Zef's COUNTDOWN SUMMARIES WEBSITE

UK C4 Countdown TV show- SERIES_045 PROGRAMME*029 BROADCAST_DATE:_Mon 03 Sept 2001

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CONTESTANT 1:

CONTESTANT 2:

Jim Hankin

Jeff Evans

Daily Champion: 2*wins

New Challenger

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Round 01 - LETTERS GAME

T

H

N

J

S

E

I

A

W

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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

H

N

J

S

E

I

A

W
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
SWATHE 0 00 07 7 *WHITENS

DICTIONARY CORNER : *WAHINES
OTHER WORDS : _
[*Optimums : Points 7, Score 07] **Email_Zef 7+letter words
KEY:-* LONGEST WORD / SHORTER VALID WORD / disallowed word / MAYBE VALID? / maybenot?

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Round 02 - LETTERS GAME

L

N

D

O

E

O

P

K

L

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Round 02 - LETTERS GAME Solutions

L

N

D

O

E

O

P

K

L
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
*PLONKED 7 07 07 0 POODLE

DICTIONARY CORNER : _
OTHER WORDS : _
[*Optimums : Points 7, Score 14] **Email_Zef 7+letter words
KEY:- LONGEST WORD / SHORTER / disallowed / MAYBE? / maybenot?

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Round 03 - LETTERS GAME

G

A

I

T

D

P

U

E

V

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Round 03 - LETTERS GAME Solutions

G

A

I

T

D

P

U

E

V
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
*UPDATE 6 13 07 0 gaited

DICTIONARY CORNER : _
OTHER WORDS : *DATIVE
[*Optimums : Points 6, Score 20] **Email_Zef 6+letter words
KEY:- LONGEST WORD / SHORTER / disallowed / MAYBE? / maybenot?

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Round 04 - NUMBERS GAME

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

75

9

7

10

4

1

TARGET

624

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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

9

7

10

4

1

TARGET

624
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
*624 10 23 07 00 621 [3 away]

Contestant 1 *624 : 75+4-1=78; 10+7-9=8; 78x8=624
C.V. *624 : Same as Contestant 1
Zef *624 [Late] : 75+10-7=78; 9-1=8; 78x8=624
Zef *624 [Late] : 10-1=9; 9x9=81; 81+75=156; 156*4=624
[*Optimums : Points 10, Score 30] **Email_Zef

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Round 05 - LETTERS GAME

R

N

O

A

G

M

I

S

E

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Round 05 - LETTERS GAME Solutions

R

N

O

A

G

M

I

S

E
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
*SMEARING 8 31 15 8 *ORGANISE

DICTIONARY CORNER : *ORGANISM
OTHER_WORDS : *ROAMINGS?
_[*Optimums : Points 8, Score 38] **Email_Zef 8+letter words
KEY:- *LONGEST WORD / SHORTER / disallowed / MAYBE? / maybenot?
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Round 06 - LETTERS GAME

T

I

E

A

R

S

F

C

F

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Round 06 - LETTERS GAME Solutions

T

I

E

A

R

S

F

C

F
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
FAIREST 0 31 23 8 *TRAFFICS

DICTIONARY CORNER : _
OTHER WORDS : _
[*Optimums : Points 8, Score 46] **Email_Zef 8+letter words
KEY:-* LONGEST WORD / SHORTER / disallowed / MAYBE? / maybenot?

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Round 07 - LETTERS GAME

B

S

C

U

I

R

A

S

O

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Round 07 - LETTERS GAME Solutions

B

S

C

U

I

R

A

S

O
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
BASICS 6 37 23 0 BASIC

DICTIONARY CORNER : *CUIRASS
OTHER WORDS : *+1SCABIOUS? *+1SCABROUS? borassic
[*Optimums : Points 7+1?, Score 53+1?] **Email_Zef 7+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]

50

25

2

7

9

2

TARGET

596

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Round 08 - NUMBERS GAME Solutions

50

25

2

7

9

2

TARGET

596
CONTESTANT 1

Points

SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
600 [4 away] 07 44 23 00 589 [7 away]

Contestant 1 600 : 7x2=14; 14-2=12; 12x50=600
C.V. : 597
Zef *596 [Late] : 25+50-7-2=66; 66x9=594; 594+2=596
[*Optimums : Points 10, Score 63+1?] **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

M

I

N

N

I

F

R

O

G

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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

I

N

F

O

R

M

I

N

G
CONTESTANT 1

Points

FINAL SCORE

Points

 CONTESTANT 2
_ 00 44 33 10 02 SECONDS

*Optimum score (estimated) for this Countdown show : 73+1?

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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