Zef's COUNTDOWN SUMMARIES WEBSITE

UK C4 Countdown TV show- SERIES_045 PROGRAMME*001 BROADCAST_DATE:_Mon_02_July_2001

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CONTESTANT 1:

CONTESTANT 2:

John Rawnsley

Len Lavelle

Daily Champion: 2*wins

New Challenger

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Round 01 - LETTERS GAME

L

C

H

D

N

I

O

A

E

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Use some or all of these 9 letters - find the longest word you can
30 secs time limit - use each letter only as often as it appears here
Your word must be listed in the N.O.D.E. Dictionary

 

 

 

 

 

 

Round 01 - LETTERS GAME Solutions

L

C

H

D

N

I

O

A

E
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
*CHAINED 7 07 00 0 COILED

DICTIONARY CORNER: *INHALED
OTHER WORDS: *CELADON? *ECHIDNA *INLACED?
[*Optimums: Points 7, Score 07] **Email_Zef other 7+letter words
KEY:- LONGEST WORD / SHORTER / disallowed word / MAYBE? / maybenot?

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Round 02 - LETTERS GAME

Y

R

O

S

T

I

A

D

E

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Round 02 - LETTERS GAME Solutions

Y

R

O

S

T

I

A

D

E
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
TIRADES 7 14 07 7 ROADIES

DICTIONARY CORNER: *ASTEROID
OTHER WORDS: DIETARY sedatory
[*Optimums: Points 8, Score 15] **Email_Zef other 8+letter words
KEY:- LONGEST WORD / SHORTER / disallowed / MAYBE? / maybenot?

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Round 03 - LETTERS GAME

T

S

V

R

F

I

U

E

M

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Round 03 - LETTERS GAME Solutions

T

S

V

R

F

I

U

E

M
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
*FURTIVE 7 21 14 7 *MUSTIER

DICTIONARY CORNER: *VIRTUES *FIRMEST
OTHER WORDS: _
[*Optimums: Points 7, Score 22] **Email_Zef other 7+letter words
KEY:- LONGEST WORD / SHORTER / disallowed / MAYBE? / maybenot?

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Round 04 - NUMBERS GAME

Contestant 2 choses 2-0-2-2 [top, 2nd, 3rd and bottom rows]

50

75

6

4

3

6

TARGET

905

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Use the 1st 6 numbers shown above to reach the target on the right
30 secs time limit - reach the target or get the nearest total you can
Add/subtract/multiply/divide the 1st 6 nos to make your final total
You may use some or all of the 6 nos - but use each number once only

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Round 04 - NUMBERS GAME Solutions

50

75

6

4

3

6

TARGET

905
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
904 [1 away] 07 28 14 00 -

P1 904: 6+6=12; 12x75=900; 900+4=904
C.V.: 1 away
Zef *905 [late]: 6+6=12; 75-4=71; 12x71=852; 852+3+50=905
[*Optimums: Points 10, Score 32] **Email_Zef other 905s

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Round 05 - LETTERS GAME

T

D

A

E

P

L

A

R

O

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Round 05 - LETTERS GAME Solutions

T

D

A

E

P

L

A

R

O
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
PLATED 6 34 20 6 PLATED

DICTIONARY CORNER: *LEOPARD *LEOTARD
OTHER_WORDS:_*ADAPTER**ADAPTOR**ADOPTER?**DELATOR *PROLATE**READOPT**TADPOLE*patroled? prolated
_[*Optimums: Points 7, Score 39] **Email_Zef 8+letter words
KEY:- LONGEST WORD / SHORTER / disallowed / MAYBE? / maybenot?
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Round 06 - LETTERS GAME

B

S

W

T

N

E

U

I

E

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Round 06 - LETTERS GAME Solutions

B

S

W

T

N

E

U

I

E
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
betwines 0 34 20 0 bunties? [declared 6]

DICTIONARY CORNER: *NEWBIES
OTHER WORDS: NEWEST UNITES UNTIES unsweet?
[*Optimums: Points 7, Score 46] **Email_Zef other 7+letter words
KEY:- LONGEST WORD / SHORTER / disallowed / MAYBE? / maybenot?

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Round 07 - LETTERS GAME

H

A

G

S

R

O

E

G

W

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Round 07 - LETTERS GAME Solutions

H

A

G

S

R

O

E

G

W
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
*SWAGGER 7 41 27 7 *SWAGGER

DICTIONARY CORNER: *GARAGES waggers
OTHER WORDS: *GHERAOS
___WORD NOT BROADCASTABLE: *SHAGGER?
[*Optimums: Points 7, Score 53] **Email_Zef 7+letter words
KEY:- LONGEST WORD / SHORTER / disallowed / MAYBE? / maybenot?
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Round 08 - NUMBERS GAME

Contestant 1 choses 1-?-?-? [top, 2nd, 3rd and bottom rows]

50

8

4

9

3

7

TARGET

454

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Round 08 - NUMBERS GAME Solutions

50

8

4

9

3

7

TARGET

454
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
*454 10 51 37 10 *454

Contestant 1 + Contestant 2 *454 : 50x9=450; 450+4=454
C.V. : SAME METHOD
Zef *454 : 9x8x7=504; 504-50=454
[*Optimums: Points 10, Score 63] **Email_Zef

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Round 09 - COUNTDOWN CONUNDRUM

The Countdown Conundrum is the final round of the game
Unscramble the letters to form a 9 letter word within 30 seconds
10 points to the 1st contestant to press their buzzer + answer correctly
0 points to contestants who get the answer 2nd or answer incorrectly

Z

I

M

M

EH

R

S

E

E

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A contestant who buzzes + doesn't gives the correct answer gets no points -
while their opponent has the rest of the 30 secs in which to find the answer
The 10 points from a Conundrum round may decide who can win the game.
When this happens on the final round - it is a CRUCIAL CONUNDRUM
If the scores are level after a Crucial Conundrum round -
we keep having extra Conundrum rounds until we get a winner

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Round 09 - COUNTDOWN CONUNDRUM solution

M

E

S

M

E

R

I

Z

E
CONTESTANT 1

Points

FINAL SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
*04 SECONDS 10 61 37 00 -

*Optimum score (estimated) for this Countdown show: 73

Todays winner will return again as the daily reigning champion
- playing against a new challenger in the next show of this series

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The Closing Credits


This document was created by ZEF
for
Zef's COUNTDOWN SUMMARIES WEBSITE

Email: zefcountdown@yahoo.co.uk



Thanks go to Mike Brown,
proprietor of the Countdown website
http://www.thecountdownpage.com/


for site inspiration, support and links
plus supplying any missing details
+ correcting errors on certain rounds


Thanks / credit for words & numbers solutions
broadcast on Countdown goes to:-
the 2 contestants on today's show
DC - Dictionary Corner & Celebrity Guest [R1/R2/R3, R5/R6/R7]
CV - Carol Vorderman [R4/R8]

plus for further input on today's solutions:-
Zef
MB - Mike Brown

and to everyone over the years
whose hard work, ingenuity or involvement
has helped to make the Countdown TV show
what it is today - thank you to you all.


Dedicated to granddad Jim
and the world's greatest bargain queen


Copyright Zef 2001


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