Countdown recap for Thursday 21 May 2009

[Oliver Garner]

Countdown recap for Thursday 21 May 2009.

After Jimmy's excellent octorun, two new contestants aim to become the next champion.

C1: Challenger Mabel Weston. Mabel is from Bramcote in Nottingham who enjoys reading, travel and knitting. She loves polar bears and has travelled to Canada to see them in the wild
C2: Challenger Gary Beaty. Gary is a betting analyst from Newcastle-upon-Tyne why enjoys karaoke, especially Westlife but declined the opportunity to give a rendition. He supports Newcastle United and his biggest claim to fame was meeting the cast of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.
DC: Susie Dent and Rory McGrath.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G G S I O U C A L
R02: A F T I A B N E R
R03: P O E T A H D E S
R04: N S M A A B O E D
R05: 100, 6, 3, 2, 5, 2. Target: 237.
TTT: AUTOBURN - "Get some exercise with a little old car"
R06: O U T S L O I N E
R07: K S A E T G I Y P
R08: I E A N L V N O S
R09: R X A E O U H T D
R10: 25, 5, 4, 10, 3, 8. Target: 719.
TTT: MINTLINE - "Add this on to take away"
R11: E A D L O S T L A
R12: M N N M E I E C P
R13: E I E R Z R A T S
R14: 75, 9, 4, 10, 4, 8. Target: 265.
R15: T E D C R E E P S (conundrum)


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Round 1: G G S I O U C A L

C1: SLOG (4)
C2: SOCIAL (6)
DC: GULAGS (6) (Jeff)
OT: AGOGICS (7) LOGGIAS (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

AGOGICS are accents in music. A LOGGIA is an architectural feature.

Round 2: A F T I A B N E R

C1: FAINTER (7)
C2: BRAIN (5)
DC: BANTER (6)
OT: ANTBEAR (7)
Score: 7–6 (max 14)

Round 3: P O E T A H D E S

C1: PATHOS (6)
C2: POSTED (6)
DC: POTHEADS (8)
OT: ADOPTEES (8)
Score: 13–12 (max 22)

A POTHEAD is someone who frequently smokes marijuana.

Round 4: N S M A A B O E D

C1: MANED (5)
C2: BEMOANS (7)
DC: AMOEBAS (7) SAMBAED (7)
OT: ABDOMENS (8) ADENOMAS (8) BEADSMAN (8)
Score: 13–19 (max 30)

A BEADSMAN is someone who prays for the soul of another person.

Round 5: 100, 6, 3, 2, 5, 2. Target: 237.

C1: 235.
C2: 236. 2*100+3*5*2+6 (7)
RR: 237. 2*100+(6+2)*5-3 (10)
Score: 13–26 (max 40)
Gary takes a small lead going into the break.
Teatime teaser: AUTOBURN -> RUNABOUT

Round 6: O U T S L O I N E

C1: SOLUTION (8)
C2: OUTLINES (8)
DC: LOONIEST (8)
OT: ELUTIONS (8) OILSTONE (8)
Score: 21–34 (max 48)

Two nice 8's there. An OILSTONE is a whetstone used with oil, used for sharpening.

Round 7: K S A E T G I Y P

C1: GIPSY (5)
C2: pagiest
DC: AGEIST (6) PIGSTY (6)
OT: GAIETY (6) GASKET (6) GAYEST (6) STAGEY (6) PASTIE (6) PIETAS (6) PIKEYS (6) PISKEY (6)
Score: 26–34 (max 54)

Gary is a little unlucky there. Many 6's there, you can look up the definitions if you want.

Round 8: I E A N L V N O S

C1: INSOLE (6)
C2: SLAIN (5)
DC: SNIVEL (6) VENISON (7)
OT: SOLANINE (8)
Score: 32–34 (max 62)

A nice 6 from Mabel. A SOLANINE is a bitter, poisonous alkaloid. (Ask Dinos)

Round 9: R X A E O U H T D

C1: ROUTED (6)
C2: ROUTED (6)
DC: AUTHORED (8)
Score: 38–40 (max 70)

Round 10: 25, 5, 4, 10, 3, 8. Target: 719.

C1: -
C2: -
RR: 719 (After the break). (3*8+5)*25-10+4 (10)
Score: 38–40 (max 80)

A close, low-scoring game going into the second break.

Teatime teaser: MINTLINE -> LINIMENT

Round 11: E A D L O S T L A

C1: LASTED (6)
C2: STALLED (7)
Score: 38–47 (max 87)

A darren from Gary gives him a 9 point lead

Round 12: M N N M E I E C P

C1: PIEMEN (6)
C2: MINE (4)
OT: ICEMEN (6) PENMEN (6) PINENE (6)
Score: 44–47 (max 93)

A good spot from Mabel narrows the gap to 3.

Round 13: E I E R Z R A T S

C1: resizer
C2: starier
DC: ARTERIES (8)
OT: RASTERIZE (18)
Score: 44–47 (max 111)

Both players risked words which were not in but everyone missed the difficult 9. To RASTERIZE is to convert a digitalized image into one which can be printed or represented on a Visual Display Unit.

Round 14: 75, 9, 4, 10, 4, 8. Target: 265.

C1: 268. 75*4-10*4+8 (7)
C2: 260.
RR: 265. (4+8-9)*75+4*10 (10)
Score: 51–47 (max 121)

Mabel takes the lead going into the conundrum.

Round 15: T E D C R E E P S

No one buzzes. The answer was RESPECTED.
Score: 51–47 (max 131)

Mabel scrapes through against Gary with the lowest ever winning score. Will she get her 2nd win tomorrow? Tune in to find out.

I hope you enjoyed my first ever recap brought to you in the absence of Jon Corby.

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=60

[David O'Donnell]

I scored 128 today - denied a perfect game by those friggin' numbers!

[Dinos Sfyris]

I scored 128 today - denied a perfect game by those friggin' numbers!

Awesome. I'd never heard of RASTERIZE so well done

Great virgin recap, Oli, with lots of in-depth detail and match analysis

[Chris Corby]

Great recap Oli, much better than that bloke who usually does it on Thursday....

[Oliver Garner]

[Clive Brooker]

2nd numbers: RR's solution needs a little tweak - or did she get it wrong?

[Oliver Garner]

2nd numbers: RR's solution needs a little tweak - or did she get it wrong?

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[Howard Somerset]

Well done, Oli. Nice recap. Interesting one to start on. I believe that the first one I ever did was the last game before yesterday to have an aggregate score of less than 100.