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Countdown recap for Monday 17th March 2003: http://www.countdownwiki.com/Episode_3440

C1: Champion Andrew Tatham (2 wins, 186 points.)
C2: Challenger Val Mills.
DC: Susie Dent and Lawrence Llewelyn-Bowen.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: V R H R O I O E F
R02: Z N A T I B O L M
R03: R C K E A O F M E
R04: Y S I N E T U D H
R05: 50, 8, 2, 4, 5, 4. Target: 959.
TTT: GOTTHIN
R06: X P O L I S U D O
R07: T G D I E O R Q A
R08: R M U L I T A S W
R09: S C N E I A L C R
R10: 50, 5, 10, 5, 9, 2. Target: 578.
TTT: AIMSTAB
R11: T D N E I E M O P
R12: G L E T O S A C M
R13: B D R E I E P S A
R14: 25, 5, 2, 4, 2, 4. Target: 799.
R15: N U K E R N I G H (conundrum)


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Round 1: V R H R O I O E F
C1: HOOFER (6)
C2: RIVER (5)
DC: ROOFER (6) HOOVER (6)
OT: OOFIER (6)
Score: 6–0 (max 6)

Round 2: Z N A T I B O L M
C1: BOLT (4)
C2: BOAT (4)
DC: OBTAIN (6)
OT: BITONAL (7)
Score: 10–4 (max 13)

Round 3: R C K E A O F M E
C1: MAKER (5)
C2: FROCK (5)
DC: MOCKER (6) REFACE (6)
I had hoped for ECOFREAK as a great double darren but, while it's in the ODE2r, it wasn't in the NODE. Alas!
Score: 15–9 (max 19)

Round 4: Y S I N E T U D H
C1: DENSITY (7)
C2: SHUNTED (7)
DC: SHUNTED (7) DESTINY (7)
OT: TUNDISH (7)
Score: 22–16 (max 26)

Round 5: 50, 8, 2, 4, 5, 4. Target: 959.
C1: 954.(8+2+4+5)x50+4 (7)
C2: 954.(8+2+4+5)x50+4 (7)
CV: 960. (50x4-8)x5 (7)
Score: 29–23 (max 33)

Teatime teaser: GOTTHIN -> TONIGHT

Round 6: X P O L I S U D O
C1: SLOOP (5)
C2: SOLID (5)
DC: ODIOUS (6)
OT: ISOPOD (6) LUPOID (6) OXISOL (6) OXLIPS (6) PILOUS (6) PODSOL (6) POILUS (6)
Score: 34–28 (max 39)

Round 7: T G D I E O R Q A
C1: ORATED (6)
C2: GOITRE (6)
DC: GOITRED (7) GODETIA (7)
OT: TRIAGED (7)
Score: 40–34 (max 46)

Round 8: R M U L I T A S W
C1: MURALIST (8)
C2: MURALS (6)
DC: ALTRUISM (8)
OT: ULTRAISM (8)
Score: 48–34 (max 54)

Round 9: S C N E I A L C R
C1: CARLINES (8)
C2: LANCERS (7)
DC: CALCINES (8)
Score: 56–34 (max 62)

Round 10: 50, 5, 10, 5, 9, 2. Target: 578.
C1: 579.(50+2+5)x10+9 (7)
C2: -
CV: 578. (50+9-5/5)x10-2 (10)
Score: 63–34 (max 72)

Teatime teaser: AIMSTAB -> BASMATI

Round 11: T D N E I E M O P
C1: POINTED (7)
C2: POINTED (7)
DC: PIMENTO (7) PEDIMENT (8)
OT: PIEDMONT (8)
Score: 70–41 (max 80)

Round 12: G L E T O S A C M
C1: MASCOT (6)
C2: METALS (6)
DC: CALMEST (7) LACTOSE (7)
OT: GELCOATS (8)
Score: 76–47 (max 88)

Round 13: B D R E I E P S A
C1: ASPIRED (7)
C2: DESPAIR (7)
DC: ASPIRED (7) PADRES (6) PRAISED (7) SEABIRD (7)
OT: AIRSPEED (8) BEARDIES (8)
Score: 83–54 (max 96)

Round 14: 25, 5, 2, 4, 2, 4. Target: 799.
C1: 800.4x4x2x25 (7)
C2: 799.Mistake in working.
CV: 800. (7)
OT: 799. (25x4x4+2)x2-5 (10)
Score: 90–54 (max 106)

Round 15: N U K E R N I G H
C2 buzzes on 2 seconds to say HUNKERING which is correct.
Score: 90–64 (max 116)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.thecountdowncorral.com/cd/se ... ?series=49