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Countdown recap for Friday 18 June 1999.

No.2 seed Glynn Leaney takes on no.7 Nancy Roberts in the second quarter-final of series 40.

C1: Champion Glynn Leaney (8 wins, 405 points.)
C2: Champion Nancy Roberts (6 wins, 308 points.)
DC: Susie Dent and Richard Digance.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N T A S E R I G P
R02: Y C U E D M A W O
R03: R T E G I S A H N
R04: 10, 3, 4, 1, 8, 50. Target: 817.
R05: F X E O H R I Y M
R06: T L U V E S A P N
R07: I D M O R T E C A
R08: 1, 3, 3, 8, 4, 75. Target: 903.
R09: P A G A N P I L L (conundrum)


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Round 1: N T A S E R I G P

C1: INGRATES (8)
C2: PRATING (7)
OT: TRAPESING (18)
Score: 8–0 (max 18)

Round 2: Y C U E D M A W O

C1: CODE (4)
C2: coney
OT: MEADOWY (7)
Score: 12–0 (max 25)

Round 3: R T E G I S A H N

C1: INGRATES(!) (8)
C2: ANGRIEST (8)
OT: INGATHERS (18)
Score: 20–8 (max 43)

Round 4: 10, 3, 4, 1, 8, 50. Target: 817.

C1: -
C2: 810. (3+4+1+8) x 50 +10 (5)
CV: 817. (4 x 8) + 50) x 10) - 3.
Score: 20–13 (max 53)

Round 5: F X E O H R I Y M

C1: FOXIER (6)
C2: RHYME (5)
OT: HOMIER (6)
Score: 26–13 (max 59)

Round 6: T L U V E S A P N

C1: VAULTS (6)
C2: SALUTE (6)
OT: ELUANTS (7) LUNATES (7) LEVANTS (7) PEANUTS (7) PENULTS (7) PLANETS (7) PLATENS (7) PULSATE (7)
Score: 32–19 (max 66)

Round 7: I D M O R T E C A

C1: DEMOCRAT (8)
C2: DREAMT (6)
OT: DECIMATOR (18)
Score: 40–19 (max 84)

Round 8: 1, 3, 3, 8, 4, 75. Target: 903.

C1: 903. (4 x 3) x 75) + 3 (10)
C2: 903. (8+4) x 75) +3 (10)
Score: 50–29 (max 94)

Round 9: P A G A N P I L L

C1 buzzes to say APPALLING which is correct.

(The good old days when conundrums in the finals had an -ING ending!!!).

Score: 60–29 (max 104).




Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=40

It's really very interesting to see all these old games- thanks Rich.
FWIW, the max is at least 2 higher since I can get 1 away in round 4: (3*4-10)*(50+1)*8=816; though I imagine it is possible to be exact.
Regarding the comment that the conundrum ended -ING: when did that stop happening in finals? And was it simply to prevent it being a test of reactions? (which is obviously a good thing at such an important stage of the competition). Does that mean standards now are higher in the finals, or is that not really the case?

Jesus, a 9-rounder with a max of 104!

COD9-friendly

Yes, stunning rounds - not hard to imagine if some of the legends had been playing, instead of the merely extremely good.

Pretty amazing, especially when you think we had a 15-rounder with a max of 105.

Neil Zussman wrote:It's really very interesting to see all these old games- thanks Rich.

Agreed thanks for these Rich

Kai Laddiman wrote:Jesus, a 9-rounder with a max of 104!

So what happened to "Sorry, Kai"?

Dinos Sfyris wrote:

Neil Zussman wrote:It's really very interesting to see all these old games- thanks Rich.

Agreed thanks for these Rich

No probs, glad to be of assistance.There are quite a few more where these came from, a lot of them prelims, but I get the impression that the finals attract more interest. Unless anyone wants to see the prelims as well?

Absolutely Rich, they're all great. You never know, there might be a hidden gem of a perfect game lurking in the prelims. Keep up the good work.

One of the first games I ever saw. I remember wondering about REPASTING, which could either be having a meal or what you do to dried out wallpaper, and then Mark Nyman (I think) coming up with the slightly bizarre TRAPESING.

It sticks in my mind because twelve months later I was on, the same letters came up, I confidently offered TRAPESING, RW asked me to spell it, and Susie said "No" before even looking it up! She then changed mid-sentence to "Fantastic", the first half of what she said was cut, and my opponent went from thinking +8 to -18 in the blink of an eye.

David Williams wrote:I confidently offered TRAPESING, RW asked me to spell it, and Susie said "No" before even looking it up! She then changed mid-sentence to "Fantastic"

Presumably because the usual spelling is TRAIPSING, but TRAPESING is a rare but apparently acceptable variant.

Rich Priest wrote: Round 4: 10, 3, 4, 1, 8, 50. Target: 817.

Neil Zussman wrote:FWIW, the max is at least 2 higher since I can get 1 away in round 4: (3*4-10)*(50+1)*8=816; though I imagine it is possible to be exact.

(4x8)+50=82
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I did (10+8+1)*(50-4-3)