Countdown Marathon - Thursday 28 February/Friday 1 March '13
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 8:08 pm
APOLOGIES IN ADVANCED FOR THE PROLONGED WAIT, BUT A PROMISE IS A PROMISE
People have done many daring feats over the years to raise money for Comic Relief.
We've had celebrities climb up Mount Kilimanjaro, we've had celebrities walk in a barren, arid desert for ages, we've had celebrities go white-water rafting down the Zambezi, we've had David Walliams swin the Channel, the Strait of Gibraltar and the length of the Thames, we've had Helen Skelton kayak down the Amazon, walk on a tightrope on top of Battersea Power Station, walk down to the South Pole (yes, I realise some of those were for the other fundraisers, but you get the idea. )
But, now we have something super amazing that will top them all. As this year is the 25th anniversary of the first Comic Relief telethon, the comedian Mark Watson decided to do a 25 hour long comedy gig at the Pleasance Theatre in Islington, while next door in a small room, 2 legends of Countdown decide that they will go and emulate that by doing a 25 HOUR GAME OF COUNTDOWN!!!!!
But, prepare yourselves as Mark Deeks and Innis Carson take on letters, exhaustion, numbers, Zarte, targets, Eddie Mair, conundrums, Rachel Riley and complete drowsiness all to raise money for Comic Relief.
So, here is a once-in-a-lifetime, 450 round recap. Enjoy.
(NOTE: Because of restraints to the amount of digits that can be put into one post, this will have to be spread out over 5 posts.)
So, the first post has all the rounds, followed by a detail of the first hour.
Countdown Marathon recap for Thursday 28 February and Friday 1 March 2013.
C1: Series 65 Semi-Finalist Mark Deeks. An Apteforumite and International Justice student at the University of Warwick, originally from Braughing, Hertfordshire.
C2: Series 61 Semi-Finalist Innis Carson. An Apteforumite and Chemistry student at Edinburgh University.
Host & DC: Zarte Siempre.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R001: N E G E L E T Z E
R002: Y X W T O I I T R
R003: R I M I M I M F I
R004: N N T T O O O R U
R005: 25, 5, 5, 4, 1, 9. Target: 257.
R006: R R T T O O O J D
R007: R E P A R E S R T
R008: T M M R A E E I F
R009: R E R I N A N N N
R010: 50, 25, 4, 7, 1, 8. Target: 159.
R011: S E T A R A D I B
R012: T T R R E A A N M
R013: S A W I V E V T L
R014: H G G T O A E Z L
R015: 75, 1, 1, 3, 6, 9. Target: 637.
R016: C C C S E O A N F
R017: S O S E S I L D I
R018: B J D S A A E P P
R019: Q A N E S E T M A
R020: 50, 75, 5, 5, 8, 3. Target: 618.
R021: K U L O D I B F H
R022: D G D G I E E N L
R023: P E W I X E Y T G
R024: Z D W T O E A N T
R025: 75, 5, 9, 2, 5, 1. Target: 526.
R026: N P D G A E A F S
R027: S E Q A Y E D W J
R028: N R F D E A A X V
R029: T I L E S A T U N
R030: 100, 25, 10, 5, 6, 4. Target: 420.
R031: T O K I M I C A P
R032: R R T L A O E U S
R033: N U S O T U N O I
R034: L H S D E E O C T
R035: 50, 5, 6, 1, 7, 5. Target: 375.
R036: B R M L E E U S R
R037: S O S I F O M U E
R038: H N R P I E A B T
R039: G A V E L I G R R
R040: 100, 75, 1, 4, 1, 5. Target: 881.
R041: G E M I D O B C N
R042: P R P F I E A N O
R043: P O B I T E R R E
R044: L T R G E I O C N
R045: 25, 1, 9, 9, 2, 3. Target: 467.
R046: L F M V E U I R D
R047: R O S E W E D I P
R048: Z T T N E I A F D
R049: H A T E M U G C T
R050: 75, 25, 8, 6, 8, 4. Target: 130.
R051: L E D E K A Q S V
R052: C Y W G A A E D B
R053: S A B E S U G D R
R054: N M N N O U O T E
R055: 50, 10, 2, 2, 1, 3. Target: 526.
R056: S N X S E O U T U
R057: S E H O T A L S S
R058: J N R L A A E R M
R059: N E R E L A M R E
R060: 75, 25, 3, 9, 6, 4. Target: 516.
R061: L E S U S E H D F
R062: D J B S E E A S G
R063: D U T U M A G C T
R064: V L D R E I O G I
R065: 75, 1, 5, 10, 1, 5. Target: 831.
R066: G N T T U E E N C
R067: D A R A T A L A E
R068: C B T Z A A A Y S
R069: W A F E X E M S T
R070: 100, 25, 8, 5, 3, 1. Target: 954.
R071: N A N O F I P N P
R072: R R S T A E O S V
R073: H E R A T O R B O
R074: P Q W D A E I K L
R075: 50, 7, 3, 1, 4, 4. Target: 835.
R076: P R S N A A E N M
R077: G E P A C I N N N
R078: P M F T I O A R S
R079: W I T U S E R G L
R080: 25, 50, 8, 10, 9, 9. Target: 479.
R081: W I B O V O T N O
R082: R L M R E E U S S
R083: L E R I M I R T I
R084: T N C D O I U A E
R085: 100, 50, 75, 25, 5, 5. Target: 946.
R086: L R D N A A E G H
R087: D E T A M E D O D
R088: J B S S I E A L F
R089: G E C E V I T X T
R090: 25, 50, 2, 10, 7, 2. Target: 509.
R091: Z O Y I S O T R R
R092: R S H K O A E L P
R093: F O N A M A S A E
R094: N R P Q E E U D U
R095: 25, 7, 10, 1, 7, 6. Target: 890.
R096: S M N F E E A J S
R097: V I R E D E R A P
R098: D B D X E A E R R
R099: T U S U Y A Z N N
R100: 50, 100, 9, 9, 3, 10. Target: 867.
R101: N A T A W A L G C
R102: D B T R I I U R I
R103: S A F O M O S I S
R104: N H G L U O U F D
R105: 25, 75, 8, 2, 50, 100. Target: 611.
R106: D B C G U O O W T
R107: N E S O R T I E S
R108: T N V T A E I A T
R109: N E M E P A P G A
R110: 75, 50, 8, 7, 4, 4. Target: 712.
R111: C L E E Q O R L T
R112: M S H R O U E L K
R113: S U T O R E C I N
R114: R D P R I E E R M
R115: 25, 100, 75, 3, 5, 5. Target: 858.
R116: S K L Q E U U L D
R117: L U G I C A S M A
R118: F N J V A I U N A
R119: D A B E C O G L T
R120: 100, 50, 6, 6, 5, 3. Target: 408.
R121: V O T I T U S U T
R122: R S S M O A E A F
R123: H A P E W A T N E
R124: H G T W E A O Y X
R125: 25, 5, 4, 7, 8, 4. Target: 692.
R126: R R S P A I E N M
R127: P A N E R E T R E
R128: D G F L A E O D N
R129: D I B O S E B N O
R130: 25, 75, 8, 5, 4, 7. Target: 413.
R131: S E T I C E N U T
R132: S R Z R E E I D P
R133: R O R O M O S N A
R134: J F M S A E I C P
R135: 100, 50, 75, 25, 1, 8. Target: 440.
R136: T T T V I O U O T
R137: N E V I R E S P N
R138: M R Y X I E I N T
R139: W A H U B E B C T
R140: 100, 25, 4, 5, 7, 4. Target: 659.
R141: L E D I G E F N C
R142: G B D L I E U D O
R143: G U L U L I K Q E
R144: S L D D O I U S U
R145: 75, 2, 7, 10, 6, 1. Target: 130.
R146: N T G D U O I H E
R147: P A F E M E P E N
R148: R S N R A I E T A
R149: T U W O S U L E L
R150: 50, 25, 8, 1, 9, 3. Target: 122.
R151: F I G E L E D B H
R152: Z R P W A U I N M
R153: R I Y E T E G B L
R154: D R R M E I I S N
R155: 50, 4, 7, 5, 4, 6. Target: 982.
R156: S D L D U I U N O
R157: S E N I P U F M S
R158: P N N G A I A Q C
R159: N E B A K E D R T
R160: 100, 75, 6, 6, 2, 3. Target: 569.
R161: T E T E V O V T R
R162: D T R X O O O H G
R163: R O N E P I T U S
R164: R S J F O U O M I
R165: 100, 4, 3, 2, 6, 6. Target: 522.
R166: S C C T E I A S N
R167: M E R A R A R B E
R168: N N N S E A A R A
R169: T A V I T E T V S
R170: 25, 100, 10, 8, 7, 1. Target: 928.
R171: T E T I P E R D T
R172: D Z S S I I E P E
R173: N E R E N E M G D
R174: S D M G A A A B U
R175: 50, 8, 10, 3, 1, 4. Target: 846.
R176: L S C Q O O E A E
R177: N I G O C U N P F
R178: S W B H O O O T S
R179: R O L E F U H L L
R180: 50, 100, 9, 7, 2, 6. Target: 243.
R181: T O C I D U L I I
R182: F G D T E E I X Y
R183: K O N O M A J S R
R184: M C P N O O E D G
R185: 50, 1, 2, 3, 6, 8. Target: 560.
R186: T H S T A E E R T
R187: L E M I C A Q N N
R188: R B R R A E O T Y
R189: T A W O B U N S L
R190: 25, 9, 7, 4, 5, 10. Target: 820.
R191: D O L A D U Z S S
R192: P D S H U O A N E
R193: R A W E R I X R I
R194: G M D T I I E T A
R195: 25, 9, 1, 7, 3, 3. Target: 200.
R196: V T S V A I A T E
R197: S E N I G U J S R
R198: D L F L I A O F E
R199: P E N O C E K N M
R200: 50, 25, 4, 3, 5, 10. Target: 183.
R201: F O G O S O R E P
R202: F K N M A O O C E
R203: S E Z I N U P S G
R204: N T W R O E A R R
R205: 50, 25, 75, 100, 9, 7. Target: 918.
R206: X V T T O I U T J
R207: R E S A R A R T P
R208: D D S L I E E N I
R209: B A R U D E G C A
R210: 100, 75, 9, 7, 2, 5. Target: 263.
R211: B E R I G I Y L M
R212: C M D N A E I O O
R213: Q A N I T A W T R
R214: V S S S A U E L I
R215: 25, 75, 50, 100, 6, 6. Target: 487.
R216: G H S T U I E N P
R217: F A L A D O L U E
R218: F D S H E E E T O
R219: P E N O M O R I U
R220: 75, 50, 5, 6, 9, 2. Target: 580.
R221: D O L U H E S T E
R222: P N L R E I E P R
R223: R E N E L I V M E
R224: Y S D D O I O R A
R225: 100, 7, 7, 1, 10, 8. Target: 662.
R226: S T D M O A E C S
R227: Q O N A T A T V N
R228: P R T D A A O F H
R229: G I T E T E R S N
R230: 100, 25, 2, 8, 10, 4. Target: 985.
R231: M I C O K N E W S
R232: W T X S U A A S E
R233: C A B A R E F L L
R234: G D G B U I O R O
R235: 50, 4, 9, 3, 9, 3. Target: 918.
R236: N T J S A A O Z P
R237: G E F I M O N R B
R238: K N C M A E O D I
R239: T E M A C O G O S
R240: 100, 50, 4, 3, 9, 6. Target: 185.
R241: P I N E T O V E J
R242: T S N D E A A Y D
R243: D A R A R A L E G
R244: D N S C E I O A E
R245: 100, 5, 5, 7, 2, 1. Target: 588.
R246: R S L H E U U S R
R247: S O Q O F U G N E
R248: R S G T O I E T P
R249: X E V I B I L L O
R250: 100, 25, 10, 7, 6, 1. Target: 907.
R251: F E S E R I Z E N
R252: T S M B U O E R R
R253: N U M A L I T B A
R254: D P T W A U E W T
R255: 100, 50, 75, 25, 5, 1. Target: 508.
R256: P R H F E A I N R
R257: T A R E G I D D S
R258: C P D G U O I R E
R259: R I L U D O N U I
R260: 50, 75, 3, 2, 7, 3. Target: 473.
R261: X E V E B I N W W
R262: T N S R E O E N I
R263: S A T A Y A N T I
R264: T P T P A U U O R
R265: 75, 4, 10, 7, 6, 9. Target: 168.
R266: M T S H E E O M U
R267: L O B O Z I L L N
R268: F R P R I E E N D
R269: J I B O G A M T C
R270: 50, 25, 1, 3, 7, 3. Target: 219.
R271: F E G U N E S E R
R272: L H S R E E U T S
R273: V E Q E K A M D C
R274: S N P D I E O S U
R275: 100, 2, 9, 1, 5, 8. Target: 871.
R276: P L Z L U I O L N
R277: S I T A V I P R U
R278: C F T R I I O T I
R279: S A S A H E B L S
R280: 75, 10, 10, 6, 9, 25. Target: 370.
R281: D E F O R A N G S
R282: N B J H E O E R T
R283: T E G A Y E T N R
R284: C D M M E I E R M
R285: 100, 75, 50, 25, 10, 3. Target: 541.
R286: R C G M U O E T T
R287: R A G A K E L U R
R288: S F B V I I E N A
R289: D E S O W A W N D
R290: 75, 100, 10, 3, 4, 5. Target: 381.
R291: T O X U P O D Q N
R292: T R B T A A E F E
R293: S I V I T A P B I
R294: Y H N J E E A N S
R295: 50, 8, 4, 3, 10, 5. Target: 147.
R296: Z N V G E E E R O
R297: L I B U S I G K S
R298: W D R T E E E R I
R299: R I P O L I L W T
R300: 75, 50, 2, 6, 7, 8. Target: 544.
R301: T U N E R A G A I
R302: T D F S A O O R M
R303: R U Q E N O D T U
R304: X P L N U I O D P
R305: 100, 75, 50, 25, 4, 10. Target: 446.
R306: S C D M U E O M O
R307: C O S E D I M M T
R308: S S H C E U I C A
R309: P I T O P U D M I
R310: 100, 75, 9, 3, 4, 6. Target: 279.
R311: L I B O S U H E R
R312: F X R T O U O S A
R313: F O W E R E D Q G
R314: D T S C A A A L E
R315: 100, 50, 75, 25, 10, 3. Target: 678.
R316: S J W T O E A R L
R317: B E S E K O N L G
R318: H V G R O U I N O
R319: N U S I T E T F N
R320: 25, 100, 3, 10, 3, 9. Target: 643.
R321: C O S E N I Z T O
R322: S C B S I E E R R
R323: N E R E D E N P R
R324: V P N D A I I T E
R325: 9, 10, 3, 3, 7, 1. Target: 854.
R326: L Y G T I I U M D
R327: M E M E P I M O D
R328: P T N P O I E R E
R329: B A S O K A G A A
R330: 100, 25, 5, 4, 2, 8. Target: 775.
R331: D I M A P E D M V
R332: L G T H E A A R E
R333: R U R E R U W A S
R334: B L T D A E E J R
R335: 75, 25, 100, 10, 7, 2. Target: 728.
R336: Z W R F I U I S T
R337: D O G E B O T S C
R338: S T N T U I E E I
R339: N E T O S E S F I
R340: 100, 25, 75, 2, 8, 7. Target: 806.
R341: V O N E G I H S Y
R342: D N P M U O U M I
R343: L O C E L O S D R
R344: N C N X E A O R E
R345: 75, 25, 50, 1, 2, 4. Target: 623.
R346: N K P N E A O M D
R347: T I P A R S E I F
R348: B H T I U U E S S
R349: V O G E F I X S D
R350: 100, 25, 75, 9, 1, 2. Target: 529.
R351: R U S U M A T Z P
R352: N L C L E E I N J
R353: S O D I C A B M W
R354: C R D T A I U P A
R355: 75, 100, 9, 2, 8, 25. Target: 658.
R356: R N D T E E E N I
R357: N O G E M O L W S
R358: L Q N T A O E D L
R359: G A F E H O B R R
R360: 75, 25, 1, 3, 7, 9. Target: 810.
R361: R A R U T E G S O
R362: S V T Y A E O T P
R363: N E M A N A D K T
R364: R R D L U O O L E
R365: 100, 25, 75, 7, 3, 1. Target: 595.
R366: C R D T E A U P B
R367: C A D U M U F V G
R368: L W N C E O E J N
R369: S O M E T O Y P O
R370: 75, 25, 9, 6, 2, 8. Target: 179.
R371: T E T E R O L L A
R372: P T K A E I D N E
R373: M A N I D E S X Z
R374: N N R S E E I N O
R375: 50, 75, 25, 3, 3, 7. Target: 898.
R376: B M G T A O E D F
R377: H I N E T E Q W S
R378: R S V R O I I A R
R379: P I T A S E T S H
R380: 50, 25, 1, 1, 10, 8. Target: 468.
R381: S O F A R O S G A
R382: R H F G I I O Q Z
R383: R E M E V A R E O
R384: R B R N E U O L B
R385: 75, 100, 25, 10, 7, 7. Target: 864.
R386: S D T S E A O S W
R387: H U T I T O N J C
R388: C T R T A O I L U
R389: S E N O K U L T D
R390: 100, 25, 4, 10, 7, 7. Target: 672.
R391: N E G A X E P S R
R392: M D S R I U U S T
R393: W U D A L E L F A
R394: G W N V A O U O I
R395: 75, 100, 25, 3, 10, 8. Target: 571.
R396: M C T P I I E D E
R397: M I R A P I S B N
R398: S P F D E O A N Y
R399: N E L I D I B E G
R400: 100, 8, 1, 1, 3, 25. Target: 349.
R401: S A N E Q U W D N
R402: G F T W E E O L F
R403: R O R A G E T S I
R404: S T S L I O O E N
R405: 50, 100, 25, 2, 10, 9. Target: 807.
R406: L C T T O A I G S
R407: P A V A N E A N Q
R408: R R R N U I I U S
R409: D A B O B E C N E
R410: 100, 25, 3, 7, 7, 9. Target: 861.
R411: S E X U M O R E L
R412: J C H M U I O Z O
R413: T A P I T I V A E
R414: H D D S I E E T A
R415: 75, 100, 50, 10, 3, 3. Target: 301.
R416: R M R M E E E R T
R417: K A S A P A D A E
R418: S W T M I O O M E
R419: R I R A S O F R E
R420: 50, 9, 8, 3, 4, 25. Target: 352.
R421: S U L A R A D E T
R422: P N S C I I A K S
R423: S E G E L E T I M
R424: M S C T O U E S A
R425: 75, 25, 2, 5, 1, 100. Target: 780.
R426: N H G F I O U N R
R427: W A P A C E L F E
R428: Z G J D O I O L B
R429: L I G E R U R V Y
R430: 75, 50, 7, 1, 6, 9. Target: 640.
R431: P O R A T E H A I
R432: S N V N O A U Q U
R433: R E T I T I D D X
R434: T P T N E A E N I
R435: 25, 50, 9, 2, 1, 100. Target: 773.
R436: B B D D E E I N T
R437: T O G I L U M U R
R438: L N H N I E O C O
R439: M E Z U L I N E J
R440: 75, 6, 6, 7, 5, 50. Target: 946.
R441: L E Y O B A D B B
R442: D T N R E E E R S
R443: R E T O X A Q T P
R444: W R V S U E I R O
R445: 50, 2, 9, 3, 9, 1. Target: 730.
R446: R G P D I A O C D
R447: R U D I T A D A O
R448: G F T S E E O W H
R449: 25, 3, 9, 1, 2, 7. Target: 327.
R450: W E R E L A P S E (conundrum)
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DAY 1: Thursday 28th February
HOUR 1: 11:00pm - 12 midnight
Round 1: 11:04pm: N E G E L E T Z E
C1: GENTEEL (7)
C2: GENTEEL (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
A darrenic start. Let's hope this can carry on for many rounds, minutes, hours..........................
Round 2: 11:06pm: Y X W T O I I T R
C1: WITTY (5)
C2: WITTY (5)
DC: TORII (5)
Score: 12–12 (max 12)
Round 3: 11:09pm: R I M I M I M F I
C1: FIRM (4)
C2: FIRM (4)
Score: 16–16 (max 16)
Crikey!! That's the only 4 there
Round 4: 11:14pm: N N T T O O O R U
C1: TROUT (5)
C2: TROUT (5)
DC: UNROOT (6)
Score: 21–21 (max 22)
Well, that ends our faint hopes of a double or single max game.
Round 5: 11:16pm: 25, 5, 5, 4, 1, 9. Target: 257.
C1: 257. (10)
C2: 257. (10)
One Way: ((25 + 4) x 9) - (5 - 1) (10)
Score: 31–31 (max 32)
Obviously, I have no idea how our challengers solved these numbers games, so I've put some methods on that would be possible.
Round 6: 11:18pm: R R T T O O O J D
C1: ROTOR (5)
C2: ROTOR (5)
Score: 36–36 (max 37)
Round 7: 11:21pm: R E P A R E S R T
C1: REPEATS (7)
C2: REPEATS (7)
DC: PARTERRES (18)
Score: 43–43 (max 55)
NINE ALERT!!! NINE ALERT!!! And it's a 9 they've missed!!! Although, in fairness, it's not even been pencilled yet!!!
A PARTERRE is a formal garden constructed on a level surface, consisting of planting beds arranged to form a pleasing, usually symmetrical pattern, with gravel paths laid between.
Round 8: 11:23pm: T M M R A E E I F
C1: MEATIER (7)
C2: AMMETER (7)
DC: EMIRATE (7) MARMITE (7) METAMER (7)
Score: 50–50 (max 62)
Round 9: 11:25pm: R E R I N A N N N
C1: INANE (5)
C2: INNER (5)
DC: RENNIN (6)
Score: 55–55 (max 68)
Round 10: 11:27pm: 50, 25, 4, 7, 1, 8. Target: 159.
C1: 159. (10)
C2: 159. (10)
One Way: ((7 - 4) x 50) + 8 + 1 (10)
Score: 65–65 (max 78)
Round 11: 11:29pm: S E T A R A D I B
C1: RADIATES (8)
C2: TRIBADES (8)
Score: 73–73 (max 86)
Round 12: 11:31pm: T T R R E A A N M
C1: NARRATE (7)
C2: NARRATE (7)
DC: TARTARE (7)
Score: 80–80 (max 93)
Round 13: 11:33pm: S A W I V E V T L
C1: WAVIEST (7)
C2: WAVIEST (7)
Score: 87-87 (max 100)
Round 14: 11:35pm: H G G T O A E Z L
C1: ZEALOT (6)
C2: HAGGLE (6)
DC: GELATO (6) HOGGET (6) LEGATO (6) LOATHE (6) TOGGLE (6)
Score: 93–93 (max 106)
Round 15: 11:38pm: 75, 1, 1, 3, 6, 9. Target: 637.
C1: 637. (10)
C2: 637. (10)
One Way: ((75 + 6 - 1) x (9 - 1)) - 3 (10)
Score: 103–103 (max 116)
Round 16: 11:40pm: C C C S E O A N F
C1: CANOES (6)
C2: CANOES (6)
DC: OCEANS (6) SCONCE (6)
Score: 109–109 (max 122)
Round 17: 11:42pm: S O S E S I L D I
C1: SOLIDS (6)
C2: IDOLISES (8)
Score: 109–117 (max 130)
AND THERE'S THE FIRST LEAD!!!!!! It takes 17 rounds, but we have some daylight between the scores, and it's Innis who we should IDOLISE now.
Round 18: 11:44pm: B J D S A A E P P
C1: SAPPED (6)
C2: SAPPED (6)
DC: ABASED (6) ESPADA (6) PAPADS (6)
Score: 115–123 (max 136)
Round 19: 11:46pm: Q A N E S E T M A
C1: enematas
C2: MANATEES (8)
DC: EMANATES (8)
Score: 115–131 (max 144)
Ouchy!! Mark won't like messing that up slightly!!!
Round 20: 11:49pm: 50, 75, 5, 5, 8, 3. Target: 618.
C1: 618. (10)
C2: 618. (10)
One Way: (75 x 8) + (50 / 5) + 5 + 3 (10)
Score: 125–141 (max 154)
Round 21: 11:50pm: K U L O D I B F H
C1: BUILD (5)
C2: BUILD (5)
DC: BIFOLD (6)
Score: 130–146 (max 160)
Round 22: 11:52pm: D G D G I E E N L
C1: GELDING (7)
C2: GELDING (7)
DC: DEEDING (7) DEIGNED (7) DELEING (7) NIGGLED (7)
Score: 137–153 (max 167)
Round 23: 11:55pm: P E W I X E Y T G
C1: PEEWIT (6)
C2: WEEPY (5)
Score: 143–153 (max 173)
And Mark has now got one up on Innis for the first time in this marathon. The gap is down to 10 points now.
Round 24: 11:58pm: Z D W T O E A N T
C1: NOTATED (7)
C2: NOTATED (7)
Score: 150–160 (max 180)
That's 1 hour down, 24 to go.
PART 2 BELOW
People have done many daring feats over the years to raise money for Comic Relief.
We've had celebrities climb up Mount Kilimanjaro, we've had celebrities walk in a barren, arid desert for ages, we've had celebrities go white-water rafting down the Zambezi, we've had David Walliams swin the Channel, the Strait of Gibraltar and the length of the Thames, we've had Helen Skelton kayak down the Amazon, walk on a tightrope on top of Battersea Power Station, walk down to the South Pole (yes, I realise some of those were for the other fundraisers, but you get the idea. )
But, now we have something super amazing that will top them all. As this year is the 25th anniversary of the first Comic Relief telethon, the comedian Mark Watson decided to do a 25 hour long comedy gig at the Pleasance Theatre in Islington, while next door in a small room, 2 legends of Countdown decide that they will go and emulate that by doing a 25 HOUR GAME OF COUNTDOWN!!!!!
But, prepare yourselves as Mark Deeks and Innis Carson take on letters, exhaustion, numbers, Zarte, targets, Eddie Mair, conundrums, Rachel Riley and complete drowsiness all to raise money for Comic Relief.
So, here is a once-in-a-lifetime, 450 round recap. Enjoy.
(NOTE: Because of restraints to the amount of digits that can be put into one post, this will have to be spread out over 5 posts.)
So, the first post has all the rounds, followed by a detail of the first hour.
Countdown Marathon recap for Thursday 28 February and Friday 1 March 2013.
C1: Series 65 Semi-Finalist Mark Deeks. An Apteforumite and International Justice student at the University of Warwick, originally from Braughing, Hertfordshire.
C2: Series 61 Semi-Finalist Innis Carson. An Apteforumite and Chemistry student at Edinburgh University.
Host & DC: Zarte Siempre.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R001: N E G E L E T Z E
R002: Y X W T O I I T R
R003: R I M I M I M F I
R004: N N T T O O O R U
R005: 25, 5, 5, 4, 1, 9. Target: 257.
R006: R R T T O O O J D
R007: R E P A R E S R T
R008: T M M R A E E I F
R009: R E R I N A N N N
R010: 50, 25, 4, 7, 1, 8. Target: 159.
R011: S E T A R A D I B
R012: T T R R E A A N M
R013: S A W I V E V T L
R014: H G G T O A E Z L
R015: 75, 1, 1, 3, 6, 9. Target: 637.
R016: C C C S E O A N F
R017: S O S E S I L D I
R018: B J D S A A E P P
R019: Q A N E S E T M A
R020: 50, 75, 5, 5, 8, 3. Target: 618.
R021: K U L O D I B F H
R022: D G D G I E E N L
R023: P E W I X E Y T G
R024: Z D W T O E A N T
R025: 75, 5, 9, 2, 5, 1. Target: 526.
R026: N P D G A E A F S
R027: S E Q A Y E D W J
R028: N R F D E A A X V
R029: T I L E S A T U N
R030: 100, 25, 10, 5, 6, 4. Target: 420.
R031: T O K I M I C A P
R032: R R T L A O E U S
R033: N U S O T U N O I
R034: L H S D E E O C T
R035: 50, 5, 6, 1, 7, 5. Target: 375.
R036: B R M L E E U S R
R037: S O S I F O M U E
R038: H N R P I E A B T
R039: G A V E L I G R R
R040: 100, 75, 1, 4, 1, 5. Target: 881.
R041: G E M I D O B C N
R042: P R P F I E A N O
R043: P O B I T E R R E
R044: L T R G E I O C N
R045: 25, 1, 9, 9, 2, 3. Target: 467.
R046: L F M V E U I R D
R047: R O S E W E D I P
R048: Z T T N E I A F D
R049: H A T E M U G C T
R050: 75, 25, 8, 6, 8, 4. Target: 130.
R051: L E D E K A Q S V
R052: C Y W G A A E D B
R053: S A B E S U G D R
R054: N M N N O U O T E
R055: 50, 10, 2, 2, 1, 3. Target: 526.
R056: S N X S E O U T U
R057: S E H O T A L S S
R058: J N R L A A E R M
R059: N E R E L A M R E
R060: 75, 25, 3, 9, 6, 4. Target: 516.
R061: L E S U S E H D F
R062: D J B S E E A S G
R063: D U T U M A G C T
R064: V L D R E I O G I
R065: 75, 1, 5, 10, 1, 5. Target: 831.
R066: G N T T U E E N C
R067: D A R A T A L A E
R068: C B T Z A A A Y S
R069: W A F E X E M S T
R070: 100, 25, 8, 5, 3, 1. Target: 954.
R071: N A N O F I P N P
R072: R R S T A E O S V
R073: H E R A T O R B O
R074: P Q W D A E I K L
R075: 50, 7, 3, 1, 4, 4. Target: 835.
R076: P R S N A A E N M
R077: G E P A C I N N N
R078: P M F T I O A R S
R079: W I T U S E R G L
R080: 25, 50, 8, 10, 9, 9. Target: 479.
R081: W I B O V O T N O
R082: R L M R E E U S S
R083: L E R I M I R T I
R084: T N C D O I U A E
R085: 100, 50, 75, 25, 5, 5. Target: 946.
R086: L R D N A A E G H
R087: D E T A M E D O D
R088: J B S S I E A L F
R089: G E C E V I T X T
R090: 25, 50, 2, 10, 7, 2. Target: 509.
R091: Z O Y I S O T R R
R092: R S H K O A E L P
R093: F O N A M A S A E
R094: N R P Q E E U D U
R095: 25, 7, 10, 1, 7, 6. Target: 890.
R096: S M N F E E A J S
R097: V I R E D E R A P
R098: D B D X E A E R R
R099: T U S U Y A Z N N
R100: 50, 100, 9, 9, 3, 10. Target: 867.
R101: N A T A W A L G C
R102: D B T R I I U R I
R103: S A F O M O S I S
R104: N H G L U O U F D
R105: 25, 75, 8, 2, 50, 100. Target: 611.
R106: D B C G U O O W T
R107: N E S O R T I E S
R108: T N V T A E I A T
R109: N E M E P A P G A
R110: 75, 50, 8, 7, 4, 4. Target: 712.
R111: C L E E Q O R L T
R112: M S H R O U E L K
R113: S U T O R E C I N
R114: R D P R I E E R M
R115: 25, 100, 75, 3, 5, 5. Target: 858.
R116: S K L Q E U U L D
R117: L U G I C A S M A
R118: F N J V A I U N A
R119: D A B E C O G L T
R120: 100, 50, 6, 6, 5, 3. Target: 408.
R121: V O T I T U S U T
R122: R S S M O A E A F
R123: H A P E W A T N E
R124: H G T W E A O Y X
R125: 25, 5, 4, 7, 8, 4. Target: 692.
R126: R R S P A I E N M
R127: P A N E R E T R E
R128: D G F L A E O D N
R129: D I B O S E B N O
R130: 25, 75, 8, 5, 4, 7. Target: 413.
R131: S E T I C E N U T
R132: S R Z R E E I D P
R133: R O R O M O S N A
R134: J F M S A E I C P
R135: 100, 50, 75, 25, 1, 8. Target: 440.
R136: T T T V I O U O T
R137: N E V I R E S P N
R138: M R Y X I E I N T
R139: W A H U B E B C T
R140: 100, 25, 4, 5, 7, 4. Target: 659.
R141: L E D I G E F N C
R142: G B D L I E U D O
R143: G U L U L I K Q E
R144: S L D D O I U S U
R145: 75, 2, 7, 10, 6, 1. Target: 130.
R146: N T G D U O I H E
R147: P A F E M E P E N
R148: R S N R A I E T A
R149: T U W O S U L E L
R150: 50, 25, 8, 1, 9, 3. Target: 122.
R151: F I G E L E D B H
R152: Z R P W A U I N M
R153: R I Y E T E G B L
R154: D R R M E I I S N
R155: 50, 4, 7, 5, 4, 6. Target: 982.
R156: S D L D U I U N O
R157: S E N I P U F M S
R158: P N N G A I A Q C
R159: N E B A K E D R T
R160: 100, 75, 6, 6, 2, 3. Target: 569.
R161: T E T E V O V T R
R162: D T R X O O O H G
R163: R O N E P I T U S
R164: R S J F O U O M I
R165: 100, 4, 3, 2, 6, 6. Target: 522.
R166: S C C T E I A S N
R167: M E R A R A R B E
R168: N N N S E A A R A
R169: T A V I T E T V S
R170: 25, 100, 10, 8, 7, 1. Target: 928.
R171: T E T I P E R D T
R172: D Z S S I I E P E
R173: N E R E N E M G D
R174: S D M G A A A B U
R175: 50, 8, 10, 3, 1, 4. Target: 846.
R176: L S C Q O O E A E
R177: N I G O C U N P F
R178: S W B H O O O T S
R179: R O L E F U H L L
R180: 50, 100, 9, 7, 2, 6. Target: 243.
R181: T O C I D U L I I
R182: F G D T E E I X Y
R183: K O N O M A J S R
R184: M C P N O O E D G
R185: 50, 1, 2, 3, 6, 8. Target: 560.
R186: T H S T A E E R T
R187: L E M I C A Q N N
R188: R B R R A E O T Y
R189: T A W O B U N S L
R190: 25, 9, 7, 4, 5, 10. Target: 820.
R191: D O L A D U Z S S
R192: P D S H U O A N E
R193: R A W E R I X R I
R194: G M D T I I E T A
R195: 25, 9, 1, 7, 3, 3. Target: 200.
R196: V T S V A I A T E
R197: S E N I G U J S R
R198: D L F L I A O F E
R199: P E N O C E K N M
R200: 50, 25, 4, 3, 5, 10. Target: 183.
R201: F O G O S O R E P
R202: F K N M A O O C E
R203: S E Z I N U P S G
R204: N T W R O E A R R
R205: 50, 25, 75, 100, 9, 7. Target: 918.
R206: X V T T O I U T J
R207: R E S A R A R T P
R208: D D S L I E E N I
R209: B A R U D E G C A
R210: 100, 75, 9, 7, 2, 5. Target: 263.
R211: B E R I G I Y L M
R212: C M D N A E I O O
R213: Q A N I T A W T R
R214: V S S S A U E L I
R215: 25, 75, 50, 100, 6, 6. Target: 487.
R216: G H S T U I E N P
R217: F A L A D O L U E
R218: F D S H E E E T O
R219: P E N O M O R I U
R220: 75, 50, 5, 6, 9, 2. Target: 580.
R221: D O L U H E S T E
R222: P N L R E I E P R
R223: R E N E L I V M E
R224: Y S D D O I O R A
R225: 100, 7, 7, 1, 10, 8. Target: 662.
R226: S T D M O A E C S
R227: Q O N A T A T V N
R228: P R T D A A O F H
R229: G I T E T E R S N
R230: 100, 25, 2, 8, 10, 4. Target: 985.
R231: M I C O K N E W S
R232: W T X S U A A S E
R233: C A B A R E F L L
R234: G D G B U I O R O
R235: 50, 4, 9, 3, 9, 3. Target: 918.
R236: N T J S A A O Z P
R237: G E F I M O N R B
R238: K N C M A E O D I
R239: T E M A C O G O S
R240: 100, 50, 4, 3, 9, 6. Target: 185.
R241: P I N E T O V E J
R242: T S N D E A A Y D
R243: D A R A R A L E G
R244: D N S C E I O A E
R245: 100, 5, 5, 7, 2, 1. Target: 588.
R246: R S L H E U U S R
R247: S O Q O F U G N E
R248: R S G T O I E T P
R249: X E V I B I L L O
R250: 100, 25, 10, 7, 6, 1. Target: 907.
R251: F E S E R I Z E N
R252: T S M B U O E R R
R253: N U M A L I T B A
R254: D P T W A U E W T
R255: 100, 50, 75, 25, 5, 1. Target: 508.
R256: P R H F E A I N R
R257: T A R E G I D D S
R258: C P D G U O I R E
R259: R I L U D O N U I
R260: 50, 75, 3, 2, 7, 3. Target: 473.
R261: X E V E B I N W W
R262: T N S R E O E N I
R263: S A T A Y A N T I
R264: T P T P A U U O R
R265: 75, 4, 10, 7, 6, 9. Target: 168.
R266: M T S H E E O M U
R267: L O B O Z I L L N
R268: F R P R I E E N D
R269: J I B O G A M T C
R270: 50, 25, 1, 3, 7, 3. Target: 219.
R271: F E G U N E S E R
R272: L H S R E E U T S
R273: V E Q E K A M D C
R274: S N P D I E O S U
R275: 100, 2, 9, 1, 5, 8. Target: 871.
R276: P L Z L U I O L N
R277: S I T A V I P R U
R278: C F T R I I O T I
R279: S A S A H E B L S
R280: 75, 10, 10, 6, 9, 25. Target: 370.
R281: D E F O R A N G S
R282: N B J H E O E R T
R283: T E G A Y E T N R
R284: C D M M E I E R M
R285: 100, 75, 50, 25, 10, 3. Target: 541.
R286: R C G M U O E T T
R287: R A G A K E L U R
R288: S F B V I I E N A
R289: D E S O W A W N D
R290: 75, 100, 10, 3, 4, 5. Target: 381.
R291: T O X U P O D Q N
R292: T R B T A A E F E
R293: S I V I T A P B I
R294: Y H N J E E A N S
R295: 50, 8, 4, 3, 10, 5. Target: 147.
R296: Z N V G E E E R O
R297: L I B U S I G K S
R298: W D R T E E E R I
R299: R I P O L I L W T
R300: 75, 50, 2, 6, 7, 8. Target: 544.
R301: T U N E R A G A I
R302: T D F S A O O R M
R303: R U Q E N O D T U
R304: X P L N U I O D P
R305: 100, 75, 50, 25, 4, 10. Target: 446.
R306: S C D M U E O M O
R307: C O S E D I M M T
R308: S S H C E U I C A
R309: P I T O P U D M I
R310: 100, 75, 9, 3, 4, 6. Target: 279.
R311: L I B O S U H E R
R312: F X R T O U O S A
R313: F O W E R E D Q G
R314: D T S C A A A L E
R315: 100, 50, 75, 25, 10, 3. Target: 678.
R316: S J W T O E A R L
R317: B E S E K O N L G
R318: H V G R O U I N O
R319: N U S I T E T F N
R320: 25, 100, 3, 10, 3, 9. Target: 643.
R321: C O S E N I Z T O
R322: S C B S I E E R R
R323: N E R E D E N P R
R324: V P N D A I I T E
R325: 9, 10, 3, 3, 7, 1. Target: 854.
R326: L Y G T I I U M D
R327: M E M E P I M O D
R328: P T N P O I E R E
R329: B A S O K A G A A
R330: 100, 25, 5, 4, 2, 8. Target: 775.
R331: D I M A P E D M V
R332: L G T H E A A R E
R333: R U R E R U W A S
R334: B L T D A E E J R
R335: 75, 25, 100, 10, 7, 2. Target: 728.
R336: Z W R F I U I S T
R337: D O G E B O T S C
R338: S T N T U I E E I
R339: N E T O S E S F I
R340: 100, 25, 75, 2, 8, 7. Target: 806.
R341: V O N E G I H S Y
R342: D N P M U O U M I
R343: L O C E L O S D R
R344: N C N X E A O R E
R345: 75, 25, 50, 1, 2, 4. Target: 623.
R346: N K P N E A O M D
R347: T I P A R S E I F
R348: B H T I U U E S S
R349: V O G E F I X S D
R350: 100, 25, 75, 9, 1, 2. Target: 529.
R351: R U S U M A T Z P
R352: N L C L E E I N J
R353: S O D I C A B M W
R354: C R D T A I U P A
R355: 75, 100, 9, 2, 8, 25. Target: 658.
R356: R N D T E E E N I
R357: N O G E M O L W S
R358: L Q N T A O E D L
R359: G A F E H O B R R
R360: 75, 25, 1, 3, 7, 9. Target: 810.
R361: R A R U T E G S O
R362: S V T Y A E O T P
R363: N E M A N A D K T
R364: R R D L U O O L E
R365: 100, 25, 75, 7, 3, 1. Target: 595.
R366: C R D T E A U P B
R367: C A D U M U F V G
R368: L W N C E O E J N
R369: S O M E T O Y P O
R370: 75, 25, 9, 6, 2, 8. Target: 179.
R371: T E T E R O L L A
R372: P T K A E I D N E
R373: M A N I D E S X Z
R374: N N R S E E I N O
R375: 50, 75, 25, 3, 3, 7. Target: 898.
R376: B M G T A O E D F
R377: H I N E T E Q W S
R378: R S V R O I I A R
R379: P I T A S E T S H
R380: 50, 25, 1, 1, 10, 8. Target: 468.
R381: S O F A R O S G A
R382: R H F G I I O Q Z
R383: R E M E V A R E O
R384: R B R N E U O L B
R385: 75, 100, 25, 10, 7, 7. Target: 864.
R386: S D T S E A O S W
R387: H U T I T O N J C
R388: C T R T A O I L U
R389: S E N O K U L T D
R390: 100, 25, 4, 10, 7, 7. Target: 672.
R391: N E G A X E P S R
R392: M D S R I U U S T
R393: W U D A L E L F A
R394: G W N V A O U O I
R395: 75, 100, 25, 3, 10, 8. Target: 571.
R396: M C T P I I E D E
R397: M I R A P I S B N
R398: S P F D E O A N Y
R399: N E L I D I B E G
R400: 100, 8, 1, 1, 3, 25. Target: 349.
R401: S A N E Q U W D N
R402: G F T W E E O L F
R403: R O R A G E T S I
R404: S T S L I O O E N
R405: 50, 100, 25, 2, 10, 9. Target: 807.
R406: L C T T O A I G S
R407: P A V A N E A N Q
R408: R R R N U I I U S
R409: D A B O B E C N E
R410: 100, 25, 3, 7, 7, 9. Target: 861.
R411: S E X U M O R E L
R412: J C H M U I O Z O
R413: T A P I T I V A E
R414: H D D S I E E T A
R415: 75, 100, 50, 10, 3, 3. Target: 301.
R416: R M R M E E E R T
R417: K A S A P A D A E
R418: S W T M I O O M E
R419: R I R A S O F R E
R420: 50, 9, 8, 3, 4, 25. Target: 352.
R421: S U L A R A D E T
R422: P N S C I I A K S
R423: S E G E L E T I M
R424: M S C T O U E S A
R425: 75, 25, 2, 5, 1, 100. Target: 780.
R426: N H G F I O U N R
R427: W A P A C E L F E
R428: Z G J D O I O L B
R429: L I G E R U R V Y
R430: 75, 50, 7, 1, 6, 9. Target: 640.
R431: P O R A T E H A I
R432: S N V N O A U Q U
R433: R E T I T I D D X
R434: T P T N E A E N I
R435: 25, 50, 9, 2, 1, 100. Target: 773.
R436: B B D D E E I N T
R437: T O G I L U M U R
R438: L N H N I E O C O
R439: M E Z U L I N E J
R440: 75, 6, 6, 7, 5, 50. Target: 946.
R441: L E Y O B A D B B
R442: D T N R E E E R S
R443: R E T O X A Q T P
R444: W R V S U E I R O
R445: 50, 2, 9, 3, 9, 1. Target: 730.
R446: R G P D I A O C D
R447: R U D I T A D A O
R448: G F T S E E O W H
R449: 25, 3, 9, 1, 2, 7. Target: 327.
R450: W E R E L A P S E (conundrum)
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DAY 1: Thursday 28th February
HOUR 1: 11:00pm - 12 midnight
Round 1: 11:04pm: N E G E L E T Z E
C1: GENTEEL (7)
C2: GENTEEL (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
A darrenic start. Let's hope this can carry on for many rounds, minutes, hours..........................
Round 2: 11:06pm: Y X W T O I I T R
C1: WITTY (5)
C2: WITTY (5)
DC: TORII (5)
Score: 12–12 (max 12)
Round 3: 11:09pm: R I M I M I M F I
C1: FIRM (4)
C2: FIRM (4)
Score: 16–16 (max 16)
Crikey!! That's the only 4 there
Round 4: 11:14pm: N N T T O O O R U
C1: TROUT (5)
C2: TROUT (5)
DC: UNROOT (6)
Score: 21–21 (max 22)
Well, that ends our faint hopes of a double or single max game.
Round 5: 11:16pm: 25, 5, 5, 4, 1, 9. Target: 257.
C1: 257. (10)
C2: 257. (10)
One Way: ((25 + 4) x 9) - (5 - 1) (10)
Score: 31–31 (max 32)
Obviously, I have no idea how our challengers solved these numbers games, so I've put some methods on that would be possible.
Round 6: 11:18pm: R R T T O O O J D
C1: ROTOR (5)
C2: ROTOR (5)
Score: 36–36 (max 37)
Round 7: 11:21pm: R E P A R E S R T
C1: REPEATS (7)
C2: REPEATS (7)
DC: PARTERRES (18)
Score: 43–43 (max 55)
NINE ALERT!!! NINE ALERT!!! And it's a 9 they've missed!!! Although, in fairness, it's not even been pencilled yet!!!
A PARTERRE is a formal garden constructed on a level surface, consisting of planting beds arranged to form a pleasing, usually symmetrical pattern, with gravel paths laid between.
Round 8: 11:23pm: T M M R A E E I F
C1: MEATIER (7)
C2: AMMETER (7)
DC: EMIRATE (7) MARMITE (7) METAMER (7)
Score: 50–50 (max 62)
Round 9: 11:25pm: R E R I N A N N N
C1: INANE (5)
C2: INNER (5)
DC: RENNIN (6)
Score: 55–55 (max 68)
Round 10: 11:27pm: 50, 25, 4, 7, 1, 8. Target: 159.
C1: 159. (10)
C2: 159. (10)
One Way: ((7 - 4) x 50) + 8 + 1 (10)
Score: 65–65 (max 78)
Round 11: 11:29pm: S E T A R A D I B
C1: RADIATES (8)
C2: TRIBADES (8)
Score: 73–73 (max 86)
Round 12: 11:31pm: T T R R E A A N M
C1: NARRATE (7)
C2: NARRATE (7)
DC: TARTARE (7)
Score: 80–80 (max 93)
Round 13: 11:33pm: S A W I V E V T L
C1: WAVIEST (7)
C2: WAVIEST (7)
Score: 87-87 (max 100)
Round 14: 11:35pm: H G G T O A E Z L
C1: ZEALOT (6)
C2: HAGGLE (6)
DC: GELATO (6) HOGGET (6) LEGATO (6) LOATHE (6) TOGGLE (6)
Score: 93–93 (max 106)
Round 15: 11:38pm: 75, 1, 1, 3, 6, 9. Target: 637.
C1: 637. (10)
C2: 637. (10)
One Way: ((75 + 6 - 1) x (9 - 1)) - 3 (10)
Score: 103–103 (max 116)
Round 16: 11:40pm: C C C S E O A N F
C1: CANOES (6)
C2: CANOES (6)
DC: OCEANS (6) SCONCE (6)
Score: 109–109 (max 122)
Round 17: 11:42pm: S O S E S I L D I
C1: SOLIDS (6)
C2: IDOLISES (8)
Score: 109–117 (max 130)
AND THERE'S THE FIRST LEAD!!!!!! It takes 17 rounds, but we have some daylight between the scores, and it's Innis who we should IDOLISE now.
Round 18: 11:44pm: B J D S A A E P P
C1: SAPPED (6)
C2: SAPPED (6)
DC: ABASED (6) ESPADA (6) PAPADS (6)
Score: 115–123 (max 136)
Round 19: 11:46pm: Q A N E S E T M A
C1: enematas
C2: MANATEES (8)
DC: EMANATES (8)
Score: 115–131 (max 144)
Ouchy!! Mark won't like messing that up slightly!!!
Round 20: 11:49pm: 50, 75, 5, 5, 8, 3. Target: 618.
C1: 618. (10)
C2: 618. (10)
One Way: (75 x 8) + (50 / 5) + 5 + 3 (10)
Score: 125–141 (max 154)
Round 21: 11:50pm: K U L O D I B F H
C1: BUILD (5)
C2: BUILD (5)
DC: BIFOLD (6)
Score: 130–146 (max 160)
Round 22: 11:52pm: D G D G I E E N L
C1: GELDING (7)
C2: GELDING (7)
DC: DEEDING (7) DEIGNED (7) DELEING (7) NIGGLED (7)
Score: 137–153 (max 167)
Round 23: 11:55pm: P E W I X E Y T G
C1: PEEWIT (6)
C2: WEEPY (5)
Score: 143–153 (max 173)
And Mark has now got one up on Innis for the first time in this marathon. The gap is down to 10 points now.
Round 24: 11:58pm: Z D W T O E A N T
C1: NOTATED (7)
C2: NOTATED (7)
Score: 150–160 (max 180)
That's 1 hour down, 24 to go.
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