Tuesday 30th January (Series 44, Prelim 26)

[Andy Wilson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 30 January 2001.

C1: Champion Andy Porter (5 wins, 259 points.)
C2: Challenger Ian Mullen.
DC: Damian Eadie and Alison Comyn.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L E V A R N O T M
R02: S B D U C I E H R
R03: W A T S I E Q N P
R04: 100, 6, 10, 3, 8, 5. Target: 620.
R05: M Y C O A D J R E
R06: T O K S U E N P G
R07: L X R A I E T D O
R08: 75, 5, 8, 7, 1, 3. Target: 320.
R09: S T I N G C U L T (conundrum)


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Round 1: L E V A R N O T M

C1: MENTOR (6)
C2: TRAVEL (6)
DC: VERONAL, (7) REMOVAL (7)
OT: OVERMAN, (7) OMENTAL (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: S B D U C I E H R

C1: CHERUBS (7)
C2: CHIDES (6)
DC: BRUSHED (7)
OT: BIRCHES (7) BRUISED (7) CHIDERS (7) CRUISED (7)
Score: 13–6 (max 14)

Round 3: W A T S I E Q N P

C1: PANTIES (7)
C2: PANTIES (7)
DC: PANTIES (7)
OT: SAPIENT (7)
Score: 20–13 (max 21)

A pair of panties!

Round 4: 100, 6, 10, 3, 8, 5. Target: 620.

C1: 620. ((100+3)x6)+(10-8) (10)
C2: 620. (100x6)+((5-3)x10) (10)
Score: 30–23 (max 31)

Round 5: M Y C O A D J R E

C1: CREAMY (6)
C2: COMEDY (6)
DC: RADOME (6) COMRADE (7)
OT: CAROMED (7) MERCADO (7) MAJORED (7)
Score: 36–29 (max 38)

Round 6: T O K S U E N P G

C1: TOKENS (6)
C2: SPONGE (6)
DC: TONGUES (7)
Score: 42–35 (max 45)

Round 7: L X R A I E T D O

C1: TRAILED (7)
C2: TRAILED (7)
DC: TAILORED (8) IDOLATER (8)
OT: EXORDIAL (8)
Score: 49–42 (max 53)

Round 8: 75, 5, 8, 7, 1, 3. Target: 320.

C1: 320. ((75+5)x(8-3-1)) (10)
C2: 320. ((3+1)x75)+(7+5+8) (10)
Score: 59–52 (max 63)

Round 9: S T I N G C U L T

C2 buzzes on 5 seconds to say SCUTTLING which is correct.
Score: 59–62 (max 73)

Andy loses his 6th game while scoring more points than in any of his five victories and departs Ian gets to move into the champions chair.


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