c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 25th April 2008

C1: Champion Ben Hanks, 5 wins, 435 points, 4/5 Conundrums
C2: Challenger Harry Barnett, a retired civil servant.

DC: Susie Dent and Paul Zenon
CV: Carol Vorderman
OT: Other words or solutions.
DC: Appearing in numbers rounds is my solution
GS: Generated solution (numbers round)

R01: C S U E N B T A I
R02: D S N O A O D R E
R03: W D L A E K T A S
R04: D L X E O U R M R
R05: 75 100 50 6 4 1. Target: 712
TTT: LOADVINO - "The Spice Girls might score one more than you!"
R06: P H N O E O T Y T
R07: N F M S A E A D O
R08: R L R A O E N R P
R09: S C L O E H U T S
R10: 25 4 10 1 3 3. Target: 627
TTT: KENSHARD - "You should see the legs on this bird"
R11: R P N E A I T C V
R12: N T T A E I B L G
R13: F D M O E O P S T
R14: 10 4 25 100 50 75. Target: 283
R15: FRICASEEE (conundrum)

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R01: C S U E N B T A I
C1: STANCE (6)
C2: CABINS (6)
DC: BASCINET, INCUBATES (9)
OT: CABINETS, AUNTIES, CINEAST, NUTCASE, SINUATE, TUNICAE
Score: 6-6 (max 18)

R02: D S N O A O D R E
C1: SNORED (6)
C2: SNARED (6)
DC: DEODARS (7)
OT: ADORNED (7), DANDERS (7), DORADOS (7), NARDOOS (7), 40 (yes, 40!) sixes
Score: 12-12 (max 25)

R03: W D L A E K T A S
C1: STALKED (7)
C2: SLAKED
DC: WALKED, TALKED, DALEKS
OT: AWAKES, DELTAS, DESALT, DWAALS, KWELAS, LATKES, SALADE, SLATED, STAKED, STALED, TASKED.. etc.
Score: 19-12 (max 32)

R04: D L X E O U R M R
C1: MOULDER (7)
C2: LOUDER
DC: REMOULD (7)
OT: DORMER, DOURER, LOUDER, MODULE, MURDER, ORDURE
Score: 26-12 (max 39)

R05: 75 100 50 6 4 1. Target: 712
C1: 704. (6+1)*100+4 (5)
C2: 708x. mistake in working! (x)
CV: 711. not explained.
GS: 711. (75+4)*((6+(100/50))+1) (7) = nearest possible.
Score: 31-12 (max 46)

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R06: P H N O E O T Y T
C1: POTTY
C2: PHONEY (6)
DC: TYPHOON, HONEYPOT (8)
OT: HOTPOT, PHOOEY, PHOTON, POTENT, PYTHON, TOOTHY
Score: 31-18 (max 54)

R07: N F M S A E A D O
C1: MOANED (6)
C2: NAMED
DC: DAMSON, DAEMONS
OT: ADENOMAS (8), MAENADS, MASONED, DESMAN*
Score: 37-18 (max 62)

* A DESMAN is a mammal somewhat like a mole, added here for amusement... Here's one...
http://www.dkimages.com/discover/Home/A ... man-1.html


R08: R L R A O E N R P
C1: LOANER (6)
C2: PARRY (X)
DC: PAROLE (6)
OT: PERRON (6), PLANER (6), REPLAN (6), ROARER (6), 25 5'S
Score: 43-18 (max 68)

R09: S C L O E H U T S
C1: CLOSEST (7)
C2: HOUSES
DC: CLOSETS (7), HUSTLES (7)
OT: SLOUCHES (JB, 8), LOUCHEST (BP, 8), TOCHUSES (8), HOCUSES, LOTUSES, SOLUTES, Hercule Poirot in plural.
Score: 50-18 (max 76)

R10: 25 4 10 1 3 3. Target: 627 ... the "Countdown Haircut" selection apparently?
C1: 626X. mistake in working (X)
C2: 611. 16 points away (0)
CV: 624. ((3+3)*4)*(25+1)
CV: 626. . by going 650 then down ?????
CB: 627, ((25-4)*10)*3-3 (10)
MW: 627. ((25-4)*10-1)*3 (10)
Score: 50-18 (max 86)

KENSHARD -> REDSHANK ... Here's a Redshank.. http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/880/_/ ... shank.aspx

R11: R P N E A I T C V
C1: PAINTER (7)
C2: PAINTER (7)
DC: PRIVATE (7), CAPRINE (7)
OT: CANTRIP (7), CAPTIVE (7), CERTAIN (7), PARETIC (7), PERTAIN (7), PICANTE (7), PICRATE (7), REPAINT (7), TACRINE (7)
Score: 57-25 (max 93)

R12: N T T A E I B L G
C1: BATTLING (8)
C2: BLEATING (8)
DC: BATTLING (8), BLEATING (8)
OT: ABETTING (JB, 8), BLATTING (8), TANGIBLE (8)
Score: 65-33 (max 101)

R13: F D M O E O P S T
C1: STOOPED (7)
C2: STOOPED (7)
DC: SPOOFED (7), MOPEDS, FOOTED, POSTED
OT: STOMPED (SR, 7)
Score: 72-40 (max 108)

R14: 10 4 25 100 50 75. Target: 283
C1: 286. (100/25)*75-10-4 (7)
C2: 275. not explained but (50*4)+75 will do it..
DC: 283. 75*4-25+10-(100/50) (10) .. and Bryan C
BP: 283. 4*(75+100/50)-25 (10)
Score: 79-40 (max 118)

R15: F R I C A S E E E

Neither contestant gets it, nor does anyone in the audience.

CEASEFIRE is the correct answer

Final Score: 79-40 (max 128)

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

DaveC wrote: R06: P H N O E O T Y T
C1: POTTY
C2: PHONEY (6)
DC: TYPHOON, HONEYPOT (8)

That's a quality pair of spots from DC, isn't it?

DaveC wrote: R13: F D M O E O P S T
C1: STOOPED (7)
C2: STOOPED (7)
DC: SPOOFED (7), MOPEDS, FOOTED, POSTED
Score: 72-40 (max 108)

No STOMPED? Very surprising.

Very well spotted Mr Reams... and I thought the mysterious absence of any OT when there's only one to be found would be subtle enough to pass everyone by. Not so obviously. It had to be an error or omission that didn't impact the integrity of the review, that's the difficult bit.

It may be observed that sometimes the score in brackets appears after the word, sometimes it doesn't. Anyone feeling nerdy enough to work out why?

DC

DaveC wrote:Very well spotted Mr Reams... and I thought the mysterious absence of any OT when there's only one to be found would be subtle enough to pass everyone by. Not so obviously. It had to be an error or omission that didn't impact the integrity of the review, that's the difficult bit.

I didn't realise it was a "Spot the Ball" competition, I just saw STOMPED as soon as I looked at the selection and was surprised it wasn't in (and too lazy to check myself.)

DaveC wrote:It may be observed that sometimes the score in brackets appears after the word, sometimes it doesn't. Anyone feeling nerdy enough to work out why?

Brackets appear after the scoring word(s) from the contestants, plus maxes from DC. I think.

Charlie Reams wrote:Brackets appear after the scoring word(s) from the contestants, plus maxes from DC. I think.

Yup, that would be it. This approach in my view adds a little clarity when it is being scanned quickly. Except always adding the (x) for a disallowed word or solution... just to rub it in.. nah.. just to clearly show that it is disallowed.

No complaints thus far ...

DC