c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 21 November 2001.

C1: Champion Loz Sands (2 wins, 189 points.)
C2: Challenger Ron Else.
DC: Susie Dent and Barry Norman.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N O L C M I A R E
R02: S T B U A E L N I
R03: P V G O U E T D A
R04: R S Z I E M C A N
R05: 100, 50, 75, 25, 1, 5. Target: 595.
TTT: IRONALD
R06: R T S D E O I K L
R07: G H A E R S T A F
R08: D B N O Y E I S R
R09: L A E T G D O U M
R10: 50, 3, 6, 5, 7, 1. Target: 717.
TTT: AZABOOK
R11: P S V R I E A E T
R12: H W D L O I A E R
R13: Y A O E S T G I N
R14: 100, 10, 2, 9, 4, 6. Target: 675.
R15: D O N U T W O N C (conundrum)


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Round 1: N O L C M I A R E

C1: coalminer
C2: comlier
DC: ROMANCE (7) CLAIMER (7) CLARION (7)
OT: CORNMEAL (8) LONICERA (8)
Score: 0–0 (max 8)

Round 2: S T B U A E L N I

C1: UNSTABLE (8)
C2: UNSTABLE (8)
DC: INSULATE (8) SUITABLE (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 16)

Round 3: P V G O U E T D A

C1: POUTED (6)
C2: POUTED (6)
DC: POUTED (6) DEVOUT (6) OUTAGE (6)
OT: DOTAGE (6) POTAGE (6) UPDATE (6)
Score: 14–14 (max 22)

Round 4: R S Z I E M C A N

C1: REMAINS (7)
C2: mansize [hyphenated]
DC: CRAZIES (7) CINEMAS (7) CARMINE (7)
OT: AMNESIC (7) ARSENIC (7) MARINES (7) SEMINAR (7) MINCERS (7)
Score: 21–14 (max 29)

Round 5: 100, 50, 75, 25, 1, 5. Target: 595.

C1: 597. (5+1)x100-75/25 (7)
C2: 597. (5+1)x100-75/25 (7)
CV: 595. (100-1)x5+75+25 (10)
Score: 28–21 (max 39)

Teatime teaser: IRONALD -> ORDINAL

Round 6: R T S D E O I K L

C1: STROKED (7)
C2: LOITERS (7)
DC: SKIRTED (7) SOLDIER (7) STORIED (7)
OT: EDITORS (7) SORTIED (7) STEROID (7) TRIODES (7) KELOIDS (7) KIRTLES (7) TOILERS (7) OLDSTER (7) RODLETS (7) SKIRLED (7) SOLIDER (7)
Score: 35–28 (max 46)

Round 7: G H A E R S T A F

C1: FATHERS (7)
C2: FATHERS (7)
DC: AGHAST (6) GATHERS (7)
Score: 42–35 (max 53)

Round 8: D B N O Y E I S R

C1: BINDERS (7)
C2: DOYENS (6)
DC: NOSIER (6) DISROBE (7)
OT: BRYONIES (8)
Score: 49–35 (max 61)

Round 9: L A E T G D O U M

C1: GLOATED (7)
C2: MALTED (6)
DC: MOULTED (7) MODULATE (8)
Score: 56–35 (max 69)

Round 10: 50, 3, 6, 5, 7, 1. Target: 717.

C1: 715. (7+6+1)x50+3x5 (7)
C2: 708.
CV: 717. (50+5)x(7+6)+3-1 (10)
Score: 63–35 (max 79)

Teatime teaser: AZABOOK -> BAZOOKA

Round 11: P S V R I E A E T

C1: REPEATS (7)
C2: PRIVATES (8)
DC: PRIVATES (8)
Score: 63–43 (max 87)

Round 12: H W D L O I A E R

C1: WILDER (6)
C2: WHIRLED (7)
DC: HOWLER (6) HOWLED (6) LOADER (6)
OT: DARIOLE (7) RAWHIDE (7) WHORLED (7)
Score: 63–50 (max 94)

Round 13: Y A O E S T G I N

C1: STAYING (7)
C2: SEATING (7)
DC: TEASING (7) AGONISE (7) AGONIES (7) NOSEGAY (7)
OT: AGONIST (7) ATONIES (7) EASTING (7) GENISTA (7) INGESTA (7) TEASING (7) ONSTAGE (7) TANGOES (7)
Score: 70–57 (max 101)

Round 14: 100, 10, 2, 9, 4, 6. Target: 675.

C1: 675. (100+10)x6 but then gets lost.
C2: 676. (9-2)x10-6x4 (7)
CV: 675. (100+10)x6+9+4+2 (10) C1 says this was the method he was going for, but he got confused somewhere along the line.
Score: 70–64 (max 111)

Round 15: D O N U T W O N C

C1 buzzes on 4 seconds to say COUNTDOWN which is correct, and results in a huge round of applause! Can't believe they resisted this one for 3127 episodes...

Final Score: 80–64 (max 121)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=46

Charlie Reams wrote:Round 15: D O N U T W O N C

C1 buzzes on 4 seconds to say COUNTDOWN which is correct, and results in a huge round of applause! Can't believe they resisted this one for 3127 episodes...

Final Score: 80–64 (max 121)

I remembered there was an episode where COUNTDOWN was the conundrum, so it's fantastic that it has now been locked in our memory now.

Has there ever been one where CONUNDRUM was the answer? There was CONSONANT not long before Richard Whiteley died, I seem to recall.