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Countdown recap for Monday 19 September 2011.

Welcome to a special late night recap. Are you sitting comfortably at this hour? I know I am *nudge nudge wink wink*.

C1: Champion Peter Metcalfe (1 win, 94 points.)
C2: Challenger Julie Harrington.
DC: Susie Dent and Dave Spikey.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D T E U G M Q A S
R02: R H S T O E A N M
R03: P E T A I W N T E
R04: C S J M A E O S A
R05: 75, 7, 6, 1, 7, 10. Target: 827.
TTT: FUELKITS - "If you get this it could be down to pure luck"
R06: F W P R I E U D G
R07: V C K O E L R A N
R08: R D R N E O E D A
R09: R S I E L S N O G
R10: 100, 10, 6, 6, 1, 8. Target: 136.
TTT: EGOGIFTS - "I have no idea, in fact you might say I'm mistified"
R11: L B P E I O Y T A
R12: C X S N E I A R O
R13: L D A U E N R T I
R14: 50, 100, 7, 6, 1, 7. Target: 492.
R15: I G O T E A T E N (conundrum)


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Peter Metcalfe had a nice score on Friday and looked pretty comfortable. He will want to win even more today as it is his birthday which makes him 23 today. Being a maths student he will udnerstand that at this age he is in his prime.

Julie Warrington has come from down south near Portsmouth and is a piano teacher. She also like to read and do puzzles but above all that she enjoys swimming which prompts me and the housemate to shout obscenities at the screen like "you kinky bitch" (she's probably in her 60's) and lots of other stuff that shouldn't be repeated but that we still find funny nd helps us get through the day.

Enjoy the show.

Round 1: D T E U G M Q A S

C1: QUEST (5)
C2: SMUDGE (6)
DC: MASTED (6) STAGED (6) MASQUE (6)
OT: AMUSED (6) DEGUST (6) GAMEST (6) GAMUTS (6) GUSTED (6) MEATUS (6) MEDUSA (6) SAUTED (6)
Score: 0–6 (max 6)

Peter will not be amused (HAHA) by missing all these easy 6's although he hasn't actually turned to stone just yet ('cos he missed MEDUSA geddit?).

Round 2: R H S T O E A N M

C1: THRONES (7)
C2: MOTHERS (7)
DC: STOREMAN (8) HORSEMAN (8)
OT: MENORAHS (8) MONSTERA (8) RHAMNOSE (8)
Score: 7–13 (max 14)

RHAMNOSE sounds interesting at first but then I found out that it's just a hexose sugar found widely in plants.

Round 3: P E T A I W N T E

C1: TWITE (5)
C2: PATIENT (7)
Score: 7–20 (max 21)

Julie beats everyone with this darrenic spot and is really looking strong. Peter looks like he is still half asleep.

Round 4: C S J M A E O S A

C1: COMES (5)
C2: CAMEOS (6)
DC: SAMOSA (6)
OT: CAMASES (7)
Score: 7–26 (max 28)

This is awful from Peter so far and not the way he would be hoping to defend his chair. He does manage to smile at COMES though and so do I because it's funny.

CAMASES is completely new to me but it's no surprise that it's a plant.

Round 5: 75, 7, 6, 1, 7, 10. Target: 827.

C1: 827. (75+7)*10+7 (10)
C2: -
Score: 17–26 (max 38)

Jesus christ. I get the impression that numbers aren't for Julie. Peter is right back in it as we enter a break.

DC Guest Time: Dave looks at amusing headlines that are interpreted wrongly which makes me wonder if he's been looking at that topic on c4c for inspiration.

Teatime teaser: FUELKITS -> FLUKIEST

Round 6: F W P R I E U D G

C1: FRIDGE (6)
C2: fudgier
DC: PUDGIER (7)
OT: FIGURED (7)
Score: 23–26 (max 45)

Julie is pretty unlucky here as she sort of realises that she should have gone for PUDGIER. Fudgier is just nonsense as I found out some time ago.

Round 7: V C K O E L R A N

C1: LOCKER (6)
C2: COAL (4)
DC: CORNEA (6) CORNEAL (7)
OT: EARLOCK (7) VERONAL (7)
Score: 29–26 (max 52)

The standard is really hit and miss today beteen the two as Julie having been hitting 6's and 7's in the first third is now floundering.

Round 8: R D R N E O E D A

C1: reorder
C2: ENDEAR (6)
DC: ADORNER (7) ADORNED (7)
OT: ORDERED (7)
Score: 29–32 (max 59)

And Peter is flounder too although he said he did have ADORNED noted which is tough luck. Both their scores added together are only 2 greater than the max. This is going to be a low-scorer today.

Round 9: R S I E L S N O G

C1: rolling
C2: INSOLES (7)
DC: RESOLING (8)
OT: GLOSSIER (8) GORINESS (8) RINGLESS (8) SLINGERS (8)
Score: 29–39 (max 67)

Crikey Peter. I'm pretty sure he's trying to throw this game. That's now the third invalid word in the last four rounds from either contestant.

Susie: We decided to just skip right on through this section today so I am sorry for the fans of this part of the show.

Round 10: 100, 10, 6, 6, 1, 8. Target: 136.

C1: 136. 100+6*6 (10)
C2: 136. 100+6*6 (10)
Score: 39–49 (max 77)

Julie may not be great at numbers but she can at least get this one.

Teatime teaser: EGOGIFTS -> FOGGIEST

Round 11: L B P E I O Y T A

C1: TABLE (5)
C2: pilate
DC: POTABLE (7)
OT: BIOTYPE (7)
Score: 44–49 (max 84)

Another invalid! It has to be PILATES and even then the word is not valid.

Round 12: C X S N E I A R O

C1: CRONIES (7)
C2: COAXERS (7)
DC: ANOREXICS (18)
Score: 51–56 (max 102)

Ah a spark of life in the game. But it comes from DC. Wonderful spot as I was sitting pretty content with SCENARIO for 8. Well done!

Round 13: L D A U E N R T I

C1: LAUNDER (7)
C2: LAUNDER (7)
DC: URINAL (6) URINATED (8) LATRINE (7)
OT: UITLANDER (18)
Score: 58–63 (max 120)

This time it's me who can sit smug by getting one over on DC as they miss the very popular (on apterous) UITLANDER. However they amusingly do come up with 3 related words that are wee words but not wee words if you see what I mean. Ah uh. Still 5 points the gap.

Round 14: 50, 100, 7, 6, 1, 7. Target: 492.

C1: 493. (6-1)*100-7 (7)
C2: -
JS: 492. 7*50+100+7*6 (10)
Score: 65–63 (max 130)

Amazing! None of the contestants get this numbes game and it is in fact Jeff who solves it. I was a little unhappy that Jeff used one 7 too many but still a solve is a solve. And what's more important is that Peter leads Julie for the first time in the game!! This could be important as on both of their forms I can't see them getting the conundrum.

Round 15: I G O T E A T E N

No one buzzes. The answer was NEGOTIATE.
Final Score: 65–63 (max 140)

And they don't. That painful 30 seconds sums up the day today really. Not a classic by any means although I'm sure it will live long in Peter's memory as being a nailbiting finish by just pipping Julie at the post.

My housemate who doesn't even play Countdown at all decided he'd play along with the show today...and guess what...he beat Julie. Even he commented on just how low-scoring today was.

This very harsh and critical recap was brought to you by a Ryan who is by this time quite tired and grouchy...

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=65

Ryan Taylor wrote:Julie Warrington has come from down south near Portsmouth and is a piano teacher. She also like to read and do puzzles but above all that she enjoys swimming which prompts me and the housemate to shout obscenities at the screen like "you kinky bitch" (she's probably in her 60's) and lots of other stuff that shouldn't be repeated but that we still find funny nd helps us get through the day.

Julie's surname seems to have changed from Harrington to Warrington pretty quickly, hasn't it