c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 9 October 2003.

I'm reposting this here due to errors in the original. Does anyone have the correct shuffle for the conundrum?

C1: Challenger Philip Whitnall.
C2: Challenger Gill Jolly.
DC: Alison Heard and Tom O'Connor.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T B D E O M R A C
R02: L S O E T O N P E
R03: R W I U D G E N O
R04: T S I A F M I O R
R05: 100, 1, 9, 5, 3, 7. Target: 506.
TTT:
R06: L I A C D E A L S
R07: H P E A R T I Q M
R08: S T N D A E I G R
R09: C P O I L V E T B
R10: 75, 10, 6, 1, 3, 9. Target: 686.
TTT:
R11: N Y M A O R D U F
R12: T S H E O E L K A
R13: S N R E O M Z E C
R14: 25, 75, 5, 10, 2, 8. Target: 488.
R15: O L O S T F O T O (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: T B D E O M R A C

C1: BROCADE (7)
C2: BOATER (6)
DC: COMBATED (8) DEMOCRAT (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: L S O E T O N P E

C1: stoople
C2: POOTLES (7)
DC: PELOTONS (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 16)

Round 3: R W I U D G E N O

C1: WIDGEON (7)
C2: WONDER (6)
DC: REWOUND (7)
OT: DOWERING (8)
Score: 14–7 (max 24)

Round 4: T S I A F M I O R

C1: FORMATS (7)
C2: FORMATS (7)
OT: AMORIST (7)
Score: 21–14 (max 31)

Round 5: 100, 1, 9, 5, 3, 7. Target: 506.

C1: 506. 5x100+7-1 (10)
C2: 506. 5x100+9-3 (10)
Score: 31–24 (max 41)

Teatime teaser: ->

Round 6: L I A C D E A L S

C1: SCALED (6)
C2: DALLIES (7)
DC: CEDILLAS (8)
OT: ALCALDES (8) SIDALCEA (8)
Score: 31–31 (max 49)

Round 7: H P E A R T I Q M

C1: HAMPER (6)
C2: IMPART (6)
OT: TERAPHIM (8)
Score: 37–37 (max 57)

Round 8: S T N D A E I G R

C1: READINGS (8)
C2: TREADING (8)
DC: GRADIENTS (18)
Score: 45–45 (max 75)

Round 9: C P O I L V E T B

C1: VIOLET (6)
C2: POLITE (6)
DC: POLICE (6) POETIC (6)
OT: CITOLE (6) PELVIC (6) PIOLET (6)
Score: 51–51 (max 81)

Round 10: 75, 10, 6, 1, 3, 9. Target: 686.

C1: 686. (75-6)x10-3-1 (10)
C2: 686. 9x75+10+1 (10)
Score: 61–61 (max 91)

Teatime teaser: ->

Round 11: N Y M A O R D U F

C1: FOUNDRY (7)
C2: FOUNDRY (7)
Score: 68–68 (max 98)

Round 12: T S H E O E L K A

C1: LOATHES (7)
C2: HOTELS (6)
OT: OLEATES (7)
Score: 75–68 (max 105)

Round 13: S N R E O M Z E C

C1: CORNS (5)
C2: ENCORES (7)
OT: COZENERS (8)
Score: 75–75 (max 113)

Round 14: 25, 75, 5, 10, 2, 8. Target: 488.

C1: 488. (75+25)x5-10-2 (10)
C2: 485.
Score: 85–75 (max 123)

Round 15: O L O S T F O T O

C1 buzzes on 1 second to say FOOTSTOOL, and can put his feet up til tomorrow.
Score: 95–75 (max 133)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=50

Charlie Reams wrote:Round 15: S T O O L F O O T

No one buzzes. The answer was FOOTSTOOL.
Score: 85–75 (max 133)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=50

No way was that the scramble?!

Fair enough. I was playing along at school and scrolled down straight to round 1.

The scramble was OLOSTFOTO. And Philip got the conundrum in 1 second, thus finishing on 95 points.

Mike Brown wrote:The scramble was OLOSTFOTO. And Philip got the conundrum in 1 second, thus finishing on 95 points.

Cheers for this and the other one. Goddamn Zefcaps.

Charlie Reams wrote:

Mike Brown wrote:The scramble was OLOSTFOTO. And Philip got the conundrum in 1 second, thus finishing on 95 points.

Cheers for this and the other one. Goddamn Zefcaps.

All part of the C4C backstory!

Mike Brown wrote:

Charlie Reams wrote:

Mike Brown wrote:The scramble was OLOSTFOTO. And Philip got the conundrum in 1 second, thus finishing on 95 points.

Cheers for this and the other one. Goddamn Zefcaps.

All part of the C4C backstory!

I'm waiting for the movie.

Charlie Reams wrote:

Mike Brown wrote:All part of the C4C backstory!

I'm waiting for the movie.

Anthony Hopkins plays Zef in what critics describe as 'a portrayal of a character so chilling it makes Hannibal Lecter look like a Care Bear'.