Monday 17 March 2008 (Series 58, Game 50)

[JimBentley]

Monday 17 March 2008 (Series 58, Game 50)

C1: Bob O'Keefe (2 wins)
C2: Joe Denniss, aged 14, a student from the Wirral with ambitions to climb Everest
DC: Susie Dent and John Sergeant

Summary of game:

ROUND 1 M K R U I E G D T
ROUND 2 S A O A Z N D T E
ROUND 3 N Y R L I E A B P
ROUND 4 I E U S N D G W M
ROUND 5 25 6 4 4 5 7 Target 917

TTT 1 DODOLAWN Install this festival to your computer

ROUND 6 A O A D S S R I N
ROUND 7 C T D R I E O H R
ROUND 8 A E I P S T J N B
ROUND 9 L T C T O I E R S
ROUND 10 100 50 25 75 2 10 Target 660

TTT 2 ISASSEEN Simplicity like a Sunday morning perhaps

ROUND 11 R S N F E I A R F
ROUND 12 O E I N Q T S A E
ROUND 13 H L P L A O E I M
ROUND 14 25 75 100 50 3 7 Target 618

ROUND 15 B E L L I F O O D


With the Cheltenham Festival now over, Bob returns for the second defence of his title. His last outing was a strange affair; although he won 80-52, he was nowhere near the standard that he showed in his debut and the result wasn't decided until the final numbers game.

He'll need to do a lot better than that to beat today's challenger, Joe Denniss, who is a member of this forum and therefore bound to be Pretty Damn Good, right?


ROUND 1 M K R U I E G D T

C1: MIDGET (6)
C2: TRUDGE (6)
DC: TEDIUM, TURGID (6)
OT: DUGITE, DUIKER, GRIMED, GUIDER, KUMITE, MIDGUT, MITRED, TERGUM, TRIKED, TUGRIK (6)
>>> DUGITE (noun) a highly venomous snake found in SW Australia; DUIKER (noun, plural same or DUIKERS) a small African antelope found mainly in forests; KUMITE (mass noun) in martial arts, freestyle fighting; TERGUM (noun, plural TERGA) a thickened dorsal plate on each segment of the body of an arthropod; TUGRIK (noun, plural same or TUGRIKS) the basic monetary unit of Mongolia, equal to 100 mongos
>>> For anyone wondering, DRUM KIT is two words
Max: 6 (6)
Score: 6 - 6

ROUND 2 S A O A Z N D T E

C1: STONED (6)
C2: DONATES (7)
DC: STANZAED (8)
OT: STANZAED is the only eight, DONATES is the only seven
Max: 8 (14)
Score: 6 - 13

ROUND 3 N Y R L I E A B P

C1: BIPLANE (7)
C2: PRALINE (7)
DC: PRALINE (7)
OT: BILAYER, BLARNEY, BREYANI, INLAYER, NAILERY, PLAINER, PLENARY (7)
>>> BILAYER (noun) in Biochemistry, a film two molecules thick; BREYANI (noun) South African spelling of BIRIYANI; NAILERY (noun) chiefly historical word for the workplace of a NAILER, a maker of nails; PLENARY (adjective) absolute, unqualified
Max: 7 (21)
Score: 13 - 20

ROUND 4 I E U S N D G W M

C1: MUSING (6)
C2: MUSING (6)
DC: UNWISE (6), SMIDGEN (7)
OT: SWINGED (7)
>>> SWINGE (verb, SWINGES, SWINGEING, SWINGED) strike hard or beat
Max: 7 (28)
Score: 19 - 26

ROUND 5 25 6 4 4 5 7 Target 917

C1: 913
C2: 917 = ((((5 + 4) x 25) + 6) x 4) - 7
CV:
OT: 917 = ((25 x 5) + 6) x 7
Max: 10 (38)
Score: 19 - 36

Tea Time Teaser 1 DODOLAWN = DOWNLOAD

ROUND 6 A O A D S S R I N

C1: INROADS (7)
C2: ORDAINS (7)
DC:
OT: RADIANS (7)
>>> RADIAN (noun) a unit of measurement of angles, equal to approximately 57.3 degrees (there are 2 * pi radians in a circle)
Max: 7 (45)
Score: 26 - 43

ROUND 7 C T D R I E O H R

C1: CREDITOR (8)
C2: CREDITOR (8)
DC: RHETORIC, DIRECTOR (8)
OT: That's all three eights mentioned
Max: 8 (53)
Score: 34 - 51

ROUND 8 A E I P S T J N B

C1: PANTIES (7)
C2: PANTIES (7)
DC: BAPTISE (7)
OT: BASENJI, BASINET, SAPIENT, TAJINES (7)
>>> BASENJI (noun) a smallish hunting dog of a central African breed, which growls and yelps but does not bark; BASINET (noun) a light, close-fitting steel helmet; TAJINE (noun, also TAGINE) a North African stew of spiced meat and vegetables
Max: 7 (60)
Score: 41 - 58

ROUND 9 L T C T O I E R S

C1: CLOISTER (8)
C2: COSTLIER (8)
DC: CORTILES, TRIOLETS (8)
OT: CLITTERS, COTTIERS, CROTTLES (8)
>>> CLITTER (verb) make a thin rattling sound; COTTIER (noun) archaic word for a rural labourer living in a cottage; CROTTLE (noun, also CROTAL) a common lichen found on rocks, used in Scotland as a dye in the making of tweed
Max: 8 (68)
Score: 49 - 66

ROUND 10 100 50 25 75 2 10 Target 660

C1: 640
C2: 663 = ((100 - 75) x 25) + 50 - 10 - 2
John Sergeant: 660 = ((75 / 25) x 100 x 2) + 10 + 50
Max: 10 (78)
Score: 49 - 73

Tea Time Teaser 2 ISASSEEN = EASINESS

ROUND 11 R S N F E I A R F

C1: REFRAINS (8)
C2: Nothing declared
DC:
OT: Bob has the only eight available
Max: 8 (86)
Score: 57 - 73

ROUND 12 O E I N Q T S A E

C1: NOISE (5)
C2: SENATE (6)
DC:
OT: ATONIES (7)
>>> ATONY (noun) in Linguistics, a syllable without accent or stress
Max: 7 (93)
Score: 57 - 79

ROUND 13 H L P L A O E I M

C1: HELLO (5)
C2: AMPLE (5)
DC: IMPALE, MOLLIE (6)
OT: HEMIOLA (7)
>>> HEMIOLA (noun) a musical figure in which two groups of three beats are replaced by three groups of two beats
Max: 7 (100)
Score: 62 - 84

ROUND 14 25 75 100 50 3 7 Target 618

C1: 0
C2: 618 = ((100 - 75) x 25) - 7
CV:
Max: 10 (110)
Score: 62 - 94

ROUND 15 - Conundrum

B E L L I F O O D



Neither player gets ... LIFEBLOOD
Max: 10 (120)
Score: 62 - 94


An excellent first game for Joe, who seemed completely nerveless and at ease with the whole shebang. Good on the letters games, good on the numbers games; this lad could be set for a decent run. Congratulations, sir!


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


Written by Veronica Purdey & Jim Bentley

[DaveC]

R13 : PHALLI is there as an unusual 6 I thought worthy of mention.

I spotted it many moons ago while wondering if PHALL was in... being an insanely hot curry that brings a whole new meaning to the Johnny Cash song "ring of fire" the following morning.

PHALL isn't in by the way.

DC

[Matt Coates]

another solution for Round 5:

((6 X 5)+7) = 37,
37 X 25 =925,
925-4-4 = 917

Round 14:

(100+3) = 103,
75/(50+25) = 1,
7-1 = 6,
6 X 103 = 618

[Jason Larsen]

Joe, I know you're a member of this forum but I must tell you something. If you're reading this, I can't believe you're only 14. You write so well for someone so young and I also have to admit that I don't think you understand something that I wrote in the past. But, please don't hold that against me. I think you did an excellent job dethroning Bob O'Keefe, and I give high marks to you.