Zef's COUNTDOWN SUMMARIES WEBSITE

UK C4 Countdown TV show- SERIES_045 PROGRAMME*028 BROADCAST_DATE:_Fri 31 August 2001

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CONTESTANT 1:

CONTESTANT 2:

Jim Hankin

Beverley Calder

Daily Champion: 1*win

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

T

R

D

L

I

A

E

G

T
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
LIGATED 7 07 07 7 TRAILED

DICTIONARY CORNER : GLITTER
OTHER WORDS : *DETRITAL [MB] RATTLED
[*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

D

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A

I

N

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M

P

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Round 02 - LETTERS GAME Solutions

D

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A

I

N

R

E

M

P
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
SPRAINED 8 15 07 0 REMANDS

DICTIONARY CORNER : _
OTHER WORDS : *SPIDERMAN* [DW] ADERMINS? mainders?
[*Optimums : Points *18*, Score 26] **Email_Zef other 8+letter words
KEY:- LONGEST WORD / SHORTER / disallowed / MAYBE? / maybenot?

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Round 03 - LETTERS GAME

V

C

X

T

O

E

H

R

U

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Round 03 - LETTERS GAME Solutions

V

C

X

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O

E

H

R

U
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
VOTER 0 15 14 7 *VOUCHER

DICTIONARY CORNER : *TOUCHER
OTHER WORDS : _
[*Optimums : Points 7, Score 33] **Email_Zef other 7+letter words
KEY:- LONGEST WORD / SHORTER / disallowed / MAYBE? / maybenot?

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Round 04 - NUMBERS GAME

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

25

50

4

8

3

9

TARGET

977

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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

50

4

8

3

9

TARGET

977
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
978 07 22 21 07 978

P1 + P2 978 : 9+4=13; 50+25=75; 13x75=975; 975+3=978
C.V. *977 : 25+4=100; 100+3=103; 103x9=927; 927+50=977
Zef *977 [Late] : 50-9=41; 41x3=123; 123-4=119; 119x8=952; 952+25=977
Zef *977 [Late] : 50x3=150; 150-25-4=121; 121x8=968; 968+9=977
[*Optimums : Points 10, Score 43] **Email_Zef

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Round 05 - LETTERS GAME

S

N

A

E

L

I

Y

D

Y

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Round 05 - LETTERS GAME Solutions

S

N

A

E

L

I

Y

D

Y
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
ISLAND 6 28 27 6 SAILED

DICTIONARY CORNER : *DENIALS
OTHER_WORDS : *SNIDELY?
_[*Optimums : Points 7, Score 50] **Email_Zef other 7+letter words
KEY:- LONGEST WORD / SHORTER / disallowed / MAYBE? / maybenot?
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Round 06 - LETTERS GAME

G

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T

B

O

E

A

S

O

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Round 06 - LETTERS GAME Solutions

G

R

T

B

O

E

A

S

O
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
*BOOSTER 7 35 34 7 *STORAGE

DICTIONARY CORNER : *BOATERS *BOASTER
OTHER WORDS : *ROGATES?
[*Optimums : Points 7, Score 57] **Email_Zef 8+letter words
KEY:- LONGEST WORD / SHORTER / disallowed / MAYBE? / maybenot?

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Round 07 - LETTERS GAME

N

I

C

L

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A

M

Q

R

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Round 07 - LETTERS GAME Solutions

N

I

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L

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A

M

Q

R
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
*MINERAL 7 42 41 7 *RECLAIM

DICTIONARY CORNER : *CARMINE *MIRACLE
OTHER WORDS : *CLAIMER *MANLIER
[*Optimums : Points 7, Score 64] **Email_Zef 8+letter words
KEY:- LONGEST WORD / SHORTER / disallowed / MAYBE? / maybenot?

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Round 08 - NUMBERS GAME

Contestant 1 choses 4-0-2-0 [top, 2nd, 3rd and bottom rows]

75

50

100

25

9

2

TARGET

114

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Round 08 - NUMBERS GAME Solutions

75

50

100

25

9

2

TARGET

114
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
*114 10 52 51 10 *114

Contestant 1 + Contestant 2 *114 : 100+25-9-2=114
C.V. : SAME
Zef *114 : 75+50-9-2=114
[*Optimums : Points 10, Score 74] **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

S

T

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E

S

S

F

U

L
CONTESTANT 1

Points

FINAL SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
*04 SECONDS 10 62 51 00 1 second behind

*Optimum score (estimated) for this Countdown show : 84

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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