c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 27 February 2002.

C1: Champion Lee Hartley (7 wins, 706 points.)
C2: Challenger Bob Sainsbury.
DC: Susie Dent and Jan Harvey.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: H D R O E I C D A
R02: N S G U S P I O J
R03: K S T E A E M T I
R04: Z F T M A O U D E
R05: 100, 50, 75, 25, 4, 8. Target: 966.
TTT: TRIMVAN
R06: R S C N A O I L A
R07: B E F E V G A D R
R08: P T N M I O I E S
R09: L X L A O I A W R
R10: 100, 25, 9, 5, 1, 10. Target: 907.
TTT: SUMSNAK
R11: F T D E E I C S G
R12: N Y H P O A E T L
R13: R I U D B M O E A
R14: 75, 50, 3, 8, 1, 5. Target: 426.
R15: G I N G L O H U P (conundrum)


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Round 1: H D R O E I C D A

C1: CHAIRED (7)
C2: CHAIRED (7)
DC: CHAIRED (7)
OT: CHORDED (7) DIEHARD (7) HOARDED (7) RADIOED (7) ROADIED (7) ROACHED (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: N S G U S P I O J

C1: POSING (6)
C2: - (0)
DC: SOUSING (7)
OT: POUSSIN (7) SPINOUS (7)
Score: 13–7 (max 14)

Round 3: K S T E A E M T I

C1: MEATIEST (8)
C2: MISTAKE (7)
DC: ESTIMATE (8)
Score: 21–7 (max 22)

Round 4: Z F T M A O U D E

C1: MOATED (6)
C2: MUTED (5)
OT: FOAMED (6) FUTZED (6)
Score: 27–7 (max 28)

Round 5: 100, 50, 75, 25, 4, 8. Target: 966.

C1: 968. (100+25-4)*8 (7)
C2: 958.
CV: 968. (75+50-4)*8 (7)
OT: 966. (((100*4)+8)+75)*(50/25) (10)
Score: 34–7 (max 38)

Teatime teaser: TRIMVAN -> VARMINT

Round 6: R S C N A O I L A

C1: CLARIONS (8)
C2: SAILOR (6)
DC: RASCAL, (6) CLARIONS (8)
OT: OCARINAS (8)
Score: 42–7 (max 46)

Round 7: B E F E V G A D R

C1: BADGER (6)
C2: BRAVED (6)
DC: BEAVER, (6) ADVERB (6)
OT: REBADGE (7)
Score: 48–13 (max 53)

Round 8: P T N M I O I E S

C1: PIMENTOS (8)
C2: POSTMEN (7)
DC: PIMENTOS, (8) NEPOTISM, (8) PIMIENTOS (18)
Score: 56–13 (max 71)

Round 9: L X L A O I A W R

C1: ALLOW (5)
C2: AXIAL (5)
DC: AXILLA (6)
OT: AROLLA (6)
Score: 61–18 (max 77)

Round 10: 100, 25, 9, 5, 1, 10. Target: 907.

C1: 907. (100+1)*9-(10/5) (10)
C2: 907. (100+1)*9-(10/5) (10)
Score: 71–28 (max 87)

Teatime teaser: SUMSNAK -> UNMASKS

Round 11: F T D E E I C S G

C1: DEFIES (6)
C2: FIDGETS (7)
DC: EDGIEST, (7) DECEITS (7)
OT: DEFECTS (7) EDGIEST. (7) Lee also said he saw DEFECTS (7) just out of time.
Score: 71–35 (max 94)

Round 12: N Y H P O A E T L

C1: ETHANOL (7)
C2: PHONATE (7)
DC: POLENTA, (7) APLENTY (7)
OT: ENTHALPY (8)
Score: 78–42 (max 102)

Round 13: R I U D B M O E A

C1: BROMIDE (7)
C2: MORBID (6)
DC: IMBRUED. (7) It was also wondered aerobium but not to be.
OT: IMBRUED (7) RUMBAED (7) AMEBOID (7)
Score: 85–42 (max 109)

Round 14: 75, 50, 3, 8, 1, 5. Target: 426.

C1: 426. (5*75)+50+1 (10)
C2: 425.
Score: 95–42 (max 119)

Round 15: G I N G L O H U P

C1 buzzes on 1 second to say PLOUGHING which is correct.
Score: 105–42 (max 129)


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