Monday 10 March 2008 (Series 58, Game 49)

[JimBentley]

Monday 10 March 2008 (Series 58, Game 49)

C1: Bob O'Keefe (1 win)
C2: Richard Coombs from Prestatyn
DC: Susie Dent and John Sergeant

Summary of game:

ROUND 1 R D R E U E S C N
ROUND 2 M Z A O I P R A T
ROUND 3 N P S E I O Y R L
ROUND 4 D S D D A E U N F
ROUND 5 50 5 10 8 9 2 Target 104

TTT 1 RICEDUST You might be deeply dippy about these

ROUND 6 J E A E T T V I S
ROUND 7 L S N A I E G L R
ROUND 8 E A T Q K O D P I
ROUND 9 N C T O I E H S M
ROUND 10 25 3 2 10 3 2 Target 562

TTT 2 DATEDREP Set off and was dearly missed

ROUND 11 D S R A I E B W S
ROUND 12 R R H A E O L A N
ROUND 13 M C T E O I L R S
ROUND 14 100 10 1 4 6 9 Target 830

ROUND 15 E A R T H W E E D


Bob became champion last Friday, surprisingly beating seven-time winner Barry Smith with a successful spot of the conundrum, MILKSHAKE. Still, Barry did manage to beat his wife (in terms of number of wins, not literally) and will almost certainly return for the quarter-finals in June. Will Bob be able to match this performance? That's in terms of winning games, not beating Barry's wife, of course:


ROUND 1 R D R E U E S C N

C1: RESCUED (7)
C2: CURDS (5)
DC: SECURED (7), CENSURED (8)
OT: REDUCERS (8)
Max: 8 (8)
Score: 7 - 0

ROUND 2 M Z A O I P R A T

C1: IMPORT (6)
C2: AORTA (5)
DC: IMPORT, IMPART (6)
OT: APORIA, ARMPIT, OPTIMA, PARAMO, PATRIA, TAMARI (6)
>>> APORIA (noun) an irresolvable contradiction or logical flaw in an argument or theory; OPTIMA is one of the plurals, OPTIMUMS is equally valid; PARAMO (noun) a high treeless plateau in tropical South America; PATRIA (noun) literary word for one's native country or homeland; TAMARI (mass noun, also TAMARI SAUCE) a variety of rich, naturally fermented soy sauce
Max: 6 (14)
Score: 13 - 0

ROUND 3 N P S E I O Y R L

C1: SENIOR (6)
C2: repose (x) - there's only one E
DC: SPOILER, EPSILON (7)
OT: LEPROSY, ORPINES, PROLINE, PROSILY (7)
>>> ORPINE (noun, also ORPIN) a purple-flowered Eurasian stonecrop; PROLINE (mass noun) an amino acid; PROSY (adjective) (of speech or writing) showing no imagination, commonplace, hence PROSILY (adverb)
Max: 7 (21)
Score: 19 - 0

ROUND 4 D S D D A E U N F

C1: SUNDAE (6)
C2: funded (x, misdeclared)
DC: UNDEAD (6)
OT: DEFUNDS, SNAFUED (7)
>>> DEFUND (verb) prevent (an organisation or body) from continuing to receive funds (particularly used in US law)
Max: 7 (28)
Score: 25 - 0

ROUND 5 50 5 10 8 9 2 Target 104

C1: 104 = (2 x 50) + 9 - 5
C2: 104 = (5 - (9 - 8)) + (50 x 2)
CV:
Max: 10 (38)
Score: 35 - 10

Tea Time Teaser 1 RICEDUST = CRUDITES

ROUND 6 J E A E T T V I S

C1: STAVE (5)
C2: STATE (5)
DC: JETTIES (7)
OT: STATIVE (7)
>>> STATIVE (adjective) (of a verb) expressing a state or condition, rather than an activity or event
Max: 7 (45)
Score: 40 - 15

ROUND 7 L S N A I E G L R

C1: nothing declared
C2: LEASING (7)
DC: ANGLERS, SEALING (7), SIGNALLER (9)
OT: DC have the only nine here
Max: 18 (63)
Score: 40 - 22

ROUND 8 E A T Q K O D P I

C1: OPIATED (7)
C2: OPIATE (6)
DC:
OT: And OPIATED is the only seven
Max: 7 (70)
Score: 47 - 22

ROUND 9 N C T O I E H S M

C1: SHINE (5)
C2: MOISTEN (7)
DC: CHEMIST (7)
OT: CENTIMOS (8)
>>> CENTIMO (noun) a monetary unit of a number of Latin American countries, equal to one-hundredth of the basic unit
Max: 8 (78)
Score: 47 - 29

ROUND 10 25 3 2 10 3 2 Target 562

C1: 559
C2: 562 = (2 x 10 x (25 + 3)) + 2
CV:
Max: 10 (88)
Score: 47 - 39

Tea Time Teaser 2 DATEDREP = DEPARTED

ROUND 11 D S R A I E B W S

C1: BRAISES (7)
C2: BRAISED (7)
DC: SEABIRDS, SIDEBARS (8)
OT: DC have the two eights available
Max: 8 (96)
Score: 54 - 46

ROUND 12 R R H A E O L A N

C1: LOANER (6)
C2: LOANER (6)
DC: AREOLA (6)
OT: AREOLAR (7)
>>> Given that DC had it as a six, I guess they must've been referencing the noun, AREOLAR is of course the adjective
Max: 7 (103)
Score: 60 - 52

ROUND 13 M C T E O I L R S

C1: comliest (x) - it's COMELIEST
C2: implores (x) - there's no P
DC: COSTLIER (8)
OT: CLOISTER, CORMLETS, CORTILES, MORTICES (8)
>>> CORMLET (noun) a small corm growing at the base of a mature corm (a CORM is an underground storage organ in plants); CORTILE (noun, plural CORTILES or CORTILI) (in Italy) an enclosed area, typically roofless and arcaded, within or attached to a building
Max: 8 (111)
Score: 60 - 52

ROUND 14 100 10 1 4 6 9 Target 830

C1: 830 = (100 x 9) - ((6 + 1) x 10)
C2: 840
CV:
Max: 10 (121)
Score: 70 - 52

ROUND 15 - Conundrum

EARTHWEED





C1 buzzes after 16 seconds to say WEATHERED, and he's right!
Max: 10 (131)
Score: 80 - 52


Very odd game today; even with Bob some way off his debut standard, he still looked as though he was going to coast to victory after the first few rounds. However, the wheels then seemed to fall off Bob's game, declaring nothing in a round with a nine available (plus several eights and a large number of sevens) and by the last numbers game, Richard was within eight points. But! then it all went wrong again for Richard as he missed the last numbers and was beaten to the conundrum. Ah well.

No more Countdown for the rest of the week as the Cheltenham festival takes over the Channel 4 afternoon schedule, so Bob returns for his third game on Monday 17th March.


Further summaries are at:
http://www.sooreams.com/cd/series.asp?series=58


Written by Veronica Purdey & Jim Bentley

[Martin Gardner]

Actually MORTICES not MORTICED, but the rest is fine, cheers.

Martin