Recap for Wednesday 23 August 2000

[David Williams]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 23 August 2000.

A show from a time when dictionaries were only available in books, and Romans visited forums.

C1: Champion Sheila Reid, a member of the Edinburgh Countdown Club (3 wins, 168 points.)
C2: Challenger David Williams, an Arsene Wenger look-alike.
DC: Susie Dent (on her first appearance since the birth of daughter Lucy) and Martin Jarvis.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S G J F O E I R N
R02: T W X D A E U K O
R03: P R S E I A Y M L
R04: 10, 9, 8, 7, 8, 2. Target: 188.
R05: O U E T N W B F I
R06: G R E A D S L O T
R07: L N C V I E A T R
R08: 100, 50, 25, 1, 5, 3. Target: 926.
R09: S I N D I G O I L (conundrum)


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Round 1: S G J F O E I R N

C1: FOREIGN (7)
C2: JOINERS (7)
DC: FINGERS (7) IGNORES (7)
OT: FRINGES (7) REGIONS (7) SIGNORE (7) JINGOES (7) REJOINS (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: T W X D A E U K O

C1: TOWED (5)
C2: AWOKE (5)
DC: TUXEDO (6)
Score: 12–12 (max 13)

Round 3: P R S E I A Y M L

C1: SAMPLER (7)
C2: SIMPLER (7)
DC: LAMPREYS (8)
OT: IMPALERS (8) LEMPIRAS (8)
Score: 19–19 (max 21)

Round 4: 10, 9, 8, 7, 8, 2. Target: 188.

C1: 188. 2x9x10 + 8 (10)
C2: 188. same (10)
Score: 29–29 (max 31)

Round 5: O U E T N W B F I

C1: FOUNT (5)
C2: FEINT (5)
DC: TOWNIE (6)
OT: BOWFIN (6)
Score: 34–34 (max 37)

Round 6: G R E A D S L O T

C1: STORAGE (7)
C2: LEOTARDS (8)
OT: DELATORS (8) LODESTAR (8) GLOATERS (8) LEGATORS (8)
Score: 34–42 (max 45)
During a half-time chat, Sheila confessed that she always missed the word LEOTARDS. There is a very audible groan as C2 declares.

Round 7: L N C V I E A T R

C1: LATRINE (7)
C2: CLARINET (8)
DC: VERTICAL (8) INTERVAL (8)
Score: 34–50 (max 53)

Round 8: 100, 50, 25, 1, 5, 3. Target: 926.

C1: 925. (100+50)x(5+1) + 25 (7)
C2: 925. (5+3+1)x100 +25 (7)
CV: 926. 5x50 +25 = 275. 275x3 + 100 +1 (10)
Score: 41–57 (max 63)

Round 9: S I N D I G O I L

C2 buzzes on 3 seconds to say IDOLISING which is correct.
Score: 41–67 (max 73)


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

[Charlie Reams]

Excellent, really looking forward to these.