Countdown recap for Monday 31 August 2009.
C1: Champion Chris Davies (1 win, 106 points.)
C2: Challenger Matt Shepherd. He likes the pub and Ricky Gervais.
DC: Susie Dent and Paul Zenon.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
So, Chris beat Scrabbler Ed Rossiter on Friday; will he overcome Matt? He's certainly shown loadsa talent, on the show and on apterous.org/game.php. Let's find out...
R01: C E A G E T T A R
R02: C H E S D O I K E
R03: B L S A E P U O E
R04: T A R Z I O O N D
R05: 50, 75, 9, 6, 10, 1. Target: 957.
TTT: BLESSAMY - "They have these in school - get building."
R06: R I S T A E P V H
R07: T N R I E M F I T
R08: S L E I G D P A S
R09: M O U L F S O G A
R10: 3, 8, 2, 5, 6, 4. Target: 615.
TTT: LATEBABE - "The eggs won't always come out on top."
R11: N Y E O P R D U I
R12: T J A O A D N L E
R13: E T S R O O E N E
R14: 75, 4, 6, 10, 1, 1. Target: 187.
R15: R U I N E D S U N (conundrum)
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Round 1: C E A G E T T A R
C1: TARGET (6)
C2: CRATE (5)
DC: REGATTA (7)
OT: ACETATE (7) ACREAGE (7) CARTAGE (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)
Chris gets off to a comparably shaky start, missing the max He's definitely looking nervous.
Round 2: C H E S D O I K E
C1: DEHISCE (7)
C2: CHOSE (5)
DC: DIOCESE (7) CHOKIES (7)
OT: DECOKES (7) HOICKED (7) SHOCKED (7)
Score: 13–0 (max 14)
But he stuns Susie with his vocabulary, and a great spot. Surprised nobody mentioned SHOCKED.
Round 3: B L S A E P U O E
C1: PUEBLOS (7)
C2: PAUSE (5)
OT: USEABLE (7)
Score: 20–0 (max 21)
And again, a wonderful word!
Round 4: T A R Z I O O N D
C1: TANDOORI (8)
C2: RATION (6)
Score: 28–0 (max 29)
...OK, this is getting creepy...
Round 5: 50, 75, 9, 6, 10, 1. Target: 957.
C1: 963.
C2: 957. (10 + 9) x 50 + 6 + 1 (10)
Score: 28–10 (max 39)
Oops! Chris blobs on a relatively easy numbers game to give the accountant wannabe (Matt) some points.
Paul shows us a scaled-down version of the Zigzag Lady Illusion, and it's pretty good.
Teatime teaser: BLESSAMY -> ASSEMBLY
Round 6: R I S T A E P V H
C1: PRIVATES (8)
C2: PRIVATES (8)
Score: 36–18 (max 47)
So they've both got PRIVATES. Reassuring to know.
Round 7: T N R I E M F I T
C1: INTERIM (7)
C2: MINTIER (7)
OT: INTERMIT (8)
Score: 43–25 (max 55)
Round 8: S L E I G D P A S
C1: PALSIES (7)
C2: GLASSED (7)
DC: SILAGED (7)
OT: GLISSADE (8)
Score: 50–32 (max 63)
Chris has missed the max in two consecutive rounds
Round 9: M O U L F S O G A
C1: MOGULS (6)
C2: GLOOM (5)
DC: GLOOMS (6)
OT: FAMOUS (6) FOGOUS (6) GOOFUS (6) MULGAS (6)
Score: 56–32 (max 69)
It's looking gloomy for Matt...
OoW: Susie tells us the origin of the phrase 'by the skin of one's teeth'.
Round 10: 3, 8, 2, 5, 6, 4. Target: 615.
C1: 615. Mistake in working.
C2: -
RR: 1 away. (7)
OT: 615. ((8 x 6 + 2) x 4 + 5) x 3 (10)
Score: 56–32 (max 79)
A pretty tricky numbers game evades everyone in the studio.
Teatime teaser: LATEBABE -> BEATABLE
Round 11: N Y E O P R D U I
C1: POUNDER (7)
C2: POUNDER (7)
OT: UNROPED (7)
Score: 63–39 (max 86)
Round 12: T J A O A D N L E
C1: TALONED (7)
C2: LOANED (6)
Score: 70–39 (max 93)
Chris spots the darren to (realistically) put the game to sleep.
Round 13: E T S R O O E N E
C1: OESTRONE (8)
C2: RESENT (6)
Score: 78–39 (max 101)
I thoguht I had ESTROGEN, but it was an O, not a G.
Round 14: 75, 4, 6, 10, 1, 1. Target: 187.
C1: 186. (10 + 1) x (4 + 6) + 75 + 1 (7)
C2: 186. (10 + 1) x (4 + 6) + 75 + 1 (7)
OT: 187. (10 + 4) x (6 + 1 + 1) + 75 (10)
Score: 85–46 (max 111)
The numbers have been horrible today!
Round 15: R U I N E D S U N
C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say UNINSURED which is correct.
Score: 95–46 (max 121)
And so Chris gets another win under his belt, but this was a really hard game IMO, especially the numbers. But no century
Statistics Corner
C1:
Total score - 95
Raw score - 101
Total % of max - 79
Raw % of max - 83
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 9
C2:
Total score - 46
Raw score - 84
Total % of max - 38
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 3.1
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 3
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=61
Monday 31st August 2009 (Series 61, Prelim 31)
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Monday 31st August 2009 (Series 61, Prelim 31)
16/10/2007 - Episode 4460
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
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Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
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Re: Monday 31st August 2009 (Series 61, Prelim 31)
LOL ROFL ROFLMAO LMAO Hehe Haha A-LOL LLOL and LOLLKai Laddiman wrote:Round 6: R I S T A E P V H
C1: PRIVATES (8)
C2: PRIVATES (8)
Score: 36–18 (max 47)
So they've both got PRIVATES. Reassuring to know.
Where would we, and more specifically today's episode of Countdown be without religion?Kai Laddiman wrote:OoW: Susie tells us the origin of the phrase 'by the skin of one's teeth'.
Living life in a gyratory circus kind of way.
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Re: Monday 31st August 2009 (Series 61, Prelim 31)
Certainly not here. Or here.Derek Hazell wrote:Where would we, and more specifically today's episode of Countdown be without religion?Kai Laddiman wrote:OoW: Susie tells us the origin of the phrase 'by the skin of one's teeth'.
16/10/2007 - Episode 4460
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
Re: Monday 31st August 2009 (Series 61, Prelim 31)
The numbers weren't horrible. They were very nice numbers. If someone got the word "exquisite" would it be a horrible set of letters, because of the q and the x?
(Anyway, numbers are my only chance of beating people who know and play words like "oestrone" and "dehisce". I gained 27 points on the numbers, and beat him by 2!)
PS - ( 75 x 10 - 1 -1 ) /4 = 187. Within the time, whoo hoo!
(Anyway, numbers are my only chance of beating people who know and play words like "oestrone" and "dehisce". I gained 27 points on the numbers, and beat him by 2!)
PS - ( 75 x 10 - 1 -1 ) /4 = 187. Within the time, whoo hoo!
Re: Monday 31st August 2009 (Series 61, Prelim 31)
Lovely.David Roe wrote:PS - ( 75 x 10 - 1 -1 ) /4 = 187. Within the time, whoo hoo!
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Re: Monday 31st August 2009 (Series 61, Prelim 31)
imo, yes, especially if one is watching in the hope of seeing some records get broken.David Roe wrote:The numbers weren't horrible. They were very nice numbers. If someone got the word "exquisite" would it be a horrible set of letters, because of the q and the x?
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Re: Monday 31st August 2009 (Series 61, Prelim 31)
I don't agree with your analogy. I would say, "If somebody got the word HAMERKOPS would it be a horrible set of letters?" Yes — although there's a nine, it's a very obscure word that you're unlikely to spot.David Roe wrote:The numbers weren't horrible. They were very nice numbers. If someone got the word "exquisite" would it be a horrible set of letters, because of the q and the x?
Re: Monday 31st August 2009 (Series 61, Prelim 31)
Fair comment about the records being broken, if that's what you like. For me, the best games IMO are where two good players are both capable of beating the other in any given round, resulting in a ding-dong game, the lead changing hands several times, and of course low scores because they each fail to score in several rounds. You need hard letters and numbers to get that - not Darrens (is that the right word?) and (100 x 7) + 3 = 703.