Zef's COUNTDOWN SUMMARIES WEBSITE

UK C4 Countdown TV show- SERIES_045 PROGRAMME*026 BROADCAST_DATE:_Wed_29 August_2001

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CONTESTANT 1:

CONTESTANT 2:

Craig Richardson

Neil Greenall

Daily Champion: 6*wins

New Challenger

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Round 01 - LETTERS GAME

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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

R

S

S

T

I

E

O

D

A
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
STEROIDS 8 08 08 8 ASTEROID

DICTIONARY CORNER: *ASTEROIDS*
OTHER WORDS: _
[*Optimums: Points *18*, Score 18] ***Email_Zef other 9 letter words*
KEY:- LONGEST WORD / SHORTER / disallowed word / MAYBE? / maybenot?

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Round 02 - LETTERS GAME

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Round 02 - LETTERS GAME Solutions

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I

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U

H

O
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
FINGER 0 08 15 7 *FOREIGN

DICTIONARY CORNER: *GUNFIRE
OTHER WORDS: _
[*Optimums: Points 7, Score 25] **Email_Zef other 7+letter words
KEY:- LONGEST WORD / SHORTER / disallowed / MAYBE? / maybenot?

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Round 03 - LETTERS GAME

T

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I

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L

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Round 03 - LETTERS GAME Solutions

T

E

I

E

L

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V

R

A
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
*VERSATILE* 18 24 33 18 *VERSATILE*

DICTIONARY CORNER: *RELATIVES*
OTHER WORDS: ATELIERS? [Lisa]
[*Optimums: Points *18*, Score 43] ***Email_Zef other 9 letter words*
KEY:- LONGEST WORD / SHORTER / disallowed / MAYBE? / maybenot?

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Round 04 - NUMBERS GAME

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

75

25

8

10

7

3

TARGET

543

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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

75

25

8

10

7

3

TARGET

543
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
- 00 26 33 00 -

C.V. *543: 75+10-8-3=74; 74x7=518; 518+25=543
Philip Cooke *543: 75x7=525; 525+10+8=543
Zef *543: 75x7=525; 525+25+3-10=543
Zef *543: 75-25-3+8=55; 55x10=550; 550-7=543
[*Optimums: Points 10, Score 53] **Email_Zef

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Round 05 - LETTERS GAME

Y

N

C

I

O

B

F

E

A

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Round 05 - LETTERS GAME Solutions

Y

N

C

I

O

B

F

E

A
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
*BEACON 6 32 33 0 FANCY

DICTIONARY CORNER: *FIANCE
OTHER_WORDS:_*CONFAB [MB]_
_[*Optimums: Points 6, Score 59] **Email_Zef other 6+letter words
KEY:- LONGEST WORD / SHORTER / disallowed / MAYBE? / maybenot?
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Round 06 - LETTERS GAME

D

G

T

U

E

A

S

M

O

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Round 06 - LETTERS GAME Solutions

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CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
DOSAGE 6 38 39 6 STAGED

DICTIONARY CORNER: *OUTAGES
OTHER WORDS: _
[*Optimums: Points 7, Score 66] **Email_Zef other 7+letter words
KEY:- LONGEST WORD / SHORTER / disallowed / MAYBE? / maybenot?

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Round 07 - LETTERS GAME

R

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A

P

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M

V

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Round 07 - LETTERS GAME Solutions

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G

A

P

I

N

E

M

V
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
VINEGAR 7 45 46 0 VINEGAR

DICTIONARY CORNER: *REVAMPING*
OTHER WORDS: _
[*Optimums: Points *18*, Score 84] **Email_Zef other 8+ letter words
KEY:- LONGEST WORD / SHORTER / disallowed / MAYBE? / maybenot?

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Round 08 - NUMBERS GAME

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

50

10

2

6

4

8

TARGET

283

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Round 08 - NUMBERS GAME Solutions

50

10

2

6

4

8

TARGET

283
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
- 00 45 46 00 -

C.V. *283 [Late] : 4x50=200; 10x8=80; 6/2=3; 200+80+3=283
Philip Cooke *283: 50x6=300; 10/2=5; 300-8-5-4=283
Zef *283 : 6x2=12; 12+10=22; 22x50=1100; 1100/4=275; 275+8=283
[*Optimums: Points 10, Score 94] **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

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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

D

E

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E

C

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N

G
CONTESTANT 1

Points

FINAL SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
- 00 45 46 00 -

*Optimum score (estimated) for this Countdown show: 104
IS THIS AN ALL-TIME RECORD FOR THE STANDARD 9 ROUNDS VERSION OF THE SHOW???
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
Philip Cooke - via C4 forum
Lisa - via C4 forum
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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