7)
OT: UNPOSED (7)
Score: 46–32 (max 71)

Round 9: T R E E T L O S M

C1: REMOTES (7)
C2: MOTTLES (7)
DC: LETTERS (7) SMELTER (7) MOLESTER (8) REMOTEST (8)
Score: 53–39 (max 79)

Round 10: 100, 9, 5, 3, 2, 8. Target: 849.

C1: -
C2: -
CV: 849. (100+5)*8+9 (10)
Score: 53–39 (max 89)

Teatime teaser: SEEPACE -> ESCAPEE

Round 11: T R S E P X U A E

C1: EXPERTS (7)
C2: EXPERTS (7)
DC: REPEATS (7) PASTURE (7) UPRATES (7) SUPERTAX (8)
Score: 60–46 (max 97)

Round 12: R N T Z A I M U A

C1: TRAUMA (6)
C2: tarman
DC: MARTIN (6)
OT: TAMARIN (7) TZARINA (7)
Score: 66–46 (max 104)

Round 13: S O L G L A P I V

C1: GALLOPS (7)
C2: SPOIL (5)
DC: GOALS (5)
Score: 73–46 (max 111)

Round 14: 75, 6, 7, 10, 4, 2. Target: 639.

C1: 642.
C2: 640. (6+2)*75+(4*10) (7)
CV: 639. (75+4)*(6+2)+7 (10)
Score: 73–53 (max 121)

Round 15: L O S E S G I S T

C2 buzzes on 18.75 seconds to say GLOSSIEST which is correct.
Score: 73–63 (max 131)


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

Innis Carson wrote: C2: Challenger Franki Ayerst, from Mucklaw (?) in Perth.

My fault... it's spelt Meikleour, although I didn't know it at the time. Other spelling mistakes will follow in due course! If only I'd known people would be scrutinising my notes eight years later, I'd have done more checking.