Wednesday 27 December 2000 (Series 44 Prelim 2)

[Andrew Feist]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 27 December 2000.

C1: Champion Dave Ryan (1 win, 42 points.)
C2: Challenger Colin Mackay from Aberdeen.
DC: Damian Eadie and Joan Bakewell.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N E I R T P E L D
R02: G U S Q A O N R E
R03: H I F T B O A C E
R04: 25, 50, 5, 1, 8, 3. Target: 840.
R05: W R O M S A E N L
R06: Y P I C A X D U T
R07: R G S E I E V L O
R08: 50, 4, 6, 3, 9, 10. Target: 601.
R09: A C E L I V I N G (conundrum)


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Round 1: N E I R T P E L D

C1: PRINTED (7)
C2: TRIPLED (7)
DC: RIPENED (7)
OT: LENITED (7) PERLITE (7) REPTILE (7) PRETEND (7) REDLINE (7) RELINED (7) REPINED (7) REPLIED (7) TENDRIL (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: G U S Q A O N R E

C1: QUANGOS (7)
C2: QUANGOS (7)
DC: ORANGES (7) SURGEON (7)
OT: ONAGERS (7)
Score: 14–14 (max 14)

Round 3: H I F T B O A C E

C1: CHAFE (5)
C2: BOTHIE (6)
DC: COHABIT (7)
OT: ACHIOTE (7) BIOTECH (7) ICEBOAT (7)
Score: 14–20 (max 21)

Round 4: 25, 50, 5, 1, 8, 3. Target: 840.

C1: 849.
C2: 840. (50*(3-1) + 5) * 8 (10)
Score: 14–30 (max 31)

Again, the challenger opens up a large lead with the first numbers. Will history repeat itself today?

Round 5: W R O M S A E N L

C1: MOANERS (7)
C2: MOLARS (6)
DC: ALMONERS (8)
Score: 21–30 (max 39)

Round 6: Y P I C A X D U T

C1: PAUCITY (7)
C2: CITY (4)
Score: 28–30 (max 46)

A great spot puts our champion only two points behind again.

Round 7: R G S E I E V L O

C1: GROVELS (7)
C2: GROVELS (7)
DC: GLORIES (7) RELIVES (7) SERVILE (7) OVERLIES (8)
OT: RELIEVOS (8) VELIGERS (8)
Score: 35–37 (max 54)

Round 8: 50, 4, 6, 3, 9, 10. Target: 601.

C1: 601. 50*(9+3) + (10-6)/4 (10)
C2: 601. 50*4*3 + 10-9 (10)
Score: 45–47 (max 64)

Round 9: A C E L I V I N G

No one buzzes. The answer was VIGILANCE.
Score: 45–47 (max 74)

Yet again, the conundrum goes dead and the challenger survives a second-half comeback.


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=44