Monday 2nd February 2009 (Series 60, Prelim 1)
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 4:30 pm
Countdown recap for Monday 2 February 2009.
C1: Champion Zoe Bowman (1 win, 79 points.) Reigning champion from Series 59.
C2: Challenger Andrew Hodges. From Devon, he enjoys boules and some incredibly obscure card game.
DC: Susie Dent and John Inverdale.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: G O D X E M A D T
R02: E A I P K T Z S I
R03: L N R A U S M L E
R04: U O E N C J D L E
R05: 25, 5, 9, 4, 10, 8. Target: 834.
TTT: HOGDRAIN - "Gathering up the advertising board."
R06: A E I R T M T S A
R07: B G L D E A E E T
R08: U A O P N W N M E
R09: D S R R A I E S T
R10: 50, 100, 75, 25, 4, 3. Target: 895.
TTT: EVECRIER - "It's officially part of the telephone"
R11: F P T H O I E O Q
R12: I E U N R R S N O
R13: R G S F R I E A I
R14: 50, 4, 4, 2, 8, 8. Target: 664.
R15: K I N G R U B E N (conundrum)
I now present you with the first non-CofC Stellified recap. Enjoy!
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Round 1: G O D ("He's with us") X E M A D T
C1: DOTAGE (6)
C2: MOATED (6)
DC: DODGEM (6)
OT: GOADED (6) GODDAM (Lol!) (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)
Round 2: E A I P K T Z S I
C1: PASTIE (6)
C2: sitake (Perhaps another obscure card game?)
OT: PIETAS (6) PITIES (6) TIKIAS (6)
Score: 12–6 (max 12)
Zoe storms into the lead with a mouth-watering, heavenly, succulent...mmm...
Round 3: L N R A U S M L E
C1: MULLERS (7)
C2: SMALLER (7)
DC: NUMERALS (8)
OT: MENSURAL (8)
Score: 19–13 (max 20)
Round 4: U O E N C J D L E
C1: CLONED (6)
C2: CLONED (6)
DC: JOUNCED (7) (?!?!)
Score: 25–19 (max 27)
Round 5: 25, 5, 9, 4, 10, 8. Target: 834.
C1: 835. 25x8x4+(9x5)-10 (7)
C2: 831.
RR (out of time): 834. (25x8+9)x4-(10/5) (10)
Score: 32–19 (max 37)
Not too much blame on Rachel as this one solution is rated 85% difficulty.
John Inverdale talks about the 10 most dangerous animals in Kenya (hence explaining his perfect tan).
Teatime teaser: HOGDRAIN -> HOARDING
Round 6: A E I R T M T S A
C1: ATTIRES (7)
C2: MATTERS (7)
DC: MISTREAT (8)
OT: METATARSI (18) Just about the best word to ever come up on Countdown.
Score: 39–26 (max 55)
Round 7: B G L D E A E E T
C1: BELATED (7)
C2: BLEATED (7)
DC: DELEGATE (8)
Score: 46–33 (max 63)
Round 8: U A O P N W N M E
C1: unopen
C2: WEAPON (6)
OT: NOUMENA (7)
Score: 46–39 (max 70)
Unfortunately for Zoe, UNOPENED is an irreversible adjective.
Round 9: D S R R A I E S T
C1: TARRIED (7)
C2: RAIDERS (7)
DC: DISASTER (8)
OT: DISRATES (8) STRIDERS (8) TARSIERS (8)
Score: 53–46 (max 78)
Round 10: 50, 100, 75, 25, 4, 3. Target: 895.
C1: 896. 75x4x3-(100/25) (7)
C2: 900.
RR (out of time again): 895. (100+75+4)x(3+(50/25)) (10)
Score: 60–46 (max 88)
Yet again, this was the only solution, but this time it had an 86% difficulty rating.
Teatime teaser: EVECRIER -> RECEIVER
Round 11: F P T H O I E O Q
C1: FOOTIE (6)
C2: FOOTIE (6)
Score: 66–52 (max 94)
Well risked by both players.
Round 12: I E U N R R S N O
C1: RUNNERS (7)
C2: SUNNIER (7)
DC: NEURONS (7)
OT: REUNIONS (8)
Score: 73–59 (max 102)
Round 13: R G S F R I E A I
C1: FAIRER (6)
C2: FAIRIES (7)
OT: FRIARIES (8) RARIFIES (8)
Score: 73–66 (max 110)
Round 14: 50, 4, 4, 2, 8, 8. Target: 664.
C1: -
C2: 660. (50+(4x4))x(8+2) (7)
OT: 664. 50x(4x2+4)+(8x8)
Score: 73–73 (max 120)
A shocking miss by everyone there brings it to a dead-level conundrum. Bring it on!
Round 15: K I N G R U B E N
C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say BUNKERING which is correct.
Score: 83–73 (max 130)
A low-scoring but close game well competed, and Zoe lives to fight another day.
Recap brought to you by, well, look up a bit.
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=59
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C1: Champion Zoe Bowman (1 win, 79 points.) Reigning champion from Series 59.
C2: Challenger Andrew Hodges. From Devon, he enjoys boules and some incredibly obscure card game.
DC: Susie Dent and John Inverdale.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: G O D X E M A D T
R02: E A I P K T Z S I
R03: L N R A U S M L E
R04: U O E N C J D L E
R05: 25, 5, 9, 4, 10, 8. Target: 834.
TTT: HOGDRAIN - "Gathering up the advertising board."
R06: A E I R T M T S A
R07: B G L D E A E E T
R08: U A O P N W N M E
R09: D S R R A I E S T
R10: 50, 100, 75, 25, 4, 3. Target: 895.
TTT: EVECRIER - "It's officially part of the telephone"
R11: F P T H O I E O Q
R12: I E U N R R S N O
R13: R G S F R I E A I
R14: 50, 4, 4, 2, 8, 8. Target: 664.
R15: K I N G R U B E N (conundrum)
I now present you with the first non-CofC Stellified recap. Enjoy!
And now a brief interlude before our main feature:
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(Get ready to) Enjoy the show.
Round 1: G O D ("He's with us") X E M A D T
C1: DOTAGE (6)
C2: MOATED (6)
DC: DODGEM (6)
OT: GOADED (6) GODDAM (Lol!) (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)
Round 2: E A I P K T Z S I
C1: PASTIE (6)
C2: sitake (Perhaps another obscure card game?)
OT: PIETAS (6) PITIES (6) TIKIAS (6)
Score: 12–6 (max 12)
Zoe storms into the lead with a mouth-watering, heavenly, succulent...mmm...
Round 3: L N R A U S M L E
C1: MULLERS (7)
C2: SMALLER (7)
DC: NUMERALS (8)
OT: MENSURAL (8)
Score: 19–13 (max 20)
Round 4: U O E N C J D L E
C1: CLONED (6)
C2: CLONED (6)
DC: JOUNCED (7) (?!?!)
Score: 25–19 (max 27)
Round 5: 25, 5, 9, 4, 10, 8. Target: 834.
C1: 835. 25x8x4+(9x5)-10 (7)
C2: 831.
RR (out of time): 834. (25x8+9)x4-(10/5) (10)
Score: 32–19 (max 37)
Not too much blame on Rachel as this one solution is rated 85% difficulty.
John Inverdale talks about the 10 most dangerous animals in Kenya (hence explaining his perfect tan).
Teatime teaser: HOGDRAIN -> HOARDING
Round 6: A E I R T M T S A
C1: ATTIRES (7)
C2: MATTERS (7)
DC: MISTREAT (8)
OT: METATARSI (18) Just about the best word to ever come up on Countdown.
Score: 39–26 (max 55)
Round 7: B G L D E A E E T
C1: BELATED (7)
C2: BLEATED (7)
DC: DELEGATE (8)
Score: 46–33 (max 63)
Round 8: U A O P N W N M E
C1: unopen
C2: WEAPON (6)
OT: NOUMENA (7)
Score: 46–39 (max 70)
Unfortunately for Zoe, UNOPENED is an irreversible adjective.
Round 9: D S R R A I E S T
C1: TARRIED (7)
C2: RAIDERS (7)
DC: DISASTER (8)
OT: DISRATES (8) STRIDERS (8) TARSIERS (8)
Score: 53–46 (max 78)
Round 10: 50, 100, 75, 25, 4, 3. Target: 895.
C1: 896. 75x4x3-(100/25) (7)
C2: 900.
RR (out of time again): 895. (100+75+4)x(3+(50/25)) (10)
Score: 60–46 (max 88)
Yet again, this was the only solution, but this time it had an 86% difficulty rating.
Teatime teaser: EVECRIER -> RECEIVER
Round 11: F P T H O I E O Q
C1: FOOTIE (6)
C2: FOOTIE (6)
Score: 66–52 (max 94)
Well risked by both players.
Round 12: I E U N R R S N O
C1: RUNNERS (7)
C2: SUNNIER (7)
DC: NEURONS (7)
OT: REUNIONS (8)
Score: 73–59 (max 102)
Round 13: R G S F R I E A I
C1: FAIRER (6)
C2: FAIRIES (7)
OT: FRIARIES (8) RARIFIES (8)
Score: 73–66 (max 110)
Round 14: 50, 4, 4, 2, 8, 8. Target: 664.
C1: -
C2: 660. (50+(4x4))x(8+2) (7)
OT: 664. 50x(4x2+4)+(8x8)
Score: 73–73 (max 120)
A shocking miss by everyone there brings it to a dead-level conundrum. Bring it on!
Round 15: K I N G R U B E N
C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say BUNKERING which is correct.
Score: 83–73 (max 130)
A low-scoring but close game well competed, and Zoe lives to fight another day.
Recap brought to you by, well, look up a bit.
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=59
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