c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 20 January 2000.

C1: Champion Olive Morgan (6 wins, 315 points.)
C2: Challenger John Snedden.
DC: Susie Dent and Joan Bakewell.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: F U H N E S W I K
R02: W D B O A E P Q C
R03: R I D T A T I J N
R04: 25, 6, 8, 6, 9, 8. Target: 861.
R05: D N S E O B D A M
R06: V I R N S E Y A C
R07: R L P I A E N C S
R08: 25, 7, 7, 10, 6, 8, . Target: 404.
R09: R E D C O A T E D (conundrum)


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Round 1: F U H N E S W I K

C1: SWINE (5)
C2: unwish
DC: WHINES (6)
OT: INFUSE (6) KNIFES (6) NEWISH (6) UNWISE (6)
Score: 5–0 (max 6)

Round 2: W D B O A E P Q C

C1: COPED (5)
C2: ADOBE (5)
DC: COPED (5) PACED (5)
OT: COWPEA (6)
Score: 10–5 (max 12)

Round 3: R I D T A T I J N

C1: TRAIN (5)
C2: TAINT (5)
DC: TRAIT (5) DRAIN (5) NADIR (5)
OT: DINAR (5) INDRI (5) RADII (5) TITAN (5) TRIAD (5)
Score: 15–10 (max 17)

Round 4: 25, 6, 8, 6, 9, 8. Target: 861.

C1: -
C2: 864. (6 x 6) x (25 - (8 / 8)) (7)
CV: 861. 6 x ((25 x 6) - 8) + 9 (10)
Score: 15–17 (max 27)

Round 5: D N S E O B D A M

C1: ABODES (6)
C2: MADDENS (7)
DC: DOBES (5) BODES (5) MODES (5) ABDOMENS (8)
Score: 15–24 (max 35)

Round 6: V I R N S E Y A C

C1: CARVES (6)
C2: VAINER (6)
DC: CRAVEN (6) ARSENIC (7) RAVINES (7)
OT: CARNEYS (7) CAVERNS (7) CRAVENS (7) VARICES (7) VISCERA (7)
Score: 21–30 (max 42)

Round 7: R L P I A E N C S

C1: REPLICAS (8)
C2: PRALINES (8)
DC: PELICANS (8) PLAINER (7)
OT: CALIPERS (8) SPIRACLE (8) CAPELINS (8) PANICLES (8) CARLINES (8)
Score: 29–38 (max 50)

Round 8: 25, 7, 7, 10, 6, 8. Target: 404.

C1: 407.
C2: 404. 25 x (10 + 7) - 7 - 6 - 8 (10)
Score: 29–48 (max 60)

Round 9: R E D C O A T E D

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say DECORATED which is correct.
Score: 39–48 (max 70)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=42