c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 22 March 2002.

C1: Champion Tony Harding (4 wins, 343 points.)
C2: Challenger Beryl Tuck, from Cheshunt in Hertfordshire.
DC: Susie Dent and Patrick Mower.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S H E I R L A I C
R02: P B M E A X D O N
R03: G I T R S E A P O
R04: T N G U I T S E T
R05: 75, 9, 8, 7, 7, 10. Target: 221.
TTT: BERYLSO
R06: N G F A I E D J U
R07: N M E L W A S C I
R08: S M L O A E D P A
R09: T K C E O I V R E
R10: 25, 50, 8, 3, 10, 4. Target: 844.
TTT: LOONYGP
R11: L M R E A G T E S
R12: M D H O U R C E A
R13: N I Y P E L A D R
R14: 25, 75, 100, 8, 7, 8. Target: 384.
R15: S O U L B E L L I (conundrum)


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Round 1: S H E I R L A I C

C1: CASHIER (7)
C2: HAILERS (7)
DC: CHARLIES (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: P B M E A X D O N

C1: DAMPEN (6)
C2: BEMOAN (6)
DC: POMADE (6) DAEMON (6) ABDOMEN (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 15)

Round 3: G I T R S E A P O

C1: POSTAGE (7)
C2: STORAGE (7)
DC: GOITRES (7) PORTAGE (7) PORTAGES (8)
OT: PASTORIE (8) SEPTORIA (8) POTAGERS (8)
Score: 20–20 (max 23)

Round 4: T N G U I T S E T

C1: NUTTIEST (8)
C2: TESTING (7)
DC: GUTTIEST (8)
OT: TUNGSTITE (18)
Score: 28–20 (max 41)

Round 5: 75, 9, 8, 7, 7, 10. Target: 221.

C1: 221. (10-7)*75-8/(9-7) (10)
C2: 223.
Score: 38–20 (max 51)

Teatime teaser: BERYLSO -> SOBERLY

Round 6: N G F A I E D J U

C1: FEUDING (7)
C2: FEUDING (7)
Score: 45–27 (max 58)

Round 7: N M E L W A S C I

C1: CLAIMS (6)
C2: CLAIMS (6)
DC: MESCALIN (8)
Score: 51–33 (max 66)

Round 8: S M L O A E D P A

C1: SAMPLED (7)
C2: PALMED (6)
DC: PEDALOS (7) POMADES (7)
OT: MALOPES (7)
Score: 58–33 (max 73)

Round 9: T K C E O I V R E

C1: REVOKE (6)
C2: ROCKET (6)
DC: EVICTOR (7)
OT: TICKOVER (8)
Score: 64–39 (max 81)

Round 10: 25, 50, 8, 3, 10, 4. Target: 844.

C1: 844. Mistake in working.
C2: 842. (10+3+4)*50-8 (7)
CV: 843. (7)
OT: 844. (3*10+50+25)*8+4 (10)
Score: 64–46 (max 91)

Teatime teaser: LOONYGP -> POLYGON

Round 11: L M R E A G T E S

C1: REGALES (7)
C2: MASTER (6)
DC: STEAMER (7) LARGEST (7) LEGATES (7)
OT: TELEGRAMS (18)
Score: 71–46 (max 109)

Round 12: M D H O U R C E A

C1: HUMORED (7) (note: US spelling)
C2: HOARD (5)
DC: MARCHED (7)
OT: CAROMED (7) COMRADE (7) MERCADO (7) CHARMED (7) CHROMED (7) DECORUM (7) MORCEAU (7) ROACHED (7)
Score: 78–46 (max 116)

Round 13: N I Y P E L A D R

C1: PLAINER (7)
C2: PLAINED (7)
DC: INLAYER (7) PRALINE (7)
OT: ENDPLAY (7) NAILERY (7) PEDLARY (7) PLENARY (7) PREDIAL (7) PYRALID (7) RAPIDLY (7) RANDILY (7) READILY (7)
Score: 85–53 (max 123)

Round 14: 25, 75, 100, 8, 7, 8. Target: 384.

C1: 382. (8+8)*25-(100-75-7) (7)
C2: 381.
CV: 385. (7)
OT: 384. (7-(75/25))*100-8-8 (10)
Score: 92–53 (max 133)

Round 15: S O U L B E L L I

C2 buzzes on 10 seconds to say LIBELLOUS which is correct.
Score: 92–63 (max 143)


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