Thursday 4 April 2002 (Series 47 Prelim 69)

[Andrew Feist]

Countdown recap for Thursday 4 April 2002.

Two new contestants today after Rupert Stokoe finished his eight games on Wednesday.
C1: Challenger Peter Coutts from Pennycook, near Edinburgh.
C2: Challenger Erica Hamer from Beadnall, Northumberland.
DC: Tania Styles and Keith Barron.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D S L O I T A N P
R02: G C M E O U R Q D
R03: T L E I N V A E S
R04: H J R O E I F G M
R05: 100, 8, 5, 8, 10, 9. Target: 285.
TTT: COUTTSA
R06: R T K A U O E D P
R07: L I C S E I Z N A
R08: R E W O M T U I L
R09: E A E G D S N R O
R10: 75, 10, 4, 6, 3, 9. Target: 606.
TTT: CASHBET
R11: B T S I O A M S U
R12: L R C E A G P T I
R13: F H D E O E N V A
R14: 75, 3, 7, 9, 10, 4. Target: 771.
R15: M I N I N A G G I (conundrum)


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Round 1: D S L O I T A N P

C1: plantids
C2: PIANOS (6)
DC: PANDITS (7)
OT: DIPLONTS (8)
Score: 0–6 (max 8)

Pandits are Brahman learned men. Mike's notes suggest that DC had another word that was edited out.

Round 2: G C M E O U R Q D

C1: MORGUE (6)
C2: CURED (5)
OT: DECORUM (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 15)

Round 3: T L E I N V A E S

C1: TENSILE (7)
C2: venalist
DC: VASELINE (8)
OT: VEINLETS (8)
Score: 13–6 (max 23)

Round 4: H J R O E I F G M

C1: GRIME (5)
C2: FORM (4)
DC: HOMIER (6)
Score: 18–6 (max 29)

Round 5: 100, 8, 5, 8, 10, 9. Target: 285.

C1: 292.
C2: 282. (8-5)*100 - (10+8) (7)
RW: 285. (100-(8*9)) * 10 + 5 (10)
Score: 18–13 (max 39)

Carol focused on getting 57 * 5, which doesn't appear to be possible here.

Teatime teaser: COUTTSA -> OUTCAST

Round 6: R T K A U O E D P

C1: DEPART (6)
C2: PARTED (6)
DC: UPRATED (7)
OT: ADOPTER (7) READOPT (7)
Score: 24–19 (max 46)

Round 7: L I C S E I Z N A

C1: CLEANS (6)
C2: INCISE (6)
DC: SANICLE (7)
OT: LAICIZES (8)
Score: 30–25 (max 54)

Round 8: R E W O M T U I L

C1: TROWEL (6)
C2: moultier
DC: TURMOIL (7)
OT: MOTLIER (7) OUTLIER (7)
Score: 36–25 (max 61)

Round 9: E A E G D S N R O

C1: GRANDEES (8)
C2: ENDORSE (7)
DC: GRENADES (8)
OT: DERANGES (8) REASONED (8) RENEGADO (8)
Score: 44–25 (max 69)

Round 10: 75, 10, 4, 6, 3, 9. Target: 606.

C1: 606. Mistake in working.
C2: 606. 75*(9-(4-3)) + 6 (10)
Score: 44–35 (max 79)

Teatime teaser: CASHBET -> BATCHES

Round 11: B T S I O A M S U

C1: AMBITS (6)
C2: AMBITS (6)
DC: AUTISM (6)
OT: BIOMASS (7) SUBMITS (7)
Score: 50–41 (max 86)

Round 12: L R C E A G P T I

C1: PARTICLE (8)
C2: PARCEL (6)
DC: RECITAL (7) PELAGIC (7)
OT: PRELATIC (8)
Score: 58–41 (max 94)

Round 13: F H D E O E N V A

C1: HEAVEN (6)
C2: HAVEN (5)
DC: DEAFEN (6)
OT: FOVEAE (6) HEAVED (6)
Score: 64–41 (max 100)

Round 14: 75, 3, 7, 9, 10, 4. Target: 771.

C1: 771. (75+9-7) * 10 + (4-3) (10)
C2: 771. (75+9-7) * 10 + (4-3) (10)
Score: 74–51 (max 110)

Round 15: M I N I N A G G I

C2 buzzes on 2.25 seconds to say IMAGINING which is correct.
Score: 74–61 (max 120)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=47