Countdown recap for Tuesday 19 February 2002.
C1: Champion Lee Hartley (1 win, 117 points.)
C2: Challenger Beryl Ridehalgh.
DC: Kay Celtel and Melvyn Hayes.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: T E S D R I U F B
R02: Q T A E M P O R A
R03: C E G L I E N D S
R04: S D X O A F E D G
R05: 50, 7, 8, 1, 10, 5. Target: 870.
TTT: BERYLIT
R06: T M A I L V O E T
R07: C A F N O H Y U P
R08: L R B E I N O S E
R09: L I A R T P S E G
R10: 25, 10, 5, 4, 9, 4. Target: 426.
TTT: LETDICK
R11: M P O U E D R N V
R12: T R Z I O S A T E
R13: D F I G C E O H D
R14: 25, 50, 8, 4, 6, 7. Target: 701.
R15: G I N G E R T A T (conundrum)
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Lee Hartley stormed onto the Countdown scene by beating octochamp wannabe David Franks yesterday with a crushing score of 117-69. A truly excellent debut.
Can Lee keep it up when he faces Beryl Ridehalgh? Beryl is from Brighton. I think it's nice that we have a Beryl on the ruby show, don't you?
Melvyn Hayes and his hair returns again.
Enjoy the show.
Round 1: T E S D R I U F B
C1: DISTURB (7)
C2: BRUISED (7)
DC: BUSTIER (7) FRUITED (7)
OT: BRUITED (7) DUSTIER (7) FEUDIST (7) FUBSIER (7) FUSTIER (7) SURFEIT (7) SUBEDIT (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
Start today with a flurry of 7's. My favourite being FUBSIER because it sounds cool. FUBSY means short and stout; low and wide. So FUBSIER is more FUBSY and you could say that "Two Jags" Baron (SPOILER) Prescott is FUBSIEST. Oh wait, this is 2002 Prezza is still living on the high of punching that farmer for throwin an egg at him.
Round 2: Q T A E M P O R A
C1: TAMPER (6)
C2: empart
OT: OMERTA (6) PARAMO (6) PATERA (6) PROTEA (6)
Score: 13–7 (max 13)
Bit daft not to spot empart^ is TAMPER but I'll forgive her, "but my tommy gun don't"
Round 3: C E G L I E N D S
C1: DECLINES (8)
C2: SLEDGE (6)
DC: LEGENDS (7) SILENCED (8)
OT: LICENSED (8) SECEDING (8) SEEDLING (8)
Score: 21–7 (max 21)
Richard Whitely spots LEGENDS to beat Beryl but Lee beats both with his 8.
Round 4: S D X O A F E D G
C1: DOSAGE (6)
C2: SAFE (4)
OT: DAGOES (6) DODGES (6) GOADED (6) FADGES (6)
Score: 27–7 (max 27)
A few 6's to go at gere but Beryl can't spot any of them.
Round 5: 50, 7, 8, 1, 10, 5. Target: 870.
C1: 868. (7*5+1+50)*10+8 (7)
C2: 856.
CV: 870. (50-1)*(10+8)-7-5 (10)
Score: 34–7 (max 37)
And a tough numbers game means Beryl is slouched in her chair with a miserable looking 7 points. 4 rounds without a point. Shape yourself woman.
Teatime teaser: BERYLIT -> LIBERTY
Round 6: T M A I L V O E T
C1: VIOLATE (7)
C2: MOTIVATE (8)
DC: VIOLET (6)
Score: 34–15 (max 45)
Wow! Where did that come from? Suddenly Beryl perks up and spots the darren. Lee is stunned. (Nah, not really)
Round 7: C A F N O H Y U P
C1: PAUNCH (6)
C2: PAUNCHY (7)
DC: CANOPY (6)
Score: 34–22 (max 52)
Argh! Bloody hell Lee. He did think about it but just thought it was silly. Beryl is suddenly back in this game.
Round 8: L R B E I N O S E
C1: RELINES (7)
C2: BRINE (5)
DC: BOILERS (7)
OT: LIBEROS (7) BOREENS (7) ENROBES (7) EBONIES (7) EBONISE (7) LIERNES (7) LOERIES (7) OBELISE (7) LORNIES (7)
Score: 41–22 (max 59)
But not for long. BRINE is a poor 5 in this round allowing Lee to be in control again.
Round 9: L I A R T P S E G
C1: TRAIPSE (7)
C2: PLASTER (7)
DC: PILASTER (8) REGALIST (8)
Score: 48–29 (max 67)
An addition of an I would have given Beryl a max but she didn't bother to think. Tut tut.
Round 10: 25, 10, 5, 4, 9, 4. Target: 426.
C1: 426. (25+9+5+4)*10-4 (10)
C2: 436.
Score: 58–29 (max 77)
436 - 10 away. Not good enough as Lee is now double Beryl's score.
Teatime teaser: LETDICK -> TICKLED
Round 11: M P O U E D R N V
C1: POUNDER (7)
C2: PROVED (6)
DC: UNMOVED (7)
OT: UNPROVED (8)
Score: 65–29 (max 85)
The questionable POUNDER is found to be good and Beryl is sticking on her 29.
Round 12: T R Z I O S A T E
C1: RATIOS (6)
C2: ARTISTE (7)
DC: TOASTIE (7)
OT: ARTIEST (7) ATTIRES (7) RATITES (7) STRIATE (7) TASTIER (7) ROTATES (7) TOASTER (7)
Score: 65–36 (max 92)
Come on Lee, you spot harder stuff but miss some simple 7's, even Beryl got a 7!
Round 13: D F I G C E O H D
C1: DICED (5)
C2: CHIDED (6)
OT: CHIGOE (6) GEODIC (6) COIFED (6)
Score: 65–42 (max 98)
Beryl with a max and more points for her, this game is over, but at least it's not humiliating.
Round 14: 25, 50, 8, 4, 6, 7. Target: 701.
C1: 700. (8+6)*50 (7)
C2: 694.
CV: 701. (8+7)*50-6*4-25 (10)
Score: 72–42 (max 108)
Tough target but Lee does well. He is finishing the stronger.
Round 15: G I N G E R T A T
No one buzzes. The answer was TARGETING.
Score: 72–42 (max 118)
Scrap that, they can't even spot an -ING conundrum.
This game was shit, I'm glad I never watched it.
Adios amigos.
Ryan Taylor's views should not be taken seriously.
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=47