Tuesday 13 January 2009 (C of C XIII Game 2)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 13 January 2009 (C of C XIII Game 2).

C1: Champion Junaid Mubeen (11 wins, 1098 points.)
C2: Champion Tony Warren (10 wins, 932 points.)
DC: Susie Dent and Andrew Sachs.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

Series 59 champion Junaid takes on Series 55 runner-up Tony - but who will win?

R01: W Y F S E I I P D
R02: X F D T I I E D E
R03: S V R T E E E U O
R04: N L S K O E A T R
R05: 5, 9, 6, 8, 4, 10. Target: 921.
TTT: NEWSKILL - "They leave his nibs feeling black and blue."
R06: S R R T A O E E N
R07: N S R J E U I G E
R08: T N N C M L O U A
R09: D Q S P U A I A G
R10: 50, 100, 3, 9, 5, 7. Target: 579.
TTT: SUSIWONT - "You might wear this to visit Jon and Peter"
R11: N T D B E E I M E
R12: L S G H E O A R M
R13: N P D Z A E I R R
R14: 75, 3, 3, 7, 5, 9. Target: 892.
R15: B A S S I D R U M (conundrum)



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Round 1: W Y F S E I I P D

C1: SPIED (5)
C2: SWIPED (6)
DC: WIFEYS (6) WIFIES (6)
Score: 0–6 (max 6)

Round 2: X F D T I I E D E

C1: EXITED (6)
C2: EDITED (6)
DC: EDIFIED (7)
OT: DEIFIED (7)
Score: 6–12 (max 13)

Round 3: S V R T E E E U O

C1: OVERSEE (7)
C2: EVERTS (6)
DC: OVERUSE (7)
OT: OEUVRES (7) OVERSET (7) VETOERS (7) VESTURE (7)
Score: 13–12 (max 20)

Round 4: N L S K O E A T R

C1: ETALONS (7)
C2: STONKER (7)
DC: SENATOR (7) ANTLERS (7) LOANERS (7)
OT: ANKLETS (7) RENTALS (7) SALTERN (7) STERNAL (7) RANKEST (7) TANKERS (7) RANKLES (7) SANTERO (7) TREASON (7) SNORKEL (7) STALKER (7) TALKERS (7)
Score: 20–19 (max 27)

How many E's have come out already? Just shows what a difference the shuffler can make!

Round 5: 5, 9, 6, 8, 4, 10. Target: 921.

C1: 920. (((6+5)x8)+4)x10 (7)
C2: -
RR: 920. (7)
OT: 921. ((((6+5)x10)+4)x8)+9 (10)
Score: 27–19 (max 37)

A tough numbers game, but Junaid was well inside the ballpark. A difficulty rating of 83%, according to WTP.

Teatime teaser: NEWSKILL -> INKWELLS

Round 6: S R R T A O E E N

C1: SERRATE (7)
C2: ROASTER (7)
DC: RESONATE (8)
OT: REASONER (8) TERRANES (8)
Score: 34–26 (max 45)

Round 7: N S R J E U I G E

C1: INJURES (7)
C2: SEIGNEUR (8)
Score: 34–34 (max 53)

Great spot from Tony...

Round 8: T N N C M L O U A

C1: OUTMAN (6)
C2: AMOUNT (6)
DC: TALCUM (6)
OT: CANNOT (6) CANTON (6) COLTAN (6) COLUMN (6) NOUNAL (6) TOUCAN (6)
Score: 40–40 (max 59)

Round 9: D Q S P U A I A G

C1: quaids
C2: SQUAD (5)
OT: GAUDS (5) GUIDS (5) PAISA (5) PAUAS (5) QUADS (5) QUAGS (5) QUIDS (5) SQUID (5) QUIPS (5) SAIGA (5) SAPID (5)
Score: 40–45 (max 64)

OoW: Susie discusses 'stay-cations' and also refers to 'man-cations', which seems to get Jeff quite excited.

Round 10: 50, 100, 3, 9, 5, 7. Target: 579.

C1: 579. ((100+7)x5)+50-9+3 (10)
C2: 577.
Score: 50–45 (max 74)

Teatime teaser: SUSIWONT -> SNOWSUIT

I'm always disappointed when what I consider to be an obscure word comes up as the Teaser and no comment is made - still, it was a relatively easy clue, I suppose!

Round 11: N T D B E E I M E

C1: DEMENT (6)
C2: DEBIT (5)
DC: BEDTIME (7)
OT: EMETINE (7)
Score: 56–45 (max 81)

Jeff spots BEDTIME and steals Susie's thunder (she says).

Round 12: L S G H E O A R M

C1: GAOLERS (7)
C2: HOMERS (6)
DC: HOMAGES (7) GHERAOS (7) ARMHOLES (8)
Score: 63–45 (max 89)

Round 13: N P D Z A E I R R

C1: PARRIED (7)
C2: prandize
OT: DRAINER (7) RANDIER (7) PARDNER (7)
Score: 70–45 (max 96)

Worth a gamble from Mr Warren at this stage!!

Round 14: 75, 3, 3, 7, 5, 9. Target: 892.

C1: 892. ((9+3)x75)-(5x3)+7 (10)
C2: 892. ((9+3)x75)-5-3 (10)
Score: 80–55 (max 106)

Round 15: B A S S I D R U M

C1 buzzes on 1 second to say "no" (followed by a laugh) - which is incorrect.
C2 does not buzz.
The answer was ABSURDISM.
Score: 80–55 (max 116)

A particularly difficult conundrum for this stage of the contest, perhaps, but then it is the CoC!

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[Dinos Sfyris]

Eeeeeeeee the first Sfyris and Brown recap of the Stelling era (or is it Brown and Sfyris I never can remember) Nice work. Already looking forward to recapping next week, even though I've seen the game in question.

[Charlie Reams]

A recap as swift and accurate as an arrow from a longbow.

Longbows are really cool.

[Martin Gardner]

I thought the conundrum was ABSURDIUM as soon as I saw it, as in reductio ad absurdium, possibly there's no I in it, I don't know.

[Mike Brown]

Eeeeeeeee the first Sfyris and Brown recap of the Stelling era (or is it Brown and Sfyris I never can remember) Nice work. Already looking forward to recapping next week, even though I've seen the game in question.

Ah, my partner in crime! Must admit I enjoyed getting back into the swing of this recapping thing. I shall look forward to your recap featuring specialist insider knowledge next week!

[Mike Brown]

A recap as swift and accurate as an arrow from a longbow.

Longbows are really cool.

Thanks, Charlie! (cue the first 'error' posting...)

[Phil Reynolds]

I thought the conundrum was ABSURDIUM as soon as I saw it, as in reductio ad absurdium, possibly there's no I in it, I don't know.

There isn't.

[Jason Larsen]

One down, many more to go, I hope! Ka-chingy bada-bing! Here are my thoughts.

Round 1: Self-explanatory words found by the contestants, but I didn't know the word WIFEYS was offensive! One of my favorite contemporary R&B crooners, Usher, sang a song called "Wifey." If I told him it was offensive, I don't know what he would think! Susie, there's nothing else I can think of to say but, "Brilliant!"
Round 2: Junaid, you're not going to tell all your friends that you EXITED out of Countdown, are you? You are a winner, and winners never quit!
Round 3: Junaid, you're doing a great job trying to OVERSEE this game!
Round 4: Contestants, your words mean what? Well, at least they got you 7 points!
Round 5: Rachel, did you just feel like sitting back and relaxing during that numbers game?
Teatime Teaser #1: Junaid looked too young to solve that! Again, no lie!
Round 6: Tony, I guess you could say this game is a ROASTER, and that is no exaggeration at all!
Round 9: I thought QUAIDS was a word, and it may have just been a coincidence that Randy Quaid's name actually means something! I guess not.
Origins of Words: Susie, you always deliver that with a smile, and today was no exception! So, Jeff, where will you go on your "man-cation?" Are you going to appear on ESPN in America and commentate? I think you'd fit right in!
Teatime Teaser #2: Jon and Peter who?
Round 11: Jeff, you just never forget the meanings of some words, don't you?
Conundrum: I don't think it was ABSURDISM that neither of them got it! Conundrums can be quite difficult sometimes!
And Jeff, you didn't rush the end of the show today! You told the viewers to tune in at 3:25, and you said you would see them the following day! Good man! Keep it up!

[Howard Somerset]

Teatime teaser: SUSIWONT -> SNOWSUIT

I'm always disappointed when what I consider to be an obscure word comes up as the Teaser and no comment is made - still, it was a relatively easy clue, I suppose!

Agreed. But admittedly it was only Jeff's second show, and had he probably not yet got into the habit of determining when and when not to explain a TTT clue. However, UK viewers would be much more likely to follow the clue than those from overseas, as witnessed below ...

Teatime Teaser #2: Jon and Peter who?

Jon Snow and Peter Snow are cousins, Jason; they both work as presenters on UK television, in a similar position as that held by this week's DC guest Alastair Stewart.

[Jason Larsen]

What show did Jon and Peter Snow star in?

[Dinos Sfyris]

Da newz

[Jon Corby]

What show did Jon and Peter Snow star in?

Ibiza: Uncovered

[Charlie Reams]

Surely it was Dic and Dom In Da Bungalow? I forget which was which, though.

[Jason Larsen]

Ok?

[Ralph Gillions]

What show did Jon and Peter Snow star in?

They did news, current affairs, politics Jason.

[Jason Larsen]

Not too much anymore, Ralph?

[Ralph Gillions]

Not too much anymore, Ralph?

Jason, Peter Snow retired and only does occasional work these days.
Jon Snow still works as a presenter.

[Jason Larsen]

Thank you for the information, Ralph!