Tuesday 26th February 2002 (Series 47 Prelim 45)

[Ben Wilson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 26 February 2002.

C1: Champion Lee Hartley (6 wins, 606 points.)
C2: Challenger Philip Whitehead.
DC: Susie Dent and Jan Harvey.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: V S G E O E N R I
R02: D S H B A O T L A
R03: S C M U E P F I A
R04: N L G E O I T D E
R05: 25, 75, 100, 50, 3, 3. Target: 853.
TTT: BUSPHIL
R06: R G R E A O N D C
R07: B V T I A O E M F
R08: R X C A U E D M T
R09: S G O I U Y P N L
R10: 10, 2, 8, 1, 4, 1. Target: 857.
TTT: THEBARD
R11: R N Q O E I T L T
R12: D S F P R E A O E
R13: W M I U E R L B L
R14: 10, 7, 2, 10, 1, 6. Target: 370.
R15: C A S H B R O K E (conundrum)


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Round 1: V S G E O E N R I

C1: GOVERNS (7)
C2: SERVING (7)
DC: SEVERING (8) SOVEREIGN (18)
Score: 7–7 (max 18)

Round 2: D S H B A O T L A

C1: BLOATS (6)
C2: BLAST (5)
DC: BASALT (6)
OT: TABLAS (6) BATHOS (6) OBLAST (6) DHABAS (6) LOADSA (6)
Score: 13–7 (max 24)

Round 3: S C M U E P F I A

C1: AUSPICE (7)
C2: CAMPUS (6)
DC: CAESIUM (7)
OT: PUMICES (7)
Score: 20–7 (max 31)

Round 4: N L G E O I T D E

C1: DELETING (8)
C2: DELETING (8)
OT: DELETION (8) LEGIONED (8)
Score: 28–15 (max 39)

Round 5: 25, 75, 100, 50, 3, 3. Target: 853.

C1: 853. (75/25)*3*100-50+3 (10)
C2: 853. As C1. (10)
Score: 38–25 (max 49)

Teatime teaser: BUSPHIL -> PUBLISH

Round 6: R G R E A O N D C

C1: GROANER (7)
C2: DRAGON (6)
DC: GRANDER (7) DECAGON (7)
OT: ADORNER (7) CONGAED (7) CORDAGE (7) DRACONE (7) GROANED (7)
Score: 45–25 (max 56)

Round 7: B V T I A O E M F

C1: OBVIATE (7)
C2: MOTIVE (6)
Score: 52–25 (max 63)

Round 8: R X C A U E D M T

C1: TRADUCE (7)
C2: TRACED (6)
OT: CURATED (7) MATURED (7)
Score: 59–25 (max 70)

Round 9: S G O I U Y P N L

C1: LOUSING (7)
C2: POSING (6)
OT: SPONGILY (8)
Score: 66–25 (max 78)

Round 10: 10, 2, 8, 1, 4, 1. Target: 857.

C1: -
C2: -
CV: 840. (0)
OT: 850. (8*2+1)*(4+1)*10 (5)
Score: 66–25 (max 83)

Teatime teaser: THEBARD -> BREADTH

Round 11: R N Q O E I T L T

C1: RETINOL (7)
C2: LOITER (6)
OT: TRIOLET (7) TRITONE (7)
Score: 73–25 (max 90)

Round 12: D S F P R E A O E

C1: SPEARED (7)
C2: SPREAD (6)
OT: FEDORAS (7) REPOSED (7)
Score: 80–25 (max 97)

Round 13: W M I U E R L B L

C1: bullier
C2: RUMBLE (6)
OT: ERBIUM (6) IMBRUE (6) ILLUME (6) LIMBER (6) LUMBER (6) MILLER (6) MULLER (6) WILLER (6)
Score: 80–31 (max 103)

Round 14: 10, 7, 2, 10, 1, 6. Target: 370.

C1: 370. (6*7-10/2)*10 (10)
C2: 370. ((6/2)*10+7)*10 (10)
Score: 90–41 (max 113)

Round 15: C A S H B R O K E

C1 buzzes on 19 seconds to say HORSEBACK which is correct.
Score: 100–41 (max 123)


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