c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 8 May 2002.

C1: Champion Alistair Baker (2 wins, 171 points.)
C2: Challenger Tony Lawford.
DC: Tania Styles and Anna Raeburn.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R R D O I A T A N
R02: R L D G E A V E M
R03: U E Z R S R O A L
R04: V L S Y E A I G D
R05: 100, 4, 10, 9, 1, 5. Target: 137.
TTT: HESTONY
R06: P T L N E A O S E
R07: R H T E U I S N E
R08: T P C X I O O J M
R09: T S N I O I T F E
R10: 50, 7, 6, 4, 3, 8. Target: 529.
TTT: ODDCLUE
R11: G D R I A M U G K
R12: T D B N O O I E L
R13: A I R P C I W L E
R14: 75, 9, 1, 9, 4, 5. Target: 890.
R15: T U R N D I A N E (conundrum)


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Round 1: R R D O I A T A N

C1: RATION (6)
C2: ADROIT (6)
DC: RADIATOR (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Round 2: R L D G E A V E M

C1: MARVELED (8)
C2: MARVELED (8)
DC: EMERALD (7) GRAVELED (8)
OT: GLEAMED (7) REGALED (7)
Score: 14–14 (max 16)

Round 3: U E Z R S R O A L

C1: AZURE (5)
C2: AROUSE (6)
DC: SURREAL (7) ZEALOUS (7)
Score: 14–20 (max 23)

Round 4: V L S Y E A I G D

C1: SAGELY (6)
C2: VALISE (6)
DC: VISAGE (6) VISAGED (7) GLAIVES (7)
OT: DIALYSE (7) SILAGED (7)
Score: 20–26 (max 30)

Round 5: 100, 4, 10, 9, 1, 5. Target: 137.

C1: 137. 100+9*4+1 (10)
C2: 137. 10*4-9+5+1+100 (10)
Score: 30–36 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: HESTONY -> HONESTY

Round 6: P T L N E A O S E

C1: PLANETS (7)
C2: PLANTS (6)
DC: LAPSTONE (8) ANTELOPES (18)
Score: 37–36 (max 58)

Round 7: R H T E U I S N E

C1: ENTHUSE (7)
C2: HIRSUTE (7)
DC: RETINUES (8) REUNITES (8)
OT: ESURIENT (8)
Score: 44–43 (max 66)

Round 8: T P C X I O O J M

C1: TOPIC (5)
C2: OPTIC (5)
DC: TOXIC (5)
OT: COMPO (5) PICOT (5) TOPOI (5)
Score: 49–48 (max 71)

Round 9: T S N I O I T F E

C1: FINEST (6)
C2: FEINTS (6)
DC: NOTIFIES (8)
OT: NIFTIEST (8) TONIFIES (8)
Score: 55–54 (max 79)

Round 10: 50, 7, 6, 4, 3, 8. Target: 529.

C1: 526.
C2: 531. (6+4)*50+8*3+7 (7)
CV: 529. (6+4)*(50+3)-8+7 (10)
Score: 55–61 (max 89)

Teatime teaser: ODDCLUE -> CLOUDED

Round 11: G D R I A M U G K

C1: MAID (4)
C2: GRIM (4)
DC: RADIUM (6)
Score: 59–65 (max 95)

Round 12: T D B N O O I E L

C1: BOOTED (6)
C2: BOOTED (6)
DC: BOLTED (6) BLONDE (6)
OT: EIDOLON (7) LENTOID (7)
Score: 65–71 (max 102)

Round 13: A I R P C I W L E

C1: PLAICE (6)
C2: PLAICE (6)
DC: REPLICA (7) CALIPER (7)
Score: 71–77 (max 109)

Round 14: 75, 9, 1, 9, 4, 5. Target: 890.

C1: 891.
C2: 890. (75+9+5)*(9+1) (10)
Score: 71–87 (max 119)

Round 15: T U R N D I A N E

C2 buzzes on 16 seconds to say UNTRAINED which is correct.
Score: 71–97 (max 129)


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