c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 15 July 2002.

C1: Champion David Nickeas (1 win, 93 points.)
C2: Challenger Alice Walker.
DC: Phiona Stanley and Robert Hardy.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N E T U J O H S D
R02: P R E F I Z E D X
R03: T O D O S I R U T
R04: L G E L E R O Y S
R05: 25, 8, 7, 7, 6, 4. Target: 280.
TTT: IWASVET
R06: C G A V I C U R A
R07: D A T E S I G I M
R08: D W O G E L A D C
R09: T E P I T E M S N
R10: 25, 1, 4, 4, 1, 7. Target: 273.
TTT: ALICEXM
R11: N O F O R I S E G
R12: N R O V U P A H E
R13: L E T I S A S N K
R14: 50, 9, 8, 10, 4, 5. Target: 917.
R15: N E E D N E V I L (conundrum)


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Round 1: N E T U J O H S D

C1: JOUSTED (7)
C2: SHOUTED (7)
OT: SOUTHED (7) SHUNTED (7) SNOUTED (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: P R E F I Z E D X

C1: EXPIRED (7)
C2: PREFIXED (8)
Score: 7–15 (max 15)

Round 3: T O D O S I R U T

C1: RIOTOUS (7)
C2: TOURIST (7)
DC: TOROIDS (7)
OT: TORTIOUS (8)
Score: 14–22 (max 23)

Round 4: L G E L E R O Y S

C1: SELLER (6)
C2: OGLES (5)
DC: OGLERS (6)
OT: GEYSER (6) RESELL (6) SOLELY (6) SORELY (6)
Score: 20–22 (max 29)

Round 5: 25, 8, 7, 7, 6, 4. Target: 280.

C1: 280. ((7+4)x25)+(6-(8-7)) (10)
C2: 280. ((7+4)x25)+(6-(8-7)) (10)
Score: 30–32 (max 39)

Teatime teaser: IWASVET -> WAVIEST

Round 6: C G A V I C U R A

C1: AGARIC (6)
C2: CAR (3)
DC: CAVIAR (6)
OT: GUAIAC (6)
Score: 36–32 (max 45)

Round 7: D A T E S I G I M

C1: GAMIEST (7)
C2: GAMIEST (7)
DC: MISDATE (7) IMAGES (6)
OT: AGISTED (7) SIGMATE (7) IMAGIST (7) MIDGETS (7)
Score: 43–39 (max 52)

Round 8: D W O G E L A D C

C1: WADDLE (6)
C2: CLAWED (6)
OT: CLADODE (7)
Score: 49–45 (max 59)

Round 9: T E P I T E M S N

C1: MITTENS (7)
C2: MINTS (5)
DC: EMPTIEST (8)
Score: 56–45 (max 67)

Round 10: 25, 1, 4, 4, 1, 7. Target: 273.

C1: 273. ((7+4)x25)-(1+1) (10)
C2: 273. ((7+4)x25)-(1+1) (10)
Score: 66–55 (max 77)

Teatime teaser: ALICEXM -> EXCLAIM

Round 11: N O F O R I S E G

C1: EROSION (7)
C2: FRINGES (7)
DC: FOREIGN (7) IGNORES (7)
OT: FORGOES (7) FORGONE (7) GOOFIER (7) REGIONS (7) SIGNORE (7) OROGENS (7) GOOSIER (7)
Score: 73–62 (max 84)

Round 12: N R O V U P A H E

C1: PARVENU (7)
C2: PROVEN (6)
DC: VAPOUR (6)
Score: 80–62 (max 91)

Round 13: L E T I S A S N K

C1: talkiness
C2: LANKIEST (8)
DC: SALIENTS (8)
OT: SALTINES (8) SEALSKIN (8) SNAKIEST (8) TANKLESS (8)
Score: 80–70 (max 99)

Round 14: 50, 9, 8, 10, 4, 5. Target: 917.

C1: 918. ((10+8)x50)+(9+5+4) (7)
C2: 918. ((10+8)x50)+(9+5+4) (7)
Score: 87–77 (max 106)

Round 15: N E E D N E V I L

C1 buzzes on 1 second to say ENLIVENED which is correct.
Score: 97–77 (max 116)


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

TORTIOUS (Rd 3) and CALDODE (Rd 8) the only higher maxes than originally noted, although the max is actually a point lower than Mike has it, as the last numbers game is in fact impossible.

Andy Wilson wrote:Round 14: 50, 9, 8, 10, 4, 5. Target: 917.

C1: 918. ((10+8)x50)+(9+5+4) (7)
C2: 918. ((10+8)x50)+(9+5+4) (7)
Score: 87–77 (max 106)

It is possible:

((50 + 9) x (10 + 5)) + (8 x 4) = 917