c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 23 June 1998.

It's the 4th quarter-final of series 38, pitting no.4 seed Gerry Pearce against no.5 John Ashmore. Just to confuse you by the way - Gerry Pearce is a woman.


C1: Champion Gerry Pearce (6 wins, 392 points.)
C2: Champion John Ashmore (4 wins, 269 points.)
DC: Susie Dent and Geoffrey Durham.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: W H P G A I E G N
R02: F R E O M R A S T
R03: B Y G K E I E S R
R04: 7, 5, 7, 50, 25, 100. Target: 359.
R05: T R A Y O M D I V
R06: N R L N A U E A L
R07: D E L G A T O D I
R08: 7, 4, 8, 5, 6, 75. Target: 208.
R09: H O S E S H E R O (conundrum)


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Round 1: W H P G A I E G N

C1: HEAPING (7)
C2: HEAPING (7)
OT: GAWPING (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: F R E O M R A S T

C1: FOREMAST (8)
C2: FOREMAST (8)
OT: REFORMATS (18)
Score: 15–15 (max 25)

Round 3: B Y G K E I E S R

C1: GREBES (6)
C2: BIKERS (6)
OT: BIGEYES (7)
Score: 21–21 (max 32)

Round 4: 7, 5, 7, 50, 25, 100. Target: 359.

C1: 358.
C2: 359. (7 x 50) + 5 + (100/25) (10)
Score: 21–31 (max 42)

Round 5: T R A Y O M D I V

C1: VOTARY (6)
C2: VOTARY (6)
OT: ADROIT (6) DAIMYO (6) DIATOM (6) MYRIAD (6)
Score: 27–37 (max 48)

Round 6: N R L N A U E A L

C1: ANNULAR (7)
C2: ANNULAR (7)
OT: UNLEARN (7)
Score: 34–44 (max 55)

Round 7: D E L G A T O D I

C1: GLOATED (7)
C2: GLOATED (7)
OT: DELTOID (7) DILATED (7) GODETIA (7) LIGATED (7) TOADIED (7) GLADDIE (7)
Score: 41–51 (max 62)

Round 8: 7, 4, 8, 5, 6, 75. Target: 208.

C1: 208. (8 - 3) x 75) - (4 + 6 + 7) (10)
C2: 208. (4 x 5) + 6) x 8 (10)
Score: 51–61 (max 72)

Round 9: H O S E S H E R O

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say HORSESHOE which is correct.
Score: 61–61 (max 82).

Tie-break conundrum: D E N P R O V E S

C2 buzzes on 6 seconds to say OVERSPEND which is correct.

Score:61-71 (max 92).

The fourth quarter-final should in theory be the closest, no.4 seed against no.5, and that was certainly the case here.There was very little to separate the 2 of them, and they often came up with not only the same length of word but the exact same word itself.In the end, however, John's slight edge on the numbers saw him through.

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=38

Rich Priest wrote:Round 8: 7, 4, 8, 5, 6, 75. Target: 208.

C1: 208. (8 - 3) x 75) - (4 + 6 + 7) (10)
C2: 208. (4 x 5) + 6) x 8 (10)
Score: 51–61 (max 72)

Rich, don't you mean 8 - 5, since there isn't a 3 in the selection.

James Robinson wrote:

Rich Priest wrote:Round 8: 7, 4, 8, 5, 6, 75. Target: 208.

C1: 208. (8 - 3) x 75) - (4 + 6 + 7) (10)
C2: 208. (4 x 5) + 6) x 8 (10)
Score: 51–61 (max 72)

Rich, don't you mean 8 - 5, since there isn't a 3 in the selection.

Whoops, yeah well spotted