c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 28 March 2002.

C1: Champion Rupert Stokoe (3 wins, 316 points.)
C2: Challenger Alex Rossiter, a 15-year-old from Hucknall in Nottinghamshire.
DC: Susie Dent and Richard Stilgoe.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M T I E G N O Y R
R02: C L S D A I E T P
R03: F R N C O A I L E
R04: K G M S A I V E H
R05: 75, 1, 5, 10, 4, 6. Target: 843.
TTT: RUFFIAN
R06: X R T U O I B D E
R07: N A E S L M O G E
R08: R T Q D A U O C I
R09: P S A E L N O T A
R10: 25, 10, 10, 1, 5, 7. Target: 789.
TTT: ISEEDVD
R11: S R D I E A Z L T
R12: G F P S I O U M R
R13: N H V E A O W D E
R14: 50, 75, 25, 100, 5, 8. Target: 960.
R15: U S A C A D O U I (conundrum)


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Round 1: M T I E G N O Y R

C1: EMOTING (7)
C2: MONEY (5)
DC: MOIETY (6) ENORMITY (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: C L S D A I E T P

C1: DETAILS (7)
C2: DETAILS (7)
DC: SPECIAL (7) DIALECTS (8) CITADELS (8) DISPLACE (8)
OT: PLICATED (8)
Score: 14–7 (max 16)

Round 3: F R N C O A I L E

C1: CLARION (7)
C2: CONIFER (7)
DC: CORNEAL (7) FALCONER (8)
OT: FLORICAN (8) LONICERA (8)
Score: 21–14 (max 24)

Round 4: K G M S A I V E H

C1: MISGAVE (7)
C2: GAMES (5)
Score: 28–14 (max 31)

Round 5: 75, 1, 5, 10, 4, 6. Target: 843.

C1: 842. (75+5-4)*(10+1)+6 (7)
C2: 845.
CV: Doesn't get 843, as it's impossible.

Score: 35–14 (max 38)

Richard Stilgoe informs Alex Rossiter that his name is an anagram of "Extra Rissole", "Taxie Lorries" and "Rita Sexloser".

Teatime teaser: RUFFIAN -> FUNFAIR

Round 6: X R T U O I B D E

C1: DOUBTER (7)
C2: ORBITED (7)
DC: OBTRUDE (7) OUTRIDE (7) BRUITED (7)
OT: OUTBRED (7) REDOUBT (7)
Score: 42–21 (max 45)

Round 7: N A E S L M O G E

C1: enamels (declared as 8)
C2: MANGLES (7)
DC: MENAGES (7) MANEGES (7)
OT: GASOLENE (8) MELANGES (8)
Score: 42–28 (max 53)

Round 8: R T Q D A U O C I

C1: RADIO (5)
C2: CAROTID (7)
DC: QUARTIC (7)
OT: AUDITOR (7) QUADRIC (7)
Score: 42–35 (max 60)

Round 9: P S A E L N O T A

C1: PLANETS (7)
C2: PLANETS (7)
DC: POLENTA (7) PLEASANT (8) LAPSTONE (8)
Score: 49–42 (max 68)

Round 10: 25, 10, 10, 1, 5, 7. Target: 789.

C1: 780. ((25*10)+10)*(7+1-5) (5)
C2: -
CV: 791. (7)
OT: This one isn't possible either, the best you can do is 790: ((25-1)*7-10)*5 (7)
Score: 54–42 (max 75)

Teatime teaser: ISEEDVD -> DEVISED

Round 11: S R D I E A Z L T

C1: RETAILS (7)
C2: dilaters
DC: LIZARDS (7) REALIST (7) LAZIEST (7) TRAILED (7)
OT: ASTRIDE (7) DISRATE (7) TIRADES (7) DERAILS (7) DIALERS (7) REDIALS (7) DETAILS (7) DILATES (7) SALTIER (7) SALTIRE (7) TRIALED (7)
Score: 61–42 (max 82)

Round 12: G F P S I O U M R

C1: PIOUS (5)
C2: PRISM (5)
DC: GRUMPS (6)
OT: FORUMS (6) FRUMPS (6) GROUPS (6) GUIMPS (6) GUIROS (6) IMPROS (6) PRIMOS (6) PRIMUS (6) PURISM (6) SIMURG (6)
Score: 66–47 (max 88)

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

C1: WEAVED (6)
C2: WEANED (6)
DC: HEAVEN (6) AVOWED (6) HEAVED (6)
Score: 72–53 (max 94)

Round 14: 50, 75, 25, 100, 5, 8. Target: 960.

C1: 950.
C2: 955. (100*8)+75+25+50+5 (7)
CV: 960. (100+25-5)*8 (10)
Score: 72–60 (max 104)

Round 15: U S A C A D O U I

C1 buzzes on 2.5 seconds to say AUDACIOUS which is correct.
Score: 82–60 (max 114)


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

Innis Carson wrote:Round 10: 25, 10, 10, 1, 5, 7. Target: 789.

C1: 780. (25+10)*10*(7+1-5) (5)
C2: -
CV: 791. (7)
OT: This one isn't possible either, the best you can do is 790: ((25-1)*7-10)*5 (7)
Score: 54–42 (max 75)

Are you sure Innis? My maths makes that method = 1,050

Pretty sure it should be (25+1) etc etc.

Whoops, got that one completely wrong. Cheers, fixed now.