c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 30 August 2010.

C1: Champion Neil Greenall (1 win, 46 points.)
C2: Challenger James Hankin.
DC: Tania Styles and Geoffrey Durham.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M G B A I O H T E
R02: S P N U A R E D A
R03: L G T I E S C I L
R04: 50, 75, 2, 7, 3, 9. Target: 968.
R05: F U O N R D S E I
R06: E A T J V O P F E
R07: W R N K I O S U E
R08: 25, 50, 3, 8, 10, 9. Target: 477.
R09: L E H A R B A N D (conundrum)


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Round 1: M G B A I O H T E

C1: HABIT (5)
C2: GAMBIT (6)
DC: HOMAGE (6)
OT: MEGABIT (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: S P N U A R E D A

C1: PANDER (6)
C2: PARADES (7)
DC: PARADES (7)
OT: ASUNDER (7) DANSEUR (7) PANDERS (7) SPURNED (7)
Score: 0–13 (max 14)

Round 3: L G T I E S C I L

C1: CELLS (5)
C2: ellicit
DC: ELICITS (7)
OT: CELLIST (7) GILLIES (7)
Score: 5–13 (max 21)

Round 4: 50, 75, 2, 7, 3, 9. Target: 968.

C1: -
C2: 964. (9+3)*75+(2*7)+50 (7)
CV: 968. 2*50*9+75-7 (10)
Score: 5–20 (max 31)

Round 5: F U O N R D S E I

C1: FRIENDS (7)
C2: FOUNDRIES (18)
Score: 5–38 (max 49)

Round 6: E A T J V O P F E

C1: FEAT (4)
C2: OVATE (5)
DC: FOVEAE (6)
Score: 5–43 (max 55)

Round 7: W R N K I O S U E

C1: SWINE (5)
C2: WORSEN (6)
DC: SNOWIER (7)
OT: KNOWERS (7) WONKIER (7)
Score: 5–49 (max 62)

Round 8: 25, 50, 3, 8, 10, 9. Target: 477.

C1: 478.
C2: 477. 9*50+25+10-8 (10)
Score: 5–59 (max 72)

Round 9: L E H A R B A N D

C2 buzzes on 6 seconds to say HANDLEBAR which is correct.
Score: 5–69 (max 82)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=45

I'm sure Mike will correct me but I believe this is the lowest ever score by a defending champion.

Charlie Reams wrote:I'm sure Mike will correct me but I believe this is the lowest ever score by a defending champion.

Indeed it is; in fact it's the only ever single-figure score by a defending champ. I'd forgotten this event completely. Such is the joy of these recaps...

Crikey, and a shutout if the challenger had known hot to spell ELICIT (regardless of sticking the S on the end).

My guess was that he was thinking of ILLICIT, so wouldn't have added S