c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 28 December 1999, with hopefully no mistakes.

C1: Champion Terry Knowles (9 wins, 608 points.)
C2: Champion John Ashmore (7 wins, 476 points.)
DC: Mark Nyman and Nigel Rees.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S R O D E T W O A
R02: F N I E B S O P A
R03: L E O D G S I M J
R04: 25, 50, 100, 3, 1, 4. Target: 641.
R05: N Q Y A E O R L R
R06: E I H C S P A O D
R07: N E I Y L M P A G
R08: 100, 3, 10, 2, 6, 7. Target: 935.
R09: H A R R Y R I D E (conundrum)


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Round 1: S R O D E T W O A

C1: WORSTED (7)
C2: worstead
DC: TOWARDS (7)
OT: WOODRATS (8) WOODSTAR (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: F N I E B S O P A

C1: PONIES (6)
C2: OPINES (6)
DC: PIANOS (6)
OT: BEANOS (6) BONSAI (6) PAEONS (6)
Score: 13–6 (max 14)

Round 3: L E O D G S I M J

C1: MISLED (6)
C2: LODGES (6)
OT: MIDSOLE (7)
Score: 19–12 (max 21)

Round 4: 25, 50, 100, 3, 1, 4. Target: 641.

C1: 650.
C2: 649. (4 + 3) x 100 - 50 - 1 (5)
CV: 641. (100 + 50 + 3 + 1) x 4 + 25 (10)
Score: 19–17 (max 31)

Round 5: N Q Y A E O R L R

C1: drally
C2: NEARLY (6)
DC: LOANER (6)
OT: LARNEY (6) ORNERY (6) RARELY (6)
Score: 19–23 (max 37)

Round 6: E I H C S P A O D

C1: POACHED (7)
C2: POACHES (7)
DC: DIASCOPE (8)
OT: SCAPHOID (8)
Score: 26–30 (max 45)

Round 7: N E I Y L M P A G

C1: PALMING (7)
C2: PLAYING (7)
OT: GEMINAL (7) IMPANEL (7) MANIPLE (7) LAMPING (7) LEAPING (7) PEALING (7) PYGMEAN (7) YELPING (7)
Score: 33–37 (max 52)

Round 8: 100, 3, 10, 2, 6, 7. Target: 935.

C1: 935. (100 - 7) x 10 + (6 - (3 - 2)) (10)
C2: 936.
Score: 43–37 (max 62)

Round 9: H A R R Y R I D E

No one buzzes. The answer was HAIRDRYER.
Score: 43–37 (max 72)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=-13