c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 19 February 2009.

C1: Champion Neil Zussman (3 wins, 295 points.)
C2: Challenger Simon Greening.
DC: Susie Dent and Kate Humble.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L E W S O M D O I
R02: S V A O D T E A T
R03: R E P N I B A F R
R04: N C I I R L E Q M
R05: 7, 3, 3, 5, 2, 2. Target: 722.
TTT: YOURBAIT - "You can have it in writing but you won't get to read it"
R06: D N A E C T A T S
R07: T A N T O L E A R
R08: T S I I P M E Z F
R09: T A H P I S E R S
R10: 75, 1, 3, 9, 10, 5. Target: 348.
TTT: WORMHEAD - "Bound for this place according to the song"
R11: C U L G O R E G X
R12: S S O E R I H N P
R13: D E B N O N A Y T
R14: 100, 75, 25, 9, 3, 8. Target: 590.
R15: H O V E R W O R T (conundrum)


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Round 1: L E W S O M D O I

C1: MODELS (6)
C2: WOODIES (7)
OT: MIDSOLE (7) MILDEWS (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: S V A O D T E A T

C1: TOASTED (7)
C2: OVATES (6)
OT: TOSTADA (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 14)

Round 3: R E P N I B A F R

C1: FAIRER (6)
C2: BARREN (6)
DC: REPAIR (6)
OT: REFRAIN (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 21)

Round 4: N C I I R L E Q M

C1: MERLIN (6)
C2: MINCER (6)
OT: INLIER (6) LINIER (6) IRENIC (6) LIMIER (6) LIMNER (6)
Score: 19–19 (max 27)

Round 5: 7, 3, 3, 5, 2, 2. Target: 722.

C1: -
C2: -
RR: 714. 2*3*7*(5*3+2) (5)
OT: 720. (7*2+2)*3*3*5 (7)
Score: 19–19 (max 34)

Teatime teaser: YOURBAIT -> OBITUARY

Round 6: D N A E C T A T S

C1: ATTENDS (7)
C2: DECANTS (7)
DC: SCANTED (7)
OT: ACTANTS (7) CATENAS (7) DESCANT (7) SCATTED (7)
Score: 26–26 (max 41)

Round 7: T A N T O L E A R

C1: LATTER (6)
C2: TALENT (6)
DC: TOLERANT (8)
Score: 32–32 (max 49)

Round 8: T S I I P M E Z F

C1: MISFIT (6)
C2: impiest
DC: PIETISM (7)
Score: 38–32 (max 56)

Round 9: T A H P I S E R S

C1: PARISHES (8)
C2: SHARPEST (8)
DC: PASTRIES (8)
OT: HARPISTS (8) STARSHIP (8) HIPSTERS (8) SHARPIES (8) PIASTRES (8) RASPIEST (8) TRAIPSES (8)
Score: 46–40 (max 64)

Round 10: 75, 1, 3, 9, 10, 5. Target: 348.

C1: 348. 75*5-3*9 (10)
C2: 348. 75*5-3*9 (10)
Score: 56–50 (max 74)

Teatime teaser: WORMHEAD -> HOMEWARD

Round 11: C U L G O R E G X

C1: GURGLE (6)
C2: GURGLE (6)
DC: CLOGGER (7)
Score: 62–56 (max 81)

Round 12: S S O E R I H N P

C1: INSHORE (7)
C2: phoners
DC: ROPINESS (8) SIPHONS (7) PHONIER (7)
OT: NEPHROSIS (18)
Score: 69–56 (max 99)

Round 13: D E B N O N A Y T

C1: BAYONET (7)
C2: BANNED (6)
DC: ANNOYED (7) TANNOYED (8)
Score: 76–56 (max 107)

Round 14: 100, 75, 25, 9, 3, 8. Target: 590.

C1: 591.
C2: 590. 75*8-(100/25+9-3) (10)
Score: 76–66 (max 117)

Round 15: H O V E R W O R T

C2 buzzes on 2 seconds to say OVERTHROW which is correct.
Score: 76–76 (max 127)

Tie-break: G I N A N D V A C

C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say ADVANCING which is correct.
Score: 86–76 (max 127)



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

Really sorry for not being able to give this game the attention it deserved, but I thought I'd better get the recap on as it's been a few days.

I've been very busy the last few days with one thing and another, and already had accidentally read the outcome elsewhere, so I watched the game mostly in 6x and it looked like it was a belter.

Apologies to all, especially Neil and Simon.

Jon Corby wrote:
TTT: WORMHEAD - "Bound for this place according to the song"

Teatime teaser: WORMHEAD -> HOMEWARD

Is it just me, or does anyone else think that the TTT writer (who often uses the contestants names), got Neil Simon, the playwright:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Simon

confused with the singer/songwriter Paul Simon:

http://video.google.co.uk/videosearch?h ... 7&ct=title#

Maybe I think too much!

Julie T wrote:

Jon Corby wrote:
TTT: WORMHEAD - "Bound for this place according to the song"

Teatime teaser: WORMHEAD -> HOMEWARD

Is it just me, or does anyone else think that the TTT writer (who often uses the contestants names), got Neil Simon, the playwright:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Simon

confused with the singer/songwriter Paul Simon:

http://video.google.co.uk/videosearch?h ... 7&ct=title#

Maybe I think too much!

Looks like it was just you!