c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 14 May 2002.

C1: Champion Mike Pullin (2 wins, 190 points.)
C2: Challenger Tudor Radcliffe.
DC: Phiona Stanley and Tim Brooke-Taylor.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M C T L E I O S E
R02: R I D A P M I O E
R03: N X T G I A I E S
R04: R U C V O A S A L
R05: 75, 100, 25, 50, 8, 7. Target: 672.
TTT: OOTUDOR
R06: D O R E Q P A Y N
R07: T G C P L O E I A
R08: C E B O N I T D E
R09: R M S L E U O E A
R10: 25, 10, 7, 5, 2, 1. Target: 481.
TTT: TOPLEXI
R11: N G D S A I K H O
R12: T E S O J N A M R
R13: V L T Z F E E I O
R14: 25, 7, 1, 7, 3, 4. Target: 589.
R15: S I L E N T I R E (conundrum)


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Round 1: M C T L E I O S E

C1: COMELIEST (18)
C2: COMELIEST (18)
Score: 18–18 (max 18)

Round 2: R I D A P M I O E

C1: IMPAIRED (8)
C2: IMPAIRED (8)
Score: 26–26 (max 26)

Round 3: N X T G I A I E S

C1: SEATING (7)
C2: EXISTING (8)
DC: TEASING (7)
Score: 26–34 (max 34)

Round 4: R U C V O A S A L

C1: RASCAL (6)
C2: VASCULAR (8)
DC: CAROUSAL (8)
OT: VACUOLAR (8)
Score: 26–42 (max 42)

Round 5: 75, 100, 25, 50, 8, 7. Target: 672.

C1: 671. ((75/25)+100)*7-50 (7)
C2: 672. Mistake in working.
CV: 672. 7*(100-(8/(50/25))) (10)
Score: 33–42 (max 52)

Teatime teaser: OOTUDOR -> OUTDOOR

Round 6: D O R E Q P A Y N

C1: PONDER (6)
C2: PARODY (6)
DC: PADRONE (7) OPERAND (7)
OT: APRONED (7)
Score: 39–48 (max 59)

Round 7: T G C P L O E I A

C1: TOPICAL (7)
C2: PILOTAGE (8)
OT: POETICAL (8)
Score: 39–56 (max 67)

Round 8: C E B O N I T D E

C1: TONIC (5)
C2: BONED (5)
DC: OBEDIENT (8)
OT: CENOBITE (8)
Score: 44–61 (max 75)

Round 9: R M S L E U O E A

C1: morales
C2: morales
DC: MEASURE (7)
OT: AUREOLES (8)
Score: 44–61 (max 83)

Round 10: 25, 10, 7, 5, 2, 1. Target: 481.

C1: 481. (10*25-7)*2-5 (10)
C2: -
Score: 54–61 (max 93)

Teatime teaser: TOPLEXI -> EXPLOIT

Round 11: N G D S A I K H O

C1: SOAKING (7)
C2: SHAKING (7)
OT: DAIKONS (7) DASHING (7) SHADING (7) DOGSKIN (7) SANDHOG (7)
Score: 61–68 (max 100)

Round 12: T E S O J N A M R

C1: STOREMAN (8)
C2: MARTENS (7)
OT: MONSTERA (8)
Score: 69–68 (max 108)

Round 13: V L T Z F E E I O

C1: VIOLET (6)
C2: VIOLET (6)
OT: ZEOLITE (7)
Score: 75–74 (max 115)

Round 14: 25, 7, 1, 7, 3, 4. Target: 589.

C1: 589. (25+3)*7*3+1 (10)
C2: 590.
Score: 85–74 (max 125)

Round 15: S I L E N T I R E

C1 buzzes on 4 seconds to say RESILIENT which is correct.
Score: 95–74 (max 135)


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