Recap for Friday 13 June 2003.

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Recap for Friday 13 June 2003.

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Countdown recap for Friday 13th June 2003.

C1: Champion Patrick Vowles (3 wins, 240 points.)
C2: Challenger Connie Piggott.
DC: Susie Dent and Peter Baldwin.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T R Q O C E S I P
R02: S W U A H L E N R
R03: Y T M I C E G O R
R04: T N P E I O D G D
R05: 100, 5, 1, 10, 4, 9. Target: 915.
TTT: HOMOSAP
R06: A E C P V T I O J
R07: G B E P N I T A L
R08: R S H O I E F B A
R09: S T S U M A L E R
R10: 100, 9, 6, 8, 2, 8. Target: 432.
TTT: CROUTON
R11: N M K U D E S O D
R12: I E A T R C T E X
R13: D N R O A M L I M
R14: 25, 2, 4, 2, 10, 10. Target: 320.
R15: L A Y C R E T I N (conundrum)


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Round 1: T R Q O C E S I P

C1: COPIERS (7)
C2: COPIES (6)
DC: RIPOSTE (7)
OT: COPTERS (7) POETICS (7) ROPIEST (7) TRICEPS (7) TROPICS (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: S W U A H L E N R

C1: WHALERS (7)
C2: UNLEASH (7)
DC: HAULERS (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 14)

Round 3: Y T M I C E G O R

C1: GOITRE (6)
C2: GRIME (5)
DC: MOIETY (6) MORTICE (7)
Score: 20–7 (max 21)

Round 4: T N P E I O D G D

C1: POINTED (7)
C2: POINTED (7)
DC: POINTED (7)
OT: PODDING (7) POINDED (7) TEDDING (7)
Score: 27–14 (max 28)

Round 5: 100, 5, 1, 10, 4, 9. Target: 915.

C1: 915. 9x100+10+5 (10)
C2: 915. 9x100+10+5 (10)
Score: 37–24 (max 38)

Teatime teaser: HOMOSAP -> SHAMPOO

Round 6: A E C P V T I O J

C1: CAPTIVE (7)
C2: CAPTIVE (7)
DC: AVOCET (6) - a long-legged wading bird
Score: 44–31 (max 45)

Round 7: G B E P N I T A L

C1: BLEATING (8)
C2: BLEATING (8)
DC: PLEATING (8)
OT: TANGIBLE (8)
Score: 52–39 (max 53)

Round 8: R S H O I E F B A

C1: ASHORE (6)
C2: ASHORE (6)
DC: OARFISH (7)
OT: BOARFISH (8) (spotted by Mike himself, nice one)
Score: 58–45 (max 61)

Round 9: S T S U M A L E R

C1: ARMLESS (7)
C2: MAULERS (7)
DC: SALUTERS (8)
Score: 65–52 (max 69)

Round 10: 100, 9, 6, 8, 2, 8. Target: 432.

C1: 432. (100+8)x(8/2) (10)
C2: 437.
Score: 75–52 (max 79)

Teatime teaser: CROUTON -> CONTOUR

Round 11: N M K U D E S O D

C1: DUKEDOMS (8)
C2: MOUNDS (6)
OT: UNSMOKED (8)
Score: 83–52 (max 87)

Round 12: I E A T R C T E X

C1: EXTRICATE (18) - superb! And wins him the game with 3 rounds to play.
C2: CATTIER (7)
Score: 101–52 (max 105)

Round 13: D N R O A M L I M

C1: ALMOND (6)
C2: ALMOND (6)
DC: IMMORAL (7) ORDINAL (7)
OT: MONDIAL (7) RIMLAND (7) surprisingly no mandril in the dictionary of the time.
Score: 107–58 (max 112)

Round 14: 25, 2, 4, 2, 10, 10. Target: 320.

C1: 320. (10+2)x25+(10/2)x4 (10)
C2: -
Score: 117–58 (max 122)

Round 15: L A Y C R E T I N

C1 buzzes on 10 seconds to say CERTAINLY which is correct.
Score: 127–58 (max 132)

An outstanding performance, dropping just 5 points and giving him the highest score of the series. This is still the 11th highest score ever recorded, and nothing better was seen until Stewart Holden's astonishing 137 nine months later.

Hope you've enjoyed this week of classic recaps, it's over to Ray for the next five.

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