c4countdown

BETTER VERSION COMING SOON!

Countdown recap for Friday 6 July 2012.

C1: Champion Baljeet Nijjhar (3 wins, 255 points.)
C2: Challenger Paul James.
DC: Susie Dent and Tim Vine.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: Q H S E I A N B O
R02: R T L Z S E U E H
R03: V G R I E S O E M
R04: N D S C O I E T I
R05: 100, 8, 4, 2, 3, 9. Target: 902.
TTT: HEBANSIT - "He bans it from the pub, it's far too toxic"
R06: X R M N A E A E F
R07: N G N I S O A R O
R08: N K S T A E I E R
R09: T L W S A E U D T
R10: Target: 749.
TTT: ACCRUEIT - "Get cross when damaging this ligament"
R11: F P D A E A R S P
R12: N D C M I A A E Y
R13: D R D B I U E J R
R14: Target: 293.
R15: I V Y F I N G E R (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: Q H S E I A N B O

C1: banshie
C2: BANISH (6)
DC: BEANOS (6)
OT: ASHINE (6) BONSAI (6) NIQABS (6)
Score: 0–6 (max 6)

Round 2: R T L Z S E U E H

C1: HURTLES (7)
C2: HUSTLER (7)
DC: SELTZER (7) SHELTER (7)
Score: 7–13 (max 13)

Round 3: V G R I E S O E M

C1: GRIEVES (7)
C2: GRIEVES (7)
DC: REMOVES (7) REGIMES (7)
OT: EMIGRES (7) EROSIVE (7) REMIGES (7) VERISMO (7)
Score: 14–20 (max 20)

Round 4: N D S C O I E T I

C1: EDITIONS (8)
C2: disection
DC: ICONISED (8) SEDITION (8)
OT: DECISION (8)
Score: 22–20 (max 28)

Round 5: 100, 8, 4, 2, 3, 9. Target: 902.

C1: 902. 100*9+2 (10)
C2: 902. 100*9+2 (10)
Score: 32–30 (max 38)

Teatime teaser: HEBANSIT -> ABSINTHE

Round 6: X R M N A E A E F

C1: FREEMAN (7)
C2: FREEMAN (7)
DC: MEANER (6) RENAME (6)
Score: 39–37 (max 45)

Round 7: N G N I S O A R O

C1: SOARING (7)
C2: SOARING (7)
OT: ORGANONS (8)
Score: 46–44 (max 53)

Round 8: N K S T A E I E R

C1: INTAKES (7)
C2: SNEAKIER (8)
DC: TRAINEES (8) NARKIEST (8)
OT: RESINATE (8)
Score: 46–52 (max 61)

Round 9: T L W S A E U D T

C1: SALUTED (7)
C2: SWATTED (7)
DC: WATTLED (7)
OT: AULDEST (7) SLATTED (7) STATUED (7) WATTLES (7)
Score: 53–59 (max 68)

Round 10: Target: 749.

C1: 1-5 away. (7)
C2: the same amount away as Baljeet. (7)
Score: 60–66 (max 75)

Teatime teaser: ACCRUEIT -> CRUCIATE

Round 11: F P D A E A R S P

C1: APPEARS (7)
C2: PARADES (7)
DC: fadappers DAPPER (6)
Score: 67–73 (max 82)

Round 12: N D C M I A A E Y

C1: decima
C2: MINCED (6)
DC: ACADEMY (7) DYNAMIC (7) CYANIDE (7)
OT: CYANAMIDE (18)
Score: 67–79 (max 100)

Round 13: D R D B I U E J R

C1: JUDDER (6)
C2: BURIED (6)
DC: BURRED (6) RUDDIER (7)
Score: 73–85 (max 107)

Round 14: Target: 293.

C1: 293. (10)
C2: 293. (10)
Score: 83–95 (max 117)

Round 15: I V Y F I N G E R

C2 buzzes on 1 second to say VERIFYING which is correct.
Final Score: 83–105 (max 127)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=66

R10 numbers were 100,75,50,25,9,8
Contestants got 750 each - Baljeet did 8x100-50, but don't remember the other way.
Rachel did (75+8)x9+100/50 (10), so you need to adjust max.

R14 numbers: 293=100x3-7 Don't remember other numbers in the one-large selection, though.