Spoilers For Monday July 6th 2015

[James Robinson]

So, it's another week of Countdown, or rather a curtailed week thanks to the "neigh"-bours, as we're reduced to just 3 episodes this week.

So far, only 3 people have won shows in this series, the very young Rhys Benjamin, and the slightly more mature pair of Pat Lonergan and Judy Bursford. Is this going to be a continuing trend for the series, I wonder.....

Judy's back for her 3rd show in her 2nd run. Can she make it to 5 wins by Wednesday

Carrying on in DC for the 3 shows this week is TV presenter/reporter Helen Fospero.

Join Andy for the recap later.

[Tony Atkins]

Alt 1st numbers (2x50-3)x6-9-1

[Tony Atkins]

According to ODE3 VERONAL is early 20th Century so hardly likely to be in Shakespeare!

[Tony Atkins]

Finally Rachel took the option to complete the contestants method.
Some of the alts involve making 175 and subtracting 3x3 (the standard method).

[Tony Atkins]

I was shouting "go for an A" in round 8 and he got it - but sadly the contestants missed the 9.
I was so excited that I messed the next numbers up being 100 out...

[Tony Atkins]

A few beaters available in the later rounds.

No wonder Phil was nervous all the way through if he know he had to rap at the end of it.

[Peter McNamara]

SIGMOID as a beater in the round before OOW - maybe one of those Tony Atkins spotted.

[samir pilica]

ESTUFA in R12

[Gavin Chipper]

Finally Rachel took the option to complete the contestants method.
Some of the alts involve making 175 and subtracting 3x3 (the standard method).

I still think it would have been more satisfying for her to say that she could have done 3×3 instead of 3×4 because it's correcting her method and more efficient.

[James Robinson]

FLAVONE in round 1, PUJARIS in round 4, SIGMATE in round 5 and REDACTOR in round 13.

1st Numbers Alt.: (2 x 6 x 50) - (9 x 3) - 1 = 572
3rd Numbers Alt.: (((50 x 8) - 6) x 2) - 10 + 1 = 779