Monday 25th February 2002 (Series 47 Prelim 44)

[Ben Wilson]

Countdown recap for Monday 25 February 2002.

C1: Champion Lee Hartley (5 wins, 513 points.)
C2: Challenger Jane Williams.
DC: Susie Dent and Jan Harvey.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G R I E N O U D S
R02: T F M A E I C S E
R03: B P L A O I R Q U
R04: T D A I H N O R A
R05: 75, 2, 1, 3, 8, 10. Target: 559.
TTT: BIGBANG
R06: S V T I E O L G X
R07: D R E M A U E J P
R08: C S N T I O E F I
R09: Y L A E O D B R E
R10: 3, 3, 4, 9, 4, 8. Target: 965.
TTT: SKYDINE
R11: W Z M A E T O I G
R12: K S N R E A O D U
R13: T M F E A I C L P
R14: 25, 2, 5, 4, 10, 2. Target: 399.
R15: R O A D B R A T S (conundrum)


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Round 1: G R I E N O U D S

C1: IGNORES (7)
C2: ROUSING (7)
OT: GUERDONS (8) SOIGNEUR (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: T F M A E I C S E

C1: MASTIC (6)
C2: FEAST (5)
OT: EMETICS (7) STEAMIE (7)
Score: 13–7 (max 15)

Round 3: B P L A O I R Q U

C1: BIPOLAR (7)
C2: QUAIL (5)
OT: PARBOIL (7)
Score: 20–7 (max 22)

Round 4: T D A I H N O R A

C1: RADIANT (7)
C2: RATION (6)
OT: ATHANOR (7)
Score: 27–7 (max 29)

Round 5: 75, 2, 1, 3, 8, 10. Target: 559.

C1: 559. (75-2-3)*8-1 (10)
C2: 559. As C1. (10)
Score: 37–17 (max 39)

Teatime teaser: BIGBANG -> GABBING

Round 6: S V T I E O L G X

C1: VIOLETS (7)
C2: loviest
OT: LOGIEST (7)
Score: 44–17 (max 46)

Round 7: D R E M A U E J P

C1: JUMPER (6)
C2: AMPERE (6)
OT: JUMARED (7)
Score: 50–23 (max 53)

Round 8: C S N T I O E F I

C1: INFECTS (7)
C2: FICTION (7)
OT: NOTIFIES (8) TONIFIES (8)
Score: 57–30 (max 61)

Round 9: Y L A E O D B R E

C1: ORDEAL (6)
C2: BROADLY (7)
OT: LEEBOARD (8)
Score: 57–37 (max 69)

Round 10: 3, 3, 4, 9, 4, 8. Target: 965.

C1: 969. Mistake in working.
C2: 972. Mistake in working.
CV: 964. (7)
OT: 964. (9*3+3)*8*4+4 (7)
Score: 57–37 (max 76)

Teatime teaser: SKYDINE -> KIDNEYS

Round 11: W Z M A E T O I G

C1: TOWAGE (6)
C2: TIME (4)
OT: ATOMIZE (7)
Score: 63–37 (max 83)

Round 12: K S N R E A O D U

C1: RESOUND (7)
C2: DRAKES (6)
DC: SOUNDER (7) UNASKED (7)
OT: AROUSED (7) ASUNDER (7) DANSEUR (7) DARKENS (7) DUNKERS (7) ENDUROS (7) KORUNAS (7) RONDEAU (7)
Score: 70–37 (max 90)

Round 13: T M F E A I C L P

C1: FACILE (6)
C2: LIMPET (6)
DC: MALEFIC (7) FLEAPIT (7)
OT: CLIMATE (7) METICAL (7) PLICATE (7)
Score: 76–43 (max 97)

Round 14: 25, 2, 5, 4, 10, 2. Target: 399.

C1: 400. (10+4+2)*25 (7)
C2: 400. (2+2)*4*25 (7)
CV: 399. (10-2)*2*25+3-4 (10)
Score: 83–50 (max 107)

Round 15: R O A D B R A T S

C1 buzzes on 5 seconds to say STARBOARD which is correct.
Score: 93–50 (max 117)


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