c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 29 March 2002.

C1: Champion Rupert Stokoe (4 wins, 398 points.)
C2: Challenger Rebecca Pine, from Tarbet in Argyll.
DC: Susie Dent and Richard Stilgoe.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S T I E R S U C G
R02: M N O E P L I A T
R03: R D J E I N G O V
R04: E C M T A E A S C
R05: 75, 1, 3, 8, 10, 8. Target: 259.
TTT: PINESON
R06: P R U E H B I T O
R07: L N A E D R P O K
R08: V I R A M W G E I
R09: C S R O U M T O A
R10: 75, 5, 9, 7, 8, 6. Target: 378.
TTT: MILKBAN
R11: L F S E E N D I T
R12: L S F U O A M Y E
R13: L S T I O E D S X
R14: 75, 6, 9, 4, 8, 3. Target: 649.
R15: G O L D L E V E R (conundrum)


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Round 1: S T I E R S U C G

C1: CRUISES (7)
C2: GUSTIER (7)
DC: CURTSIES (8) CRUSTIES (8)
OT: CITRUSES (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: M N O E P L I A T

C1: ELATION (7)
C2: PANTILE (7)
DC: IMPLANT (7) OPTIMAL (7)
OT: PTOMAINE (8)
Score: 14–14 (max 16)

Round 3: R D J E I N G O V

C1: IGNORED (7)
C2: ROVING (6)
DC: ERODING (7) JOINDER (7)
OT: RINGDOVE (8)
Score: 21–14 (max 24)

Round 4: E C M T A E A S C

C1: CEASE (5)
C2: CEASE (5)
DC: CASEMATE (8)
Score: 26–19 (max 32)

Round 5: 75, 1, 3, 8, 10, 8. Target: 259.

C1: 259. (75+8)*3+10 (10)
C2: 254.
Score: 36–19 (max 42)

Just one anagram of 'Rebecca Pine' from Richard Stilgoe, which is 'NBC Earpiece'.

Teatime teaser: PINESON -> PENSION

Round 6: P R U E H B I T O

C1: BOTHER (6)
C2: BOTHER (6)
DC: BOTHIE (6)
OT: POUTIER (7)
Score: 42–25 (max 49)

Round 7: L N A E D R P O K

C1: OPERAND (7)
C2: PLONKER (7)
DC: PADRONE (7) RANKLED (7)
OT: APRONED (7) LEOPARD (7) PAROLED (7) PRELOAD (7) PLANKED (7) PLONKED (7) POLKAED (7) PRONKED (7)
Score: 49–32 (max 56)

Round 8: V I R A M W G E I

C1: MIRAGE (6)
C2: MIRAGE (6)
DC: GAMIER (6) WAIVER (6)
OT: VIREMIA (7)
Score: 55–38 (max 63)

Round 9: C S R O U M T O A

C1: CUSTOM (6)
C2: CUSTOM (6)
DC: MUSCAT (6) MASCOT (6) SCROTUM (7)
OT: TOURACOS (8)
Score: 61–44 (max 71)

Round 10: 75, 5, 9, 7, 8, 6. Target: 378.

C1: 378. (75*5)+(9-6) (10)
C2: 378. (75*5)+(9-6) (10)
Score: 71–54 (max 81)

Teatime teaser: MILKBAN -> LAMBKIN

Round 11: L F S E E N D I T

C1: INFESTED (8)
C2: STIFLED (7)
DC: ENLISTED (8) FLENSED (7)
OT: LISTENED (8)
Score: 79–54 (max 89)

Round 12: L S F U O A M Y E

C1: FAMOUSLY (8)
C2: FULSOME (7)
Score: 87–54 (max 97)

Round 13: L S T I O E D S X

C1: TOSSED (6)
C2: LISTED (6)
DC: STOLID (6) DELISTS (7) SOLIDEST (8)
Score: 93–60 (max 105)

Round 14: 75, 6, 9, 4, 8, 3. Target: 649.

C1: 648.
C2: 649. (9*75)-(8*4)+6 (10)
Score: 93–70 (max 115)

Round 15: G O L D L E V E R

C2 buzzes on 11.25 seconds to say GROVELLED which is correct.
Score: 93–80 (max 125)

Richard Stilgoe pays tribute to Rupert's success this week with three anagrams of his name: 'Reuter T. Spook', "T'Rooster Puke" and "E-Stout Porker".


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