c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 27 September 2000.

C1: Champion Sue Line (1 win, 60 points.)
C2: Challenger Clare Wright, from Norton in North Yorkshire.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Keith Barron.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: H P T A E O R I S
R02: N L C Z E U A D G
R03: V R M O I E S T P
R04: 75, 4, 6, 7, 9, 3. Target: 599.
R05: B L N C A I O G W
R06: E A Q D T I R S E
R07: Y N G R E U O F D
R08: 100, 8, 7, 9, 7, 2. Target: 666.
R09: N I T E G I F T B (conundrum)


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Round 1: H P T A E O R I S

C1: TRAIPSE (7)
C2: PIRATES (7)
DC: APHORIST (8) ATROPHIES (18)
Score: 7–7 (max 18)

Round 2: N L C Z E U A D G

C1: ANGLED (6)
C2: GLANCED (7)
DC: UNCAGED (7) UNGLAZED (8)
Score: 7–14 (max 26)

Round 3: V R M O I E S T P

C1: PROMISE (7)
C2: IMPROVES (8)
DC: IMPOSTER (8)
OT: SPORTIVE (8) VOMITERS (8)
Score: 7–22 (max 34)

Round 4: 75, 4, 6, 7, 9, 3. Target: 599.

C1: -
C2: 599. (6+9-7)*75-(4-3) (10)
Score: 7–32 (max 44)

Round 5: B L N C A I O G W

C1: BOWLING (7)
C2: CABLING (7)
DC: CLAWING (7)
OT: BAWLING (7) BLOWING (7) COALING (7) COWLING (7)
Score: 14–39 (max 51)

Round 6: E A Q D T I R S E

C1: SEDATE (6)
C2: staired
DC: STEADIER (8) READIEST (8)
OT: SERIATED (8)
Score: 20–39 (max 59)

Round 7: Y N G R E U O F D

C1: FOUNDER (7)
C2: FOUNDER (7)
DC: FOUNDRY (7)
OT: GUERDON (7) UNDERGO (7) YOUNGER (7)
Score: 27–46 (max 66)

Round 8: 100, 8, 7, 9, 7, 2. Target: 666.

C1: 667.
C2: 666. (100-7+2)*7+(9-8) (10)
Score: 27–56 (max 76)

Round 9: N I T E G I F T B

C2 buzzes on 2 seconds to say BEFITTING which is correct.
Score: 27–66 (max 86)


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