Recap for Tuesday 18 November 2003

[Charlie Reams]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 18 November 2003.

Reposted here to correct errors in the original. Does anyone have the correct contestant words for R3?

C1: Challenger Stuart Earl.
C2: Challenger Paul Skingsley.
DC: Richard Samson and Sue McGregor.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T S Y E A I F M T
R02: G J E I D N B E R
R03: T C Z I A O P T L
R04: N D E I A L M R O
R05: 25, 5, 8, 7, 4, 1. Target: 292.
TTT:
R06: N C X A E S G A O
R07: H N P A E U K D M
R08: L E O R T B I L E
R09: S C L O E I N D P
R10: 50, 1, 8, 10, 3, 4. Target: 370.
TTT:
R11: V S H O I A Q S R
R12: F D O I S O G T E
R13: R M W A I A T R N
R14: 100, 1, 5, 10, 2, 2. Target: 393.
R15: L U V D I G G I N (conundrum)


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Round 1: T S Y E A I F M T

C1: MATIEST (7)
C2: FATTIES (7)
DC: TESTIFY (7)
OT: FATTISM (7) SATIETY (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: G J E I D N B E R

C1: BREEDING (8)
C2: BREEDING (8)
Score: 15–15 (max 15)

Round 3: T C Z I A O P T L

C1: TOPICAL (7)
C2: TOPICAL (7)
OT: OPTICAL (7) CAPITOL (7) TALIPOT (7)
Score: 22–22 (max 22)

Round 4: N D E I A L M R O

C1: MARLINE (7)
C2: MINERAL (7)
OT: MELANOID (8)
Score: 29–29 (max 30)

Round 5: 25, 5, 8, 7, 4, 1. Target: 292.

C1: 292. (7+5)x25-8 (10)
C2: 292. (8+4)x25-7-1 (10)
Score: 39–39 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: ->

Round 6: N C X A E S G A O

C1: COAXES (6)
C2: CANOES (6)
DC: CONGAS (6) OCEANS (6)
OT: GASCON (6) GENOAS (6) SOCAGE (6)
Score: 45–45 (max 46)

Round 7: H N P A E U K D M

C1: makeup
C2: HUMANE (6)
DC: HUMPED (6) PUNKAH (6) UNMADE (6)
OT: DAMPEN (6) DAPHNE (6) NUMDAH (6) PNEUMA (6) UNMAKE (6)
Score: 45–51 (max 52)

Round 8: L E O R T B I L E

C1: LOITER (6)
C2: BOILER (6)
OT: LORILET (7)
Score: 51–57 (max 59)

Round 9: S C L O E I N D P

C1: INCLOSED (8)
C2: INCLOSED (8)
Score: 59–65 (max 67)

Round 10: 50, 1, 8, 10, 3, 4. Target: 370.

C1: 370. (50-8-4-1)x10 (10)
C2: 370. 8x50-3x10 (10)
Score: 69–75 (max 77)

Teatime teaser: ->

Round 11: V S H O I A Q S R

C1: HAIRS (5)
C2: HAIRS (5)
DC: RAVISH (6) VISORS (6)
Score: 74–80 (max 83)

Round 12: F D O I S O G T E

C1: GOOFIEST (8)
C2: FOISTED (7)
DC: SIDEFOOT (8)
Score: 82–80 (max 91)

Round 13: R M W A I A T R N

C1: MARTIN (6)
C2: martian
DC: TRIMARAN (8)
Score: 88–80 (max 99)

Round 14: 100, 1, 5, 10, 2, 2. Target: 393.

C1: 393. Mistake in working.
C2: 393. (5-1)x10-10/2-2 (10)
Score: 88–90 (max 109)

Round 15: L U V D I G G I N

C1 buzzes on 1.5 second to say DIVULGING which is correct.
Score: 98–90 (max 119)


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

[Mike Brown]

In Round 3, both players offered TOPICAL. Exciting stuff.

[Kai Laddiman]

3rd nums is wrong.