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Countdown Recap 12th March 2002

I do not have the episode to view but did find my notes regarding this set of mini finals whilst seacrching for other Countdowny things for the Forum/Group.

C4 Horse Racing took over the afternoon slot and Countdown had to make way for the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Programme organisers allowed Countdown to fill a 30 minute slot in the viewing schedule and held a 9 round tournament featuring four youngsters.

The first semi final featured Bruce Lambert aged 14 and Perry Fung aged 11. Perry won 45-26.

The second semi final featured Andrew Hulme aged 13 and Amey Deshpande aged 12. Andrew won this contest 66-44.

Amey went on to make Countdown history in other series. Perry became the youngest ever winner of a Scrabble Tournament of any division at the age of 8 going onto to win the second series of TV Scrabble (series of which is repeated ad-infinitum early in the mornings on Virgin 1!). After which he seems to have disappeared.

Of Bruce and Andrew nothing is known. On then, to the show...


C1: Andrew Hulme.

C2: Perry Fung

DC: Andi Peters and Phiona Stanley
RW: Richard Whiteley
CV: Carol Voderman


Summary of game:

Round 1: F L O I T G E M N
Round 2: W T P U E B I A S
Round 3: R D P O U I N D E
Round 4: 811 (8 6 3 1 2 9)

Round 5: L G T I U A V T S
Round 6: C Y H O E A K T R
Round 7: J N R U I E T L A
Round 8: 978 (75 1 4 1 7 8)

Round 9 (Conundrum): I R U M I N A T E

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Round 1: F L O I T G E M N
C1: MELTING (7)
C2: MELTING (7)
DC: FIGMENT, LOFTING (7)
Score 07 - 07

Round 2: W T P U E B I A S
C1: BEAST (5)
C2: BITES (5)
DC: UPBEAT (6), BAPTISE (7)
Score 12 - 12

Round 3: R D P O U I N D E
C1: POUNDER (7)
C2: POUNDED (7)
DC: ROUNDED (7)
Score 19 - 19

Round 4: 811 (8 6 3 1 2 9)
C1: 811 (10) same way
C2: 811 (10) 6 + 3 = 9. 9 x 9 = 81. 8 + 2 = 10. 81 x 10 + 1 = 811.
Score 29 - 29


Round 5: L G T I U A V T S
C1: GUILT (0)
C2: VAULTS (6)
DC: LUTIST (6).
Score 29 - 35

Round 6: C Y H O E A K T R
C1: hotcake (x)
C2: HACKER (6)
DC: THEORY, CHOKER (6)
Score 29 - 41

Round 7: J N R U I E T L A
C1: LATRINE (7)
C2: entrail (x)
DC: JAUNTIER (8)
Score 36 - 41

Round 8: 978 (75 1 4 1 7 8)
C1: 976 (7) 8 + 4 + 1 = 13. 13 x 75 = 975. 975 + 2 = 976
C2: 0 (0)
CV: not recorded so assumed CV didn't get it
Score 43 - 41

Round 9 (Conundrum): I R U M I N A T E

C1 buzzes to correctly say MINIATURE

Final score 53 - 41

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Mauro Pratesi

Round 8:

75 - 4 = 71
71 x 7 = 497
497 - 8 = 489
1 + 1 = 2
489 x 2 = 978

szodiac wrote: Of Bruce and Andrew nothing is known. On then, to the show...

Apart from the small matter of Andrew being #1 seed in the current series, obviously.

Meh, not that I know how I could recap the other two games in this competition Charlie if these games count in ur efforts to have a complete database?

Andrew Hulme wrote:Meh, not that I know how I could recap the other two games in this competition Charlie if these games count in ur efforts to have a complete database?

Yes ! Point yourself to http://apterous.org/cdb/recapwriter.php?format=9 ; it's fairly self-explanatory but there's a Help File on the page for handling things like disallowed words.