c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 25 May 2001.

C1: Champion David Whiteman (1 win, 48 points.)
C2: Challenger Raymond Cohen.
DC: Susie Dent and Richard Stilgoe.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N Z T Y E I A B N
R02: W S U E G I N Y A
R03: D S T L O E A P U
R04: 50, 9, 6, 1, 3, 10. Target: 162.
R05: O R T E C I T R A
R06: N C H W O I O E L
R07: S I A F H U T M E
R08: 50, 10, 6, 3, 5, 4. Target: 199.
R09: S E C O N D L U V (conundrum)


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Round 1: N Z T Y E I A B N

C1: NINETY (6)
C2: NINETY (6)
DC: INNATE (6) BENZIN (6)
OT: BEZANT (6) TANNIE (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: W S U E G I N Y A

C1: SWAYING (7)
C2: SWAYING (7)
DC: GUINEAS (7)
OT: ANYWISE (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 13)

Round 3: D S T L O E A P U

C1: outleaps
C2: DESPOT (6)
DC: PULSATED (8)
OT: POSTLUDE (8) TADPOLES (8)
Score: 13–19 (max 21)

Round 4: 50, 9, 6, 1, 3, 10. Target: 162.

C1: -
C2: 162. 50*3+10+9-(6+1) (10)
Score: 13–29 (max 31)

Round 5: O R T E C I T R A

C1: CATTIER (7)
C2: ROTTER (6)
DC: EROTICA (7) RETRACT (7) TRACTOR (7) CREATOR (7)
OT: CITRATE (7) COTTIER (7) REACTOR (7) CRITTER (7) ERRATIC (7) RATTIER (7) TARTIER (7) RICOTTA (7) TRAITOR (7)
Score: 20–29 (max 38)

Round 6: N C H W O I O E L

C1: LICHEN (6)
C2: WINCH (5)
DC: COOLIE (6)
OT: CHOLINE (7) HELICON (7)
Score: 26–29 (max 45)

Round 7: S I A F H U T M E

C1: AMUSE (5)
C2: HASTE (5)
DC: SHIFT (5) MUFTI (5) AUTISM (6) ATHEISM (7)
OT: FUMIEST (7)
Score: 31–34 (max 52)

Round 8: 50, 10, 6, 3, 5, 4. Target: 199.

C1: 199. 50*4-6+5 (10)
C2: 199. 50*4-6+5 (10)
Score: 41–44 (max 62)

Round 9: S E C O N D L U V

C1 buzzes on 11 seconds to say CONVULSED which is correct.
Score: 51–44 (max 72)


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