c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 31 August 2001.

C1: Champion James Hawkin (1 win, 69 points.)
C2: Challenger Beverley Calder.
DC: Tania Styles and Geoffrey Durham.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T R D L I A E G T
R02: D S A I N R E M P
R03: V C X T O E H R U
R04: 25, 50, 4, 8, 3, 9. Target: 977.
R05: S N A E L I Y D Y
R06: G R T B O E A S O
R07: N I C L E A M Q R
R08: 75, 50, 100, 25, 9, 2. Target: 114.
R09: F L U S S T E R S (conundrum)


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Round 1: T R D L I A E G T

C1: LIGATED (7)
C2: TRAILED (7)
DC: GLITTER (7)
OT: DETRITAL (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: D S A I N R E M P

C1: SPRAINED (8)
C2: REMANDS (7)
DC: SPRAINED (8)
OT: SPIDERMAN (18)
Score: 15–7 (max 26)

Round 3: V C X T O E H R U

C1: VOTER (5)
C2: VOUCHER (7)
DC: TOUCHER (7)
OT: RETOUCH (7) COUVERT (7) CUTOVER (7)
Score: 15–14 (max 33)

Round 4: 25, 50, 4, 8, 3, 9. Target: 977.

C1: 978. (9+4)*(25+50)+3 (7)
C2: 978. (9+4)*(25+50)+3 (7)
CV: 977. (4*25+3)*9+50 (10)
Score: 22–21 (max 43)

Round 5: S N A E L I Y D Y

C1: ISLAND (6)
C2: SAILED (6)
DC: EASILY (6) DENIALS (7)
OT: DIALYSE (7) SNIDELY (7) YANDIES (7)
Score: 28–27 (max 50)

Round 6: G R T B O E A S O

C1: BOOSTER (7)
C2: STORAGE (7)
DC: BOATERS (7) BOASTER (7)
OT: BORATES (7) REBOOTS (7) BORAGES (7) TOERAGS (7)
Score: 35–34 (max 57)

Round 7: N I C L E A M Q R

C1: MINERAL (7)
C2: RECLAIM (7)
DC: MIRACLE (7) CARMINE (7)
OT: CARLINE (7) CLAIMER (7) MANLIER (7) MARLINE (7) RAILMEN (7) MELANIC (7)
Score: 42–41 (max 64)

Round 8: 75, 50, 100, 25, 9, 2. Target: 114.

C1: 114. 100+25-9-2 (10)
C2: 114. 100+25-9-2 (10)
Score: 52–51 (max 74)

Round 9: F L U S S T E R S

C1 buzzes on 4 seconds to say STRESSFUL which is correct.
Score: 62–51 (max 84)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=45