c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 2 July 2002.

C1: Challenger Colin Richards.
C2: Challenger Grace Page.
DC: Richard Samson and Joan Bakewell.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S G A E Z I R C O
R02: L M N E A I P Q T
R03: D R S O E A G R L
R04: T V H I E A R D O
R05: 75, 1, 5, 8, 7, 10. Target: 453.
TTT: COLINIS
R06: N T D U E A M R T
R07: B S C O A U L S E
R08: L N T I O A C D I
R09: S Y S E A R J O M
R10: 100, 4, 9, 1, 7, 7. Target: 730.
TTT: BIGRACE
R11: T N G E E O X K E
R12: F S P A I O E T S
R13: L N M U A C E I N
R14: 100, 6, 10, 7, 1, 8. Target: 647.
R15: Q U I E T M O D S (conundrum)


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Round 1: S G A E Z I R C O

C1: CORSAGE (7)
C2: CORSAGE (7)
DC: CRAZIES (7)
OT: CARGOES (7) SCORIAE (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: L M N E A I P Q T

C1: AILMENT (7)
C2: AILMENT (7)
DC: AILMENT (7) PLANT (5) IMPLANT (7) PANTILE (7)
OT: ALIMENT (7) IMPANEL (7) MANIPLE (7)
Score: 14–14 (max 14)

Round 3: D R S O E A G R L

C1: REGARDS (7)
C2: LODGERS (7)
DC: RELOADS (7)
OT: ADORERS (7) DROSERA (7) GAOLERS (7) GRADERS (7) LARDERS (7) LOADERS (7) ORDEALS (7)
Score: 21–21 (max 21)

Round 4: T V H I E A R D O

C1: THRIVED (7)
C2: THREAD (6)
DC: DEVIATOR (8)
Score: 28–21 (max 29)

Round 5: 75, 1, 5, 8, 7, 10. Target: 453.

C1: 453. 75x(5+1)+10-7 (10)
C2: 453. 75x(5+1)+10-7 (10)
Score: 38–31 (max 39)

Teatime teaser: COLINIS -> SILICON

Round 6: N T D U E A M R T

C1: UNRATED (7)
C2: MATURED (7)
DC: TAUNTED (7) UNDREAMT (8) TRUANTED (8)
Score: 45–38 (max 47)

Round 7: B S C O A U L S E

C1: CLASS (5)
C2: CLAUSES (7)
DC: SOLACES (7) BASCULES (8)
Score: 45–45 (max 55)

Round 8: L N T I O A C D I

C1: ACTION (6)
C2: DILATION (8) (rightly declining "dictional", which is not in)
DC: DIATONIC (8)
Score: 45–53 (max 63)

Round 9: S Y S E A R J O M

C1: MORASS (6)
C2: SMEARY (6)
DC: SMEARS (6) MAJORS (6) MAYORESS (8)
Score: 51–59 (max 71)

Round 10: 100, 4, 9, 1, 7, 7. Target: 730.

C1: 730. (7-4)x(9+1)+7x100 (10)
C2: 730. (100+3)x7+9-7 (10)
Score: 61–69 (max 81)

Teatime teaser: BIGRACE -> RIBCAGE

Round 11: T N G E E O X K E

C1: KNEE (4)
C2: TOKEN (5)
DC: KETONE (6)
OT: KETENE (6)
Score: 61–74 (max 87)

Round 12: F S P A I O E T S

C1: PASTIES (7)
C2: SOAPIEST (8) - declared risky, for some reason
DC: OPIATES (7)
Score: 61–82 (max 95)

Round 13: L N M U A C E I N

C1: manicle
C2: MALICE (6)
DC: ALUMNI (6) ACUMEN (6) MENIAL (6) MELANIN (7)
OT: LUMINANCE (18)
Score: 61–88 (max 113)

Round 14: 100, 6, 10, 7, 1, 8. Target: 647.

C1: 647. (100+8)x6-1 (10)
C2: 647. (100+8)x6-1 (10)
Score: 71–98 (max 123)

Round 15: Q U I E T M O D S

C2 shouts out on 2 seconds, without buzzing. But she says MISQUOTED, which is correct, so RW lets her have the points.
Score: 71–108 (max 133)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=48

Good to see the recaps for the octorun of the most successful female player of the modern era here in all their glory.

Charlie - do these recaps need cross-checking with an ODE for obscure maxes or has this been done already?