Countdown recap for CONOT Saturday 23 May 2009. Game 6/6.
C1: Champion Kirk Bevins (5 wins.)
C2: Champion Dinos Sfyris (4 wins.)
DC: Susie Dent.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: W T R A I E T I O
R02: T N M I U O V E M
R03: M N D E I A L D O
R04: N Y T O A A T R E
R05: 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 2. Target: 586.
R06: N K L E A P B S O
R07: F T R A E O S R U
R08: L Z R O E U T E Q
R09: B S X U A I P C E
R10: 50, 75, 100, 9, 10, 2, . Target: 963.
R11: D R J U O E F I G
R12: R G S I O A M U U
R13: G S S A V T E E U
R14: 100, 2, 5, 4, 6, 10. Target: 127.
R15: T Y R E F O R C E (conundrum)
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Round 1: W T R A I E T I O
C1: RATITE (6)
C2: WITTIER (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)
Bad miss from Kirk there.
Round 2: T N M I U O V E M
C1: MOMENT (6)
C2: OMENTUM (7)
Score: 0–14 (max 14)
Nice spot from Dinos takes him 14-0 up. Ouch. Is Kirk going to bottle another CO-event yet again?
Round 3: M N D E I A L D O
C1: MELANOID (8)
C2: MELANOID (8)
Score: 8–22 (max 22)
A high probability darren doesn't close the gap...
Round 4: N Y T O A A T R E
C1: ATTORNEY (8)
C2: TREATY (6)
OT: NATATORY (8)
Score: 16–22 (max 30)
But a not-so-high probability 8 does!
Round 5: 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 2. Target: 586.
C1: 585. (4x2x8+3-2)x9 (7)
C2: 585. (4x2x8+3-2)x9 (7)
RR: 586. (9x8x4+3+2)x2 (10)
Score: 23–29 (max 40)
Round 6: N K L E A P B S O
C1: NOPALES (7)
C2: NOPALES (7)
OT: BONSELA (7)
Score: 30–36 (max 47)
Round 7: F T R A E O S R U
C1: ROUTERS (7)
C2: RAFTERS (7)
OT: FERROUS (7) FURORES (7) FRATERS (7) RETURFS (7) ROASTER (7) TOURERS (7) TROUSER (7)
Score: 37–43 (max 54)
Round 8: L Z R O E U T E Q
C1: TORQUE (6)
C2: TORQUE (6)
OT: ROQUET (6)
Score: 43–49 (max 60)
Round 9: B S X U A I P C E
C1: AUSPICE (7)
C2: PUBIS (5)
Score: 50–49 (max 67)
And Kirk is in front for the first time in the game. This is turning out to be a classic!
Round 10: 50, 75, 100, 9, 10, 2. Target: 963.
C1: 963. 100x9+75-10-2 (10)
C2: 963. 100x9+75-10-2 (10)
Score: 60–59 (max 77)
Round 11: D R J U O E F I G
C1: FIGURED (7)
C2: FORGED (6)
OT: FIREDOG (7)
Score: 67–59 (max 84)
Bad miss from Dinos there as Kirk extends his lead.
Round 12: R G S I O A M U U
C1: GOURAMIS (8)
C2: GOURAMIS (8)
Score: 75–67 (max 92)
Lovely darrenical 8 from both players.
Round 13: G S S A V T E E U
C1: vestage
C2: STAVES (6)
OT: SUAVEST (7) VAGUEST (7)
Score: 75–73 (max 99)
Kirk saw SUAVEST just out of time which would have put him 15 ahead with 2 to play but he spent most of the time convincing himself that VESTAGE^ was a word. What a plonker.
Round 14: 100, 2, 5, 4, 6, 10. Target: 127.
C1: 127. 6x4+5-2+100 (10)
C2: 127. (6/2)x(10+5-4)+100 (10)
Score: 85–83 (max 109)
And it's a crucial conundrum to decide the winner of CONOT 2009. Whoever got this would win CONOT 2009. If nobody got it, Kirk would win the event.
Round 15: T Y R E F O R C E
C2 buzzes on 1 second to say REFECTORY which is correct.
Score: 85–93 (max 119)
Dinos comes from behind on 1 second, slams his hand down on the table and excitedly writes REFECTORY on his sheet of paper to frustrate Kirk once again.
A really good game with some good spots and bad misses, but I'm not bitter....honest