Countdown recap for Wednesday 25 February 2009.

[Adam Porter]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 25 February 2009.

C1: Champion Neil Zussman (7 wins.)
C2: Challenger Sheila Box.
DC: Susie Dent and Graham Cole.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L E R C O D I A N
R02: R R U T E Y E D I
R03: D E R H I L O P S
R04: T Z F E A N D I R
R05: 9, 2, 1, 4, 7, 8. Target: 764.

TTT: SNOBMADE - "They always seem to take the middle ground"

R06: T S A E L X I L E
R07: S I N M E P I H R
R08: S N B O E A T L U
R09: D E G P A R A S E
R10: 75, 1, 10, 3, 9, 10. Target: 543.

TTT: BLACKDOE - "It's what you might find on a French road at times"

R11: G A T J E W I T N
R12: S Q A F U D T A V
R13: C O R T A M O G I
R14: 50, 7, 1, 6, 3, 8. Target: 710.
R15: S E C R E T P I E (conundrum)




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Round 1: L E R C O D I A N

C1: COLANDER (8)
C2: CORDIAL (7)
DC: IRONCLAD (8)
OT: LONICERA (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: R R U T E Y E D I

C1: RETIRED (7)
C2: RETIRED (7)
DC: ERUDITE (7)
OT: RETRIED (7)
Score: 15–7 (max 15)

Round 3: D E R H I L O P S

C1: POLISHED (8)
C2: POLISHED (8)
DC: LORDSHIP (8) SPHEROID (8)
OT: POLISHER (8) REPOLISH (8)
Score: 23–15 (max 23)

Round 4: T Z F E A N D I R

C1: FAINTED (7)
C2: TRAINED (7)
DC: DEFIANT (7) DETRAIN (7)
OT: FAINTER (7)
Score: 30–22 (max 30)

Round 5: 9, 2, 1, 4, 7, 8. Target: 764.

C1: 760. ((9x8)+4)x(7+1+2) (7)
C2: 760. As C1 (7)
RR: 765. ((8x(4+7))-3)x9 (7)
OT: 764. ((9x7x4)x(2+1))+8 (10)
Score: 37–29 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: SNOBMADE -> ABDOMENS

Round 6: T S A E L X I L E

C1: TALLIES (7)
C2: LEAST (5)
DC: LATEXES (7)
OT: EXALTES (7) SEXTILE (7) SITELLA (7) TAILLES (7) TELLIES (7)
Score: 44–29 (max 47)

Round 7: S I N M E P I H R

C1: SHINIER (7)
C2: SIMPER (6)
OT: INSPIRE (7) SPINIER (7) MENHIRS (7) PISMIRE (7)
Score: 51–29 (max 54)

Round 8: S N B O E A T L U

C1: NOTABLES (8)
C2: BLUNTS (6)
DC: UNSTABLE (8) ABSOLUTE (8)
Score: 59–29 (max 62)

Round 9: D E G P A R A S E

C1: repages
C2: GRASPED (7)
DC: PRESAGED (8)
Score: 59–36 (max 70)

Round 10: 75, 1, 10, 3, 9, 10. Target: 543.

C1: -
C2: -
RR: 543. ((10-3)x75)+(10+9-1) (10)
Score: 59–36 (max 80)

Teatime teaser: BLACKDOE -> BLOCKADE

Round 11: G A T J E W I T N

C1: JETTING (7)
C2: WETTING (7)
Score: 66–43 (max 87)

Round 12: S Q A F U D T A V

C1: SQUAD (5)
C2: SQUAT (5)
DC: AVAST (5)
OT: ADUST (5) USTAD (5) QUADS (5) VADAS (5)
Score: 71–48 (max 92)

Round 13: C O R T A M O G I

C1: AORTIC (6)
C2: ROOT (4)
OT: AGOROT (6) ATOMIC (6) COGITO (6) MATRIC (6) OCTROI (6) TRAGIC (6)
Score: 77–48 (max 98)

Round 14: 50, 7, 1, 6, 3, 8. Target: 710.

C1: 710. ((8+6)x50)+7+3 (10)
C2: 708.
Score: 87–48 (max 108)

Round 15: S E C R E T P I E

C1 buzzes on 4 seconds to say CREEPIEST which is correct.
Score: 97–48 (max 118)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=60

[Charlie Reams]

Octostats now updated with Neil's games. 2 nines out of 3 ain't bad, especially when the missed one was a DC beater.

[Kai Laddiman]

2 nines out of 3 ain't bad

I seem to remember someone else that got this...

[Neil Zussman]

Octostats now updated with Neil's games. 2 nines out of 3 ain't bad, especially when the missed one was a DC beater.

Just for the record, I'm only 20, not 21. And also, I got 6 conundrums. But never mind, I'm just happy to be on the list!