c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 29 May 2001.

C1: Champion David Whiteman (3 wins, 150 points.)
C2: Challenger Alison Moore.
DC: Susie Dent and Simon Biagi.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D S J T O A I E H
R02: Y R T A O S E N D
R03: G C H F I A R E S
R04: 50, 25, 4, 5, 4, 9. Target: 584.
R05: T N L A E I K P B
R06: T D G R O E A W U
R07: N S L I E I M V E
R08: 50, 10, 8, 7, 3, 3. Target: 554.
R09: T E N M A T T E R (conundrum)


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Round 1: D S J T O A I E H

C1: HOISTED (7)
C2: JOISTED (7)
OT: IODATES (7) TOADIES (7) TOADISH (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: Y R T A O S E N D

C1: senatory
C2: donaters
DC: TREASON (7) ROASTED (7) DONATES (7)
OT: DRYSTONE (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 15)

Round 3: G C H F I A R E S

C1: FIACRES (7)
C2: CHARGES (7)
OT: CAHIERS (7) CASHIER (7) CHAFERS (7) GARFISH (7) RAGFISH (7)
Score: 14–14 (max 22)

Round 4: 50, 25, 4, 5, 4, 9. Target: 584.

C1: 586. (4+4)*(50+25)-9-5 (7)
C2: -
OT: 584. (9+5)*50-(4*(25+4) (10)
Score: 21–14 (max 32)

Round 5: T N L A E I K P B

C1: PANTILE (7)
C2: BLANKET (7)
OT: BEATNIK (7) BIPLANE (7)
Score: 28–21 (max 39)

Round 6: T D G R O E A W U

C1: GROUTED (7)
C2: GROUTED (7)
DC: OUTRAGED (8)
OT: WATERDOG (8)
Score: 35–28 (max 47)

Round 7: N S L I E I M V E

C1: LIVENS (6)
C2: LIVENS (6)
DC: SENILE (6) SIMILE (6)
OT: MIELIES (7)
Score: 41–34 (max 54)

Round 8: 50, 10, 8, 7, 3, 3. Target: 554.

C1: 554. Mistake in working.
C2: 554. (8+3)*50+7-3 (10)
Score: 41–44 (max 64)

Round 9: T E N M A T T E R

C2 buzzes on 4 seconds to say TREATMENT which is correct.
Score: 41–54 (max 74)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=45