Countdown recap for Thursday 10 October 2002.
C1: Champion Bryan Barnett (3 wins, 252 points.)
C2: Challenger Marie Quinn.
DC: Damian Eadie and Eric Knowles.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: C A L G I P O T M
R02: S N U J D I A E R
R03: H O T N I E G P G
R04: S M O Y T E I S B
R05: 75, 5, 10, 9, 10, 7. Target: 902.
TTT: TINBEEF - "If you get this, you'll make gains with this one"
R06: L A D N U T E X N
R07: M I R D K O E S D
R08: R P S E W I A T G
R09: M O F Q L U R C A
R10: 25, 8, 4, 4, 7, 10. Target: 726.
TTT: DEDBEAT - "I don't want any arguing over this topic"
R11: L N D E I S R A V
R12: D O E R C T S I R
R13: H E A P L E N G T
R14: 100, 50, 2, 8, 7, 9. Target: 425.
R15: R A I N G R O W N (conundrum)
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Round 1: C A L G I P O T M
C1: TOPICAL (7)
C2: TOPICAL (7)
DC: OPTICAL (7) GALIPOT (7)
OT: APOMICT (7) CAPITOL (7) COMITAL (7) OPTIMAL (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
Round 2: S N U J D I A E R
C1: UNDIES (6)
C2: SANDIER (7)
DC: JUDEIAN (7) DENARIUS (8)
Score: 7–14 (max 15)
Round 3: H O T N I E G P G
C1: (misdeclared 7)
C2: HOPING (6)
DC: NIGHT (5)
OT: HOEING (6) HOGGET (6) HOGGIN (6) OPTING (6) TOPING (6) PIGEON (6) POINTE (6) TOEING (6)
Score: 7–20 (max 21)
Round 4: S M O Y T E I S B
C1: MOIETY (6)
C2: BOSSY (5)
DC: SYSTEM (6)
OT: MITOSES (7) SOMITES (7) OBESITY (7) STYMIES (7)
Score: 13–20 (max 28)
Round 5: 75, 5, 10, 9, 10, 7. Target: 902.
C1: 902. ((75 + 10 + 5) x 10) + 9 - 7 (10)
C2: 902. (9 x 10 x 10) + 7 - 5 (10)
Score: 23–30 (max 38)
Teatime teaser: TINBEEF -> BENEFIT
Round 6: L A D N U T E X N
C1: TANNED (6)
C2: TANNED (6)
DC: TUNNEL (6) UNTAXED (7)
OT: ANNULET (7) LUXATED (7) UNLADEN (7)
Score: 29–36 (max 45)
Round 7: M I R D K O E S D
C1: mirked
C2: SMIRKED (7)
DC: IRKSOME (7) SMOKIER (7)
OT: DESMOID (7) KIDDERS (7) KIDDOES (7) DERMOID (7)
Score: 29–43 (max 52)
Round 8: R P S E W I A T G
C1: GAITERS (7)
C2: WAITERS (7)
DC: PIRATES (7)
OT: WIRETAPS (8)
Score: 36–50 (max 60)
Round 9: M O F Q L U R C A
C1: FLORA (5)
C2: FLOUR (5)
DC: FORMAL (6) FORMULA (7)
OT: CLAMOUR (7)
Score: 41–55 (max 67)
Round 10: 25, 8, 4, 4, 7, 10. Target: 726.
C1: -
C2: 724. Mistake in working.
CV: 726. (((4 x 25) + 4) x 7) - 10 + 8 (10)
Score: 41–55 (max 77)
Teatime teaser: DEDBEAT -> DEBATED
Round 11: L N D E I S R A V
C1: ISLANDER (8)
C2: SANDIER (7)
DC: INVADERS (8)
OT: SANDIVER (8) RAVELINS (8)
Score: 49–55 (max 85)
Round 12: D O E R C T S I R
C1: DIRECTORS (18)
C2: RECORDS (7)
DC: CREDITORS (18) RECORDIST (18)
Score: 67–55 (max 103)
Round 13: H E A P L E N G T
C1: ELEPHANT (8)
C2: ELEPHANT (8)
DC: TANGLE (6)
Score: 75–63 (max 111)
Round 14: 100, 50, 2, 8, 7, 9. Target: 425.
C1: 425. ((8 / 2) x 100) + (50 / (9 - 7)) (10)
C2: 425. ((8 / 2) x 100) + (50 / (9 - 7)) (10)
Score: 85–73 (max 121)
Round 15: R A I N G R O W N
C2 buzzes on 7 seconds to say NARROWING which is correct.
Score: 85–83 (max 131)
Statistics Corner
Bryan:
Total score - 85
Raw score - 91
Total % of max - 65
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 6
Marie:
Total score - 83
Raw score - 102
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 5.5
Raw average score per round - 6.8
Number of maxes - 7
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Thursday 10th October 2002 (Series 48, Prelim 59)
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Is JUDEIAN a word or were DC just making stuff up like putting two names together?
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Re: Thursday 10th October 2002 (Series 48, Prelim 59)
The word is usually Judean (as in, from Judea), so maybe they were just being amusing?Kirk Bevins wrote:Is JUDEIAN a word or were DC just making stuff up like putting two names together?
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Re: Thursday 10th October 2002 (Series 48, Prelim 59)
Eric Knowles didn't sound like he was making it up, it might be that it was JUDEAN, but Eric misdeclared it as a 7, rather than a 6.Charlie Reams wrote:The word is usually Judean (as in, from Judea), so maybe they were just being amusing?Kirk Bevins wrote:Is JUDEIAN a word or were DC just making stuff up like putting two names together?
EDIT: The more amusing bit in that round was Damian looking up UNDIES in the dictionary.