c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 2 April 2002.

C1: Champion Rupert Stokoe (6 wins, 577 points.)
C2: Challenger Joe Radcliffe, from Walkden in Greater Manchester.
DC: Tania Styles and Keith Barron.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: C S E E P D A G R
R02: N T M R O E O C M
R03: L T I E U D N S V
R04: C F G S O A E K P
R05: 75, 6, 1, 10, 4, 8. Target: 788.
TTT: CJOERUN
R06: R T W I O E Y L J
R07: S N M U I D X A E
R08: G R T L I O E H P
R09: S R A I N T E S D
R10: 50, 3, 6, 10, 2, 2. Target: 118.
TTT: MCSYRUP
R11: R L T O U A G F E
R12: V M N S I A O C H
R13: D R T I E E P B G
R14: 25, 8, 3, 4, 7, 2. Target: 944.
R15: K R A B M I R T H (conundrum)


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Round 1: C S E E P D A G R

C1: SPREAD (6)
C2: PAGERS (6)
DC: PRESAGED (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Round 2: N T M R O E O C M

C1: COMMONER (8)
C2: COMMENT (7)
DC: CORONET (7) MOTORMEN (8)
Score: 14–6 (max 16)

Round 3: L T I E U D N S V

C1: DILUTES (7)
C2: DILUTE (6)
DC: UNLISTED (8) INSULTED (8)
OT: DILUENTS (8)
Score: 21–6 (max 24)

Round 4: C F G S O A E K P

C1: POKES (5)
C2: PAGES (5)
DC: GECKOS (6)
OT: GOPAKS (6) SOCAGE (6)
Score: 26–11 (max 30)

Round 5: 75, 6, 1, 10, 4, 8. Target: 788.

C1: 788. (75+4-1)*10+8 (10)
C2: 788. (75+4)*10-(8-6) (10)
Score: 36–21 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: CJOERUN -> CONJURE

Round 6: R T W I O E Y L J

C1: LOITER (6)
C2: LOITER (6)
DC: TROWEL (6)
OT: JOLTIER (7) JOWLIER (7)
Score: 42–27 (max 47)

Round 7: S N M U I D X A E

C1: MEDIANS (7)
C2: MAIDENS (7)
DC: ADMIXES (7)
OT: MEDINAS (7) SIDEMAN (7) UNMIXED (7)
Score: 49–34 (max 54)

Round 8: G R T L I O E H P

C1: LIGHTER (7)
C2: LIGHTER (7)
DC: RELIGHT (7) HOPLITE (7)
OT: HELIPORT (8) REGOLITH (8)
Score: 56–41 (max 62)

Round 9: S R A I N T E S D

C1: STRAINED (8)
C2: TARDINESS (18)
Score: 56–59 (max 80)

Round 10: 50, 3, 6, 10, 2, 2. Target: 118.

C1: 118. (50+6+3)*2 (10)
C2: 118. (50*2)+(6*3) (10)
Score: 66–69 (max 90)

Teatime teaser: MCSYRUP -> SCRUMPY

Round 11: R L T O U A G F E

C1: GRATEFUL (8)
C2: GLOATER (7)
Score: 74–69 (max 98)

Round 12: V M N S I A O C H

C1: CHAINS (6)
C2: VANISH (6)
DC: MANOICS (7)
OT: ANOSMIC (7) CHAMOIS (7)
Score: 80–75 (max 105)

Round 13: D R T I E E P B G

C1: edgier
C2: TIRED (5)
DC: BRIDGE (6) GRIPED (6)
OT: BETIDE (6) BREDIE (6) DIETER (6) RETIED (6) TIERED (6) EDGIER (6)
Score: 80–80 (max 111)

Not entirely sure what happened here, but I'm assuming Rupert declared the wrong number of letters. Mike has noted '(decl. 6)' next to his word, maybe this was meant to be (decl. 5) or something?

Round 14: 25, 8, 3, 4, 7, 2. Target: 944.

C1: 943. ((8*4)+(3*2))*25-7 (7)
C2: -
CV: 944. ((7-2)*25-4-3)*8 (10)
Score: 87–80 (max 121)

Round 15: K R A B M I R T H

C1 buzzes on 18.75 seconds to say BIRTHMARK which is correct.
Score: 97–80 (max 131)


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

Innis Carson wrote:Round 13: D R T I E E P B G

C1: edgier
C2: TIRED (5)
DC: BRIDGE (6) GRIPED (6)
OT: BETIDE (6) BREDIE (6) DIETER (6) RETIED (6) TIERED (6) EDGIER (6)
Score: 80–80 (max 111)

Not entirely sure what happened here, but I'm assuming Rupert declared the wrong number of letters. Mike has noted '(decl. 6)' next to his word, maybe this was meant to be (decl. 5) or something?

Hmm, not sure what happened here, Innis, but I suspect you're right. There are other possibilities, but that seems the most likely. Interesting that I also wrote 'at last moment' next to it, but that doesn't really narrow it down any further. I even trawled back through the old forum for that week in the hope of finding a nugget of info, but no dice, although it was nice to read some really old chatter between the likes of Zef, Lisa Hermann and Damo.