Monday 11 February 2008 (Series 58, Game 29)

[JimBentley]

Monday 11 February 2008 (Series 58, Game 29)

C1: TIM REYPERT (1 win), from the Vale of Glamorgan

C2: MICHAEL QUINN, a magician and children's entertainer from Belfast - actually M. GEORGE QUINN, or MAGIC GEORGE, one of Northern Ireland's leading children's entertainers, according to the must-see website of Omagh District Council

DC: Susie Dent & James Whittaker

Summary of game:

ROUND 1 F D T N E I I K A
ROUND 2 D D P E O T U S I
ROUND 3 A O E R G F B I H
ROUND 4 T N O R A E M V A
ROUND 5 75 5 2 1 9 5 Target 785

TTT 1 ARMYFERN Don't pay Bryan for getting you across

ROUND 6 T R P O E A M S A
ROUND 7 S C S O E I R L A
ROUND 8 Y E T N R A E O P
ROUND 9 G P T B I E I A R
ROUND 10 50 9 1 4 6 10 Target 564

TTT 2 SLIMGRIP They made progress even with sore feet

ROUND 11 N L M I E E C N O
ROUND 12 S T E A N O L C D
ROUND 13 L R X I O E W M I
ROUND 14 25 50 75 1 3 9 Target 732

ROUND 15 T H R O W B L O C


Tim made his debut last Friday, defeating Nichola Sullings 88-60, with help from the 9-letter PERSONATE and an impressive spot of the 8-letter MONETARY. He did wobble a bit on the numbers, which suggests that he might have difficulty winning eight games; this could have just been first game nerves, though. Let's see how he fares today:


ROUND 1 F D T N E I I K A

C1: FAINTED (7)
C2: FAINTED (7)
DC: DEFIANT (7)
OT: KAINITE (7)
>>> KAINITE (mass noun) a white mineral containing of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride
Max: 7 (7)
Score: 7 - 7

ROUND 2 D D P E O T U S I

C1: DISPUTED (8)
C2: DISPUTED (8)
DC: DEPOSIT, OUTSIDE, TODDIES (7)
OT: DISPUTED is the only eight
Max: 8 (15)
Score: 15 - 15

ROUND 3 A O E R G F B I H

C1: FORAGE (6)
C2: begorah (x) - it's spelt 'BEGORRA'
DC:
OT: BORAGE, GHERAO, HEGIRA, HOAGIE (6)
>>> BORAGE (noun) a European herbaceous plant; GHERAO (noun) a protest in India in which employees prevent employers leaving the workplace until their demands are met; HEGIRA (noun) an exodus or migration; HOAGIE (noun) a sandwich made in a long roll
Max: 6 (21)
Score: 21 - 15

ROUND 4 T N O R A E M V A

C1: MENTOR (6)
C2: MENTOR (6)
DC: TAVERNA (7)
OT: OVERMAN (7)
Max: 7 (28)
Score: 27 - 21

ROUND 5 75 5 2 1 9 5 Target 785

C1: 785 = ((75 + 5 - 2) x (9 + 1)) + 5
C2: 785 = ((9 + 1) x 75) + ((5 + 2) x 5)
CV:
Max: 10 (38)
Score: 37 - 31

Tea Time Teaser 1 ARMYFERN = FERRYMAN

ROUND 6 T R P O E A M S A

C1: SEAPORT (7)
C2: POSTER (6)
DC: SEAPORT, MAESTRO (7)
OT: ESPARTO, PARAMOS, PROTEAS, STAMPER, STOMPER, TAMPERS (7)
>>> ESPARTO (noun, also ESPARTO GRASS) a coarse grass with tough narrow leaves; PARAMO (noun) a high treeless plateau in tropical South America; PROTEA (noun) an evergreen shrub or small tree, chiefly native to South Africa
Max: 7 (45)
Score: 44 - 31

ROUND 7 S C S O E I R L A

C1: CALORIES (8)
C2: CLOSERS (7)
DC:
OT: CARIOLES, CELOSIAS, CLASSIER, ESCOLARS, LACROSSE, SOLARISE (8)
>>> CARIOLE (noun, also CARRIOLE) a small open horse-drawn carriage for one person; CELOSIA (noun) a tropical plant of a genus that includes cockscomb; ESCOLAR (noun) a large, long predatory fish occurring in tropical and temperate oceans (also called SNAKE MACKEREL); SOLARISE (verb) in photography, to change the relative darkness of a part of an image by overexposure to light
Max: 8 (53)
Score: 52 - 31

ROUND 8 Y E T N R A E O P

C1: PRONATE (7)
C2: PARENT (6)
DC: OPERANT (7)
OT: ENTROPY, OPERATE, PERENTY, PROTEAN (7)
>>> PERENTY (noun, also PERENTIE) a large brown and yellow monitor lizard native to arid regions of Australia; PROTEAN (adjective) tending or able to change frequently or easily
Max: 7 (60)
Score: 59 - 31

ROUND 9 G P T B I E I A R

C1: PIRATE (6)
C2: BARGE (5)
DC:
OT: BARITE, GAITER, PARGET, PERITI, PRATIE, TIBIAE, TRIAGE (6)
>>> BARITE (noun, also BARYTE) a mineral consisting of barium sulphate; PARGET (verb) to cover part of a building with an ornamental plaster or mortar; PERITUS (noun, plural PERITI) a theological advisor or consultant to a council of the Roman Catholic church; TIBIA (noun, plural TIBIAE or TIBIAS) a bone of the leg
Max: 6 (66)
Score: 65 - 31

ROUND 10 50 9 1 4 6 10 Target 564

C1: 564 = ((50 + 6) x 10) + 4
C2: 564 = ((50 + 6) x 10) + 4
CV:
Max: 10 (76)
Score: 75 - 41

Tea Time Teaser 2 SLIMGRIP = PILGRIMS

ROUND 11 N L M I E E C N O

C1: LEMON (5)
C2: conmen (x) - unfortunately, it's two words
DC: LEONINE (7)
OT: LIMONENE (8)
>>> LIMONENE (mass noun) a colourless liquid hydrocarbon with a lemon-like scent
Max: 8 (84)
Score: 80 - 41

ROUND 12 S T E A N O L C D

C1: CANDLES (7)
C2: DONATES (7)
DC:
OT: CELADONS, LACTONES (8)
>>> CELADON (mass noun) a willow-green colour, also a grey-green glaze used on pottery, also pottery made with celadon glaze; LACTONE (noun) an organic compound containing an ester group as part of a ring
Max: 8 (92)
Score: 87 - 48

ROUND 13 L R X I O E W M I

C1: morale (x) - there's no 'A' in the selection
C2: WILIER (6)
DC: ELIXIR, OILIER (6)
OT: LIMIER (6)
Max: 6 (98)
Score: 87 - 54

ROUND 14 25 50 75 1 3 9 Target 732

C1: 728 = ((9 + 1) x 75) - 25 + 3
C2: 728, but realises he's used the 9 twice
CV: 732 = ((75 - 3 + 1) x 9) + 50 + 25
Max: 10 (108)
Score: 94 - 54

ROUND 15 - Conundrum

T H R O W B L O C




C2 buzzes after 3 seconds to say BLOWTORCH, and he's right!
Max: 10 (118)
Score: 94 - 64


Solid stuff from Tim today; after a closely-contested first half of the game, he pulled away with four unbeatable winning words in a row, SEAPORT, CALORIES, PRONATE and PIRATE, to effectively put the match beyond George/Michael's reach. He's certainly good enough on the letters to win a few more, but there remains a niggling doubt on the numbers and - although he's only had two games so far - he's not got a conundrum yet, so we really need to see a close game to discover his real mettle.

For a bit more info on this game direct from today's challenger (the one and only Michael George Quinn, alias Magic George) click on this:

http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=129


Further summaries are at:
http://www.sooreams.com/cd/series.asp?series=58


Written by Veronica Purdey & Jim Bentley

[M. George Quinn]

Cheers, I only just found this. It's quite depressing. I did really lose it in the middle round. I don't know a lot of interesting words like most of the geniuses here but tampers, classier and operate should have been within my grasp even with my limited vocabulary. I'd have still lost, though, there's absolutely no doubt that the best man won.

Your descriptions cheered me up. I have to admit that Omagh's "must-see" website's favourable review is only so gushing because they copied some blinda blurb from my website, (here feel free to visit to laugh at my monkey/grammar), which I wrote.

George

[David O'Donnell]

LOL. Very nice, enjoyed the youtube clip.

Ahem, are you restricted to children's parties?

[M. George Quinn]

I do do the occasional grown-up show (when I say adult it sounds dodgy).