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Countdown recap for Friday 22 February 2002.

C1: Champion Lee Hartley (4 wins, 420 points.)
C2: Challenger Andy Cooper.
DC: Kay Celtel and Melvyn Hayes.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: B N A C P O E X T
R02: I F M G O R D A I
R03: S L N U O R G E L
R04: A E B T D L O W S
R05: 75, 50, 25, 100, 8, 7. Target: 232.
TTT: HETEACH
R06: U A I E D R R N S
R07: V K G A U O I T H
R08: E L N I M E S T M
R09: P A Y D F U O S R
R10: 6, 3, 9, 2, 4, 7. Target: 511.
TTT: WELEARN
R11: P L T E A E P M I
R12: A Q D O E C R S F
R13: B D I A U G T S N
R14: 50, 25, 5, 2, 7, 10. Target: 331.
R15: R E A D Y C O N S (conundrum)


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Round 1: B N A C P O E X T

C1: PECAN (5)
C2: EXACT (5)
DC: TOECAP (6)
OT: PATONCE (7)
Score: 5–5 (max 7)

Round 2: I F M G O R D A I

C1: RADIO (5)
C2: FRIGID (6)
DC: ORIGAMI (7)
Score: 5–11 (max 14)

Round 3: S L N U O R G E L

C1: LOUNGERS (8)
C2: LOUNGERS (8)
Score: 13–19 (max 22)

Round 4: A E B T D L O W S

C1: STABLED (7)
C2: STABLED (7)
DC: BESTOWAL (8)
Score: 20–26 (max 30)

Round 5: 75, 50, 25, 100, 8, 7. Target: 232.

C1: 232. 100+75+50+7 (10)
C2: 235.
Score: 30–26 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: HETEACH -> CHEETAH

Round 6: U A I E D R R N S

C1: unraised
C2: ASUNDER (7)
OT: DENARIUS (8) DRAINERS (8) SERRANID (8)
Score: 30–33 (max 48)

Round 7: V K G A U O I T H

C1: AGOUTI (6)
C2: THUG (4)
Score: 36–33 (max 54)

Round 8: E L N I M E S T M

C1: TENSILE (7)
C2: STEEL (5)
OT: MELTEMIS (8)
Score: 43–33 (max 62)

Round 9: P A Y D F U O S R

C1: FORAYS (6)
C2: PROUD (5)
OT: DROPSY (6) FRAUDS (6) PARODY (6)
Score: 49–33 (max 68)

Round 10: 6, 3, 9, 2, 4, 7. Target: 511.

C1: 516. (9*6-2)*(7+3)-4 (7)
C2: -
CV: 511. (9*(6+2)+4-3)*7 (10)
Score: 56–33 (max 78)

Teatime teaser: WELEARN -> RENEWAL

Round 11: P L T E A E P M I

C1: TEMPLE (6)
C2: TEMPLE (6)
OT: EPILATE (7)
Score: 62–39 (max 85)

Round 12: A Q D O E C R S F

C1: SCARFED (7)
C2: coarsed
OT: FEDORAS (7)
Score: 69–39 (max 92)

Round 13: B D I A U G T S N

C1: ABUSING (7)
C2: BUSTING (7)
OT: DINGBATS (8)
Score: 76–46 (max 100)

Round 14: 50, 25, 5, 2, 7, 10. Target: 331.

C1: 330. (7*5-2)*10 (7)
C2: 331. Mistake in working.
CV: 331. (50-2)*7-05 (10)
Score: 83–46 (max 110)

Round 15: R E A D Y C O N S

C1 buzzes on 4 seconds to say SECONDARY which is correct.
Score: 93–46 (max 120)


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

Wow Ben! brilliant stuff! I remember these games as if it was yesterday.Who gave you the details of the games out of interest?

Lee was considered my main rival before the finals because we were similar type players and I anticipated early on we might well have to play each other in the semi's if we both got there. I probably focused at home more on beating Lee than Chris.

Tom wrote:Wow Ben! brilliant stuff! I remember these games as if it was yesterday.Who gave you the details of the games out of interest?

Hi Tom, always good to know you're still about. It's all part of the Great Historical Recap project (aka Wanted: Awesome Dudes - see http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=3930 for more details), which basically involves me scanning my notes of old series of Countdown, Charlie co-ordinating the troops, and the likes of Ryan Taylor and James Robinson going slowly insane turning them into recaps on here and the Wiki (sometimes with hilarious results). Glad some memories were rekindled for you!