c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 3 September 2001.

C1: Champion James Hawkin (2 wins, 131 points.)
C2: Challenger Jeff Evans.
DC: Tania Styles and Geoffrey Durham.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T H N J S E I A W
R02: L N D O E O P K L
R03: G A I T D P U E V
R04: 75, 9, 7, 10, 4, 1. Target: 624.
R05: R N O A G M I S E
R06: T I E A R S F C F
R07: B S C U I R A S O
R08: 50, 25, 2, 7, 9, 2. Target: 596.
R09: M I N N I F R O G (conundrum)


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Round 1: T H N J S E I A W

C1: SWATHE (6)
C2: WHITENS (7)
DC: WAHINES (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: L N D O E O P K L

C1: PLONKED (7)
C2: POODLE (6)
OT: KNOLLED (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 14)

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

C1: UPDATE (6)
C2: gaited x
DC: UPDATE (6)
OT: AUGITE (6) DATIVE (6) DUGITE (6)
Score: 13–7 (max 20)

Round 4: 75, 9, 7, 10, 4, 1. Target: 624.

C1: 624. (75+4-1)*(10-9+7) (10)
C2: 621.
Score: 23–7 (max 30)

Round 5: R N O A G M I S E

C1: SMEARING (8)
C2: ORGANISE (8)
DC: ORGANISM (8)
OT: MEGARONS (8) MORAINES (8) ROMAINES (8) ROMANISE (8)
Score: 31–15 (max 38)

Round 6: T I E A R S F C F

C1: FAIREST (7)
C2: TRAFFICS (8)
Score: 31–23 (max 46)

Round 7: B S C U I R A S O

C1: BASICS (6)
C2: BASIC (5)
DC: CURIOS (6) SCOURS (6) CUIRASS (7)
OT: SCABIOUS (8) SCABROUS (8) CARIBOUS (8)
Score: 37–23 (max 54)

Round 8: 50, 25, 2, 7, 9, 2. Target: 596.

C1: 600. (2*7-2)*50 (7)
C2: 589.
CV: 597. (7)
OT: 596. (50+25-9)*(7+2)+2 (10)
Score: 44–23 (max 64)

Round 9: M I N N I F R O G

C2 buzzes on 2 seconds to say INFORMING which is correct.
Score: 44–33 (max 74)


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