Thursday's game (Feb 14)

[Stuart Earl]

Countdown recap for Thursday 14th February 2008.

C1: Challenger Tim Reypert.
C2: Challenger Keith Wilcock.
DC: Susie Dent and Nicholas Owen.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: H S T R O A E X U
R02: E O A R D D N R T
R03: L R V F O E I E S
R04: A E A L C T S N K
R05: 1, 9, 8, 8, 7, 50. Target: 112.
TTT: GREENBIN - "has no experience of Caribbean dance"
R06: E O A T S N B S G
R07: N Q L I E O Y S I
R08: O I I R M D P T A
R09: R F T E O I B M S
R10: 5, 8, 75, 50, 100, 25. Target: 485.
TTT: READPORT - "it might run down if you're run down"
R11: T P R W A O E P U
R12: E A I L N P L G S
R13: D R D O I E N C U
R14: 1, 5, 75, 25, 100, 50. Target: 590.
R15: A J O L L Y S U E (conundrum)


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Round 1: H S T R O A E X U
C1: EXHAUST (7)
C2: rasher
DC: THORAXES (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: E O A R D D N R T
C1: DONATED (7)
C2: TREND (5)
DC: ADORNER (7)
OT: ADORNED (7) TRODDEN (7)
Score: 14–0 (max 15)

Round 3: L R V F O E I E S
C1: LOVERS (6)
C2: REVILES (7)
DC: OVERFLIES (18)
Score: 14–7 (max 33)

Round 4: A E A L C T S N K
C1: TACKLES (7)
C2: SLACKEN (7)
DC: ANKLETS (7)
OT: ALKANETS (8) ANALECTS (8)
Score: 21–14 (max 41)

Round 5: 1, 9, 8, 8, 7, 50. Target: 112.
C1: 113.
C2: 112.(8+7-1)X8 (10)
Score: 21–24 (max 51)

Teatime teaser: GREENBIN -> BEGINNER

Round 6: E O A T S N B S G
C1: BATONS (6)
C2: BOASTS (6)
DC: NOSEBAGS (8)
Score: 27–30 (max 59)

Round 7: N Q L I E O Y S I
C1: NOISILY (7)
C2: NOISILY (7)
OT: ELISION (7) ISOLINE (7) LIONISE (7)
Score: 34–37 (max 66)

Round 8: O I I R M D P T A
C1: IMPORT (6)
C2: IMPAIR (6)
DC: PAROTID (7)
Score: 40–43 (max 73)

Round 9: R F T E O I B M S
C1: MOISTER (7)
C2: TIMBERS (7)
DC: MOBSTER (7)
OT: FORTIES (7) FIRMEST (7) EROTISM (7) etc
Score: 47–50 (max 80)

Round 10: 5, 8, 75, 50, 100, 25. Target: 485.
C1: 489.(5x100)- (75/25+8) (7)
C2: 485.Mistake in working.
CV: 485. ((5x100)-(75/25))x5 (10)
Score: 54–50 (max 90)

Teatime teaser: READPORT -> TEARDROP

Round 11: T P R W A O E P U
C1: TAPPER (6)
C2: raptor
DC: PUPATE (6) POUTER (6)
OT: OUTWEAR (7)
Score: 60–50 (max 97)

Round 12: E A I L N P L G S
C1: PILLAGES (8)
C2: leapings
DC: SPELLING (8)
OT: ELAPSING (8) PLEASING (8) SPILLAGE (8) etc
Score: 68–50 (max 105)

Round 13: D R D O I E N C U
C1: COINED (6)
C2: dunder
DC: ROUNDED (7) INDUCED (7)
OT: UNCORDED (8)
Score: 74–50 (max 113)

Round 14: 1, 5, 75, 25, 100, 50. Target: 590.
C1: 599.(100X5)+75+25-1 (5)
C2: -
CV: 591. (7)
OT: 590. ((100-75-1))X25)-(50/5) (10)
Score: 79–50 (max 123)

Round 15: A J O L L Y S U E
C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say JEALOUSLY which is correct.
Score: 89–50 (max 133)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.thecountdowncorral.com/cd/se ... ?series=58

[Kirk Bevins]

Round 10: 5, 8, 75, 50, 100, 25. Target: 485.
C1: 489.(5x100)- (75/25+8) (7)
C2: 485.Mistake in working.
CV: 485. ((5x100)-(75/25))x5 (10)
Score: 54–50 (max 90)

I think you mean (100-75/25) x 5

[Stuart Earl]

Round 10: 5, 8, 75, 50, 100, 25. Target: 485.
C1: 489.(5x100)- (75/25+8) (7)
C2: 485.Mistake in working.
CV: 485. ((5x100)-(75/25))x5 (10)
Score: 54–50 (max 90)

I think you mean (100-75/25) x 5

Yes, I think you're right. Well spotted. Though I can't work out the way you use brackets, or has maths changed the way it does it now? I don't find your method very intuitive. Mind you, I can't even get the old method down properly!

[Kirk Bevins]

Round 10: 5, 8, 75, 50, 100, 25. Target: 485.
C1: 489.(5x100)- (75/25+8) (7)
C2: 485.Mistake in working.
CV: 485. ((5x100)-(75/25))x5 (10)
Score: 54–50 (max 90)

I think you mean (100-75/25) x 5

Yes, I think you're right. Well spotted. Though I can't work out the way you use brackets, or has maths changed the way it does it now? I don't find your method very intuitive. Mind you, I can't even get the old method down properly!

You do whatever is in the brackets first (BIDMAS), so your method I would write my next line down as:
(500-3) x 5
My next line would then be:
497 x 5, which is obviously not what you meant.

With my method, I would start with the brackets: 100-75/25

Now, in maths, we don't read from left to right necessarily - we apply BIDMAS so do the division first, so our next line is 100-3. This is 97. Then it reads 97x5.