c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 20 March 2002.

C1: Champion Tony Harding (2 wins, 177 points.)
C2: Challenger Gordon Innes.
DC: Susie Dent and Patrick Mower.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S G T E I O R L A
R02: D C N E A E M P T
R03: R V Q O U S L I E
R04: F W G A U E N D H
R05: 25, 1, 7, 4, 7, 5. Target: 151.
TTT: GGINNES
R06: T P R A O E M S I
R07: C T D E U S N A I
R08: R K B E O I L G Y
R09: D T M A E J N I R
R10: 25, 2, 5, 6, 7, 4. Target: 841.
TTT: MOWERKN
R11: P S L C A O E T V
R12: R D M I A O G F N
R13: S H I L R E X S A
R14: 50, 8, 3, 4, 7, 4. Target: 640.
R15: A D R A B C O R D (conundrum)


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Round 1: S G T E I O R L A

C1: legators (declared as 9)
C2: LEGATORS (8)
DC: REGALIST (8)
OT: GIRASOLE (8) SERAGLIO (8) GLOATERS (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: D C N E A E M P T

C1: PACEMEN (7)
C2: ENCAMPED (8)
DC: DECAMP (6)
Score: 0–16 (max 16)

Round 3: R V Q O U S L I E

C1: QUIVERS (7)
C2: QUIVERS (7)
DC: VELOURS (7)
OT: LIQUORS (7) LOURIES (7) LOUSIER (7) LOUVRES (7)
Score: 7–23 (max 23)

Round 4: F W G A U E N D H

C1: UNWAGED (7)
C2: FANGED (6)
DC: WHANGED (7)
Score: 14–23 (max 30)

Round 5: 25, 1, 7, 4, 7, 5. Target: 151.

C1: 151. ((7 - 1) x 25) + 5 - 4 (10)
C2: 151. ((5 + 1) x 25) + (7 / 7) (10)
Score: 24–33 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: GGINNES -> GINSENG

Round 6: T P R A O E M S I

C1: ATOMISER (8)
C2: TAMPERS (7)
DC: PRIMATES (8)
OT: AMORTISE (8) IMPOSTER (8) PASTORIE (8) SEPTORIA (8)
Score: 32–33 (max 48)

Round 7: C T D E U S N A I

C1: DISTANCE (8)
C2: DISTANCE (8)
DC: SINUATE (7)
Score: 40–41 (max 56)

Round 8: R K B E O I L G Y

C1: BOILER (6)
C2: BOILER (6)
DC: OBLIGER (7)
Score: 46–47 (max 63)

Round 9: D T M A E J N I R

C1: dirtman
C2: RAIMENT (7)
DC: MINARET (7)
OT: DETRAIN (7) TRAINED (7) MEDIANT (7) MERANTI (7) READMIT (7)
Score: 46–54 (max 70)

Round 10: 25, 2, 5, 6, 7, 4. Target: 841.

C1: 841. (((5 x 6) + 4) x 25) - (7 + 2) (10)
C2: 840.
Score: 56–54 (max 80)

Teatime teaser: MOWERKN -> WORKMEN

Round 11: P S L C A O E T V

C1: LOCATES (7)
C2: PLACES (6)
DC: POLECATS (8)
Score: 63–54 (max 88)

Round 12: R D M I A O G F N

C1: FARMING (7)
C2: FARMING (7)
DC: ROAMING (7) FROGMAN (7)
OT: ADORING (7) FRAMING (7) FOAMING (7) FORDING (7) FORMING (7)
Score: 70–61 (max 95)

Round 13: S H I L R E X S A

C1: hassler
C2: HAIRLESS (8)
Score: 70–69 (max 103)

Round 14: 50, 8, 3, 4, 7, 4. Target: 640.

C1: 640. (4 + 4) x 8 x (3 + 7) (10)
C2: 641.
Score: 80–69 (max 113)

Round 15: A D R A B C O R D

C2 buzzes on 4.25 seconds to say CARDBOARD which is correct.
Score: 80–79 (max 123)

Statistics Corner

Tony:
Total score - 80
Raw score - 87
Total % of max - 65
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 8

Gordon:
Total score - 79
Raw score - 112
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 91
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 7.5
Number of maxes - 9

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