c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 28th March 2008

C1: Champion Richard Priest, 4 wins, 415 points
C2: Challenger Matt Wate
DC: Susie Dent and Ann Widdecombe
CV: Carol Vorderman
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N V E E N R I E D
R02: T G E H O W A J S
R03: O U Z R I D B A O
R04: D E I T S O T L E
R05: 25 1 10 7 9 9. Target: 568
TTT: LUSTBASH - "Could you sprinkle this plant on your fish?"
R06: S R O E M L A S F
R07: E U S P G O E R A
R08: H R T I G U O A R
R09: T I O T N I F C E
R10: 4 7 4 1 3 10. Target: 864
TTT: RUSHCASE - "A French soldier could be a chicken"
R11: N K M I A T N O E
R12: Y M I A S P O D P
R13: C R E I L A C L E
R14: 50 2 10 4 3 5. Target: 204
R15: A R T I W H E E L (conundrum)

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R01: N V E E N R I E D
C1: VENEER (6)
C2: VENEER (6)
DC: VEINED
OT: NEEDIER (JB, 7), NERVINE (7), many 6's
Score: 6-6 (max 7)

R02: T G E H O W A J S
C1: STOWAGE (7)
C2: STOWAGE (7)
DC: STOWAGE (7), HOSTAGE (7)
OT: TOWAGES (7), SWATHE, TOWAGE, WHATSO
Score: 13-13 (max 14)

R03: O U Z R I D B A O
C1: RADIO (5)
C2: BROAD (5)
DC: BOUDOIR (7)
OT: BORZOI, ADOBO, AROID, AUDIO, BARDO, BAZOO, BOARD, BOOAI, BRAID, BROAD, BROOD, DIAZO, DOBRA, DOBRO, DROOB, DURZI, IZARD, ODOUR, RABID, RADIO, RAZOO, ZOOID
Score: 18-18 (max 21)

R04: D E I T S O T L E
C1: TOILETED (8)
C2: SLOTTED
DC: LITOTES
OT: DOTTLES, ESTOILE, OILSEED, SETTLED, SLITTED, STILTED, TELEOST, TOILETS
Score: 26-18 (max 29)

R05: 25 1 10 7 9 9. Target: 568
C1: X. nothing declared.
C2: X. nothing declared.
CV: 568. (((10+1)*25)+9)*(9-7) (10)
JB: 568. 9*9*7+1 (10)
Score: 26-18 (max 39)

LUSTBASH -> SALTBUSH

R06: S R O E M L A S F
C1: FEMORAL (7)
C2: LOAFERS (7)
DC: FORMLESS (8)
OT: FOAMLESS (8), ARMLESS, FLAMERS, FORMALS, MORSELS, OARLESS, SEROSAL, SOLERAS
Score: 33-25 (max 47)

R07: E U S P G O E R A
C1: PRESAGE (7)
C2: GROPES
DC: SUPEREGO (8)
OT: APOGEES, GOPURAS, 36 sixes.
Score: 40-25 (max 55)

R08: H R T I G U O A R
C1: GUITAR (6)
C2: x. nothing declared
DC: AGOUTI (6)*
OT: ARIGHT (6), AUTHOR (6), RAGOUT (6), RIGHTO (6), RIGOUR (6), THORIA (6), TROUGH (6), TURGOR (6)
Score: 46-25 (max 61)

* Here's an agouti http://consejo.bz/belize/herbivores.html

R09: T I O T N I F C E
C1: CONFETTI (8)
C2: FICTION
DC: CONFETTI (8), FICTION
OT: CONFIT, FINITE, FINITO, INCITE, INFECT, NOETIC, NOTICE, TIENTO
Score: 54-25 (max 69)

R10: 4 7 4 1 3 10. Target: 864
C1: 870. (7*4*3+4-1)*10 (5)
C2: 863x. mistake in calculation
CV: 864. (((3*7+1)*10)-4)*4 (10)
DC: 864. (10+7+1)*4*4*3
Score: 59-25 (max 79)

RUSHCASE -> CHASSEUR *

French soldiers were chickens.. perhaps that explains what happens when you type "french military victories" into Google and hit the "I'm feeling lucky" button.

R11: N K M I A T N O E
C1: NOMINATE (8)
C2: x. nothing declared
DC: NOMINATE (8)
OT: AMNIOTE, ENATION, MENTION, MONTANE
Score: 67-25 (max 87)

R12: Y M I A S P O D P
C1: MYOPIA (6)
C2: SOPPY
OT: SYMPODIA (JC, 8), DAIMYOS, MAYPOPS, DAIMYO, DISMAY, DISOMY, MAYPOP, OPPIDA, PAPISM
Score: 73-25 (max 95)

R13: C R E I L A C L E
C1: CLERICAL (8)
C2: CIRCLE (6)
DC: CELERIAC (8), ALERCE, CALLER, CELLAE, CELLAR, CEREAL, CLERIC, ECLAIR, LACIER, RECALL, RELLIE
Score: 81-25 (max 103)

R14: 50 2 10 4 3 5. Target: 204
C1: 204. (50+3-2)*4 (10)
C2: 205. presumably 50*4+5
DC: 204. (3*5*10)+4+50
Score: 91-25 (max 113)

R15: A R T I W H E E L
C1 buzzes in after 22 seconds and declares WEALTHIER, the correct answer.
Final Score: 101-25 (max 123)

New Champion Stats.
5 wins, 4 centuries, 516 points, average 103, 4/5 conundrums.

Further summaries are at:
http://www.sooreams.com/cd/series.asp?series=58

DaveC wrote:R09: T I O T N I F C E
C1: CONFETTI (8)
C2: FICTION
DC: CONFETTI (8), FICTION
OT: CONFIT, FINITE, FINITO, INCITE, INFECT, NOETIC, NOTICE, TIENTO
Score: 54-25 (max 69)

For me this is his best spot of the run so far, and among the best of the series - real quality stuff.

Funny that, cos I got CONFETTI pretty much straight away, yet CLERICAL eluded me for some reason. Curious how the mind works. TOILETED was also a fine spot. Git beat me with that one too.

SUPEREGO was a quality offering from the corner for sure.

Our man is definitely one to watch out for in the knockout stages. If he doesn't make 8 I'll use this recipe...

http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinde ... y?id=50102

Unless Jim's got a better one.

DC

I have taken on a new job and combined with the fact that I haven't been able to get 4oD since going wireless means that I haven't seen the current champ in action. Reading through a few of the recaps has definitely been disconcerting but I knew someone would crawl out of the woodwork.

Shouldn't that be SYMPOSIA in one round? I did get that but missed CONFETTI - quality spot. Though I am a little disappointed since I am pretty sure it's been in one of the puzzle books. SUPEREGO was absolutely top notch, I was nowhere near it. Some great words in Friday's game - shame I missed it. Look forward to recapping tomorrow.

DaveC wrote:Funny that, cos I got CONFETTI pretty much straight away, yet CLERICAL eluded me for some reason. Curious how the mind works. TOILETED was also a fine spot. Git beat me with that one too.

SUPEREGO was a quality offering from the corner for sure.

Hmm, I got CLERICAL, TOILETED and SUPEREGO so maybe that's why I thought CONFETTI was so awesome. But generally I'm impressed by seeing any 8 without a simple form for the first time. I guess you could argue that CONFETTI has a the standard prefix CON-, but it's not a simple spot even then.

I guess due to the lack of anyone else mentioning it that GROUPEES is a word I just invented in the SUPEREGO round. Shame - I needed it to beat Richard.

James Hurrell wrote:I guess due to the lack of anyone else mentioning it that GROUPEES is a word I just invented in the SUPEREGO round. Shame - I needed it to beat Richard.

Afraid so old bean. (GROUPIES is obviously in)

David O'Donnell wrote:Shouldn't that be SYMPOSIA in one round?

Nope, both are in the dictionary, but there is only one "S" in the selection.

Don't do that on the telly, there could be trouble.

--
Holiday I wish, fitting a kitchen, a bathroom and a bog are tasks I'm to be taking part in, along with partial replacement of some floorboards, whatever that means.

I've no idea how a person goes about replacing a bog, or what you do about the old bodily functions in between removing the old one and fitting the new one. Piss in a bucket and fart for England I presume. I shall find out though.

DC