c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 15th May 2003.

C1: Champion Martin Gardner (1 win, 107 points.)
C2: Challenger Pat Elkington.
DC: Alison Heard and Linda Smith.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S F R U A E T X N
R02: R T B O I E D C O
R03: A U H S M N Z E S
R04: N D R I O U L T I
R05: 5, 6, 100, 75, 50, 25. Target: 295.
TTT:
R06: C P N A E A D R E
R07: W T N I O O E P B
R08: M S T I A E J R G
R09: U I H T G Q V E L
R10: 75, 5, 7, 3, 1, 4. Target: 876.
TTT:
R11: A E K P N C S U A
R12: F M O E L D O E T
R13: P G R I E I L S D
R14: 75, 1, 6, 7, 4, 3. Target: 784.
R15: N O V O F R O P E (conundrum)


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Round 1: S F R U A E T X N

C1: UNREST (6)
C2: NATURES (7)
OT: AFTERSUN (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Round 2: R T B O I E D C O

C1: ROBOTIC (7)
C2: ROBOTIC (7)
DC: ORBITED (7)
OT: CORDITE (7)
Score: 7–14 (max 15)

Round 3: A U H S M N Z E S

C1: shamens
C2: HUMANS (6)
DC: HUMANE (6) SHAMES (6)
OT: AMUSES (6) ASSUME (6) ANUSES (6) MANSES (6) MASHES (6) MUSHES (6) SENSUM (6) SHAMUS (6)
Score: 7–20 (max 21)

Round 4: N D R I O U L T I

C1: IDIOT (5)
C2: UNLIT (5)
DC: DILUTION (8)
Score: 12–25 (max 29)

Round 5: 5, 6, 100, 75, 50, 25. Target: 295.

C1: 295. 6x50-5 (10)
C2: 300.
Score: 22–25 (max 39)

Teatime teaser: ->

Round 6: C P N A E A D R E

C1: PRANCED (7)
C2: DANCER (6)
DC: CAPERED (7)
Score: 29–25 (max 46)

Round 7: W T N I O O E P B

C1: OPTION (6)
C2: -
OT: BIOTOPE (7)
Score: 35–25 (max 53)

Round 8: M S T I A E J R G

C1: MIGRATES (8)
C2: STAGIER (7)
DC: MAGISTER (8)
OT: STERIGMA (8)
Score: 43–25 (max 61)

Round 9: U I H T G Q V E L

C1: LIGHT (5)
C2: QUITE (5)
OT: GLUTEI (6)
Score: 48–30 (max 67)

Round 10: 75, 5, 7, 3, 1, 4. Target: 876.

C1: 876. (75-3+1)x3x4 (10)
C2: -
Score: 58–30 (max 77)

Teatime teaser: ->

Round 11: A E K P N C S U A

C1: UNPACKS (7)
C2: UNCAPS (6)
DC: PANCAKES (8) SAUCEPAN (8)
Score: 65–30 (max 85)

Round 12: F M O E L D O E T

C1: FOOLED (6)
C2: FOOTLED (7)
OT: FEEDLOT (7)
Score: 65–37 (max 92)

Round 13: P G R I E I L S D

C1: GLIDERS (7)
C2: GRILSE (6)
DC: GIRDLES (7) GIRLIES (7)
OT: GILDERS (7) PIERIDS (7)
Score: 72–37 (max 99)

Round 14: 75, 1, 6, 7, 4, 3. Target: 784.

C1: 780.
C2: 786. (75+3)x(6+4)+7-1 (7)
Score: 72–44 (max 106)

Round 15: N O V O F R O P E

No one buzzes. The answer was OVENPROOF.
Score: 72–44 (max 116)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=49