Countdown recap for Tuesday 24th June 2008.
C1: Champion Tony Gilgun (2 wins.)
C2: Challenger Arthur Frost.
DC: Susie Dent and Ken Bruce.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: O E A L R S P L O
R02: R D P I E O S V A
R03: I O O N C B S F T
R04: D S N I E I M G R
R05: 100, 4, 5, 8, 6, 5. Target: 569.
TTT: EATSTHIS - "The sort who's always rushing in"
R06: U O E H Y L D C I
R07: I E A S R N G T D
R08: E O H N S S E W D
R09: I A E R T P K N L
R10: 25, 5, 5, 3, 6, 3. Target: 787.
TTT: MOLESLIP - "Unlike petrol it's a cheap pump"
R11: A U O T C R Q T A
R12: A U E B P G D E R
R13: I E A L N S M F U
R14: 50, 6, 5, 5, 6, 7. Target: 182.
R15: R E T R Y T R I O (conundrum)
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Round 1: O E A L R S P L O
C1: POLAR (5)
C2: respool
DC: PAROLES (7) AEROSOL (7) LOOPERS (7)
OT: APOLLOS (7) REPOSAL (7) ROSELLA (7) ROSEOLA (7)
Score: 5–0 (max 7)
Round 2: R D P I E O S V A
C1: PROVIDES (8)
C2: DESPAIR (7)
DC: DISPROVE (8) VAPORISED (18)
Score: 13–0 (max 25)
Round 3: I O O N C B S F T
C1: BOOTS (5)
C2: FONTS (5)
DC: TONICS (6) CONFITS (7)
OT: BONITOS (7)
Score: 18–5 (max 32)
Round 4: D S N I E I M G R
C1: MINDERS (7)
C2: RESIDING (8)
DC: DESIRING (8) DEMISING (8)
OT: REMISING (8) RINGSIDE (8)
Score: 18–13 (max 40)
Round 5: 100, 4, 5, 8, 6, 5. Target: 569.
C1: 569. ((100-5)x6)-(5-4) (10)
C2: -
Score: 28–13 (max 50)
Teatime teaser: EATSTHIS -> HASTIEST
Round 6: U O E H Y L D C I
C1: CLOUDY (6)
C2: doylie
OT: CLOYED (6) COILED (6) COLDIE (6) DIOECY (6) DOCILE (6) DOUCHE (6) LOUCHE (6)
Score: 34–13 (max 56)
Round 7: I E A S R N G T D
C1: STRINGED (8)
C2: STRAINED (8)
DC: RANGIEST (8) ANGRIEST (8) READINGS (8) GRADIENTS (18)
Score: 42–21 (max 74)
Round 8: E O H N S S E W D
C1: SHOWED (6)
C2: ENDOWS (6)
DC: SNOWED (6)
OT: DONEES (6) DOWSES (6) NOSHED (6) NOSHES (6) SENSED (6) SEWENS (6) SHEENS (6) SHEWED (6) SONDES (6) SWEDES (6)
Score: 48–27 (max 80)
Round 9: I A E R T P K N L
C1: TINKLER (7)
C2: intaker
DC: PERTAIN (7) TRIPLANE (8)
OT: INTERLAP (8) TRAPLINE (8)
Score: 55–27 (max 88)
Round 10: 25, 5, 5, 3, 6, 3. Target: 787.
C1: 797. (((6x5)+(5-3))x25)-3 (5)
C2: 791. Mistake in working.
CV: 785. (7)
Score: 60–27 (max 95)
Teatime teaser: MOLESLIP -> PLIMSOLE
Round 11: A U O T C R Q T A
C1: QUOTA (5)
C2: QUOTA (5)
DC: AUTOCRAT (8)
OT: ACTUATOR (8)
Score: 65–32 (max 103)
Round 12: A U E B P G D E R
C1: UPGRADE (7)
C2: REBADGE (7)
DC: AUBERGE (7)
OT: BEDEGUAR (8)
Score: 72–39 (max 111)
Round 13: I E A L N S M F U
C1: FLAMES (6)
C2: FAMINES (7)
DC: INFLAMES (8)
OT: FLAMINES (8)
Score: 72–46 (max 119)
Round 14: 50, 6, 5, 5, 6, 7. Target: 182.
C1: -
C2: -
CV: 182. ((50-6-5)x5)-6-7 (10)
Score: 72–46 (max 129)
Round 15: R E T R Y T R I O
C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say TERRITORY which is correct.
Score: 82–46 (max 139)
Further summaries are at:
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Tuesday 24 June, Series 59, Game 2
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Re: Tuesday 24 June, Series 59, Game 2
Round 10 : (25x3 - 3) x (5+6) -5
Makes the max 142
Makes the max 142
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Re: Tuesday 24 June, Series 59, Game 2
You have a 2 there Ray. The recap shows a 3.
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Re: Tuesday 24 June, Series 59, Game 2
Corrected it, thanks