Tuesday 16th February 2010 (Series 62, Prelim 27)
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 8:55 am
Countdown recap for Tuesday 16 February 2010.
C1: Champion Craig Chittenden (6 wins, 587 points.) Our very own forumite masterchef. He likes eggs apparently. Every morning he takes 6 small and eats it for breakfast.
C2: Challenger Christopher Smith, a maths student from UCL. A keen chess player who would most like to meet Evariste Galois. (I spent ages searching for every possible spelling (Everies Gowar?) in Google then eventually searched “mathematician killed in a duel”)
DC: Susie Dent and The Bill’s Graham Cole.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N L C E U A T L I
R02: T S G P E I U A L
R03: M B R T E O A S E
R04: L Q N C A E I E S
R05: 6, 5, 7, 2, 4, 7. Target: 624.
TTT: NINERAGS - "Elderly ladies tell false stories about apples"
R06: P T T Y U E O E R
R07: N D N S A I E F O
R08: D S D R E O A O F
R09: T J P E I E B V A
R10: 100, 3, 9, 1, 7, 4. Target: 607.
TTT: OATHSHED - "Tempestuous people like lit matches"
R11: M X N P I E T U A
R12: S S W L I A O A R
R13: C V R G O E E O I
R14: 25, 5, 6, 10, 9, 4. Target: 406.
R15: S O U N D H I R E (conundrum)
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Round 1: N L C E U A T L I
C1: callen
C2: CLEAN (5)
DC: LUNATIC (7)
OT: CUTLINE (7) TUNICLE (7) NUCELLI (7) TUNICAE (7)
Score: 0–5 (max 7)
Chris takes an early lead. Revenge of the Callen is the next Transformers movie where Optimus Prime plays a phone sex pest.
Round 2: T S G P E I U A L
C1: STAPLE (6)
C2: PLAITS (6)
DC: UGLIEST (7) PIGLETS (7)
OT: LIGATES (7) PLAGUES (7) PLATIES (7) TALIPES (7) PULSATE (7) STIPULE (7) UPSTAGE (7)
Score: 6–11 (max 14)
Round 3: M B R T E O A S E
C1: BREAST (6)
C2: BERATES (7)
DC: METEORS (7) BOATERS (7)
OT: BROMATES (8)
Score: 6–18 (max 22)
BROMATES is what Kai and Callum are.
Round 4: L Q N C A E I E S
C1: CLEANSE (7)
C2: SCALENE (7)
DC: LICENSE (7)
OT: SALIENCE (8)
Score: 13–25 (max 30)
Round 5: 6, 5, 7, 2, 4, 7. Target: 624.
C1: 624. (7x2+4)x5x7-6 (10)
C2: -
Score: 23–25 (max 40)
*Applaud*
Teatime teaser: NINERAGS -> GRANNIES
That would be Grannies' myths then
Round 6: P T T Y U E O E R
C1: POTTERY (7)
C2: POTTERY (7)
DC: POTTERY (7)
OT: TREETOP (7)
Score: 30–32 (max 47)
Round 7: N D N S A I E F O
C1: FANNIES (7) guffaw!
C2: ANODISE (7)
OT: FANNIED (7)
Score: 37–39 (max 54)
Round 8: D S D R E O A O F
C1: fooders
C2: FEDORAS (7)
DC: DEODARS (7)
OT: DORADOS (7) FODDERS (7) FORDOES (7) SEAFOOD (7)
Score: 37–46 (max 61)
Changing 1 letter would’ve given Craig FODDERS
Round 9: T J P E I E B V A
C1: JIVE (4)
C2: BEAT (4)
DC: EEJIT (5)
OT: PATEE (5) PIETA (5)
Score: 41–50 (max 66)
Round 10: 100, 3, 9, 1, 7, 4. Target: 607.
C1: 607. (9-3)x100+7 (10)
C2: 607. (9-3)x100+7 (10)
Score: 51–60 (max 76)
Teatime teaser: OATHSHED -> HOTHEADS
Round 11: M X N P I E T U A
C1: MINUTE (6)
C2: PETUNIA (7)
OT: PINETUM (7) PUTAMEN (7)
Score: 51–67 (max 83)
Chris extends his lead to 16.
A PINETUM is an area planted with pine trees or related conifers
PUTAMEN is an area in the brain within a structure called the lentiform nucleus
Round 12: S S W L I A O A R
C1: SAILORS (7)
C2: SAILORS (7)
DC: WASSAIL (7)
OT: SALWARS (7) SOLARIA (7)
Score: 58–74 (max 90)
Both players declare SAILORS as SS and OAR both pop up in order in the selection.
WASSAIL means to celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking
Round 13: C V R G O E E O I
C1: corgie (It’s CORGI)
C2: corgie
DC: GROOVE (6)
OT: CORVEE (6) GOOIER (6) GRIEVE (6) VIGORO (6) VOICER (6)
Score: 58–74 (max 96)
Craig is still 16 points behind. He’ll have to work something special with the final numbers…
Round 14: 25, 5, 6, 10, 9, 4. Target: 406.
C1: 405. (10+6)x25+5 (7)
C2: 405. (10+6)x25+5 (7)
RR: 406. (9-5)x4x25+6 (10)
Score: 65–81 (max 106)
…which gives the game to Chris.
Round 15: S O U N D H I R E
C1 buzzes on 7 seconds to say NOURISHED which is correct.
Score: 75–81 (max 116)
Recap written by Dink Amidala, the gender confused jedi warrior who poses as a teen footballing Countdown superstar.
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=61
C1: Champion Craig Chittenden (6 wins, 587 points.) Our very own forumite masterchef. He likes eggs apparently. Every morning he takes 6 small and eats it for breakfast.
C2: Challenger Christopher Smith, a maths student from UCL. A keen chess player who would most like to meet Evariste Galois. (I spent ages searching for every possible spelling (Everies Gowar?) in Google then eventually searched “mathematician killed in a duel”)
DC: Susie Dent and The Bill’s Graham Cole.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N L C E U A T L I
R02: T S G P E I U A L
R03: M B R T E O A S E
R04: L Q N C A E I E S
R05: 6, 5, 7, 2, 4, 7. Target: 624.
TTT: NINERAGS - "Elderly ladies tell false stories about apples"
R06: P T T Y U E O E R
R07: N D N S A I E F O
R08: D S D R E O A O F
R09: T J P E I E B V A
R10: 100, 3, 9, 1, 7, 4. Target: 607.
TTT: OATHSHED - "Tempestuous people like lit matches"
R11: M X N P I E T U A
R12: S S W L I A O A R
R13: C V R G O E E O I
R14: 25, 5, 6, 10, 9, 4. Target: 406.
R15: S O U N D H I R E (conundrum)
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Round 1: N L C E U A T L I
C1: callen
C2: CLEAN (5)
DC: LUNATIC (7)
OT: CUTLINE (7) TUNICLE (7) NUCELLI (7) TUNICAE (7)
Score: 0–5 (max 7)
Chris takes an early lead. Revenge of the Callen is the next Transformers movie where Optimus Prime plays a phone sex pest.
Round 2: T S G P E I U A L
C1: STAPLE (6)
C2: PLAITS (6)
DC: UGLIEST (7) PIGLETS (7)
OT: LIGATES (7) PLAGUES (7) PLATIES (7) TALIPES (7) PULSATE (7) STIPULE (7) UPSTAGE (7)
Score: 6–11 (max 14)
Round 3: M B R T E O A S E
C1: BREAST (6)
C2: BERATES (7)
DC: METEORS (7) BOATERS (7)
OT: BROMATES (8)
Score: 6–18 (max 22)
BROMATES is what Kai and Callum are.
Round 4: L Q N C A E I E S
C1: CLEANSE (7)
C2: SCALENE (7)
DC: LICENSE (7)
OT: SALIENCE (8)
Score: 13–25 (max 30)
Round 5: 6, 5, 7, 2, 4, 7. Target: 624.
C1: 624. (7x2+4)x5x7-6 (10)
C2: -
Score: 23–25 (max 40)
*Applaud*
Teatime teaser: NINERAGS -> GRANNIES
That would be Grannies' myths then
Round 6: P T T Y U E O E R
C1: POTTERY (7)
C2: POTTERY (7)
DC: POTTERY (7)
OT: TREETOP (7)
Score: 30–32 (max 47)
Round 7: N D N S A I E F O
C1: FANNIES (7) guffaw!
C2: ANODISE (7)
OT: FANNIED (7)
Score: 37–39 (max 54)
Round 8: D S D R E O A O F
C1: fooders
C2: FEDORAS (7)
DC: DEODARS (7)
OT: DORADOS (7) FODDERS (7) FORDOES (7) SEAFOOD (7)
Score: 37–46 (max 61)
Changing 1 letter would’ve given Craig FODDERS
Round 9: T J P E I E B V A
C1: JIVE (4)
C2: BEAT (4)
DC: EEJIT (5)
OT: PATEE (5) PIETA (5)
Score: 41–50 (max 66)
Round 10: 100, 3, 9, 1, 7, 4. Target: 607.
C1: 607. (9-3)x100+7 (10)
C2: 607. (9-3)x100+7 (10)
Score: 51–60 (max 76)
Teatime teaser: OATHSHED -> HOTHEADS
Round 11: M X N P I E T U A
C1: MINUTE (6)
C2: PETUNIA (7)
OT: PINETUM (7) PUTAMEN (7)
Score: 51–67 (max 83)
Chris extends his lead to 16.
A PINETUM is an area planted with pine trees or related conifers
PUTAMEN is an area in the brain within a structure called the lentiform nucleus
Round 12: S S W L I A O A R
C1: SAILORS (7)
C2: SAILORS (7)
DC: WASSAIL (7)
OT: SALWARS (7) SOLARIA (7)
Score: 58–74 (max 90)
Both players declare SAILORS as SS and OAR both pop up in order in the selection.
WASSAIL means to celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking
Round 13: C V R G O E E O I
C1: corgie (It’s CORGI)
C2: corgie
DC: GROOVE (6)
OT: CORVEE (6) GOOIER (6) GRIEVE (6) VIGORO (6) VOICER (6)
Score: 58–74 (max 96)
Craig is still 16 points behind. He’ll have to work something special with the final numbers…
Round 14: 25, 5, 6, 10, 9, 4. Target: 406.
C1: 405. (10+6)x25+5 (7)
C2: 405. (10+6)x25+5 (7)
RR: 406. (9-5)x4x25+6 (10)
Score: 65–81 (max 106)
…which gives the game to Chris.
Round 15: S O U N D H I R E
C1 buzzes on 7 seconds to say NOURISHED which is correct.
Score: 75–81 (max 116)
Recap written by Dink Amidala, the gender confused jedi warrior who poses as a teen footballing Countdown superstar.
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=61