Wednesday 25 June 2008, Series 59, Game 3

[Adam Porter]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 25th June 2008.

C1: Champion Tony Gilgun (3 wins.)
C2: Challenger Lee Simmonds.
DC: Susie Dent and Ken Bruce.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: O A I T R N T M R
R02: J S T N A I E A M
R03: I E A T C G R S A
R04: D P L N I E E T O
R05: 25, 4, 9, 4, 2, 1. Target: 867.

TTT: OWNTIGER - "Tall enough to get an Eiffel perhaps"

R06: G R D P E A E D O
R07: E I O Y L B C W U
R08: S N P L E E A D O
R09: E A U M X T R P A
R10: 25, 9, 10, 7, 1, 3. Target: 790.

TTT: PAULTACT - "Nothing broken, but there's an arm in a sling"

R11: O A I T R K F N O
R12: L M S S E I A D E
R13: I A E T N B R G U
R14: 25, 9, 8, 4, 4, 5. Target: 678.
R15: N O T M I N C E D (conundrum)


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Round 1: O A I T R N T M R
C1: TRAIN (5)
C2: RATION (6)
DC: TRAITOR (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: J S T N A I E A M
C1: STAMINA (7)
C2: ANIMATES (8)
Score: 0–14 (max 15)

Round 3: I E A T C G R S A
C1: CARTAGE (7)
C2: RACIEST (7)
DC: AGRESTIC (8)
Score: 7–21 (max 23)

Round 4: D P L N I E E T O
C1: POINTED (7)
C2: POINTED (7)
DC: DEPLETION (18)
OT: DIPLOTENE (18)
Score: 14–28 (max 41)

Round 5: 25, 4, 9, 4, 2, 1. Target: 867.
C1: 855.
C2: 867.(((9x4)-1)x25)-(4-2) (10)
Score: 14–38 (max 51)

Teatime teaser: OWNTIGER -> TOWERING

Round 6: G R D P E A E D O
C1: GRADED (6)
C2: GRADED (6)
DC: DEGRADE (7)
Score: 20–44 (max 58)

Round 7: E I O Y L B C W U
C1: BOIL (4)
C2: BOIL (4)
DC: ELBOW (5) BELOW (5) BLUEY (5)
OT: BLOWIE (6) BOUCLE (6) WOYLIE (6)
Score: 24–48 (max 64)

Round 8: S N P L E E A D O
C1: PEDALOS (7)
C2: PEDALOES (8)
DC: DEPLANES (8)
Score: 24–56 (max 72)

Round 9: E A U M X T R P A
C1: TRAMP (5)
C2: TRUMP (5)
DC: AMATEUR (7) TEMPURA (7)
Score: 29–61 (max 79)

Round 10: 25, 9, 10, 7, 1, 3. Target: 790.
C1: 791.As C2 (7)
C2: 791.(((3x10)+1)x25)+9+7 (7)
CV: 790. (((25-1)x3)+7)x10 (10)
Score: 36–68 (max 89)

Teatime teaser: PAULTACT -> CATAPULT

Round 11: O A I T R K F N O
C1: RATION (6)
C2: ORATION (7)
OT: ROOIKAT (7)
Score: 36–75 (max 96)

Round 12: L M S S E I A D E
C1: DEMISES (7)
C2: MEASLES (7)
DC: MISDEALS (8) LIMEADES (8)
OT: MISLEADS (8)
Score: 43–82 (max 104)

Round 13: I A E T N B R G U
C1: BERATING (8)
C2: BERATING (8)
OT: REBATING (8) URBANITE (8)
Score: 51–90 (max 112)

Round 14: 25, 9, 8, 4, 4, 5. Target: 678.
C1: 687.(((5x4)+8)x25)-9-4 (5)
C2: -
CV: 678. ((25+9)x(4x5))-(8/4) (10)
Score: 56–90 (max 122)

Round 15: N O T M I N C E D
C2 buzzes on 10 seconds to say CONDIMENT which is correct.
Score: 56–100 (max 132)

[Adam Porter]

4OD reckons this is episode 122, so they must have just kept on numbering following Series 58.

[Jason Larsen]

Does anybody have a copy of this episode? I had an e-mail read by Des O'Connor and would love this episode!