c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 5 April 2000.

C1: Champion Margaret Shuttleworth (1 win, 36 points.)
C2: Challenger David Anderson from Monmouth.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Alastair Stewart.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: H J I T O E D Y A
R02: W R C G I E A R I
R03: N F O S U W N G A
R04: 75, 50, 4, 3, 6, 6. Target: 670.
R05: D R M E I O P M U
R06: L E I V C T A B R
R07: S N D E O I Y L M
R08: 50, 2, 2, 7, 9, 3. Target: 791.
R09: B U D G I E K O O (conundrum)


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Round 1: H J I T O E D Y A

C1: TOADY (5)
C2: heated
DC: IODATE (6)
Score: 5–0 (max 6)

Round 2: W R C G I E A R I

C1: RACIER (6)
C2: RACIER (6)
OT: AIRCREW (7)
Score: 11–6 (max 13)

Round 3: N F O S U W N G A

C1: GOWNS (5)
C2: GOWNS (5)
DC: SWAG (4) WAGONS (6)
OT: FUNGOS (6) GOWANS (6) GUANOS (6) UNSOWN (6)
Score: 16–11 (max 19)

Round 4: 75, 50, 4, 3, 6, 6. Target: 670.

C1: 670. (3+6)*75-50/(6+4) (10)
C2: 682.
Score: 26–11 (max 29)

Round 5: D R M E I O P M U

C1: PRIMED (6)
C2: UMPIRED (7)
DC: EMPORIUM (8)
Score: 26–18 (max 37)

Round 6: L E I V C T A B R

C1: tabler
C2: cabler
DC: VERTICAL (8)
Score: 26–18 (max 45)

Round 7: S N D E O I Y L M

C1: LESION (6)
C2: SMILED (6)
DC: MELODY (6) SNIDELY (7)
OT: DOLINES (7) INDOLES (7) DOLMENS (7) MIDSOLE (7) MYELOID (7)
Score: 32–24 (max 52)

Round 8: 50, 2, 2, 7, 9, 3. Target: 791.

C1: 794.
C2: 791. (2*7+2)*50-9 (10)
Score: 32–34 (max 62)

Round 9: B U D G I E K O O

C1 buzzes on 8 seconds to say GUIDEBOOK which is correct.
Score: 42–34 (max 72)


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