Countdown recap for Thursday 23 April 2015.
C1: Champion Gavin Woolnough (4 wins, 314 points.) An IT manager and tornado chaser from Essex.
C2: Challenger Joe Foxon. A student at York university and a member of their comedy society.
DC: Susie Dent and Myleene Klass.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: M N T O E A C R E
R02: M D A O E T O S L
R03: 25, 6, 9, 3, 1, 2. Target: 789.
TTT: HADUPSET - "Had an upsetting day because his employers threw him on this."
R04: F L R I E O V A S
R05: J D T I U A S V U
R06: 25, 5, 2, 6, 9, 6. Target: 871.
R07: R Q F E I O T Y E
R08: S C H W O I I S U
R09: 75, 6, 4, 8, 9, 4. Target: 864.
TTT: PARDONME - "For a fresh smell keep this in your drawers."
R10: D E P R D O A L M
R11: T B N E I A L H G
R12: N N B E O E A N R
R13: M S W E A U G P T
R14: 75, 50, 2, 4, 7, 1. Target: 203.
R15: H E O D D S L O B (conundrum)
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Round 1: M N T O E A C R E
Gavin: CREATE (6)
Joe: CREMATE (7)
DC: ROMANCE (7) CREMATE (7)
OT: CAROTENE (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)
Gavin playing catch up from the start when Joe buries this round with CREMATE whereas Gavin can only CREATE a 6, sevens all round from DC but there is a hidden 8 with CAROTENE which I spotted myself.
Round 2: M D A O E T O S L
Gavin: STOOLED (7)
Joe: LOOTED (6)
DC: MALTOSE (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 15)
A good 7 from Gavin with STOOLED sees him back him in there
Round 3: 25, 6, 9, 3, 1, 2. Target: 789.
Gavin: -
Joe: 781. Mistake in working.
RR: 789. ((3 + 2) x 6 ) x (25 + 1) (10)
Score: 7–7 (max 25)
Both players draw a blank on the numbers leaving Rachel to mop up
Teatime teaser: HADUPSET -> DUSTHEAP
Round 4: F L R I E O V A S
Gavin: RIFLES (6)
Joe: SILVER (6)
DC: FAILOVER (8)
OT: FORESAIL (8) OVERSAIL (8) VALORISE (8)
Sixes all round from our contestants but a brilliant 8 from Susie with FAILOVER. A procedure by which a system automatically transfers control to a duplicate system when it detects a fault or failure:
Score: 13–13 (max 33)
Round 5: J D T I U A S V U
Gavin: AUDITS (6)
Joe: VISTA (5)
DC: AUDITS (6) DAVITS (6)
OT: ADJUST (6)
A 6 from Gavin sees him take lead for the first time in this contest
Score: 19–13 (max 39)
Round 6: 25, 5, 2, 6, 9, 6. Target: 871.
Gavin: 877. (6 x 6 x 25) - (2 x 9 + 5) (5)
Joe: -
RR: 871. (((25 x 9) - 6) x (6 - 2)) -5 (10)
Score: 24–13 (max 49)
Round 7: R Q F E I O T Y E
Gavin: FIERY (5)
Joe: FORTY (5)
DC: RETIE (5)
OT: FERITY (6) TROFIE (6)
Score: 29–18 (max 55)
Round 8: S C H W O I I S U
Gavin: SHOWS (5)
Joe: SHOWS (5)
DC: SWISH (5) CHOWS (5)
OT: CUISH (5) HOCUS (5) SCOWS (5) SHISO (5) SUSHI (5)
Score: 34–23 (max 60)
Round 9: 75, 6, 4, 8, 9, 4. Target: 864.
Gavin: 870. ((4 + 8) x 75) - ((9 - 4 ) x 6) (5)
Joe: -
RR: 864. (6 x 4) x ( 9 x 4) (10)
Score: 39–23 (max 70)
Teatime teaser: PARDONME -> POMANDER
Round 10: D E P R D O A L M
Gavin: PALMED (6)
Joe: LEOPARD (7)
DC: PADDLER (7) PRELOAD (7)
OT: EARLDOM (7) PAROLED (7) PLEROMA (7) PLODDER (7) POMADED (7)
A well spotted 7 from Joe with LEOPARD takes him within 9 points of Gavins lead
Score: 39–30 (max 77)
Round 11: T B N E I A L H G
Gavin: BLEATING (8)
Joe: BLEATING (8)
DC: BLEATING (8) LIGHTEN (7) HEALING (7) BELTING (7)
OT: ATHELING (8) TANGIBLE (8)
Eights all round from our contestants gives them plenty to bleat about
Score: 47–38 (max 85)
Round 12: N N B E O E A N R
Gavin: BANNER (6)
Joe: BANNER (6)
OT: AEROBE (6) BEANER (6) BORANE (6) BOREEN (6) ENROBE (6) NANOBE (6) NONANE (6)
Score: 53–44 (max 91)
Round 13: M S W E A U G P T
Gavin: SWEAT (5)
Joe: PAUSE (5)
DC: STUMPAGE (8)
OT: UPSTAGE (7)
Fives all round from our contestants but Susie beats them yet again with a brilliant 8 STUMPAGE A price on standing timber and the right to harvest it, reckoned as a unit value per stump.
Score: 58–49 (max 99)
Round 14: 75, 50, 2, 4, 7, 1. Target: 203.
Gavin: 203. (4 x 50) + (2+1) (10)
Joe: 203. (4 x 50) + (2+1) (10)
Score: 68–59 (max 109)
Nice easy numbers to finish off todays game, setting up a crucial conundrum for both our contestants.
Round 15: H E O D D S L O B
Gavin buzzes to say BLOODSHED which is correct.
Final Score: 78–59 (max 119)
Further summaries are at:
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