c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 28 November 2002.

C1: Champion Joe Zubaidi (5 wins, 409 points.)
C2: Challenger Damien Byrne from Dublin.
DC: Susie Dent and Tim Brooke-Taylor.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S T O D P E L A R
R02: G C T K O I O E M
R03: N R I S D A H U L
R04: G T M F E A I R B
R05: 100, 5, 7, 2, 10, 6. Target: 170.
TTT: AXEBORG
R06: S N P L E O E T C
R07: N D E S R I L O M
R08: G T W R A I O J A
R09: V S U N A M E C R
R10: 75, 4, 2, 10, 9, 1. Target: 886.
TTT: IRANIRE
R11: T L I P S A D O I
R12: G X Y B E O A F N
R13: D R E T U H E M S
R14: 75, 8, 9, 9, 1, 5. Target: 252.
R15: P I N I G R I N S (conundrum)


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Round 1: S T O D P E L A R

C1: TADPOLES (8)
C2: LEOPARDS (8)
DC: LEOTARDS (8) (RW) LODESTAR (8) (CV)
OT: ADOPTERS (8) PASTORED (8) READOPTS (8) DELATORS (8) DROPLETS (8) PRELOADS (8) PETROSAL (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)

Round 2: G C T K O I O E M

C1: MOCK (4)
C2: MOOT (4)
DC: COOKIE (6) COOTIE (6)
OT: COGITO (6)
Score: 12–12 (max 14)

Round 3: N R I S D A H U L

C1: RADISH (6)
C2: INSULAR (7)
DC: DURIANS (7)
OT: DIURNAL (7) URINALS (7) LURDANS (7) SUNDIAL (7)
Score: 12–19 (max 21)

Round 4: G T M F E A I R B

C1: FRIGATE (7)
C2: MIGRATE (7)
DC: RAGTIME (7)
OT: GAMBIER (7) MEGABIT (7)
Score: 19–26 (max 28)

Round 5: 100, 5, 7, 2, 10, 6. Target: 170.

C1: 170. 100+7*10 (10)
C2: 170. 100+7*10 (10)
Score: 29–36 (max 38)

Teatime teaser: AXEBORG -> GEARBOX

Round 6: S N P L E O E T C

C1: ELOPES (6)
C2: SPLEEN (6)
DC: SELECT (6) NESTLE (6) ENCLOSE (7)
OT: LEPTONS (7) PECTENS (7) PENTOSE (7) POTENCE (7)
Score: 35–42 (max 45)

Round 7: N D E S R I L O M

C1: DINERS (6)
C2: MINDERS (7)
OT: DOLINES (7) INDOLES (7) DOLMENS (7) ROSINED (7) LIMNERS (7) MERLINS (7) MERINOS (7) MERLONS (7) MIDSOLE (7) MILORDS (7) REMINDS (7) MINORED (7) MODERNS (7) NIMRODS (7) RONDELS (7) SOLDIER (7) SOLIDER (7) LORNIES (7)
Score: 35–49 (max 52)

Round 8: G T W R A I O J A

C1: AWAIT (5)
C2: GROAT (5)
DC: AORTA (5) JOWAR (5)
OT: WARAGI (6)
Score: 40–54 (max 58)

Round 9: V S U N A M E C R

C1: SURNAME (7)
C2: CRAVES (6) (didn't declare SUNCREAM)
DC: CAVERNS (7)
OT: SUNCREAM (8)
Score: 47–54 (max 66)

Note: Mike's notes say that Damien saw SUNCREAM, and it has a checkmark next to it (instead of an X), but he listed the max as 7. The recap writer seems to think SUNCREAM is valid, so that was the tiebreaker.

Round 10: 75, 4, 2, 10, 9, 1. Target: 886.

C1: 886. 75*(10+2)-(9+4+1) (10)
C2: -
Score: 57–54 (max 76)

Teatime teaser: IRANIRE -> RAINIER

Round 11: T L I P S A D O I

C1: PLAITS (6)
C2: PLASTID (7)
DC: TOPSAIL (7)
Score: 57–61 (max 83)

Round 12: G X Y B E O A F N

C1: BONEY (5)
C2: BONEY (5)
DC: OXYGEN (6)
OT: BYGONE (6)
Score: 62–66 (max 89)

Round 13: D R E T U H E M S

C1: RUSHED (6)
C2: THEMES (6)
DC: MUSTERED (8)
OT: DEMUREST (8)
Score: 68–72 (max 97)

Round 14: 75, 8, 9, 9, 1, 5. Target: 252.

C1: 252. (75+9)*(8-5) (10)
C2: 250.
Score: 78–72 (max 107)

Round 15: P I N I G R I N S

C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say INSPIRING which is correct.
Score: 88–72 (max 117)


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

Andrew Feist wrote:Note: Mike's notes say that Damien saw SUNCREAM, and it has a checkmark next to it (instead of an X), but he listed the max as 7. The recap writer seems to think SUNCREAM is valid, so that was the tiebreaker.

Good decision, Andrew. SUNCREAM is NODE-compatible; I just can't add up...