c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 2 October 2008.

C1: Challenger Jon O'Neill, The Erogenous Essexian.
C2: Challenger Julian Fell, The Yoghurty Yorkian.
DC: Charlie Reams and Charlie Reams.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: O E O E M N Z X L
R02: T Y I A O L P G S
R03: O I O U R P S S A
R04: R F C U A I T Q D
R05: 50, 100, 25, 75, 10, 6. Target: 128.
R06: M H R E O I S R A
R07: A O A E F T M B U
R08: N E E E D T L G N
R09: I A E A W N D S R
R10: 100, 4, 2, 8, 7, 10. Target: 472.
R11: O E I I J T D R T
R12: I E A C S L N P A
R13: U A E E V T N S T
R14: 50, 7, 8, 9, 10, 4. Target: 819.
R15: S A N G O P E R A (conundrum)


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Round 1: O E O E M N Z X L

C1: MELON (5)
C2: OZONE (5)
OT: LEMON (5) LEONE (5)
Score: 5–5 (max 5)

Round 2: T Y I A O L P G S

C1: GALIPOT (7)
C2: GALIPOT (7)
DC: GALIOTS (7) SOAPILY (7) STAGILY (7) TOPSAIL (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 12)

Round 3: O I O U R P S S A

C1: -
C2: SOURSOP (7)
DC: ARIOSOS (7) (Jono, about 10 minutes late)
Score: 12–19 (max 19)

Round 4: R F C U A I T Q D

C1: ACQUIT (6)
C2: QUARTIC (7)
DC: QUADRIC (7)
Score: 12–26 (max 26)

Round 5: 50, 100, 25, 75, 10, 6. Target: 128.

C1: 128. ((75-10)x50+100)/25-6 (10)
C2: -
Score: 22–26 (max 36)



Round 6: M H R E O I S R A

C1: ARMOIRES (8)
C2: MARSHIER (8)
Score: 30–34 (max 44)

Round 7: A O A E F T M B U

C1: AMOEBA (6)
C2: BATEAU (6)
Score: 36–40 (max 50)

Round 8: N E E E D T L G N

C1: GENTEEL (7)
C2: GENTEEL (7)
DC: GENTLED (7)
Score: 43–47 (max 57)

Round 9: I A E A W N D S R

C1: ARANEIDS (8)
C2: ARANEIDS (8)
Score: 51–55 (max 65)

Round 10: 100, 4, 2, 8, 7, 10. Target: 472.

C1: 472. 4x100+10x7+2 (10)
C2: 472. 4x100+10x7+2 (10)
Score: 61–65 (max 75)


[Pause for Julian to warm his fingers up.]


Round 11: O E I I J T D R T

C1: DOTTIER (7)
C2: DIORITE (7)
Score: 68–72 (max 82)

Round 12: I E A C S L N P A

C1: PELICANS (8)
C2: PANICLES (8)
OT: CANALISE (8) CAPELINS (8)
Score: 76–80 (max 90)

Round 13: U A E E V T N S T

C1: AVENUES (7)
C2: AVENUES (7)
OT: ATTUNES (7) TAUTENS (7) TETANUS (7) NEATEST (7)
Score: 83–87 (max 97)

Round 14: 50, 7, 8, 9, 10, 4. Target: 819.

C1: 818. (7+9)x50+10+8 (7)
C2: -
CV: 819. (50-4)*(10+8)-9 (10)
Score: 90–87 (max 107)

Round 15: S A N G O P E R A

C2 buzzes on 3 seconds to say PARSONAGE which is correct. C1 was about 0.75 seconds behind. Close!
Score: 90–97 (max 117)

Ah, a fine game, SOURSOP and the first numbers solution were particularly nice.

Does this mean I have to play Julian now, or have I misunderstood the draw completely?

Paul Howe wrote:have I misunderstood the draw completely?

I think so, you vs. Julian would be no. 1 vs no. 2 seed.

No it's unlike the Plate it's the winner of 1 vs. 8 that plays the winner of 4 vs. 5, as per the televised show.

Martin Gardner wrote:No it's unlike the Plate it's the winner of 1 vs. 8 that plays the winner of 4 vs. 5, as per the televised show.

Yep, the format of the plate is what confused me, thanks for clarifying.

Ah right so I play the winner of Bevins vs. O'Donnell in the semis, do I? Jeez... oh well

Guess who's going to be doing a LOT of practice on numbers before COLin It's annoying... after playing this game, I then watched Wednesday's and Thursday's episodes on TV back-to-back and got every numbers game spot on, including two Carol-beaters... but it's getting them when you're actually playing that counts, and I've been having a bit of a mare on the numbers in COGST... every one that hasn't been dead easy, I've missed

So again I luckily scrape through on a crucial conundrum, I'd rather be winning more impressively but what can you do - Jono is a great player and I always knew it would be difficult. Well played mate

Paul, I thought my performance here was v reminiscent of yours in your epic series SF vs. Conor - getting the maximum on every letters round and totally ballsing up on two difficult numbers rounds either side of a dead easy middle one... although I didn't have the excuse of studio pressure, facing Conor etc.

(Edited because I inadvertently posted a (very minor) spoiler - sorry if anyone saw it during the short time it was up there)

Charlie Reams wrote: DC: Charlie Reams and Charlie Reams.

Oh God not two of them!

Martin Gardner wrote:

Charlie Reams wrote: DC: Charlie Reams and Charlie Reams.

Oh God not two of them!

I put myself as the lexicographer and the guest, because that's how frickin' important I am.

Charlie Reams wrote:

Martin Gardner wrote:

Charlie Reams wrote: DC: Charlie Reams and Charlie Reams.

Oh God not two of them!

I put myself as the lexicographer and the guest, because that's how frickin' important I am.

Very sporting of you, Charlie, to host a MSN game after all your splendid work creating apterous.
I didn't spectate, but it was nail-biting reading the recap. Magnificent game, Jon and Julian, including many words I hadn't even heard of.
Congratulations to Julian, and commiserations to Jon - a really close game.

I was annoyed that I didn't get CAPELINS when I read the game through. I got CAPLINES, which is exactly the mistake I made in Junaid's game of 23rd Sept. aaarrggghhh!
Perhaps I'll remember it now.

Julian Fell wrote:
Paul, I thought my performance here was v reminiscent of yours in your epic series SF vs. Conor - getting the maximum on every letters round and totally ballsing up on two difficult numbers rounds either side of a dead easy middle one... although I didn't have the excuse of studio pressure, facing Conor etc.

Ha, very diplomatically put. The sad thing is that neither of those numbers were that difficult and I think both me and Conor would've solved them exactly on a typical day just watching at home, but as you say the pressure of the occasion gets to you.

Paul Howe wrote:The sad thing is that neither of those numbers were that difficult and I think both me and Conor would've solved them exactly on a typical day just watching at home

I read and played along with the recap of that game in the comfort of home (well, my room at university) with no pressure on me, and I totally messed up the first and third numbers as well To be fair Paul I think they were fairly tricky!

Edit to say: and Carol didn't get them either, did she? (IIRC)