c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 6 April 2000.

C1: Champion Margaret Shuttleworth (2 wins, 78 points.)
C2: Challenger John Hastings from Workington.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Alastair Stewart.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: V E A S B R I D E
R02: N F T U I S L E X
R03: D O T A H T E S I
R04: 50, 1, 6, 3, 3, 6. Target: 386.
R05: W P G E A C K O T
R06: R I E L N L A I T
R07: N S G U O Z P E R
R08: 25, 8, 2, 4, 5, 1. Target: 820.
R09: S E X I P E T E R (conundrum)


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Round 1: V E A S B R I D E

C1: BEAVERS (7)
C2: BRAVES (6)
DC: BEAVERS (7) SEABIRD (7) BEARDIES (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: N F T U I S L E X

C1: STIFLE (6)
C2: FINEST (6)
DC: FUTILE (6) INFLUXES (8)
Score: 13–6 (max 16)

Round 3: D O T A H T E S I

C1: HATED (5)
C2: TOASTED (7)
DC: IODATES (7)
OT: ATHETOID (8)
Score: 13–13 (max 24)

Round 4: 50, 1, 6, 3, 3, 6. Target: 386.

C1: 386. (6+1)*50+(3+3)*6 (10)
C2: 386. (6+1)*50+(3+3)*6 (10)
Score: 23–23 (max 34)

Round 5: W P G E A C K O T

C1: PACKET (6)
C2: POCKET (6)
DC: TOECAP (6)
OT: CAPOTE (6) COWPAT (6) COWPEA (6) POTAGE (6) TOWAGE (6)
Score: 29–29 (max 40)

Round 6: R I E L N L A I T

C1: RELIANT (7)
C2: TALLER (6)
DC: LINTEL (6) INERTIA (7) INERTIAL (8)
Score: 36–29 (max 48)

Round 7: N S G U O Z P E R

C1: SPONGER (7)
C2: POURS (5)
DC: SPONGER (7) SURGEON (7)
OT: UNROPES (7) ZONURES (7)
Score: 43–29 (max 55)

Round 8: 25, 8, 2, 4, 5, 1. Target: 820.

C1: 815.
C2: 820. (8*4+1)*25-5 (10)
Score: 43–39 (max 65)

Round 9: S E X I P E T E R

C2 buzzes on 3 seconds to say EXPERTISE which is correct.
Score: 43–49 (max 75)


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