c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 16 January 2002.

C1: Champion Chris Wills (2 wins, 225 points.)
C2: Challenger Jeff Baines, from Heysham.
DC: Susie Dent and Kathryn Apanowicz.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D R M O A U S N E
R02: T F G I A L O E C
R03: B P S I A O R D E
R04: Y T V I O E M N G
R05: 100, 7, 7, 2, 6, 8. Target: 845.
TTT: JBAINES
R06: L R D I A E F S C
R07: H L T I U O G N A
R08: P D M I O E R S B
R09: F Q W A I E T L R
R10: 25, 9, 7, 3, 2, 50. Target: 807.
TTT: OBOEIST
R11: S N P A E O T D M
R12: X R G T I E A S F
R13: C N L O E A Z V K
R14: 25, 1, 2, 6, 10, 9. Target: 267.
R15: G R A V A T I O N (conundrum)


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Round 1: D R M O A U S N E

C1: MAUNDERS (8)
C2: RESOUND (7)
DC: ENAMOURS (8) RANSOMED (8)
OT: NEUROMAS (8) SURNAMED (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: T F G I A L O E C

C1: FOLIAGE (7)
C2: FACET (5)
DC: FOLIATE (7)
OT: GELCOAT (7)
Score: 15–0 (max 15)

Round 3: B P S I A O R D E

C1: PARODIES (8)
C2: ASPIRED (7)
DC: ADIPOSE (7) DISROBE (7)
OT: DIASPORE (8)
Score: 23–0 (max 23)

Round 4: Y T V I O E M N G

C1: EMOTING (7)
C2: EMOTING (7)
DC: VETOING (7)
OT: MITOGEN (7)
Score: 30–7 (max 30)

Round 5: 100, 7, 7, 2, 6, 8. Target: 845.

C1: 845. (100+7)*8-(7+6-2) (10)
C2: 845. (100+6)*8-(2+7/7) (10)
Score: 40–17 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: JBAINES -> BASENJI

Round 6: L R D I A E F S C

C1: SCARED (6)
C2: RIFLES (6)
DC: CRADLES (7) CARDIES (7)
OT: RADICLES (8)
Score: 46–23 (max 48)

Round 7: H L T I U O G N A

C1: LOATHING (8)
C2: LOATHING (8)
DC: HALTING (7) THONG (5)
Score: 54–31 (max 56)

Round 8: P D M I O E R S B

C1: PROMISED (8)
C2: PROMISED (8)
DC: BROMIDES (8)
Score: 62–39 (max 64)

Round 9: F Q W A I E T L R

C1: TRIFLE (6)
C2: WAITER (6)
DC: FALTER (6) RETAIL (6)
OT: ARTELI (6) FERIAL (6) FILTER (6) LIFTER (6) WAILER (6)
Score: 68–45 (max 70)

Round 10: 25, 9, 7, 3, 2, 50. Target: 807.

C1: 807. (50-9*2)*25+7 (10)
C2: 806.
Score: 78–45 (max 80)

Teatime teaser: OBOEIST -> BOOTIES

Round 11: S N P A E O T D M

C1: POSTMAN (7)
C2: POSTMAN (7)
DC: TAMPONED (8)
OT: NOTEPADS (8) TONEPADS (8)
Score: 85–52 (max 88)

Round 12: X R G T I E A S F

C1: FRIGATES (8)
C2: GARIEST (7)
Score: 93–52 (max 96)

Round 13: C N L O E A Z V K

C1: CLEAN (5)
C2: CLOVEN (6)
DC: COEVAL (6)
OT: CALZONE (7)
Score: 93–58 (max 103)

Round 14: 25, 1, 2, 6, 10, 9. Target: 267.

C1: 267. (25+1)*10+(9-2) (10)
C2: 267. Same method (10)
Score: 103–68 (max 113)

Round 15: G R A V A T I O N

No one buzzes. The answer was NAVIGATOR.
Score: 103–68 (max 123)


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