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Thursday 28 December 2000 (Series 44 Prelim 3)

Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 9:16 pm
by Andrew Feist
Countdown recap for Thursday 28 December 2000.

C1: Champion Colin Mackay (1 win, 47 points.)
C2: Challenger Avril Goodenough for Watford.
DC: Damian Eadie and Joan Bakewell.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: W F S A U I G R E
R02: D Z H A I E L K Y
R03: O A N C L E S J M
R04: 75, 50, 5, 7, 3, 4. Target: 569.
R05: D V N I U A T D O
R06: S T I E R N A P E
R07: R T S O I A B G M
R08: 25, 100, 10, 1, 7, 4. Target: 136.
R09: R O S E M O T O R (conundrum)


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We are here on Richard's 57th birthday, and some viewer sent him a tie for his birthday which he is wearing on today's show. We're also still moving around the schedule because of the holiday week, so this show went out at 4.00.

Round 1: W F S A U I G R E

C1: WAFERS (6)
C2: WAGERS (6)
DC: FIGURES (7) EARWIGS (7)
OT: ARGUFIES (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Round 2: D Z H A I E L K Y

C1: LEAKY (5)
C2: HAZILY (6)
DC: HAILED (6) HEADILY (7)
Score: 6–12 (max 15)

Round 3: O A N C L E S J M

C1: monacles
C2: CLONES (6)
DC: COALMEN (7) CAJOLES (7)
Score: 6–18 (max 22)

Round 4: 75, 50, 5, 7, 3, 4. Target: 569.

C1: 570. 50*(7+3) + 75 - 5 (7)
C2: 572.
CV: 569. 75*7 + 50 - 5 - (4-3) (10)
Score: 13–18 (max 32)

Carol's original solution, 75*7 + 50 - 7 + 1, uses the seven twice, so she corrects it right before the break.

Round 5: D V N I U A T D O

C1: DIVAN (5)
C2: DAUNT (5)
DC: DONUT (5) VAUNT (5) OUTDID (6)
Score: 18–23 (max 38)

Round 6: S T I E R N A P E

C1: PAINTERS (8)
C2: PARTIES (7)
DC: APERIENTS (18)
OT: EPISTERNA (18)
Score: 26–23 (max 56)

Round 7: R T S O I A B G M

C1: STORM (5)
C2: STORM (5)
DC: BIGOTS (6) GAMBITS (7)
OT: AMORIST (7)
Score: 31–28 (max 63)

Round 8: 25, 100, 10, 1, 7, 4. Target: 136.

C1: 136. 100+25+7+4 (10)
C2: 136. 100+25+10+1 (10)
Score: 41–38 (max 73)

Round 9: R O S E M O T O R

C2 buzzes on 7 seconds to say STOREROOM which is correct.
Score: 41–48 (max 83)

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