Friday 27 August 2010 (Series 63, Prelim 35)
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 4:49 pm
Countdown recap for Friday 27 August 2010 (Series 63, Prelim 35).
C1: Champion Peter Godwin (3 wins, 258 points.)
C2: Challenger David Lewis.
DC: Susie Dent and Gary Wilmot.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
It’s the end of the week again and this time Peter Godwin is in the champion’s chair, having won three games so far. Peter is from Southampton and is one of those people that I think I’ve seen somewhere before, but probably haven’t. Challenger David Lewis is from Hitchin in Hertfordshire and once walked along the sea wall at Margate, which worried his children, as he was carrying their packed lunches at the time and thought he might drop them. Let’s go!
R01: V I O G C L U T R
R02: T P S A E T E R H
R03: N U L D S A I D E
R04: N K L O I S N A J
R05: 25, 1, 6, 2, 2, 8. Target: 110.
TTT: FUELPITS - "In a word, it's just malicious."
R06: T P N F E O I R B
R07: A S G I O P S M E
R08: C H T S A U O D E
R09: R U A O T W A E N
R10: 100, 4, 1, 5, 6, 7. Target: 559.
TTT: MUSTRANT - "If you must rant, then you'll be used to these."
R11: R I L T T A E L Z
R12: N R G E A W N M E
R13: P F R A O E S S O
R14: 75, 25, 10, 8, 4, 9. Target: 458.
R15: L I K E D N E R D (conundrum)
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The show opens with Jeff reading out a joke about a vacuum cleaner that’s so good it will hoover up horse manure. Rachel then tells us about the cats she is adopting at the weekend. Aww...
Round 1: V I O G C L U T R
C1: VIGOUR (6)
C2: VIGOUR (6)
DC: VICTOR (6) CLOUT (5)
OT: LICTOR (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)
A lictor is an officer who attends the consul in Ancient Rome.
Round 2: T P S A E T E R H
C1: HATTERS (7)
C2: HEARTS (6)
DC: HATTERS (7) PATTERS (7) THEATRES (8)
OT: PREHEATS (8)
Score: 13–6 (max 14)
Peter isn’t mad about HATTERS, but it’s fine, while Gary points out the appropriateness of THEATRES, what with him being an actor an’ all.
Round 3: N U L D S A I D E
C1: LADDIES (7)
C2: nuddles
DC: SUNDIAL (7) LANDSIDE (8)
OT: DUALISED (8) UNSADDLE (8)
Score: 20–6 (max 22)
Neither player is sure about their offering, but LADDIES is fine, while (sadly for David) the admittedly lovely ‘nuddles’ isn’t. A great eight from DC with LANDSIDE, which is the opposite side of security to the more regular Countdown word AIRSIDE.
Round 4: N K L O I S N A J
C1: JOINS (5)
C2: SNAIL (5)
DC: JOINS (5) KAOLIN (6)
OT: ANIONS (6) NINJAS (6)
Score: 25–11 (max 28)
Our contestants crawl to five apiece, while ‘Gary Susie’ come up with KAOLIN, which is another name for china clay.
Round 5: 25, 1, 6, 2, 2, 8. Target: 110.
C1: 110. (25x(6-2))+8+2 (10)
C2: 110. (25x(6-2))+8+2 (10)
Score: 35–21 (max 38)
A numbers game that was, according to Rachel, “so easy even the [Manchester] City fans in the audience got the answer.”
Before the break, Gary gives us his final anecdotes for the week, one concerning a nativity play where Jesus was renamed Colin, the other involving veteran actor Simon Callow.
Teatime teaser: FUELPITS -> SPITEFUL
Round 6: T P N F E O I R B
C1: POINTER (7)
C2: ORIENT (6)
DC: POINTER (7) PROTEIN (7) BONFIRE (7)
OT: BORNITE (7) REPOINT (7)
Score: 42–21 (max 45)
Both our contestants are pointing in the right direction with their declarations in this round. BORNITE is a reddish-brown mineral named after the Austrian scientist Ignatius von Born.
Round 7: A S G I O P S M E
C1: IMPASSE (7)
C2: pagism
DC: MAGPIES (7)
OT: IMPOSES (7)
Score: 49–21 (max 52)
It seems David was thinking of paganism in this round, while Peter doesn’t reach an impasse with his seven.
Round 8: C H T S A U O D E
C1: TOUCHES (7)
C2: TOUCHES (7)
DC: CATHOUSE (8)
OT: CATHODES (8) SOUTACHE (8)
Score: 56–28 (max 60)
A great eight from DC (it’s American slang for a brothel). A SOUTACHE is an ornamental braid used to trim garments.
Round 9: R U A O T W A E N
C1: OUTWEAR (7)
C2: TOWER (5)
DC: AERONAUT (8)
Score: 63–28 (max 68)
Another well-calculated risk from Peter. DC’s eight puts me in mind of Lee Scoresby in the ‘His Dark Materials’ trilogy.
OoW: Continuing her theme for the week, Susie discusses the origins of some more band names, including Bananarama and the Jesus and Mary Chain.
Round 10: 100, 4, 1, 5, 6, 7. Target: 559.
C1: 560. ((7+4+100)x5)+6-1 (7)
C2: 560. Mistake in working.
RR: 559. ((100-7)x6)+1 (10)
Score: 70–28 (max 78)
After a shaky start to his declaration, Peter bags seven points. Our Rach gets the full ten.
Teatime teaser: MUSTRANT -> TANTRUMS
Round 11: R I L T T A E L Z
C1: LITERAL (7)
C2: RATTLE (6)
DC: LITERAL (7) TALLIER (7)
Score: 77–28 (max 85)
LITERAL and TALLIER used to make regular appearances on the show; nice to have them back. Anyone for TANGELOS?
Round 12: N R G E A W N M E
C1: MANGER (6)
C2: MANGER (6)
DC: GERMANE (7)
Score: 83–34 (max 92)
Susie spots the only seven. The game is now out of David’s reach; it just remains to be seen whether Peter can score on every round and get his first century score.
Round 13: P F R A O E S S O
C1: PROFESS (7)
C2: OPERAS (6)
DC: PROFESS (7)
OT: SPOOFERS (8)
Score: 90–34 (max 100)
A good seven for PG (who is still on track) and DC, but no one spots the darrenic SPOOFERS.
Round 14: 75, 25, 10, 8, 4, 9. Target: 458.
C1: 459.
C2: 458. (75x(10-4))+8 (10)
Score: 90–44 (max 110)
Peter’s numbers game lets him down, while David recovers some pride.
Round 15: L I K E D N E R D
C2 buzzes on 20 seconds to say REKINDLED which is correct.
Final Score: 90–54 (max 120)
A nice scramble and David spotting the solution after a shade over 20 seconds means Peter’s century will have to wait. Good to see David getting to a respectable final score, too. Countdown continues on Bank Holiday Monday, when Gloria Hunniford returns as special guest for the first time since March 2001, when she sat alongside Richard ‘The Mighty’ Samson. See you in September...
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=63
C1: Champion Peter Godwin (3 wins, 258 points.)
C2: Challenger David Lewis.
DC: Susie Dent and Gary Wilmot.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
It’s the end of the week again and this time Peter Godwin is in the champion’s chair, having won three games so far. Peter is from Southampton and is one of those people that I think I’ve seen somewhere before, but probably haven’t. Challenger David Lewis is from Hitchin in Hertfordshire and once walked along the sea wall at Margate, which worried his children, as he was carrying their packed lunches at the time and thought he might drop them. Let’s go!
R01: V I O G C L U T R
R02: T P S A E T E R H
R03: N U L D S A I D E
R04: N K L O I S N A J
R05: 25, 1, 6, 2, 2, 8. Target: 110.
TTT: FUELPITS - "In a word, it's just malicious."
R06: T P N F E O I R B
R07: A S G I O P S M E
R08: C H T S A U O D E
R09: R U A O T W A E N
R10: 100, 4, 1, 5, 6, 7. Target: 559.
TTT: MUSTRANT - "If you must rant, then you'll be used to these."
R11: R I L T T A E L Z
R12: N R G E A W N M E
R13: P F R A O E S S O
R14: 75, 25, 10, 8, 4, 9. Target: 458.
R15: L I K E D N E R D (conundrum)
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The show opens with Jeff reading out a joke about a vacuum cleaner that’s so good it will hoover up horse manure. Rachel then tells us about the cats she is adopting at the weekend. Aww...
Round 1: V I O G C L U T R
C1: VIGOUR (6)
C2: VIGOUR (6)
DC: VICTOR (6) CLOUT (5)
OT: LICTOR (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)
A lictor is an officer who attends the consul in Ancient Rome.
Round 2: T P S A E T E R H
C1: HATTERS (7)
C2: HEARTS (6)
DC: HATTERS (7) PATTERS (7) THEATRES (8)
OT: PREHEATS (8)
Score: 13–6 (max 14)
Peter isn’t mad about HATTERS, but it’s fine, while Gary points out the appropriateness of THEATRES, what with him being an actor an’ all.
Round 3: N U L D S A I D E
C1: LADDIES (7)
C2: nuddles
DC: SUNDIAL (7) LANDSIDE (8)
OT: DUALISED (8) UNSADDLE (8)
Score: 20–6 (max 22)
Neither player is sure about their offering, but LADDIES is fine, while (sadly for David) the admittedly lovely ‘nuddles’ isn’t. A great eight from DC with LANDSIDE, which is the opposite side of security to the more regular Countdown word AIRSIDE.
Round 4: N K L O I S N A J
C1: JOINS (5)
C2: SNAIL (5)
DC: JOINS (5) KAOLIN (6)
OT: ANIONS (6) NINJAS (6)
Score: 25–11 (max 28)
Our contestants crawl to five apiece, while ‘Gary Susie’ come up with KAOLIN, which is another name for china clay.
Round 5: 25, 1, 6, 2, 2, 8. Target: 110.
C1: 110. (25x(6-2))+8+2 (10)
C2: 110. (25x(6-2))+8+2 (10)
Score: 35–21 (max 38)
A numbers game that was, according to Rachel, “so easy even the [Manchester] City fans in the audience got the answer.”
Before the break, Gary gives us his final anecdotes for the week, one concerning a nativity play where Jesus was renamed Colin, the other involving veteran actor Simon Callow.
Teatime teaser: FUELPITS -> SPITEFUL
Round 6: T P N F E O I R B
C1: POINTER (7)
C2: ORIENT (6)
DC: POINTER (7) PROTEIN (7) BONFIRE (7)
OT: BORNITE (7) REPOINT (7)
Score: 42–21 (max 45)
Both our contestants are pointing in the right direction with their declarations in this round. BORNITE is a reddish-brown mineral named after the Austrian scientist Ignatius von Born.
Round 7: A S G I O P S M E
C1: IMPASSE (7)
C2: pagism
DC: MAGPIES (7)
OT: IMPOSES (7)
Score: 49–21 (max 52)
It seems David was thinking of paganism in this round, while Peter doesn’t reach an impasse with his seven.
Round 8: C H T S A U O D E
C1: TOUCHES (7)
C2: TOUCHES (7)
DC: CATHOUSE (8)
OT: CATHODES (8) SOUTACHE (8)
Score: 56–28 (max 60)
A great eight from DC (it’s American slang for a brothel). A SOUTACHE is an ornamental braid used to trim garments.
Round 9: R U A O T W A E N
C1: OUTWEAR (7)
C2: TOWER (5)
DC: AERONAUT (8)
Score: 63–28 (max 68)
Another well-calculated risk from Peter. DC’s eight puts me in mind of Lee Scoresby in the ‘His Dark Materials’ trilogy.
OoW: Continuing her theme for the week, Susie discusses the origins of some more band names, including Bananarama and the Jesus and Mary Chain.
Round 10: 100, 4, 1, 5, 6, 7. Target: 559.
C1: 560. ((7+4+100)x5)+6-1 (7)
C2: 560. Mistake in working.
RR: 559. ((100-7)x6)+1 (10)
Score: 70–28 (max 78)
After a shaky start to his declaration, Peter bags seven points. Our Rach gets the full ten.
Teatime teaser: MUSTRANT -> TANTRUMS
Round 11: R I L T T A E L Z
C1: LITERAL (7)
C2: RATTLE (6)
DC: LITERAL (7) TALLIER (7)
Score: 77–28 (max 85)
LITERAL and TALLIER used to make regular appearances on the show; nice to have them back. Anyone for TANGELOS?
Round 12: N R G E A W N M E
C1: MANGER (6)
C2: MANGER (6)
DC: GERMANE (7)
Score: 83–34 (max 92)
Susie spots the only seven. The game is now out of David’s reach; it just remains to be seen whether Peter can score on every round and get his first century score.
Round 13: P F R A O E S S O
C1: PROFESS (7)
C2: OPERAS (6)
DC: PROFESS (7)
OT: SPOOFERS (8)
Score: 90–34 (max 100)
A good seven for PG (who is still on track) and DC, but no one spots the darrenic SPOOFERS.
Round 14: 75, 25, 10, 8, 4, 9. Target: 458.
C1: 459.
C2: 458. (75x(10-4))+8 (10)
Score: 90–44 (max 110)
Peter’s numbers game lets him down, while David recovers some pride.
Round 15: L I K E D N E R D
C2 buzzes on 20 seconds to say REKINDLED which is correct.
Final Score: 90–54 (max 120)
A nice scramble and David spotting the solution after a shade over 20 seconds means Peter’s century will have to wait. Good to see David getting to a respectable final score, too. Countdown continues on Bank Holiday Monday, when Gloria Hunniford returns as special guest for the first time since March 2001, when she sat alongside Richard ‘The Mighty’ Samson. See you in September...
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=63