c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 31 May 2001.

C1: Champion Alison Moore (2 wins, 93 points.)
C2: Challenger Stuart Moore.
DC: Susie Dent and Simon Biagi.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: B M G O U E S D Y
R02: S I E L H A T O T
R03: N R B E I D A T S
R04: 50, 25, 100, 7, 4, 5. Target: 358.
R05: R N U E V F P O E
R06: D W L A U E J S A
R07: I E N G U C K O R
R08: 100, 5, 5, 9, 3, 8. Target: 425.
R09: C R I N G E M O P (conundrum)


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Round 1: B M G O U E S D Y

C1: SMUDGE (6)
C2: MOUSEY (6)
DC: BUDGES (6) GUMBOS (6)
OT: BEGUMS (6) BODGES (6) BOGEYS (6) DEBUGS (6) BUOYED (6) DEMOBS (6) DUMBOS (6) EMBODY (6) MOUSED (6) ODEUMS (6) SMUDGY (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: S I E L H A T O T

C1: HOSTEL (6)
C2: THISTLE (7)
DC: TOTALISE (8)
OT: HELIOSTAT (18)
Score: 6–13 (max 24)

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

C1: BANTERS (7)
C2: BANDIEST (8)
DC: DETRAINS (8) BRANDIES (8)
OT: ANTBIRDS (8) BANISTER (8) RANDIEST (8) STRAINED (8) TRIBADES (8)
Score: 6–21 (max 32)

Round 4: 50, 25, 100, 7, 4, 5. Target: 358.

C1: 355.
C2: 358. 50*7+100/25+4 (10)
Score: 6–31 (max 42)

Round 5: R N U E V F P O E

C1: PROVEN (6)
C2: PROVEN (6)
DC: PROVEN (6)
OT: OEUVRE (6) OPENER (6) REOPEN (6) UNFREE (6) UNROPE (6) UNROVE (6)
Score: 12–37 (max 48)

Round 6: D W L A U E J S A

C1: LAUDS (5)
C2: SAWED (5)
DC: SALAD (5) DALES (5) SWALE (5)
OT: DWAALS (6) SALADE (6) WAULED (6)
Score: 17–42 (max 54)

Round 7: I E N G U C K O R

C1: ROCKING (7)
C2: ROCKING (7)
DC: ROCKING (7) RUCKING (7) CORKING (7)
OT: KERUING (7) RECKING (7)
Score: 24–49 (max 61)

Round 8: 100, 5, 5, 9, 3, 8. Target: 425.

C1: 425. (9-5)*100+((8-3)*5) (10)
C2: 425. (9-8+3)*100+5*5 (10)
Score: 34–59 (max 71)

Round 9: C R I N G E M O P

C1 buzzes on 20 seconds to say COMPERING which is correct.
Score: 44–59 (max 81)


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