Friday 1 January 1999 (Seies 40, Prelim 5)

[Clive Brooker]

Countdown recap for Friday 1 January 1999.

C1: Champion Emma Brown (1 win, 53 points.)
C2: Challenger Ted Smith, from Great Sutton, South Wirral.
DC: Mark Nyman and Stephen Fry.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R L G D A O E F T
R02: N D A T R I S E G
R03: Y N M J A E O I P
R04: 75, 2, 9, 1, 10, 4. Target: 959.
R05: C S A N W O F A I
R06: V Y C E O E D R P
R07: T S U R N E T D O
R08: 25, 50, 9, 5, 10, 2. Target: 438.
R09: S T O K E U P O N (conundrum)


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Round 1: R L G D A O E F T

C1: FLOATED (7)
C2: FLOATED (7)
DC: FORAGED (7) GRAFTED (7) LEOTARD (7) GATEFOLD (8)
OT: DEFLATOR (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: N D A T R I S E G

C1: GRADIENTS (18)
C2: GRADIENTS (18)
DC: STRAINED (8) RANDIEST (8)
Score: 25–25 (max 26)

Round 3: Y N M J A E O I P

C1: PIANO (5)
C2: PIEMAN (6)
DC: EPONYM (6) PAEONY (6) MYOPIA (6)
OT: ANOMIE (6) MOPANE (6) MOPANI (6) PAYNIM (6) YEOMAN (6)
Score: 25–31 (max 32)

Round 4: 75, 2, 9, 1, 10, 4. Target: 959.

C1: 959. Mistake in working.
C2: -
CV: 959. (75 - 2) x (9 + 4) + 10 ** (10)
Score: 25–31 (max 42)

** only after RW noticed that her first offering, (75 - 2) x (10 + 4 - 1), is 949 and not 959.

Round 5: C S A N W O F A I

C1: CASINO (6)
C2: COINS (5)
DC: FIASCO (6)
OT: FACIAS (6) FASCIA (6) FINCAS (6)
Score: 31–31 (max 48)

Round 6: V Y C E O E D R P

C1: COVERED (7)
C2: COVERED (7)
DC: PROCEED (7)
Score: 38–38 (max 55)

Round 7: T S U R N E T D O

C1: NUTTERS (7)
C2: STUNTED (7)
DC: ROUNDEST (8) UNSORTED (8)
OT: TONSURED (8)
Score: 45–45 (max 63)

Round 8: 25, 50, 9, 5, 10, 2. Target: 438.

C1: 438. 50 x 9 - 10 - 2 (10)
C2: 438. 50 x 9 - 10 - 2 (10)
Score: 55–55 (max 73)

Round 9: S T O K E U P O N

C2 buzzes on 10.25 seconds to say OUTSPOKEN which is correct.
Score: 55–65 (max 83)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=40