c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 5 April 2002.

C1: Champion Peter Coutts (1 win, 74 points.)
C2: Challenger Andrew Alden from Huddersfield.
DC: Tania Styles and Keith Barron.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: Y R T I E O D R U
R02: M E A I C N L E G
R03: S P T O A U X P I
R04: K A O E D T N C L
R05: 25, 6, 2, 7, 6, 2. Target: 212.
TTT: LAGONCE
R06: S H R A E A M T P
R07: S G V O A E D F I
R08: N T L O E I S R Q
R09: D C O A I G M N S
R10: 4, 7, 9, 2, 5, 50, . Target: 323.
TTT: COLDTEA
R11: T L P R E I A O H
R12: D Z S G E I N L E
R13: V B T O I E M F C
R14: 25, 2, 3, 4, 6, 1. Target: 579.
R15: H E L P C L O N E (conundrum)


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Round 1: Y R T I E O D R U

C1: OUTRIDER (8)
C2: OUTRIDER (8)
DC: TORRID (6)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)

Round 2: M E A I C N L E G

C1: MELANGE (7)
C2: CALMING (7)
DC: ELEGIAC (7)
OT: LIEGEMAN (8)
Score: 15–15 (max 16)

Round 3: S P T O A U X P I

C1: PATIOS (6)
C2: SPOUT (5)
DC: PIOUS (5)
OT: PAPIST (6) PATOIS (6) PISTOU (6)
Score: 21–15 (max 22)

Round 4: K A O E D T N C L

C1: DOCKET (6)
C2: TACKLED (7)
DC: CLANKED (7) LOCATED (7)
OT: CELADON (7) CLOAKED (7) CLONKED (7) LACTONE (7) TALONED (7)
Score: 21–22 (max 29)

Round 5: 25, 6, 2, 7, 6, 2. Target: 212.

C1: 212. 25*(6+2) + (6*2) (10)
C2: 212. 25*(6+2) + (6*2) (10)
Score: 31–32 (max 39)

The first two attempts at the game, CECIL provided a target of 000. The third time, Carol pounded on the button, and that seemed to work.

Teatime teaser: LAGONCE -> CONGEAL

Round 6: S H R A E A M T P

C1: HAMSTER (7)
C2: MASTER (6)
DC: TAMPERS (7) STAMPER (7)
OT: HAMATES (7) EMPATHS (7) HAMPERS (7) AMPSTER (7) TEPHRAS (7)
Score: 38–32 (max 46)

Round 7: S G V O A E D F I

C1: VISAGE (6)
C2: gravied
DC: VISAGED (7)
Score: 44–32 (max 53)

Round 8: N T L O E I S R Q

C1: LOITERS (7)
C2: LOITERS (7)
DC: STONIER (7)
OT: ENTISOL (7) ONLIEST (7) LINTERS (7) TOILERS (7) NOSTRIL (7) ORIENTS (7) RETINOL (7) LORNIES (7)
Score: 51–39 (max 60)

Round 9: D C O A I G M N S

C1: CODINGS (7)
C2: CODINGS (7)
DC: DOMAINS (7) NOMADIC (7) MANIOCS (7)
OT: COAMINGS (8)
Score: 58–46 (max 68)

Round 10: 4, 7, 9, 2, 5, 50. Target: 323.

C1: 326.
C2: 323. 50*7 - 9*(5-2) (10)
Score: 58–56 (max 78)

If I'm reading Mike's notes correctly, Andrew didn't ask for a specific breakdown of large/small, but for "six non-contiguous".

Teatime teaser: COLDTEA -> LOCATED

Round 11: T L P R E I A O H

C1: LATHER (6)
C2: LOATHER (7)
DC: HOPLITE (7)
OT: EPILATOR (8) PETIOLAR (8) HELIPORT (8) PLETHORA (8)
Score: 58–63 (max 86)

Round 12: D Z S G E I N L E

C1: SEEDLING (8)
C2: SINGLED (7)
DC: LEGENDS (7)
Score: 66–63 (max 94)

Round 13: V B T O I E M F C

C1: MOTIVE (6)
C2: MOTIVE (6)
DC: COMFIT (6)
OT: VICOMTE (7)
Score: 72–69 (max 101)

Round 14: 25, 2, 3, 4, 6, 1. Target: 579.

C1: 578.
C2: 579. ((6+2)*3 - 1) * 25 + 4 (10)
Score: 72–79 (max 111)

Round 15: H E L P C L O N E

C1 buzzes on 4.75 seconds to say CELLPHONE which is correct.
Score: 82–79 (max 121)


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

Andrew Feist wrote: If I'm reading Mike's notes correctly, Andrew didn't ask for a specific breakdown of large/small, but for "six non-contiguous".

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