Friday 8 February 2002 (Series 47, Prelim 33)
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 3:37 pm
Countdown recap for Friday 8 February 2002.
C1: Champion David Franks (1 win, 90 points.)
C2: Challenger Zena Gooding.
DC: Richard Samson and Barry Cryer.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N B U T E V O H I
R02: D S R E A O F C T
R03: G S I L P E A N W
R04: D M R U E O Q G I
R05: 8, 4, 5, 2, 9, 8. Target: 265.
TTT: MOEPLAY
R06: S R A E T L U D L
R07: Y C O F B I E S Z
R08: A I T R D O S E N
R09: C T A F O I R K E
R10: 100, 2, 2, 1, 6, 10. Target: 264.
TTT: ITPAINS
R11: G C I M B A E D S
R12: L T N O I E R P A
R13: M S O H D E I L A
R14: 75, 2, 1, 5, 2, 6. Target: 259.
R15: N O G G I N R E V (conundrum)
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We've reached the end of the Countdown week and David Franks is our newly crowned champion after beating Maureen yesterday in a not-too-close-a-match.
David will be tested today though as he plays a Warrior Princess, Xena. Wait, sorry...Zena. That's right the wonderful sounding challenger today is Zena Gooding who is a local lass from Leeds so she should feel right at home.
The brilliant Barry Cryer joins us in DC for the last time this week.
Enjoy the show.
Round 1: N B U T E V O H I
C1: BOVINE (6)
C2: THINE (5)
DC: BOTHIE (6)
OT: HENBIT (6)
Score: 6–0 (max 6)
David starts the day as he did yesterday, beating his opponent in the opening round. DC spot BOTHIE, which I learnt in my research for my LEJOG plans, are shelters (often in the Scottish highlands) were walkers and such can spend a night. They are found in very remote areas and are very basic perhaps with a place to start a fire and apparently I recall that you can join a club which tells you where all these bothies are because their locations are kept secret due to people going and vandalising them. So ends the lecture on the BOTHIE (also BOTHY).
Round 2: D S R E A O F C T
C1: COASTER (7)
C2: FORECAST (8)
DC: FACTORED (8)
OT: REDCOATS (8)
Score: 6–8 (max 14)
Back to the game and Zena stings David with a superb 8. This is the first time David has been beaten in a round, today could be interesting. Very interesting.
Round 3: G S I L P E A N W
C1: PLEASING (8)
C2: PLEASING (8)
DC: ELAPSING (8) LAPWINGS (8)
Score: 14–16 (max 22)
PLEASING 8's here. (God I hate myself)
LAPWINGS are birds which are also called peewits. This comes up in quizzes quie a bit so is useful to know.
Round 4: D M R U E O Q G I
C1: MORGUE (6)
C2: MORGUE (6)
DC: GUIDER (6)
OT: DROGUE (6) GOURDE (6) ROGUED (6) ROUGED (6) GRIMED (6)
Score: 20–22 (max 28)
'The Murders in the Rue MORGUE' by Edgar Allan Poe is often claimed to be the first detective story. Another useful bit of info for quizzes.
Round 5: 8, 4, 5, 2, 9, 8. Target: 265.
C1: 265. (8*8-9-2)*5 (10)
C2: -
Score: 30–22 (max 38)
David is comfortable with his 6 small choice and provides a very tidy solution to 265 regaining the advantage in this match up.
Teatime teaser: MOEPLAY -> MAYPOLE
Round 6: S R A E T L U D L
C1: STALLED (7)
C2: tallest
DC: SALUTED (7) DULLEST (7) ALLUDES (7)
OT: ALUDELS (7) ALLURED (7) ALLURES (7) LAURELS (7) LADLERS (7) LUSTRAL (7) LUSTRED (7) RUSTLED (7) STRUDEL (7) SALUTER (7) STELLAR (7)
Score: 37–22 (max 45)
Ack. Zena has been drinking what Maureen had yesterday. She sees a phantom T in this selection allowing David to take a bigger lead and he now has a cushion. So does Zena, but she is sitting on hers.
Round 7: Y C O F B I E S Z
C1: COSY (4)
C2: COSY (4)
DC: OBEYS (5) COZIES (6)
OT: BOSEY (5) BOSIE (5) COIFS (5)
Score: 41–26 (max 51)
COZIES is listed by DC as valid despite being invalid now.
Round 8: A I T R D O S E N
C1: DETRAINS (8)
C2: ASTEROID (8)
DC: DERATIONS (18) ORDINATES (18)
OT: NOTARISED (18)
Score: 49–34 (max 69)
This very familiar set of letters is enough to make a Countdowner yawn as they robotically reel off the 3 9's. However, the contestants just find 8's each leaving DC to pick up the pieces.
Round 9: C T A F O I R K E
C1: FACTOR (6)
C2: FACTOR (6)
DC: TACKIER (7)
OT: EROTICA (7)
Score: 55–40 (max 76)
DC go one better again as the contestants share the points. David still with his 15 point lead will hope to increase this with the numbers game.
Round 10: 100, 2, 2, 1, 6, 10. Target: 264.
C1: 264. 2*100+6*(10+1)-2 (10)
C2: 264. (100+2)*2+6*10 (10)
Score: 65–50 (max 86)
But both solve this one with ease and we are going into the final third with the game very much ON!
Teatime teaser: ITPAINS -> PIANIST
Round 11: G C I M B A E D S
C1: ABIDES (6)
C2: IMAGES (6)
DC: BADGES (6)
OT: BIASED (6) AGEISM (6) AMICES (6) AMIDES (6) DEBAGS (6) BEDIMS (6) IMBEDS (6) CADGES (6) CEBIDS (6) CEIBAS (6) IMAGED (6) MAGICS (6) MEDICS (6) MIDGES (6) SMIDGE (6) AMEBIC (6)
Score: 71–56 (max 92)
Lots and lots of 6's here so it's a good job they found 6's too. Zena will need to make a move soon (in the game) if she has any hope of winning today as Time Is Running Out.
Round 12: L T N O I E R P A
C1: RELATION (8)
C2: RELATION (8)
OT: ATROPINE (8) EPILATOR (8) PETIOLAR (8) TRAPLINE (8) TRIPLANE (8) ORIENTAL (8)
Score: 79–64 (max 100)
A good 8 from Zena but David has it also as he proves a tough cookie to crack.
Round 13: M S O H D E I L A
C1: MASHED (6)
C2: MASHED (6)
DC: SHAMED (6) MISLEAD (7)
OT: DEMOLISH (8) HEMIOLAS (8)
Score: 85–70 (max 108)
This was Zena's chance DEMOLISH being a gettable 8 by anyone's standards. As it is Zena will have to beat David on the numbers which I wouldn't put my house on. Surely she must vary it up? 3 large perhaps? Let's be wacky!
Round 14: 75, 2, 1, 5, 2, 6. Target: 259.
C1: 264. (2+2)*75-(5+1)*6 (7)
C2: 260. Mistake in working.
CV: 259. (75-5*2)*4-1 (10)
Score: 92–70 (max 118)
No, she chooses 1 large. Even with David declaring 5 away Zena fails to capitalise as she quite tragically recites an invalid method. Unlucky dear. With the game sewn up there's just the matter of who gets the conundrum.
Round 15: N O G G I N R E V
C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say GOVERNING which is correct.
Score: 102–70 (max 128)
And it's David with a quick spot to storm to a century score and runs out as a comfortable winner in the end. David is looking quite strong so far and it will take a decent player to beat him. Will that player be just around the corner? Who knows? We'll just have to wait and see.
Enjoy your weekend, scallies!
Ryan
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=47
C1: Champion David Franks (1 win, 90 points.)
C2: Challenger Zena Gooding.
DC: Richard Samson and Barry Cryer.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N B U T E V O H I
R02: D S R E A O F C T
R03: G S I L P E A N W
R04: D M R U E O Q G I
R05: 8, 4, 5, 2, 9, 8. Target: 265.
TTT: MOEPLAY
R06: S R A E T L U D L
R07: Y C O F B I E S Z
R08: A I T R D O S E N
R09: C T A F O I R K E
R10: 100, 2, 2, 1, 6, 10. Target: 264.
TTT: ITPAINS
R11: G C I M B A E D S
R12: L T N O I E R P A
R13: M S O H D E I L A
R14: 75, 2, 1, 5, 2, 6. Target: 259.
R15: N O G G I N R E V (conundrum)
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We've reached the end of the Countdown week and David Franks is our newly crowned champion after beating Maureen yesterday in a not-too-close-a-match.
David will be tested today though as he plays a Warrior Princess, Xena. Wait, sorry...Zena. That's right the wonderful sounding challenger today is Zena Gooding who is a local lass from Leeds so she should feel right at home.
The brilliant Barry Cryer joins us in DC for the last time this week.
Enjoy the show.
Round 1: N B U T E V O H I
C1: BOVINE (6)
C2: THINE (5)
DC: BOTHIE (6)
OT: HENBIT (6)
Score: 6–0 (max 6)
David starts the day as he did yesterday, beating his opponent in the opening round. DC spot BOTHIE, which I learnt in my research for my LEJOG plans, are shelters (often in the Scottish highlands) were walkers and such can spend a night. They are found in very remote areas and are very basic perhaps with a place to start a fire and apparently I recall that you can join a club which tells you where all these bothies are because their locations are kept secret due to people going and vandalising them. So ends the lecture on the BOTHIE (also BOTHY).
Round 2: D S R E A O F C T
C1: COASTER (7)
C2: FORECAST (8)
DC: FACTORED (8)
OT: REDCOATS (8)
Score: 6–8 (max 14)
Back to the game and Zena stings David with a superb 8. This is the first time David has been beaten in a round, today could be interesting. Very interesting.
Round 3: G S I L P E A N W
C1: PLEASING (8)
C2: PLEASING (8)
DC: ELAPSING (8) LAPWINGS (8)
Score: 14–16 (max 22)
PLEASING 8's here. (God I hate myself)
LAPWINGS are birds which are also called peewits. This comes up in quizzes quie a bit so is useful to know.
Round 4: D M R U E O Q G I
C1: MORGUE (6)
C2: MORGUE (6)
DC: GUIDER (6)
OT: DROGUE (6) GOURDE (6) ROGUED (6) ROUGED (6) GRIMED (6)
Score: 20–22 (max 28)
'The Murders in the Rue MORGUE' by Edgar Allan Poe is often claimed to be the first detective story. Another useful bit of info for quizzes.
Round 5: 8, 4, 5, 2, 9, 8. Target: 265.
C1: 265. (8*8-9-2)*5 (10)
C2: -
Score: 30–22 (max 38)
David is comfortable with his 6 small choice and provides a very tidy solution to 265 regaining the advantage in this match up.
Teatime teaser: MOEPLAY -> MAYPOLE
Round 6: S R A E T L U D L
C1: STALLED (7)
C2: tallest
DC: SALUTED (7) DULLEST (7) ALLUDES (7)
OT: ALUDELS (7) ALLURED (7) ALLURES (7) LAURELS (7) LADLERS (7) LUSTRAL (7) LUSTRED (7) RUSTLED (7) STRUDEL (7) SALUTER (7) STELLAR (7)
Score: 37–22 (max 45)
Ack. Zena has been drinking what Maureen had yesterday. She sees a phantom T in this selection allowing David to take a bigger lead and he now has a cushion. So does Zena, but she is sitting on hers.
Round 7: Y C O F B I E S Z
C1: COSY (4)
C2: COSY (4)
DC: OBEYS (5) COZIES (6)
OT: BOSEY (5) BOSIE (5) COIFS (5)
Score: 41–26 (max 51)
COZIES is listed by DC as valid despite being invalid now.
Round 8: A I T R D O S E N
C1: DETRAINS (8)
C2: ASTEROID (8)
DC: DERATIONS (18) ORDINATES (18)
OT: NOTARISED (18)
Score: 49–34 (max 69)
This very familiar set of letters is enough to make a Countdowner yawn as they robotically reel off the 3 9's. However, the contestants just find 8's each leaving DC to pick up the pieces.
Round 9: C T A F O I R K E
C1: FACTOR (6)
C2: FACTOR (6)
DC: TACKIER (7)
OT: EROTICA (7)
Score: 55–40 (max 76)
DC go one better again as the contestants share the points. David still with his 15 point lead will hope to increase this with the numbers game.
Round 10: 100, 2, 2, 1, 6, 10. Target: 264.
C1: 264. 2*100+6*(10+1)-2 (10)
C2: 264. (100+2)*2+6*10 (10)
Score: 65–50 (max 86)
But both solve this one with ease and we are going into the final third with the game very much ON!
Teatime teaser: ITPAINS -> PIANIST
Round 11: G C I M B A E D S
C1: ABIDES (6)
C2: IMAGES (6)
DC: BADGES (6)
OT: BIASED (6) AGEISM (6) AMICES (6) AMIDES (6) DEBAGS (6) BEDIMS (6) IMBEDS (6) CADGES (6) CEBIDS (6) CEIBAS (6) IMAGED (6) MAGICS (6) MEDICS (6) MIDGES (6) SMIDGE (6) AMEBIC (6)
Score: 71–56 (max 92)
Lots and lots of 6's here so it's a good job they found 6's too. Zena will need to make a move soon (in the game) if she has any hope of winning today as Time Is Running Out.
Round 12: L T N O I E R P A
C1: RELATION (8)
C2: RELATION (8)
OT: ATROPINE (8) EPILATOR (8) PETIOLAR (8) TRAPLINE (8) TRIPLANE (8) ORIENTAL (8)
Score: 79–64 (max 100)
A good 8 from Zena but David has it also as he proves a tough cookie to crack.
Round 13: M S O H D E I L A
C1: MASHED (6)
C2: MASHED (6)
DC: SHAMED (6) MISLEAD (7)
OT: DEMOLISH (8) HEMIOLAS (8)
Score: 85–70 (max 108)
This was Zena's chance DEMOLISH being a gettable 8 by anyone's standards. As it is Zena will have to beat David on the numbers which I wouldn't put my house on. Surely she must vary it up? 3 large perhaps? Let's be wacky!
Round 14: 75, 2, 1, 5, 2, 6. Target: 259.
C1: 264. (2+2)*75-(5+1)*6 (7)
C2: 260. Mistake in working.
CV: 259. (75-5*2)*4-1 (10)
Score: 92–70 (max 118)
No, she chooses 1 large. Even with David declaring 5 away Zena fails to capitalise as she quite tragically recites an invalid method. Unlucky dear. With the game sewn up there's just the matter of who gets the conundrum.
Round 15: N O G G I N R E V
C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say GOVERNING which is correct.
Score: 102–70 (max 128)
And it's David with a quick spot to storm to a century score and runs out as a comfortable winner in the end. David is looking quite strong so far and it will take a decent player to beat him. Will that player be just around the corner? Who knows? We'll just have to wait and see.
Enjoy your weekend, scallies!
Ryan
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=47