Tuesday 6th July (Series 63, Episode 7)

[Oliver Garner]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 6 July 2010.

C1: Champion Ryan Loughborough (4 wins, 337 points.) Ryan, an occasional apterite, is on a 4-game winning streak. He made some nice words yesterday.
C2: Challenger Lee Prince. Can Lee stop Ryan today?
DC: Susie Dent and Gino d'Acampo.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T R Q A E A N K N
R02: D X M G I E U R S
R03: T V E A R N L E W
R04: S G Z L I E A B L
R05: 25, 50, 9, 2, 4, 1. Target: 850.
TTT: WIDEROOF - "Sack Victoria, then burn the timber."
R06: G L T J I E U S M
R07: P R C I E F R O A
R08: P G T N E O E T I
R09: U A H S H R E A S
R10: 25, 5, 4, 8, 9, 4. Target: 774.
TTT: FREEHATS - "Hats or caps, you can certainly stick these in them. "
R11: M D R E I R C O A
R12: T N S D E O E P T
R13: S V D I O I S B A
R14: 25, 2, 5, 3, 1, 2. Target: 343.
R15: T H R E E C A R D (conundrum)


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Round 1: T R Q A E A N K N

C1: TANKER (6)
C2: TANNER (6)
OT: KARATE (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: D X M G I E U R S

C1: SMUDGIER (8)
C2: smudger
Score: 14–6 (max 14)

Nice darren from Ryan there.

Round 3: T V E A R N L E W

C1: veneral
C2: ETERNAL (7)
DC: RELEVANT (8)
OT: LEVANTER (8)
Score: 14–13 (max 22)

Round 4: S G Z L I E A B L

C1: SIZABLE (7)
C2: GLAZES (6)
Score: 21–13 (max 29)

And again

Round 5: 25, 50, 9, 2, 4, 1. Target: 850.

C1: -
C2: -
RR: 850. (4*2+9)*50 (10)
Score: 21–13 (max 39)

Disappointing from both players. If Ryan makes the finals, he must improve to be his numbers because his letters are up to scratch.

Teatime teaser: WIDEROOF -> FIREWOOD

Round 6: G L T J I E U S M

C1: UGLIEST (7)
C2: GUILTS (6)
DC: GIMLETS (7)
Score: 28–13 (max 46)

Round 7: P R C I E F R O A

C1: FAIRER (6)
C2: carpier
DC: CARPER (6) COPIER (6)
OT: CORRIE (6) FERRIC (6) FIACRE (6) FORCER (6) PACIER (6) PICARO (6) PRICER (6) RACIER (6) RAPIER (6) REPAIR (6) ROPIER (6)
Score: 34–13 (max 52)

Round 8: P G T N E O E T I

C1: PETTING (7)
C2: POTTING (7)
OT: EPIGONE (7)
Score: 41–20 (max 59)

Round 9: U A H S H R E A S

C1: USHERS (6)
C2: USHERS (6)
DC: HARASS (6) RUSHES (6)
OT: ASSURE (6) ASURAS (6) HASHES (6) HUSHES (6) HUSSAR (6) SHURAS (6) SURAHS (6) RASHES (6) SHARES (6) SHEARS (6) REHASH (6)
Score: 47–26 (max 65)

Round 10: 25, 5, 4, 8, 9, 4. Target: 774.

C1: 771. 8 × 4 × 25 − 5 × 4 − 9 (7)
C2: -
RR: 774. (5 × 8 − 9) × 25 − 4 ÷ 4 (10)
Score: 54–26 (max 75)

Teatime teaser: FREEHATS -> FEATHERS

Round 11: M D R E I R C O A

C1: CAROMED (7)
C2: MARRIED (7)
DC: AIRDROME (8)
Score: 61–33 (max 83)

Round 12: T N S D E O E P T

C1: DENOTES (7)
C2: SPOTTED (7)
DC: PENTODES (8)
Score: 68–40 (max 91)

Two consecutive darrens from DC

Round 13: S V D I O I S B A

C1: AVOIDS (6)
C2: AVOIDS (6)
OT: BOVIDS (6) SIBIAS (6)
Score: 74–46 (max 97)

Round 14: 25, 2, 5, 3, 1, 2. Target: 343.

C1: 346. (3 × 5 − 1) × 25 − 2 − 2 (7)
C2: 346. (3 × 5 − 1) × 25 − 2 − 2 (7)
RR: 343. 25 × 2 − 1) × (5 + 2) (10)
Score: 81–53 (max 107)

Round 15: T H R E E C A R D

C2 buzzes on 8 seconds to say CHARTERED which is correct.
Score: 81–63 (max 117)

Solid performance from Ryan. His letters are reasonably sound but his numbers will need improvement if he gets to the finals.

This is my first recap since April 20th. In this time, I have won Countdown and taken my Maths GCSE. Thanks to Ryan for filling in for me and Dinos.

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=62