Monday 19th August 2002 (Series 48 Prelim 27)

[Howard Somerset]

Countdown recap for Monday 19 August 2002.

C1: Champion Sassoon Messropian (2 wins, 183 points.)
C2: Challenger Paul McGeown.
DC: Susie Dent and Philip Franks.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R E T A N O L I H
R02: E O G P U T A D M
R03: S E C I T A R O Z
R04: I I E T N S T A M
R05: 6, 1, 7, 4, 2, 3. Target: 469.
TTT: EGGYLOO
R06: A O I J R L D E S
R07: H O M A R A T U G
R08: E O E V F S N E D
R09: C I T E R E C O S
R10: 100, 8, 1, 1, 2, 7. Target: 105.
TTT: MOLLPOR
R11: G I P E S A D U N
R12: E O I A L P L W M
R13: Q E C O B I S I P
R14: 75, 1, 4, 5, 10, 8. Target: 439.
R15: B E L L Y R A I L (conundrum)


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Round 1: R E T A N O L I H

C1: RETINOL (7)
C2: RETINOL (7)
DC: ORIENTAL (8) RELATION (8)
OT: HORNTAIL (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: E O G P U T A D M

C1: -
C2: TAPED (5)
DC: UPDATE (6) POTAGE (6) OUTAGE (6)
OT: DOTAGE (6) MOATED (6) POMADE (6) POUTED (6) TAMPED (6)
Score: 7–12 (max 14)

Round 3: S E C I T A R O Z

C1: SECTOR (6)
C2: CRAZIES (7)
DC: CRAZIEST (8) OSTRACIZE (18)
Score: 7–19 (max 32)

Round 4: I I E T N S T A M

C1: TINIEST (7)
C2: MINTIEST (8)
DC: INTIMATES (18)
Score: 7–27 (max 50)

Round 5: 6, 1, 7, 4, 2, 3. Target: 469.

C1: -
C2: 470. (4 x 6 x 2 - 1) x (7 + 3) (7)
CV: 469. ((6 x 4 - 1) x 3 - 2) x 7 (10)
Score: 7–34 (max 60)

Teatime teaser: EGGYLOO -> GEOLOGY

Round 6: A O I J R L D E S

C1: ROADIES (7)
C2: JAILERS (7)
DC: DARIOLES (8)
Score: 14–41 (max 68)

Round 7: H O M A R A T U G

C1: TROUGH (6)
C2: GROAT (5)
OT: AUTHOR (6) GRAHAM (6) MAHOUT (6) RAGOUT (6) TRAUMA (6)
Score: 20–41 (max 74)

Round 8: E O E V F S N E D

C1: FEEDS (5)
C2: FEEDS (5)
OT: DONEES (6) EVENED (6)
Score: 25–46 (max 80)

Round 9: C I T E R E C O S

C1: RECITES (7)
C2: RECITES (7)
DC: ESOTERIC (8) COTERIES (8)
OT: CORTICES (8)
Score: 32–53 (max 88)

Round 10: 100, 8, 1, 1, 2, 7. Target: 105.

C1: 105. (8 x 2 - 1) x 7 (10)
C2: 105. 100 + 8 - 2 - 1 (10)
Score: 42–63 (max 98)

Teatime teaser: MOLLPOR -> ROLLMOP

Round 11: G I P E S A D U N

C1: peasing
C2: DUPING (6)
DC: SPADING (7)
OT: GAUDIES (7) GUINEAS (7) GUINEPS (7) PAUSING (7) UNIPEDS (7)
Score: 42–69 (max 105)

Round 12: E O I A L P L W M

C1: PILLOW (6)
C2: WALLOP (6)
OT: IMPALE (6) LIPOMA (6) MALLEI (6) MALLOW (6) MELLOW (6) MOLLIE (6) POLLIE (6) WIMPLE (6) MALOPE (6)
Score: 48–75 (max 111)

Round 13: Q E C O B I S I P

C1: biscope
C2: SCOPE (5)
DC: BIOPICS (7)
Score: 48–80 (max 118)

Round 14: 75, 1, 4, 5, 10, 8. Target: 439.

C1: 440. Mistake in working.
C2: 438. (5 + 1) x 75 - 8 - 4 (7)
CV: 439. (75 - 1) x (10 - 4) - 5 (10)
Score: 48–87 (max 128)

Round 15: B E L L Y R A I L

C1 buzzes on 24 seconds to say LIBERALLY which is correct.
Score: 58–87 (max 138)


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