c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 12 July 2002.

C1: Challenger David Nickeas.
C2: Challenger David Watson.
DC: Richard Samson and Ken Bruce.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L R E A C E D I G
R02: N T V I O C Y E M
R03: S U R E T E P L U
R04: D N T I A G H O S
R05: 100, 8, 10, 10, 6, 4. Target: 877.
TTT: OILBASH
R06: R E L M E S N V O
R07: F I M A T A C I R
R08: B P S T E U A D K
R09: M O N I R A L A T
R10: 25, 10, 1, 5, 5, 6, . Target: 310.
TTT: CONGOAT
R11: S E N A L O G P O
R12: S L D I E E M R G
R13: C A S O T A R A G
R14: 75, 2, 2, 4, 8, 6. Target: 642.
R15: H A Y L F R O D O (conundrum)


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Round 1: L R E A C E D I G

C1: GLACIER (7)
C2: CLEARED (7)
DC: RADICLE, (7) REGALED (7)
OT: CREEDAL (7) DECLARE (7) ELEGIAC (7) GRACILE (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: N T V I O C Y E M

C1: ENMITY (6)
C2: MOTIVE (6)
DC: CONVEY (6) NOVICE (6)
OT: CENTIMO (7) TONEMIC (7) VICOMTE (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 14)

Round 3: S U R E T E P L U

C1: REPULSE (7)
C2: PUREST (6)
DC: PUSTULE (7)
OT: SEPULTURE (18)
Score: 20–13 (max 32)

Round 4: D N T I A G H O S

C1: HOSTING (7)
C2: SHADING (7)
DC: DASHING (7)
OT: AGONIST (7) GOATISH (7) HASTING (7) SANDHOG (7) TOADISH (7)
Score: 27–20 (max 39)

Round 5: 100, 8, 10, 10, 6, 4. Target: 877.

C1: 878. ((100+10)x8)-(6-4) (7)
C2: 876. ((100+10)x8)-(4) (7)
CV: 876. ((100+10)x8)-(4) (7)
Score: 34–27 (max 46)

Teatime teaser: OILBASH -> ABOLISH

Round 6: R E L M E S N V O

C1: RESOLVE (7)
C2: REMOVES (7)
DC: OVERMEN (7)
OT: SOLEMNER (8)
Score: 41–34 (max 54)

Round 7: F I M A T A C I R

C1: CRAFT (5)
C2: CRAM (4)
DC: TARMAC (6)
OT: AMTRAC (6) MATRIC (6) AMRITA (6) TAMARI (6)
Score: 46–34 (max 60)

Round 8: B P S T E U A D K

C1: subdate
C2: BASTED (6)
DC: UPDATES, (7) UPBEATS (7)
Score: 46–40 (max 67)

Round 9: M O N I R A L A T

C1: RAILMAN (7)
C2: MARITAL (7)
DC: RATIONAL (8)
OT: LAMINATOR (18)
Score: 53–47 (max 85)

Round 10: 25, 10, 1, 5, 5, 6. Target: 310.

C1: 310. (25+6)x10 (10)
C2: 310. (25+6)x10 (10)
Score: 63–57 (max 95)

Teatime teaser: CONGOAT -> OCTAGON

Round 11: S E N A L O G P O

C1: LAGOONS (7)
C2: LAGOONS (7)
DC: SPANGLE (7)
OT: NOPALES (7)
Score: 70–64 (max 102)

Round 12: S L D I E E M R G

C1: LEDGERS (7)
C2: LEDGERS (7)
DC: REGIMES (7) GLIDERS (7)
OT: EMIGRES (7) REMIGES (7) GILDERS (7) GIRDLES (7) REMISED (7) RESILED (7) LEDGIER (7)
Score: 77–71 (max 109)

Round 13: C A S O T A R A G

C1: ACTORS (6)
C2: CASTOR (6)
OT: OSTRACA (7)
Score: 83–77 (max 116)

Round 14: 75, 2, 2, 4, 8, 6. Target: 642.

C1: 642. ((75+6)x8)-4-2 (10)
C2: 642. ((75+2)x8)+(6x4)+2 (10)
Score: 93–87 (max 126)

Round 15: H A Y L F R O D O

No one buzzes. The answer was FOOLHARDY.
Score: 93–87 (max 136)


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

Quite a big difference in Mike's max for this one with rounds 2,3,6 and 13 having higher maxes than noted, which may need checking in the NODE.