Recap for 30 July 2002 [Danny Hamilton ep 2]

[Charlie Reams]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 30 July 2002.

C1: Champion Danny Hamilton (1 win, 89 points.)
C2: Challenger Bob Aldridge.
DC: Phiona Stanley and Tom O'Connor.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N S R F E P D A I
R02: C T X F O A G E T
R03: A A O N S L M M C
R04: G P V E I K U L A
R05: 100, 75, 25, 50, 4, 4. Target: 328.
TTT: BOBSCEW
R06: T L N G E O P I H
R07: O E O R D S P T M
R08: W Z C R I E N A T
R09: I U E C D Y G P N
R10: 50, 100, 7, 10, 1, 4. Target: 609.
TTT: NOVOCAL
R11: A S M L D R M O U
R12: D S N V E I R T A
R13: L F I O U T S R D
R14: 50, 9, 7, 5, 2, 5. Target: 479.
R15: E M I T G R U N T (conundrum)


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Round 1: N S R F E P D A I

C1: SPRAINED (8)
C2: SPRAINED (8)
DC: PRAISED (7)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)

Round 2: C T X F O A G E T

C1: COTTAGE (7)
C2: COTTAGE (7)
DC: COTTAGE (7)
Score: 15–15 (max 15)

Round 3: A A O N S L M M C

C1: SALMON (6)
C2: SALMON (6)
DC: COALMAN (7)
Score: 21–21 (max 22)

Round 4: G P V E I K U L A

C1: ALIVE (5)
C2: PLAGUE (6)
DC: PLAGUE (6)
OT: GLAIVE (6)
Score: 21–27 (max 28)

Round 5: 100, 75, 25, 50, 4, 4. Target: 328.

C1: 329. 4x75+25+4 (7)
C2: 329. 4x75+25+4 (7)
CV: 328. (50+75/25+4)x4+100 (10)
Score: 28–34 (max 38)

Teatime teaser: BOBSCEW -> COBWEBS

Round 6: T L N G E O P I H

C1: PELTING (7)
C2: PELTING (7)
DC: HOTLINE (7) PENLIGHT (8) - RW says "I love torches." Not sure why Mike noted this, but there you have it.
Score: 35–41 (max 46)

Round 7: O E O R D S P T M

C1: PROMOTED (8)
C2: SPORTED (7)
DC: DOORSTEP (8) and, from RW, PROMOTES (8)
OT: DOOMSTER (8)
Score: 43–41 (max 54)

Round 8: W Z C R I E N A T

C1: tinwear - declared risky, and RW asks him to spell it. Danny goes for the wrong guess.
C2: CANTER (6)
DC: CERTAIN (7) and obviously TINWARE (7)
OT: TACRINE (7) TAWNIER (7)
Score: 43–47 (max 61)

Round 9: I U E C D Y G P N

C1: CUEING (6) well risked again
C2: DUPING (6)
DC: EDUCING (7)
Score: 49–53 (max 68)

Round 10: 50, 100, 7, 10, 1, 4. Target: 609.

C1: 609. (100+50)x4+10-1 (10)
C2: 608.
Score: 59–53 (max 78)

Teatime teaser: NOVOCAL -> VOLCANO

Round 11: A S M L D R M O U

C1: MOULDS (6)
C2: MOULDS (6)
DC: MODULAR (7)
Score: 65–59 (max 85)

Round 12: D S N V E I R T A

C1: STRAINED (8)
C2: ADVERTS (7)
DC: INVADERS (8) DEVIANTS (8) SANDIVER (8)
OT: DETRAINS (8) RANDIEST (8)
Score: 73–59 (max 93)

Round 13: L F I O U T S R D

C1: FLORIST (7)
C2: FLOUTS (6)
OT: FLORUIT (7)
Score: 80–59 (max 100)

Round 14: 50, 9, 7, 5, 2, 5. Target: 479.

C1: 478. Mistake in working.
C2: 478. (50+2)x9+5+5 (7)
CV: 479. (50+5-2)x9+7-5 (10)
Score: 80–66 (max 110)

Round 15: E M I T G R U N T

C1 buzzes on 5 seconds to say MUTTERING which is correct.
Score: 90–66 (max 120)


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

[Mike Brown]

DC: HOTLINE (7) PENLIGHT (8) - RW says "I love torches." Not sure why Mike noted this, but there you have it.

I probably just thought it was a funny comment at the time and worth recording. And it's only taken seven years to come to light (says Tim Vine).