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UK C4 Countdown TV show- SERIES_045 PROGRAMME*025 BROADCAST_DATE:_Tue_28 August_2001

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CONTESTANT 1:

CONTESTANT 2:

Craig Richardson

Phil May

Daily Champion: 5*wins

New Challenger

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Round 01 - LETTERS GAME

X

P

H

C

I

E

A

T

S

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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

X

P

H

C

I

E

A

T

S
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
PATCHES 7 07 00 0 CHASTE

DICTIONARY CORNER: HEPATIC PITCHES
OTHER WORDS: *PASTICHE
[*Optimums: Points 8, Score 08] **Email_Zef other 8+ letter words
KEY:- LONGEST WORD / SHORTER / disallowed word / MAYBE? / maybenot?

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Round 02 - LETTERS GAME

R

N

I

O

D

L

E

C

I

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Round 02 - LETTERS GAME Solutions

R

N

I

O

D

L

E

C

I
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
COILED 6 13 06 6 DICIER

DICTIONARY CORNER: IODINE IRONED
OTHER WORDS: *INDOCILE [MB] DOCILER? IRONIC
[*Optimums: Points 8, Score 16] **Email_Zef other 7+letter words
KEY:- LONGEST WORD / SHORTER / disallowed / MAYBE? / maybenot?

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Round 03 - LETTERS GAME

K

A

U

A

J

T

E

N

R

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Round 03 - LETTERS GAME Solutions

K

A

U

A

J

T

E

N

R
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
*JUNKET 6 19 06 0 JAUNTER

DICTIONARY CORNER: *KARATE
OTHER WORDS: *TANKER
[*Optimums: Points 6, Score 22] **Email_Zef 7+letter words
KEY:- LONGEST WORD / SHORTER / disallowed / MAYBE? / maybenot?

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Round 04 - NUMBERS GAME

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

25

1

3

9

7

1

TARGET

874

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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

25

1

3

9

7

1

TARGET

874
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
- 00 19 13 07 875

P2 875: 3+1=4; 4x9=36; 36-1=35; 35x25=875
C.V. *874: 9-3-1=5; 5x7x25=875; 875-1=874
Zef *874: 25+7=32; 32x3=96; 96+1=97; 97x9=873; 873+1=874
[*Optimums: Points 10, Score 32] **Email_Zef

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Round 05 - LETTERS GAME

S

Q

I

L

D

A

O

E

G

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Round 05 - LETTERS GAME Solutions

S

Q

I

L

D

A

O

E

G
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
SOILED 6 25 19 6 GAOLED

DICTIONARY CORNER: *GOALIES *SILAGED
OTHER_WORDS:_goldies
_[*Optimums: Points 7, Score 39] **Email_Zef other 7+letter words
KEY:- LONGEST WORD / SHORTER / disallowed / MAYBE? / maybenot?
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Round 06 - LETTERS GAME

O

W

S

N

A

E

R

T

Z

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Round 06 - LETTERS GAME Solutions

O

W

S

N

A

E

R

T

Z
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
wanters 0 25 19 0 sweats [only 1 's' available]

DICTIONARY CORNER: *SENATOR *TREASON
OTHER WORDS: warzones
[*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

I

Y

A

B

L

E

D

P

T

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Round 07 - LETTERS GAME Solutions

I

Y

A

B

L

E

D

P

T
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
*PLAITED 7 32 19 0 DETAIL

DICTIONARY CORNER: *PIEBALD
OTHER WORDS: *BIPEDAL [MB] *ADEPTLY?
[*Optimums: Points 7, Score 53] **Email_Zef other 7+letter words
KEY:- LONGEST WORD / SHORTER / disallowed / MAYBE? / maybenot?

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Round 08 - NUMBERS GAME

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

25

6

2

1

9

5

TARGET

564

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Round 08 - NUMBERS GAME Solutions

25

6

2

1

9

5

TARGET

564
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
565 07 39 19 00 555

Contestant 1 565: 25x2=50; 50+6=56; 9+1=10; 56x10=560; 560+5=565
C.V.: 1 away
Zef *564 [within 30 secs]: 25+5+1=31; 31x9x2=558; 558+6=564
Zef *564 [late]: 25-1=24; 9-5=4; 24x4=96; 96-2=94; 94x6=564
[*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

L

E

M

O

N

A

C

H

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

C

H

A

M

E

L

E

O

N
CONTESTANT 1

Points

FINAL SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
05? SECONDS 10 49 19 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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