c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 25 March 2002.

C1: Champion Tony Harding (5 wins, 435 points.)
C2: Challenger Rupert Stokoe, a student at Newcastle University from Guildford.
DC: Susie Dent and Richard Stilgoe.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T R C E O D G I P
R02: L A E X N S U M T
R03: R H N S A O E D I
R04: L A T Z E O G F V
R05: 75, 2, 6, 4, 9, 2. Target: 302.
TTT: URUPERT
R06: M P A E R S C I B
R07: T D L N E U O S E
R08: R G I A M W E S T
R09: L P D N O I R E U
R10: 75, 7, 4, 6, 9, 7. Target: 213.
TTT: SBILGOE
R11: Y S H O T R A E G
R12: C K F I A L O D E
R13: N M V I S E T O P
R14: 75, 4, 5, 8, 2, 3. Target: 257.
R15: E X I T S E V E N (conundrum)


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Round 1: T R C E O D G I P

C1: GRIPED (6)
C2: PREDICT (7)
DC: CORDITE (7) PODGIER (7)
OT: DIOPTRE (7) PERIDOT (7) ERGODIC (7) GOITRED (7) PERCOID (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: L A E X N S U M T

C1: MANTLES (7)
C2: MANTLES (7)
DC: LAMENTS (7)
OT: AMULETS (7) MULETAS (7) ELUANTS (7) LUNATES (7) MANTELS (7) LUXATES (7)
Score: 7–14 (max 14)

Round 3: R H N S A O E D I

C1: HANDIER (7)
C2: SANDIER (7)
DC: ORDAINS (7) HARDENS (7) INSHORE (7)
OT: ADHESION (8) ANODISER (8)
Score: 14–21 (max 22)

Round 4: L A T Z E O G F V

C1: FOETAL (6)
C2: FOETAL (6)
DC: LEGATO (6) VOLTAGE (7)
Score: 20–27 (max 29)

Round 5: 75, 2, 6, 4, 9, 2. Target: 302.

C1: 302. (75*4)+2 (10)
C2: 302. (75*4)+2 (10)
Score: 30–37 (max 39)

Richard Stilgoe scrambles Tony Harding's name into "Ronda Thingy", "Haydn O'Tring" and "Randy O'Night".

Teatime teaser: URUPERT -> RUPTURE

Round 6: M P A E R S C I B

C1: SCAMPER (7)
C2: CAMPERS (7)
DC: ASCRIBE (7)
OT: AMBRIES (7) CAMBERS (7) CAMPIER (7) SCRAPIE (7) SPACIER (7)
Score: 37–44 (max 46)

Round 7: T D L N E U O S E

C1: needles
C2: NODULES (7)
DC: DENOTES (7) NESTLED (7) LOUDEST (7)
OT: ENSOULED (8)
Score: 37–51 (max 54)

Round 8: R G I A M W E S T

C1: MIGRATES (8)
C2: MIGRATES (8)
DC: MAGISTER (8)
OT: STERIGMA (8)
Score: 45–59 (max 62)

Round 9: L P D N O I R E U

C1: PLUNDER (7)
C2: PLUNDER (7)
DC: ROUNDEL (7) POUNDER (7)
OT: PURLOINED (18)
Score: 52–66 (max 80)

Round 10: 75, 7, 4, 6, 9, 7. Target: 213.

C1: 213. (6-4)*75+(9*7) (10)
C2: 213. (75-4)*(9-6) (10)
Score: 62–76 (max 90)

Teatime teaser: SBILGOE -> OBLIGES

Round 11: Y S H O T R A E G

C1: SHORTAGE (8)
C2: SHORTAGE (8)
Score: 70–84 (max 98)

Round 12: C K F I A L O D E

C1: FLOCKED (7)
C2: FLOCKED (7)
DC: FLICKED (7)
OT: CLOAKED (7) FLACKED (7) OILCAKE (7)
Score: 77–91 (max 105)

Round 13: N M V I S E T O P

C1: IMPOSE (6)
C2: PISTON (6)
DC: MOTIVES (7) PIMENTOS (8)
OT: NEPOTISM (8) PIVOTMEN (8)
Score: 83–97 (max 113)

Round 14: 75, 4, 5, 8, 2, 3. Target: 257.

C1: 257. (75*3)+(8*4) (10)
C2: 257. (75-(5*2))*4-3 (10)
Score: 93–107 (max 123)

Round 15: E X I T S E V E N

C2 buzzes on 4.5 seconds to say EXTENSIVE which is correct.
Score: 93–117 (max 133)


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