c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 26 September 2000.

C1: Champion Bernard Mitchell (2 wins, 122 points.)
C2: Challenger Sue Line, from Maryport in Cumbria.
DC: Damian Eadie and Geoffrey Durham.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D R I E L S A T R
R02: S M I E D N O H P
R03: B Y U R E Z S A G
R04: 75, 4, 7, 2, 3, 8. Target: 314.
R05: N O T F L E A U D
R06: C P E L O I R E N
R07: O M S A I B W Q E
R08: 25, 100, 1, 2, 9, 6. Target: 218.
R09: R O U N D J A D E (conundrum)


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Round 1: D R I E L S A T R

C1: STARRED (7)
C2: TRAILERS (8)
DC: RETRIALS (8)
OT: RETIRALS (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: S M I E D N O H P

C1: PHONIES (7)
C2: PHONIES (7)
DC: HEDONISM (8) SIPHONED (8)
OT: SPHENOID (8)
Score: 7–15 (max 16)

Round 3: B Y U R E Z S A G

C1: BUYERS (6)
C2: GRAZES (6)
DC: ABUSER (6) BARGES (6)
OT: BURSAE (6) ARGUES (6) AUGERS (6) SAUGER (6) AZURES (6) BRAZES (6) ZEBRAS (6) GAZERS (6) GREASY (6) SUGARY (6)
Score: 13–21 (max 22)

Round 4: 75, 4, 7, 2, 3, 8. Target: 314.

C1: 314. (75*4)+(7*2) (10)
C2: 314. (75*4)+(7*2) (10)
Score: 23–31 (max 32)

Round 5: N O T F L E A U D

C1: FLAUNTED (8)
C2: FLAUNTED (8)
Score: 31–39 (max 40)

Round 6: C P E L O I R E N

C1: RECOIL (6)
C2: PRINCE (6)
DC: PIONEER (7) RECLINE (7) PORCINE (7)
OT: LEPORINE (8) REPLICON (8)
Score: 37–45 (max 48)

Round 7: O M S A I B W Q E

C1: BASE (4)
C2: WOMBS (5)
DC: MIAOWS (6) BOWIES (6)
OT: BIOMES (6) BOWSIE (6)
Score: 37–50 (max 54)

Round 8: 25, 100, 1, 2, 9, 6. Target: 218.

C1: 218. (100+9)*2 (10)
C2: 218. (2*100)+25-6-1 (10)
Score: 47–60 (max 64)

Round 9: R O U N D J A D E

No one buzzes. The answer was ADJOURNED.
Score: 47–60 (max 74)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=43