c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 8 July 1994.

C1: Champion Sharon Bridge (6 wins, 333 points.)
C2: Challenger Annette Bennett.
DC: Susie Dent and Denis Norden.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: K C T L U E A F I
R02: T N E O R B U C Y
R03: H G D M S I A O I
R04: 75, 5, 3, 6, 4, 3. Target: 696.
R05: Z J V O E O L S L
R06: Q P Y M E A O S R
R07: T P L A E T D A L
R08: 50, 5, 6, 7, 4, 4. Target: 849.
R09: M I N E S T E P S (conundrum)


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Round 1: K C T L U E A F I

C1: FACET (5)
C2: FUTILE (6)
DC: CATLIKE (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: T N E O R B U C Y

C1: COUNTER (7)
C2: TROUNCE (7)
DC: CENTURY (7) BOUNCER (7)
OT: RECOUNT (7) COUNTRY (7) TOURNEY (7)
Score: 7–13 (max 14)

Round 3: H G D M S I A O I

C1: GOADS (5)
C2: SIGH (4)
DC: IMAGOS (6) DOGMAS (6)
OT: DAIMIOS (7) SIGMOID (7)
Score: 12–13 (max 21)

Round 4: 75, 5, 3, 6, 4, 3. Target: 696.

C1: 696. (5+4)x75+6x3+3 (10)
C2: -
Score: 22–13 (max 31)

Round 5: Z J V O E O L S L

C1: LOOSE (5)
C2: SOLVE (5)
DC: JELLS (5) LOVES (5)
OT: JOLLOS (6)
Score: 27–18 (max 37)

Round 6: Q P Y M E A O S R

C1: MAYORS (6)
C2: POEMS (5)
OT: MORAYS (6) MOPERS (6) PROEMS (6) MOPERY (6) MYOPES (6) OPERAS (6) OSPREY (6) PAYERS (6) REPAYS (6) REMAPS (6) SMEARY (6)
Score: 33–18 (max 43)

Round 7: T P L A E T D A L

C1: PLATED (6)
C2: PATTED (6)
DC: PLATTED (7)
OT: PATELLA (7)
Score: 39–24 (max 50)

Round 8: 50, 5, 6, 7, 4, 4. Target: 849.

C1: 849. (6+4+7)x50-(5-4) (10)
C2: 849. Mistake in working.
Score: 49–24 (max 60)

Round 9: M I N E S T E P S

C1 buzzes on 14 seconds to say EMPTINESS which is correct.
Score: 59–24 (max 70)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=28