Round-by-round summary of "Countdown"
broadcasted at 3:25pm on Friday 25th January 2008
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C1: Champion : DAVID O'DONNELL
A Political Theory masters graduate from Omagh, County Tyrone...
who has an oddly shaped though thick skinned head apparently.
C2: Challenger : BRIAN KAY
From Aberdeenshire, makes wedding cakes
DC: Alison Heard and Trudie Goodwin
KEY:
DC: Dictionary Corner - lexicographer and guest celebrity
DC: under "other" or numbers rounds is me, not dictionary corner.
CV: Carol's solution to the numbers rounds
Other: anything else that is unusual, better or just plain silly.
GS: Generated solution to a numbers round.
Max: in all cases is maximum score, maximum no. of letters can be seen
after the word.
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Round 01: E A E N L S C L F
Round 02: U C E X D A T L I
Round 03: O E O Y W P D A N
Round 04: U P I T V A I J D
Round 05: 50 75 25 100 6 8 : Target : 129
Teaser 1: E A R D R E A M
: How come you taste so good
Round 06: T I R E N S I R B
Round 07: E O A T R G T S C
Round 08: I D E L S Z T I S
Round 09: E A U K H S B N T
Round 10: 75 5 10 1 8 5 : Target : 987
Teaser 2: F L A S H P I G
: At sea it sets the standard.
Round 11: E O A P N P T O H
Round 12: I M F M E O R L R
Round 13: U A I M Q T R I S
Round 14: 75 9 1 4 8 6 : Target : 708
Round 15: (Conundrum) : T I N Y M E T A L
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Round 1: E A E N L S C L F
C1: SCALENE (7)
C2: CLEANSE (7)
Other: NACELLES (8), ENLACES (7), NACELLE (7)
Max. 8 (8)
Score : 7-7
Round 2: U C E X D A T L I
C1: CITADEL (7)
C2: TAXIED (6)
DC: DIALECT (7)
Other: DELTAIC (7), DUCTILE (7), EDICTAL(7), LUXATED(7)
Max. 7 (15)
Score : 14-7
Round 3: O E O Y W P D A N
C1: WEAPON (6)
C2: WEAPON (6)
DC: WOODEN (6), DOYEN (5)
For 6: NOYADE, PAEONY, PAWNED, PEDWAY, POONED, YAWNED, YAWPED
Max. 6 (21)
Score : 20-13
Round 4: U P I T V A I J D
C1: VAPID (5)
C2: PAID (4)
DC: AUDIT (5), DAVIT (5)
Other: ADIT, AVID, DIVA, DIVI, JATI, PUJA, PUTA, TAPU, TIPI, VAID, VATU
Max. 5 (26)
Score : 25-13
Round 5: 50 75 25 100 6 8 : Target : 129
C1 : 129 : 75 + 50 + ( 100 / 25 )
C2 : 129 : 75 + 50 + ( 100 / 25 )
Max. 10 (36)
Score : 35-23
Teaser 1 : EARDREAM = DEMARERA
*Brown sugar, as in the Rolling Stones song.
Round 6: T I R E N S I R B
C1: BRINIEST (8) - the only 8.
C2: INSERT (6)
Other: BRINIER (7), BESTIR, BISTER, BISTRE, BITERS, BITSER, BRIERS
For 6: BRINES, IBERIS, INTERS, RINSER, SENITI, SINTER, TINIER, TINIES
For 6: TRIBES, TRIERS, TRINES
Max. 8 (44)
Score : 43-23
Round 7: E O A T G R T S C
C1: GAROTTES (8)
C2: COASTER (7)
DC: COTTAGERS (9)
Other: COTTAGER(8), COTTAGES(8), and 15 sevens
Max. 18 (62)
Score : 51-23
Round 8: I D E L S Z T I S
C1: slidiest (X)
C2: slidiest (X)
DC: DISTILS (7)
Other: DELISTS (7, JH), SIZEIST (7), DEISTS, DESIST, DITZES, IDLEST
For 6: ISLETS, LITIES, SIDLES, SILTED, SLIDES, STILES, TILDES, TIDIES
Max. 7 (69)
Score : 51-23
Round 9: E A U K H S B N T
C1: SUNBATHE (8) - the only 8.
C2: SHAKEN (6)
Other: SUNBAKE (7), SUNBATH (7), ABSENT, BASKET, BATHES, BEAUTS
For 6: BHUNAS, BUTANE, HASTEN, HAUNTS, SUBNET, THANES, THANKS, THUNKS
FoR 6: UNSEAT (6)
Max. 8 (77)
Score : 59-23
Round 10: 75 5 10 1 8 5 : Target : 987
C1: 988 : ( 5 + 8 ) x ( 75 + 1 )
C2: -x- : nothing declared
JB: 987 : ( ( ( 75 - 1 ) + ( 10 X 5 ) ) X 8 ) - 5
Max. 10 (87)
Score : 66-23
Teaser 2 : FLASHPIG = FLAGSHIP
* spider pig, spider pig, does whatev.. where am I? Oh, review.
Round 11: E O A P N P T O H
C1: PHAETON (7)
C2: HAPPEN (6)
Other: HANEPOOT (PH, 8), PHONATE (7), HAPTEN (6), PHOTON (6)
Max. 8 (95)
score : 73-23
Round 12: I M F M E O R L R
C1: REFORM (6)
C2: FIRMER (6)
DC: LORIMER (7)
Other: FORMER (6), MEMOIR (6)
Max. 7 (102)
score : 79-29
Round 13: U A I M Q T R I S
C1: TIRAMISU (8) - unsurprisingly the only 8.
C2: SQUIRT (6)
DC: MARQUIS (7)
Other: ATRIUMS (7), MATSURI (7), AUTISM, MAQUIS, QUARTS, QUIRTS
For 6: sAMITI, SMRITI, SQUIRM, SQUIRT, STRUMA, SURIMI, TRUISM
Max. 8 (110)
Score : 87-29
Round 14: 75 9 1 4 8 6 : Target : 708
C1: 708 : ( 75 + 4 ) x 9 + 6 - 1 - 8
C2: 708 : ( 75 x 9 ) + ( 4 x 8 ) + 1
DC: 708 : ( 75 + 4 - 1 ) x 9 + 6
Max. 10 (120)
Score : 97-39
Round 15 (Conundrum) : T I N Y M E T A L
C2 buzzes in on 3 seconds and declares ...........
- - s p o i l e r s p a c e - -
- - s p o i l e r s p a c e - -
MENTALITY - The correct answer!!!
Max. 10 (130)
Final Score : 97 - 49
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WINNER STATS
Rounds won : 8
Rounds drawn : 6
Rounds lost : 1
Rounds max scored : 8
% of max scored : 74.6%
Raw Score : 97
% of max (raw score) : 74.6%
LOSER STATS
Rounds won : 1
Rounds drawn : 6
Rounds lost : 8
Rounds max scored : 4
% of max scored : 37.7%
Raw Score : 90
% of max (raw score) : 69.2%
Remember:
To access further round-by-round summaries of recent Countdown shows
listed in date order go to...
http://www.sooreams.com/cd/series.asp?series=58
Written by Dave Coulthurst with "Other" contributions from Jim Bentley
FRIDAY 25th JANUARY 2008 REVIEW, SERIES 58, SHOW 18
Moderator: James Robinson
Re: FRIDAY 25th JANUARY 2008 REVIEW, SERIES 58, SHOW 18
If you're feeling wily, you may notice this review is also on the yahoo forum, and I'm pointing to the yahoo forum version on the corral.
I've yet to figure out how to post on here using a fixed width font and pre-formatted text.. which makes the review look significantly neater.
Pre-formatted text was previously done with the "pre" HTML tags. So if anyone knows how to do this.. I presume it may be possible with the "code" option somehow. I can get around it with char 255's but then I'd have to find a text editor that doesn't automatically convert them to spaces (char 32's) where promptly all but one of them disappears.
Fixed width fonts were used to line stuff up.. is there an option for that?
DC
I've yet to figure out how to post on here using a fixed width font and pre-formatted text.. which makes the review look significantly neater.
Pre-formatted text was previously done with the "pre" HTML tags. So if anyone knows how to do this.. I presume it may be possible with the "code" option somehow. I can get around it with char 255's but then I'd have to find a text editor that doesn't automatically convert them to spaces (char 32's) where promptly all but one of them disappears.
Fixed width fonts were used to line stuff up.. is there an option for that?
DC