Friday 13th February - Preliminary - Series 60

[Allan Harmer]

Countdown recap for Friday 13 February 2009.

C1: Champion Kate Richardson (2 wins. 190 points) C4CD forum member Kate gained well deserved notoriety by getting the fantastic spot of THEROPODS in her first game on Wednesday.
C2: Challenger Audrey Lazenby. Retired great grandmother from Leicester + is deputy front of house manager in her local Drama Society. She is also a country music fan.
DC: Susie Dent and John Sergeant, who always seems totally bemused about what is going on during Countdown.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L T K C E U I D P
R02: F O T I A D R U N
R03: G Z C N E I O S M
R04: T L N E I A G P S
R05: 4, 5, 1, 10, 9, 75. Target: 210.
TTT: EARLYGIN - "The fish has its first birthday"
R06: S Q N E O E S D S
R07: B N R O E I L T E
R08: M R N O A U N R O
R09: D P F E O O T W R
R10: 10, 1, 5, 3, 6, 50. Target: 309.
TTT: GOBTANGO - "With this it's pretty much downhill"
R11: S L D J E O A H X
R12: U A E T M P M A T
R13: R L S O I A R G I
R14: 9, 5, 8, 10, 4, 25. Target: 616.
R15: I C I E S T V I M (conundrum)


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Round 1: L T K C E U I D P

C1: TICKLED (7)
C2: PICKLED (7)
DC: PLUCKED (7) LICKED (6)
OT: DUCTILE (7) PICULET (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
PICULET is a woodpecker from South America

Round 2: F O T I A D R U N

C1: unadroit
C2: OUTRAN (6)
DC: DURATION (8)
Score: 7–13 (max 15)

Round 3: G Z C N E I O S M

C1: COMINGS (7)
C2: COMINGS (7)
DC: COGNIZES (8) GENOMICS (8)
Score: 14–20 (max 23)

Round 4: T L N E I A G P S

C1: STEALING (8)
C2: LEAPING (7)
DC: ELAPSING (8) PLEATING (8)
OT: PLEASING (8) GENITALS (8) PANTILES (8) PLAINEST (8) PESTLING (8) STAPLING (8)
Score: 22–20 (max 31)

Round 5: 4, 5, 1, 10, 9, 75. Target: 210.

C1: 210. 75-5=70X(4-1) (10)
C2: -
Score: 32–20 (max 41)

Kate increases her lead in a relatively easy numbers round.

John Sergeant tells us about his post Strictly offers and how he will earn more from pretending to play himself on Casualty then when he did when he was a journalist.

Teatime teaser: EARLYGIN -> YEARLING

Round 6: S Q N E O E S D S

C1: SENSED (6)
C2: DOSES (5)
DC: DOSSES (6)
OT: DONEES (6) NESSES (6) SENSES (6) SONDES (6)
Score: 38–20 (max 47)

Kate takes healthy lead.

Round 7: B N R O E I L T E

C1: BELTER (6)
C2: BONIER (6)
DC: EBONITE (7)
OT: BORNITE (7) RETINOL (7)
Score: 44–26 (max 54)
BORNITE is a red metallic ore.

Round 8: M R N O A U N R O

C1: MAROON (6)
C2: MAROON (6)
DC: MARRON (6)
OT: ARMOUR (6) UNMOOR (6)
Score: 50–32 (max 60)

Round 9: D P F E O O T W R

C1: POOFTER (7)
C2: PROOFED (7)
DC:
OT: FORETOP (7) TORPEDO (7) TROOPED (7) WOOFTER (7)
Score: 57–39 (max 67)

Kate has a moral dilemma about whether to play a word she finds offensive or to do her best to win the game - So she does what she thinks is the right thing and tries to win the game!

Round 10: 10, 1, 5, 3, 6, 50. Target: 309.

C1: 309. (50+1)X6=300+3 (10)
C2: 309. (5+1)X50=300+6+3 (10)
Score: 67–49 (max 77)

Teatime teaser: GOBTANGO -> TOBOGGAN

Round 11: S L D J E O A H X

C1: LASHED (6)
C2: LASHED (6)
DC: SHOALED (7)
Score: 73–55 (max 84)

Round 12: U A E T M P M A T

C1: TEMPT (5)
C2: TAUPE (5)
DC: AMPUTATE (8)
Score: 78–60 (max 92)

Round 13: R L S O I A R G I

C1: GRAILS (6)
C2: SAILOR (6)
DC: GIRASOL (7)
Score: 84–66 (max 99)

2 rounds to go and Kate looks to have an unassailable lead thanks to POOFTER.

Round 14: 9, 5, 8, 10, 4, 25. Target: 616.

C1: 624.
C2: 612. 10+9+5=24X25+8+4 (7)
RR: 616. 10x(8/4)+5x25-9 (10)
Score: 84–73 (max 109)

Round 15: I C I E S T V I M

C2 buzzes on 4 seconds to say VICTIMISE which is correct.
Score: 84–83 (max 119)

A nice comeback from Audrey, which leaves her tantalisingly close to Kate, but one point is enough to give Kate her third win. Well done Kate!

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=60

[Kirk Bevins]

C1: Champion Kate Richardson (2 wins. 190 points) C4CD forum member Kate gained well deserved notoriety by getting the fantastic spot of THEROPODS in her first game on Wednesday.
C2: Challenger Audrey Lazenby. Retired great grandmother from Leicester + is deputy front of house manager in her local Drama Society. She is also a country music fan.

Round 9: D P F E O O T W R

C1: PROOFED (7)
C2: POOFTER (7)
DC:
OT: FORETOP (7) TORPEDO (7) TROOPED (7) WOOFTER (7)
Score: 57–39 (max 67)

Kate has a moral dilemma about whether to play a word she finds offensive or to do her best to win the game - So she does what she thinks is the right thing and tries to win the game!

Nice review. I think you have PROOFED and POOFTER the wrong way round as it would appear Kate had the moral dilemma to offer PROOFED or not!

[Allan Harmer]

Nice review. I think you have PROOFED and POOFTER the wrong way round as it would appear Kate had the moral dilemma to offer PROOFED or not!

Well spotted Kirk - Correction complete.

Thanks for your help.

Al

[Simon Myers]

Score: 84–66 (max 99)

Round 14: 9, 5, 8, 10, 4, 25. Target: 616.

C1: 624.
C2: 612. 10+9+5=24X25+8+4 (7)
Score: 84–73 (max 106)

Is 616 the right numbers target? I didn't see the game but the numbers as given here is possible (and so the max should be corrected).
For example:
10/(8/4) x 5 x 25 - 9

[Jon Corby]

Score: 84–66 (max 99)

Round 14: 9, 5, 8, 10, 4, 25. Target: 616.

C1: 624.
C2: 612. 10+9+5=24X25+8+4 (7)
Score: 84–73 (max 106)

Is 616 the right numbers target? I didn't see the game but the numbers as given here is possible (and so the max should be corrected).
For example:
10/(8/4) x 5 x 25 - 9

Yep, and that's exactly how Rach did it.

[Allan Harmer]

Thanks chaps - I forgot to post Rachel's solution.

Recap duly updated - I'm cracking up in my old age!

Cheers. Al

[Joseph Bolas]

Thank you Allan for doing the recap

[Allan Harmer]

Thank you Allan for doing the recap

Any time Joseph.

Cheers!