Thursday, 28th August 2008 (Series 59, Game 29)

[Jon Corby]

Countdown recap for Thursday 28th August 2008.

C1: Champion Alex Horne (2 wins.)
C2: Challenger Jonny Clarkson.
DC: Susie Dent and Arthur Smith.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R T Q S U A E I F
R02: A I A N P T G U N
R03: S C D O E O T L I
R04: E O E D P Y N S I
R05: 50, 9, 4, 7, 4, 10. Target: 792.
TTT: GALCHOIR - "You won't find this ruler in a pencil case."
R06: A O E T Z R C S A
R07: P L R E I A I C L
R08: E O A M T N R X A
R09: T S F E I O M H E
R10: 50, 1, 7, 3, 10, 8. Target: 955.
TTT: OASISNIL - "Glenn and John's dangerous meetings."
R11: N B R I A E D O R
R12: A E I N T D M G M
R13: R P T E U O V L E
R14: 100, 75, 2, 7, 5, 3. Target: 207.
R15: T E R N C U R L Y (conundrum)


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I'd usually add some personal stuff in here about the contestants, and litter the following commentary with hilarious puns, observations and insight, but doing the recap manually (while the Corral is down) has been such a pain in the arse that I can't be bothered. Sorry. Plus there will probably be loads of mistakes because I'm entering everything in three different places etc etc. God it's frustrating.


Round 1: R T Q S U A E I F

C1: FUSTIER (7)
C2: FASTER (6)
DC: SURFEIT (7) FAQUIRS (7)
OT: AQUIFERS (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: A I A N P T G U N

C1: PANTING (7)
C2: PANTING (7)
DC: TAIPAN (6)
OT: PUNTING (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 15)

Round 3: S C D O E O T L I

C1: COLDEST (7)
C2: LOOSED (6)
DC: SCOOTED (7) COOTS (5)
Score: 21–7 (max 22)

Round 4: E O E D P Y N S I

C1: PONIES (6)
C2: SPEEDY (6)
DC: EPISODE (7)
OT: PEONIES (7) NOSEYED (7) SPONDEE (7)
Score: 27–13 (max 29)

Round 5: 50, 9, 4, 7, 4, 10. Target: 792.

C1: 796.
C2: 791. 50*4*4-9 (7)
CV: 792. 50*4*4-10+9-7 (10)
Score: 27–20 (max 39)

Teatime teaser: GALCHOIR -> OLIGARCH

Round 6: A O E T Z R C S A

C1: CRAZES (6)
C2: CRATES (6)
DC: TAZER (5)
OT: COASTER (7) RECOATS (7) OSTRACA (7) ROSACEA (7)
Score: 33–26 (max 46)

Round 7: P L R E I A I C L

C1: CALLIPER (8)
C2: PILLAR (6)
DC: REPLICA (7)
Score: 41–26 (max 54)

Round 8: E O A M T N R X A

C1: romanate
C2: MANTRA (6)
DC: TAXMAN (6) ORNATE (6)
Score: 41–32 (max 60)

Round 9: T S F E I O M H E

C1: THEMES (6)
C2: THEMES (6)
DC: HOMIEST (7)
OT: HOMESITE (8)
Score: 47–38 (max 68)

Round 10: 50, 1, 7, 3, 10, 8. Target: 955.

C1: 954. (8+10+1)*50+7-3 (7)
C2: 944.
CV: 955. (50+3)*(10+8)+1 (10)
Score: 54–38 (max 78)

Teatime teaser: OASISNIL -> LIAISONS

Round 11: N B R I A E D O R

C1: DEBONAIR (8)
C2: brainer
DC: BRAINED (7)
OT: DIBORANE (8) ORDAINER (8) AIRBORNE (8)
Score: 62–38 (max 86)

Round 12: A E I N T D M G M

C1: DAMMING (7)
C2: TEAMING (7)
DC: MINTED (6)
OT: TEGMINA (7) MEDIANT (7) MINTAGE (7)
Score: 69–45 (max 93)

Round 13: R P T E U O V L E

C1: PLOVER (6)
C2: REVOLT (6)
DC: TOUPEE (6)
OT: EELPOUT (7) EVOLUTE (7) VOLUPTE (7) VELOUTE (7) REVOLUTE (8)
Score: 75–51 (max 101)

Round 14: 100, 75, 2, 7, 5, 3. Target: 207.

C1: 207. 2*100+7 (10)
C2: 207. 2*100+7 (10)
Score: 85–61 (max 111)

Round 15: T E R N C U R L Y

C1 buzzes on 10 seconds to say CURRENTLY which is correct.
Score: 95–61 (max 121)

Well done Alex. Bad luck Jonny.

I am in such a bad mood now


Further summaries are at:
http://www.thecountdowncorral.com/cd/se ... ?series=59

[Joseph Bolas]

Thank you for posting the recap very quickly I only got in just now, so I missed this game

Teatime teaser: GALCHOIR -> OLIGARCH

How the hell are you meant to know this word

[Jon Corby]

How the hell are you meant to know this word

Education? I knew it *smug*

[David O'Donnell]

Thank you for posting the recap very quickly I only got in just now, so I missed this game

Teatime teaser: GALCHOIR -> OLIGARCH

How the hell are you meant to know this word

It's fairly common, a lot more common than the obscure chemical terms we come up with on this forum. In fact Stewart Holden got it against me in an online game yonks ago.

I had thought I played well today until I saw the recap, wd Corby btw for doing it manually.

[Jon Corby]

wd Corby btw for doing it manually.

No problem.


Wait, it was a fucking massive problem

Please rehost the recap writer elsewhere Charles

[Joseph Bolas]

Teatime teaser: GALCHOIR -> OLIGARCH

How the hell are you meant to know this word

It's fairly common, a lot more common than the obscure chemical terms we come up with on this forum. In fact Stewart Holden got it against me in an online game yonks ago.

I had thought I played well today until I saw the recap, wd Corby btw for doing it manually.

Well, I suppose the more unusual the better, because then I could add it to my increasing vocab (like with EXORDIA and FEIJOA(DA)). It's a Scrabble word too also, so I could even use it as an 8-letter bingo play .

[Charlie Reams]

Please rehost the recap writer elsewhere Charles

There's a lot more to it than just rehosting.

http://apterous.org/recapwriter.php

[Karen Pearson]

OT: EELPOUT (7) EVOLUTE (7) VOLUPTE (7) VELOUTE (7) REVOLUTE (8)

Is EVOLUTE allowed? I vaguely recall someone playing it against me in an online game and having it disallowed.

[Jon Corby]

Is EVOLUTE allowed? I vaguely recall someone playing it against me in an online game and having it disallowed.

evolute (also evolute curve) noun Mathematics a curve which is the locus of the centres of curvature of another curve (its involute).

Whatever the fuck all that means. New one on me too.

Plus, for those that don't know (like me) and are interested:

revolute adjective Botany (especially of the edge of a leaf) curved or curled back.

[Jason Larsen]

Here are my thoughts on the game:

Des, what the heck is a bunny lot? You're a great guy, but I don't understand that!

Jonny, why would you go to Newcastle University and live in Leeds? If I were you, I wouldn't do that because I have always loved my family.

In round 4, for a word, I would have had the name of a very popular Teletubby! Des would have snorted his buns off if he would have heard that!

In round 8, for a word, I had mantra too! A very wordy word. I wonder who here has a stuffed cow.

What an appropriate Countdown conundrum! Alex is "currently" the champion, and I am very happy about that!

[Kirk Bevins]

Jonny, why would you go to Newcastle University and live in Leeds? If I were you, I wouldn't do that because I have always loved my family.

You've confused me, Jason. Do you mean you'd never go to university or you'd never leave home?

[Jason Larsen]

If I were Jonny, I would never leave home because I love my family.

[Charlie Reams]

If I were Jonny, I would never leave home because I love my family.

In Britain, there are relatively few universities and very few people go to university in their home town. This is rather different to the US.

[Michael Wallace]

If I were Jonny, I would never leave home because I love my family.

In Britain, there are relatively few universities

Yeah, only 1, really...

[David O'Donnell]

If I were Jonny, I would never leave home because I love my family.

In Britain, there are relatively few universities

Yeah, only 1, really...

Smug Oxbridge tosser.

[Jason Larsen]

Charlie, it is the same way in the US, too.

[Michael Wallace]

In Britain, there are relatively few universities

Yeah, only 1, really...

Smug Oxbridge tosser.

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