c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 1 January 2001.

C1: Champion Dom Glennon (1 win, 61 points.)
C2: Challenger Frank Parsons from Manchester.
DC: Damian Eadie and Joan Bakewell.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: W A V T E N A R I
R02: H S D E O P B U M
R03: C I L S E R A F K
R04: 100, 6, 8, 3, 2, 8. Target: 833.
R05: T F O E N L I D P
R06: R A S G E C L O U
R07: N T D T A I E S R
R08: 75, 10, 3, 9, 7, 8. Target: 874.
R09: O V E R A T A P E (conundrum)


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Round 1: W A V T E N A R I

C1: waiver
C2: RAVINE (6)
DC: TAVERNA (7) VARIATE (7) TINWARE (7)
OT: TAWNIER (7) VARIANT (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Mike's notes say "Waiver x decl as 6". Whether that should be "waver x decl as 6" or "waiver x decl as 7" or something else, I leave to your imagination.

Round 2: H S D E O P B U M

C1: PUSHED (6)
C2: HOPED (5)
OT: BUMPED (6) BUSHED (6) DEMOBS (6) DUMBOS (6) EPHODS (6) POSHED (6) HOUSED (6) HUMPED (6) MOPEDS (6) MOSHED (6) MOUSED (6) ODEUMS (6) MUSHED (6) PSEUDO (6) SOUPED (6) SPUMED (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 13)

Presumably the dictionary corner offering for this round was cut out in order to save 17 minutes of airtime.

Round 3: C I L S E R A F K

C1: FLICKERS (8)
C2: FLAKIER (7)
Score: 14–6 (max 21)

Round 4: 100, 6, 8, 3, 2, 8. Target: 833.

C1: 833. 100*8 + (8-2)*6 - 3 (10)
C2: 834.
Score: 24–6 (max 31)

Round 5: T F O E N L I D P

C1: POLITE (6)
C2: PILOTED (7)
OT: LENTOID (7) PINFOLD (7) POINTED (7) TENFOLD (7) DIPLONT (7)
Score: 24–13 (max 38)

Round 6: R A S G E C L O U

C1: COURAGE (7)
C2: CLOSER (6)
DC: CAGOULES (8) CAROUSEL (8)
Score: 31–13 (max 46)

Round 7: N T D T A I E S R

C1: RANDIEST (8)
C2: RANDIEST (8)
DC: TAINTED (7) STRAINED (8)
OT: TRANSITED (18)
Score: 39–21 (max 64)

Round 8: 75, 10, 3, 9, 7, 8. Target: 874.

C1: 875. 75*(9+3) - (10+8+7) (7)
C2: 875. 75*(9+3) - (10+8+7) (7)
CV: 875. (7)
OT: 874. (75-8)*(9+3) + 7*10 (10)
Score: 46–28 (max 74)

I chose the "least intuitive" method off the solver, just because. Meanwhile, Dom has become the first repeat champion of the series.

Round 9: O V E R A T A P E

C2 buzzes on 6 seconds to say OPERATIVE which is incorrect.
C1 does not buzz.
The answer was EVAPORATE.
Score: 46–28 (max 84)

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