Tuesday 7th April 2009 (Series 60, Prelim 43)

[Ben Hunter]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 7 April 2009.

C1: Champion Fiona Chambers (1 win, 75 points.)
C2: Challenger Andrew Mitchell.
DC: Susie Dent and Jonathan Ansell.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S C M A E A G G S
R02: Q J S I A U C T E
R03: P R A I L T O I N
R04: D P E I D L A I T
R05: 25, 2, 4, 9, 5, 6. Target: 672.
TTT: TAGRATIO - "The most annoying part of the twin tub"
R06: N P D O E I N F O
R07: W H D I E O L R T
R08: S M V U E E P B N
R09: X R L I A E T A R
R10: 50, 5, 9, 2, 10, 4. Target: 278.
TTT: TOEBRAIN - "The sound of Mr. White has sax appeal"
R11: M S N A E I S K G
R12: T C N E O E S R D
R13: N R M O E T O I Z
R14: 100, 25, 75, 10, 3, 2. Target: 806.
R15: L I L Y H E A T H (conundrum)


And now a brief interlude before our main feature:

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Enjoy this, the first recap commissioned by Dinos Sfyris from a millionaire's apartment in Tenerife. This is the second game for giraffe enthusiast Fiona, who is up against disco fan Andrew Mitchell.

Round 1: S C M A E A G G S

C1: CAGES (5)
C2: GAMES (5)
DC: MASSAGE (7)
OT: CAMASES (7)
Score: 5–5 (max 7)

Round 2: Q J S I A U C T E

C1: JUSTICE (7)
C2: JUICES (6)
DC: ACQUITS (7)
OT: CAIQUES (7)
Score: 12–5 (max 14)

Round 3: P R A I L T O I N

C1: RATION (6)
C2: TALON (5)
OT: PINTAIL (7) TRIPOLI (7)
Score: 18–5 (max 21)

Round 4: D P E I D L A I T

C1: PADDLE (6)
C2: dappled
DC: DILATED (7) PLAIDED (7) PLAITED (7)
Score: 24–5 (max 28)

Round 5: 25, 2, 4, 9, 5, 6. Target: 672.

C1: 663. (25x4x6) + ((5+2)x9) (5)
C2: -
RR: 672. ((25x9)-(5-1))x(6/2) (10)
Score: 29–5 (max 38)

Teatime teaser: TAGRATIO -> AGITATOR

Round 6: N P D O E I N F O

C1: PINNED (6)
C2: FOODIE (6)
OT: FINNED (6) OPINED (6) PONIED (6) POONED (6)
Score: 35–11 (max 44)

Round 7: W H D I E O L R T

C1: WHIRLED (7)
C2: TWIRLED (7)
DC: WHORLED (7)
OT: LITHOED (7) WRITHED (7)
Score: 42–18 (max 51)

Round 8: S M V U E E P B N

C1: BUMPS (5)
C2: VENUES (6)
DC: BUSMEN (6) BEMUSE (6)
OT: SUBMEN (6) NEUMES (6)
Score: 42–24 (max 57)

Round 9: X R L I A E T A R

C1: TRAILER (7)
C2: TRAILER (7)
DC: ARTIER (6)
RR: ARTERIAL (8)
Score: 49–31 (max 65)

An impressive spot from Rachel. Though she could only find TEA during the allotted thirty seconds, as soon as the contestants declared TRAILER she remembered that TRAILER + A = ARTERIAL and put it on the board.

Round 10: 50, 5, 9, 2, 10, 4. Target: 278.

C1: 278. 50x5 + 9x2 + 10 (10)
C2: -
Score: 59–31 (max 75)

Teatime teaser: TOEBRAIN -> BARITONE

Round 11: M S N A E I S K G

C1: MESSING (7)
C2: MASKING (7)
DC: ENIGMAS (7) GAMINESS (8)
OT: SINKAGES (8)
Score: 66–38 (max 83)

Round 12: T C N E O E S R D

C1: SCORNED (7)
C2: CORSETED (8)
OT: CENSORED (8) ENCODERS (8) SECONDER (8) SEEDCORN (8) ESCORTED (8)
Score: 66–46 (max 91)

Round 13: N R M O E T O I Z

C1: MONITOR (7)
C2: moonie
DC: MOTORIZE (8)
Score: 73–46 (max 99)

Round 14: 100, 25, 75, 10, 3, 2. Target: 806.

C1: 806. ((10-2)x100)+(75/25)+3 (10)
C2: -
Score: 83–46 (max 109)

Round 15: L I L Y H E A T H

C2 buzzes on 4 seconds to say HEALTHILY which is correct.
Score: 83–56 (max 119)


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

[Phil Reynolds]

Round 4: D P E I D L A I T

C1: PADDLE (6)
C2: dappled
DC: DILATED (7) PLAIDED (7)
OT: PLAITED (7)

Actually, PLAITED was mentioned by Susie in addition to PLAIDED.

[Ben Hunter]

Round 4: D P E I D L A I T

C1: PADDLE (6)
C2: dappled
DC: DILATED (7) PLAIDED (7)
OT: PLAITED (7)

Actually, PLAITED was mentioned by Susie in addition to PLAIDED.

Fixed.

[Dinos Sfyris]

Enjoy this, the first recap commissioned by Dinos Sfyris from a millionaire's apartment in Tenerife.

Thanks Ben for filling in for me on this one Tenerife was fab btw