Monday 7 May 2001 (Series 44 Prelim 95)

[Andrew Feist]

Countdown recap for Monday 7 May 2001.

C1: Champion Adrian D'Enrico (2 wins, 125 points.)
C2: Challenger Julie O'Sullivan from St. Helen's in Merseyside.
DC: Tania Styles and Nigel Rees.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: P L N O A T E K I
R02: R S G Z E U E V D
R03: I O M F T A B N R
R04: 50, 5, 3, 10, 1, 9. Target: 879.
R05: S C L H E I O W X
R06: L U A T R E D I Y
R07: S G P N J A E O C
R08: 50, 100, 10, 7, 5, 9. Target: 139.
R09: C U E F L U T T A (conundrum)


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Round 1: P L N O A T E K I

C1: ELATION (7)
C2: polinate
DC: PANTILE (7)
OT: TOENAIL (7) OPALINE (7) POLENTA (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: R S G Z E U E V D

C1: SERVED (6)
C2: SURGED (6)
DC: VERSED (6)
OT: EDGERS (6) REUSED (6) REVUES (6) SEGUED (6) VERGED (6) VERGES (6)
Score: 13–6 (max 13)

Round 3: I O M F T A B N R

C1: RATION (6)
C2: bantor
DC: OBTAIN (6) FORMAT (6)
OT: FIBROMA (7) FORMANT (7)
Score: 19–6 (max 20)

Round 4: 50, 5, 3, 10, 1, 9. Target: 879.

C1: 886. Mistake in working.
C2: -
CV: 879. (50*9-10) * (5-3) - 1 (10)
Score: 19–6 (max 30)

Adrian got to 900 with a 10 and a 5 left over, and subtracting those leaves 885, not 886.

Round 5: S C L H E I O W X

C1: HOLES (5)
C2: CLOSE (5)
DC: CHISEL (6) OWLISH (6)
OT: CHILES (6) CHOILS (6) CHOLIS (6) COLIES (6) LOCIES (6) ISOHEL (6) LOWISH (6) SCOLEX (6) WHILES (6)
Score: 24–11 (max 36)

That's a lot of sixes for our contestants to miss, although a lot of them are ... strange.

Round 6: L U A T R E D I Y

C1: TRAILED (7)
C2: READILY (7)
DC: REALITY (7)
OT: ADULTERY (8)
Score: 31–18 (max 44)

Round 7: S G P N J A E O C

C1: SPONGE (6)
C2: SPONGE (6)
DC: CONGAS (6)
OT: CANOES (6) OCEANS (6) CAPONS (6) GASCON (6) GENOAS (6) PAEONS (6) PECANS (6) PENGOS (6) PONCES (6) SOCAGE (6)
Score: 37–24 (max 50)

That's a lot of sixes, but our contestants were on top of it this time.

Round 8: 50, 100, 10, 7, 5, 9. Target: 139.

C1: 139. 100 + 50 - 9 - (7-5) (10)
C2: 139. 100 + 50 - 9 - 10/5 (10)
Score: 47–34 (max 60)

Round 9: C U E F L U T T A

C2 buzzes on 1½ seconds to say FLUCTUATE which is correct.
Score: 47–44 (max 70)

Julie gets the conundrum just ahead of Adrian to make the scoreline look much more respectable.

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