Spoilers for Friday 25th July 2008

[JasonCullen]

You guys know what to do . Time to get some final practice before the CONOT tourny and the last NEW Countdown episode for a month or so

[JasonCullen]

I got it
100-(8*2)+4)=80*8 = 640 +3 = 643

[Howard Somerset]

Got ROMANISED, but didn't risk it cos of possible capital. Missed RANDOMISE and the two from R1.

[Howard Somerset]

I got it
100-(8*2)-4)=80*8 = 640 +3 = 643

wd

[Ray Folwell]

Alternative (2+4) x (100+8) -(8-3)

[Joseph Bolas]

STINGAREE as an equaller.

EDIT: Finally a 9 DC didn't spot YAY .

[Joseph Bolas]

2nd Numbers Alt: (100 - 1) x 6

[John Brackstone]

also organdies in round 1. (i amassed my best ever score today - 148)

[JasonCullen]

also organdies in round 1. (i amassed my best ever score today - 148)

That is pretty damn impressive john . You missed out on 2 points only. What were the ones you missed?

[Kirk Bevins]

I thought the max would be 149 not 150 so I reckon John missed PEDICEL only. I missed MOTTLED and PEDICEL so if I was playing the challenger, I had 147 points. If I was in the challengers chair I'd have 141 points. Either way, both records. What a game. Surprised Carol missed the easy numbers of (100+8)x(2+4) -(8-3)

[Howard Somerset]

Amazing scoring, John. (edit) and Kirk

And a good couple of performances from the current champion. She's even jumped passed one other player on the leaderboard having played one game less.

[JasonCullen]

I thought the max would be 149 not 150 so I reckon John missed PEDICEL only. I missed MOTTLED and PEDICEL so if I was playing the challenger, I had 147 points. If I was in the challengers chair I'd have 141 points. Either way, both records. What a game. Surprised Carol missed the easy numbers of (100+8)x(2+4) -(8-3)

MATELOTE may have also been missed in round 12

[Kirk Bevins]

I thought the max would be 149 not 150 so I reckon John missed PEDICEL only. I missed MOTTLED and PEDICEL so if I was playing the challenger, I had 147 points. If I was in the challengers chair I'd have 141 points. Either way, both records. What a game. Surprised Carol missed the easy numbers of (100+8)x(2+4) -(8-3)

MATELOTE may have also been missed in round 12

Noooooooooooo - I have MATELOT and MATELOTE in my words I try not to miss! I got MATELOT in practice the other day and missed MATELOTE again. Surprise surprise - watching the show today, I missed MATELOTE. When will I learn?

[Ben Pugh]

(i amassed my best ever score today - 148)

Same here, I missed PEDICEL and MATELOTE, neither of which I'd ever heard of before.

[Lee Simmonds]

I got reseating but wondered about gratinees?

I also got my best ever score today although not quite in the 140's. Could have done with these letter selections in my last game...

[Julian Fell]

I got reseating but wondered about gratinees?

So did John Davies in his game vs. Paul Gallen...

Edit because that's a bit unhelpful: Lee, 'gratinees' is no good - in his game vs. Paul Gallen in the quarter-finals of the last CofC, John Davies saw both RESEATING and GRATINEES^ in the first round, and wondered which one to go for - sadly he chose the wrong one

[Lee Simmonds]

Edit because that's a bit unhelpful:

I was gonna say...

Cheers Julian.

[Kirk Bevins]

Interestingly, I spotted GRATINEES^ first and that's what led me to the double 9 RESEATING/STINGAREE. You just have to learn these pitfalls and learn to connect them with real words.

[Joe Denniss]

I believe ORGANDIES is another anagram of ORGANISED/GRANDIOSE, but that's pointless knowledge

[Kirk Bevins]

I believe ORGANDIES is another anagram of ORGANISED/GRANDIOSE, but that's pointless knowledge

It's already been mentioned above, Joe. You are correct that ORGANDIES is an anagram and it's NOT pointless knowledge as people now know the 8 - ORGANDIE.

[John Brackstone]

pedicel was the one i missed (never heard of it)