Countdown in Edinburgh 2 - Sat 2nd November

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Re: Countdown in Edinburgh 2 - Sat 2nd November

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Sorry to say, I won't actually be there. Korfball duties have taken precedence! If you happen to go to the right pub in the evening however, then I might catch you then :)
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Re: Countdown in Edinburgh 2 - Sat 2nd November

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Well I'm 10 miles away from Edinburgh in a hotel for 4 nights. Sadly I don't have my own vehicle and have to work at the darts from 545pm on Saturday so I won't be able to say hi or play. Hope you all have fun!
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Re: Countdown in Edinburgh 2 - Sat 2nd November

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Once again, many thanks to Mike, Richard, Nita and everyone at the Edinburgh Countdown Club for this event. It just remains for me to offload a pile of numbers from my laptop...

Final standings

In the 15-round final, Innis beat Ed 122-89 with a max game, to win his second COEDI title. I'm sure JR will give us the recap soon. :-)

Position/Name/Games played/Wins/Points
1 Innis Carson 6 6 397
2 Edward McCullagh 6 3 373
3 Ryan Taylor 6 4 361
4 Graeme Cole 6 3 355
4 Melanie Beaumont 6 5 355
6 Jon O'Neill 6 3 352
7 Ben Wilson 6 4 351
8 Jennifer Steadman 6 2 349
9 James Robinson 6 3 346
10 Richard Priest 6 4 330
11 Michelle Nevitt 6 3 325
12 Mike Brown 6 1 308
13 Nita Marr 6 3 301
14 Tony Atkins 6 3 293
15 Nik Mackintosh 6 3 290
16 Sheila Mann 6 3 280
17 Sheila Reid 6 2 273
18 Isabel Wilson 6 1 258
19 Anne Lambert 6 2 251
20 Sheila Shirsinger 6 3 243
21 Christine Martin 6 2 240
22 Morag Hay 6 4 215
23 Marshall Milne 6 2 187
24 Margot Montgomery 6 0 181

Players are ranked by total points scored. Drawn games are not tie-broken.


Results

Round 1

Michelle Nevitt 40 - 57 Nita Marr
Morag Hay 15 - 65 Michelle Nevitt
Nita Marr 72 - 27 Morag Hay

Jennifer Steadman 55 - 61 Richard Priest
Sheila Reid 33 - 71 Jennifer Steadman
Richard Priest 42 - 50 Sheila Reid

Edward McCullagh 59 - 59 Ben Wilson
Isabel Wilson 28 - 91 Edward McCullagh
Ben Wilson 61 - 52 Isabel Wilson

Graeme Cole 51 - 68 James Robinson
Anne Lambert 25 - 64 Graeme Cole
James Robinson 61 - 34 Anne Lambert

Mike Brown 61 - 71 Ryan Taylor
Nik Mackintosh 46 - 60 Mike Brown
Ryan Taylor 48 - 54 Nik Mackintosh

Jon O'Neill 82 - 13 Marshall Milne
Sheila Mann 41 - 68 Jon O'Neill
Marshall Milne 28 - 59 Sheila Mann

Melanie Beaumont 68 - 16 Margot Montgomery
Christine Martin 32 - 56 Melanie Beaumont
Margot Montgomery 23 - 58 Christine Martin

Tony Atkins 47 - 53 Sheila Shirsinger
Innis Carson 54 - 43 Tony Atkins
Sheila Shirsinger 23 - 63 Innis Carson


Round 2

Edward McCullagh 51 - 60 Jon O'Neill
James Robinson 53 - 69 Edward McCullagh
Jon O'Neill 53 - 61 James Robinson

Nita Marr 29 - 62 Jennifer Steadman
Melanie Beaumont 64 - 44 Nita Marr
Jennifer Steadman 62 - 71 Melanie Beaumont

Mike Brown 47 - 66 Ben Wilson
Ryan Taylor 65 - 45 Mike Brown
Ben Wilson 30 - 66 Ryan Taylor

Innis Carson 72 - 45 Graeme Cole
Michelle Nevitt 45 - 73 Innis Carson
Graeme Cole 65 - 54 Michelle Nevitt

Richard Priest 53 - 42 Nik Mackintosh
Sheila Mann 39 - 59 Richard Priest
Nik Mackintosh 34 - 46 Sheila Mann

Christine Martin 34 - 61 Tony Atkins
Sheila Reid 48 - 41 Christine Martin
Tony Atkins 49 - 40 Sheila Reid

Isabel Wilson 40 - 50 Sheila Shirsinger
Anne Lambert 67 - 47 Isabel Wilson
Sheila Shirsinger 45 - 45 Anne Lambert

Morag Hay 40 - 31 Marshall Milne
Margot Montgomery 37 - 41 Morag Hay
Marshall Milne 49 - 34 Margot Montgomery


Round 3

Edward McCullagh 57 - 50 Jon O'Neill
Innis Carson 63 - 46 Edward McCullagh
Jon O'Neill 39 - 72 Innis Carson

Melanie Beaumont 50 - 46 Jennifer Steadman
Ryan Taylor 46 - 46 Melanie Beaumont
Jennifer Steadman 53 - 65 Ryan Taylor

Ben Wilson 62 - 46 James Robinson
Graeme Cole 63 - 73 Ben Wilson
James Robinson 57 - 67 Graeme Cole

Richard Priest 71 - 37 Mike Brown
Michelle Nevitt 59 - 44 Richard Priest
Mike Brown 58 - 62 Michelle Nevitt

Nita Marr 63 - 46 Tony Atkins
Sheila Mann 49 - 36 Nita Marr
Tony Atkins 47 - 46 Sheila Mann

Nik Mackintosh 60 - 22 Anne Lambert
Sheila Reid 51 - 54 Nik Mackintosh
Anne Lambert 58 - 51 Sheila Reid

Sheila Shirsinger 33 - 56 Isabel Wilson
Christine Martin 32 - 39 Sheila Shirsinger
Isabel Wilson 35 - 43 Christine Martin

Morag Hay 44 - 31 Marshall Milne
Margot Montgomery 39 - 48 Morag Hay
Marshall Milne 35 - 32 Margot Montgomery
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Re: Countdown in Edinburgh 2 - Sat 2nd November

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Take Melanie's excellent, undefeated, performance out of the table... and those results are pretty stark reading for the non-apterite Edinburgh club members.
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Re: Countdown in Edinburgh 2 - Sat 2nd November

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I was a bit confused by the shortage of wins all round. But since there are wins, draws and losses, could these also be incorporated into the table? It's not really complete otherwise.
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Re: Countdown in Edinburgh 2 - Sat 2nd November

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I can't help but think that the Edinburgh club have been hoist by their own petard. 5 wins and 1 draw for Melanie Beaumont, but their own rules dictate that wins are worthless.
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Re: Countdown in Edinburgh 2 - Sat 2nd November

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Gavin Chipper wrote:I can't help but think that the Edinburgh club have been hoist by their own petard. 5 wins and 1 draw for Melanie Beaumont, but their own rules dictate that wins are worthless.
I believe Melanie and Ryan did play a tiebreak which Melanie won, so at any other event it would have been six wins.
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Christ, that Melanie must be bloody good.
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Her letters/conundrums were absolutely brilliant (hepatica?! whaaaat?). Numbers were self-confessedly crap though.
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Re: Countdown in Edinburgh 2 - Sat 2nd November

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This was a really awesome event. I enjoyed playing with my c4c friends and the Edinburgh members alike. Thanks to Nita, Mike and everyone else who helped put it on!
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It really was brilliant, very well-run and the atmosphere was lovely. Thanks to Mike and Richard (and Graeme!) for making it happen, and to all the c4cers who made the long (and rather arduous in some cases) journey up here, was great to see you all. Long may CoEdi continue!

And yep, Melanie really is that good.
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Yes, thanks to everyone for coming and making it special. Great pub afterwards too. Even the fisherman with his inflatable catch (and his photo of his record-breaking tadpole fish) was great. Hope to see everyone next year!
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Re: Countdown in Edinburgh 2 - Sat 2nd November

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Countdown recap for COEDI Final Saturday 2 November 2013.

C1: Edward McCullagh, from Northern Ireland and S64 winner.
C2: Innis Carson, the local hero and defending champion.
Host: Richard Priest.
DC: Mike Brown and Graeme Cole.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: E S D I P D O Y E
R02: G T S E O I V D E
R03: 2, 5, 7, 9, 4, 25. Target: 722.
R04: N V R A E I R R H
R05: E S R E T Y U M I
R06: 75, 50, 6, 8, 5, 2. Target: 795.
R07: E N T O L C O L E
R08: D F L I E I S Z S
R09: 3, 8, 6, 10, 7, 9. Target: 246.
R10: A E E L M W N G B
R11: A G T E W N I T Q
R12: P S S O A A L N E
R13: U B C O X H D E P
R14: 4, 3, 1, 10, 100, 25. Target: 932.
R15: R A C E T O R U N (conundrum)


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Round 1: E S D I P D O Y E

C1: EPISODE (7)
C2: DEPOSED (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: G T S E O I V D E

C1: EDGIEST (7)
C2: DEVOTES (7)
OT: VESTIGE (7) VIDEOES (7) VOIDEST (7)
Score: 14–14 (max 14)

Round 3: 2, 5, 7, 9, 4, 25. Target: 722.

C1: 722. (7x25+5)x4+2 (10)
C2: 722. (7x25+5)x4+2 (10)
Score: 24–24 (max 24)

Round 4: N V R A E I R R H

C1: HARRIER (7)
C2: HARRIER (7)
Score: 31–31 (max 31)

Round 5: E S R E T Y U M I

C1: MUSTIER (7)
C2: EMERITUS (8)
Score: 31–39 (max 39)

Round 6: 75, 50, 6, 8, 5, 2. Target: 795.

C1: 795. 2x8x50-5 (10)
C2: 795. 75x(8+2)+50-5 (10)
Score: 41–49 (max 49)

Round 7: E N T O L C O L E

C1: ECOTONE (7)
C2: COLONEL (7)
DC: COLLEEN (7) TELECON (7)
Score: 48–56 (max 56)

Round 8: D F L I E I S Z S

C1: SLIDES (6)
C2: FISSILE (7)
Score: 48–63 (max 63)

Round 9: 3, 8, 6, 10, 7, 9. Target: 246.

C1: 246. ((8-3)x10-9)x6 (10)
C2: 246. 3x8x10+6 (10)
Score: 58–73 (max 73)

Round 10: A E E L M W N G B

C1: MELANGE (7)
C2: MELANGE (7)
DC: GLEEMAN (7)
Score: 65–80 (max 80)

Round 11: A G T E W N I T Q

C1: WETTING (7)
C2: WETTING (7)
Score: 72–87 (max 87)

Round 12: P S S O A A L N E

C1: NOPALES (7)
C2: SEASONAL (8)
Score: 72–95 (max 95)

Round 13: U B C O X H D E P

C1: POUCHED (7)
C2: POUCHED (7)
DC: DEBOUCH (7)
Score: 79–102 (max 102)

Round 14: 4, 3, 1, 10, 100, 25. Target: 932.

C1: 932. (10-1)x100+25+4+3 (10)
C2: 932. (10-1)x100+25+4+3 (10)
Score: 89–112 (max 112)

Round 15: R A C E T O R U N

C2 buzzes on 1 second to say RACONTEUR which is correct.
Final Score: 89–122 (max 122)

Max game for Innis to retain the COEDI crown!
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Re: Countdown in Edinburgh 2 - Sat 2nd November

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What a bizarre way of ranking, what's the thinking behind that?
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Jon Corby wrote:What a bizarre way of ranking, what's the thinking behind that?
Wow yeah. I'd taken in how good Melanie is, but hadn't actually realised what the heck was going on with the rankings.
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Matt Morrison wrote:
Jon Corby wrote:What a bizarre way of ranking, what's the thinking behind that?
Wow yeah. I'd taken in how good Melanie is, but hadn't actually realised what the heck was going on with the rankings.
You could literally max every round and not win the tournament. Which is... odd.
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Odd is kind.
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For the purposes of a day's fun it actually has its upsides - it means that you're not already doomed to a mediocre result if you happen to lose your first two games (which doesn't necessarily mean you played badly). For the purposes of a competitive tournament, clearly it is very flawed, but nobody there was really treating it like one anyway. Even Melanie didn't (genuinely) care about how it ended up. Honestly I'm entirely happy not to rock the boat on this one, for this event it just seems to work.
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Innis - ever the diplomat.
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The history that this scoring system carries in the context of the Edinburgh Countdown Club outweighs the frankly small gains in how deserved most people's positions are. Before we even come to Innis's point, let's not act like your performance over six 9-rounders is a great way of doing things either.
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Jon O'Neill wrote:The history that this scoring system carries in the context of the Edinburgh Countdown Club outweighs the frankly small gains in how deserved most people's positions are.
You make it sound like this is a great tradition passed down from generation to generation, as opposed to something someone came up with once and that just stuck because nobody cared enough to bring it up.
Before we even come to Innis's point, let's not act like your performance over six 9-rounders is a great way of doing things either.
Obviously you'd get a more accurate picture if you played 900 15-rounders, but there's time constraints.
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nobody cared enough to bring it up.
It got brought up in 2012. It quickly got brought down again.
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I've changed my mind. I like the idea that Countdown has a local tournament for local people.
Whenever I get round to running a Westcountry event I'm going to come up with something even freakier.
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Matt Morrison wrote:I've changed my mind. I like the idea that Countdown has a local tournament for local people.
Whenever I get round to running a Westcountry event I'm going to come up with something even freakier.
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