c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 15 January 2002.

C1: Champion Chris Wills (1 win, 107 points.)
C2: Challenger Floraidh Campbell, from Greenock in Renfrewshire.
DC: Susie Dent and Kathryn Apanowicz.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D T S E A O R C E
R02: V P N U M E I F S
R03: G R H A U E T L D
R04: I Q O S B F E N S
R05: 50, 1, 5, 10, 1, 3. Target: 231.
TTT: HITSONG
R06: N S M A G U P E Y
R07: B L T I E O R C R
R08: D R T A E S O D I
R09: S T L A E O C V T
R10: 25, 4, 10, 7, 5, 9. Target: 942.
TTT: EGOFAIL
R11: G X R I A U N C W
R12: G L M O E N D A P
R13: K F R I E O M L Z
R14: 100, 6, 2, 10, 3, 8. Target: 864.
R15: M E N D A T I O N (conundrum)


And now a brief interlude before our main feature:

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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: D T S E A O R C E

C1: DECORATES (18)
C2: CASTORED (8)
Score: 18–0 (max 18)



Round 2: V P N U M E I F S

C1: INFUSE (6)
C2: punives
OT: MUNSIF (6) PUISNE (6) SUPINE (6)
Score: 24–0 (max 24)

Round 3: G R H A U E T L D

C1: LAUGHTER (8)
C2: LAUGHTER (8)
DC: DAUGHTER (8)
Score: 32–8 (max 32)

Round 4: I Q O S B F E N S

C1: BONES (5)
C2: bisons
DC: SONSIE (6)
OT: BOSIES (6) ENOSIS (6) NOISES (6) NOSIES (6) BISONS (6) BONIES (6)
Score: 37–8 (max 38)

Round 5: 50, 1, 5, 10, 1, 3. Target: 231.

C1: 231. (5*50)-10*(3-1)+1 (10)
C2: 231. (50-1)*5-10-3-1 (10)
Score: 47–18 (max 48)

Teatime teaser: HITSONG -> HOSTING

Round 6: N S M A G U P E Y

C1: PANGS (5)
C2: MANGEY (6)
DC: MAGUEYS (7)
OT: PYGMEAN (7)
Score: 47–24 (max 55)

Round 7: B L T I E O R C R

C1: BROILER (7)
C2: tiler
DC: CORTILE (7)
OT: CORBEIL (7) ORBITER (7)
Score: 54–24 (max 62)

Floraidh declares TILER as a 6, and her agony is compounded when DC offer CORTILE, which she had been considering.

Round 8: D R T A E S O D I

C1: ASTEROID (8)
C2: ROADIES (7)
DC: ROADSIDE (8)
OT: DISRATED (8)
Score: 62–24 (max 70)

Round 9: S T L A E O C V T

C1: LOCATES (7)
C2: LOCATES (7)
DC: AVOCETS (7)
OT: ALCOVES (7) COEVALS (7) ALECOST (7) LACTOSE (7) TALCOSE (7) OCTAVES (7) COSTATE (7) SOLVATE (7)
Score: 69–31 (max 77)

Round 10: 25, 4, 10, 7, 5, 9. Target: 942.

C1: 942. (25*4+5)*9-(10-7) (10)
C2: -
Score: 79–31 (max 87)

Teatime teaser: EGOFAIL -> FOLIAGE

Round 11: G X R I A U N C W

C1: CARING (6)
C2: GRAIN (5)
DC: WAXING (6) RACING (6)
OT: ANURIC (6) ARCING (6) CAWING (6) CURING (6) WARING (6)
Score: 85–31 (max 93)

Round 12: G L M O E N D A P

C1: MANGLED (7)
C2: MANGLED (7)
OT: MANGOLD (7)
Score: 92–38 (max 100)

Round 13: K F R I E O M L Z

C1: MILKER (6) ('risky')
C2: MILKER (6) ('risky')
OT: FOLKIER (7)
Score: 98–44 (max 107)



Round 14: 100, 6, 2, 10, 3, 8. Target: 864.

C1: 864. (100+6+2)*8 (10)
C2: 865.
Score: 108–44 (max 117)

Round 15: M E N D A T I O N

C1 buzzes on 4 seconds to say NOMINATED which is correct.
Score: 118–44 (max 127)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=47