c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 4 January 2001.

C1: Champion Richard Leaper (1 win, 62 points.)
C2: Challenger David Hoskisson, from Liverpool.
DC: Tania Styles (just married) and David Jacobs.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: W H E U R G S I D
R02: N O T J A C H E Y
R03: T I A R E B S N L
R04: 50, 9, 3, 5, 9, 1. Target: 953.
R05: F O V L I D T E G
R06: R A S Z P E F U N
R07: Q O L D I S R E T
R08: 8, 1, 7, 10, 2, 9, . Target: 451.
R09: D A N B A D O N E (conundrum)


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Round 1: W H E U R G S I D

C1: GUSHIER (7)
C2: WISHED (6)
DC: GUIDERS (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: N O T J A C H E Y

C1: NOTCH (5)
C2: CHEAT (5)
DC: JACONET (7)
OT: CHAYOTE (7) TACHYON (7) CHANTEY (7)
Score: 12–5 (max 14)

Round 3: T I A R E B S N L

C1: RETAINS (7)
C2: SALIENT (7)
DC: ENTRAILS (8) LATRINES (8)
OT: BANISTER (8) RATLINES (8) TRENAILS (8) LIBRATES (8) TABLIERS (8)
Score: 19–12 (max 22)

Round 4: 50, 9, 3, 5, 9, 1. Target: 953.

C1: 953. (9+9+1)*50+3 (10)
C2: 953. (9+9+1)*50+3 (10)
Score: 29–22 (max 32)

Round 5: F O V L I D T E G

C1: FIDGET (6)
C2: GIFTED (6)
DC: GLOVED (6) FOILED (6)
OT: FOETID (6) GOLFED (6) LIFTED (6) LOFTED (6) TOILED (6) VIOLET (6) VOLTED (6)
Score: 35–28 (max 38)

Round 6: R A S Z P E F U N

C1: PRUNES (6)
C2: PRUNES (6)
DC: AZURES (6)
OT: PANZERS (7) UNSAFER (7)
Score: 41–34 (max 45)

Round 7: Q O L D I S R E T

C1: SOLDIER (7)
C2: SOLDIER (7)
DC: TOILERS (7)
OT: EDITORS (7) SORTIED (7) STEROID (7) STORIED (7) TRIODES (7) LOITERS (7) OLDSTER (7) RODLETS (7) SOLIDER (7)
Score: 48–41 (max 52)

Round 8: 8, 1, 7, 10, 2, 9. Target: 451.

C1: 451. (7-2)*9*10+1 (10)
C2: 451. (7-2)*9*10+1 (10)
Score: 58–51 (max 62)

Round 9: D A N B A D O N E

C2 buzzes on 1 second to say ABANDONED which is correct.
Score: 58–61 (max 72)


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