Recap: Charlie Reams v Junaid Mubeen - The Decider
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 4:03 pm
As much as I love Come Dine With Me I could not wait for it to finish to make way for today's special. I have been waiting for this one for a long time so I hope it doesn't turn out to be a massive flop (no jokes about Matt's bratwurst).
Countdown recap for Monday 16 August 2010.
C1: Charlie Reams.
C2: Junaid Mubeen.
DC: Susie Dent and Gary Osborne.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: L S N M E A E O U
R02: T R D M O I O A O
R03: C G N T E A E M I
R04: T S N B A E A E V
R05: 62, 12, 7, 1, 5, 10. Target: 130.
TTT: CRUELFAG - "Elegant like the department store brothers"
R06: R D S D O A E A E
R07: Q T B L A I O A J
R08: T X S H O E O D Y
R09: F T G R U E I U E
R10: 12, 87, 8, 3, 4, 8. Target: 724.
TTT: DINEFISH - "You've not gone too far but you've crossed the line"
R11: T S P C I O I A O
R12: D R N L E I A R N
R13: S H Z V I I E R W
R14: 37, 4, 1, 5, 10, 6. Target: 649.
R15: K I L L A B A A A (conundrum)
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They don't need much introduction but very briefly Charlie Reams was a runner up in series 59 and in the Champion of Champions XIII. He also runs some unofficial countdown forum and apparently some tacky game to go with it.
Junaid Mubeen beat Charlie Reams in that final of series 59 but then was beaten by Reams en route to the COCXIII final. Runner 'Been has raised lots of wonga running various marathons and half marathons.
Gary Osborne is next to Susie for the fourth and final time for these specials and just like I thought "who the fuck is that?" he will probably think the same of the two contestants today despite their "fame" in the Countdown world.
It's Oxford v Cambridge, Ginger v Not Ginger, Reams v Mubeen, only one can win, the other will be cast aside sneered at by Countdowners, their ego forever damaged.
Let battle commence...
Enjoy the show.
Round 1: L S N M E A E O U
C1: ENAMELS (7)
C2: LOANEES (7)
OT: SOLANUM (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
A strong start from both knights as they lock horns.
Round 2: T R D M O I O A O
C1: DOORMAT (7)
C2: TOROID (6)
Score: 14–7 (max 14)
First strike to Reams as he finds the not too unusual darren.
Round 3: C G N T E A E M I
C1: MAGNETIC (8)
C2: MAGNETIC (8)
OT: GEMINATE (8)
Score: 22–15 (max 22)
Reams maxes again and Mubeen keeps with him for now.
Round 4: T S N B A E A E V
C1: SAVANTE (7)
C2: ABSENT (6)
Score: 29–15 (max 29)
Another blow to Mubeen as Reams powers on with his second darren.
Round 5: 62, 12, 7, 1, 5, 10. Target: 130.
C1: 130. (12+1)*10 (10)
C2: 130. (7+5+1)*10 (10)
Score: 39–25 (max 39)
This numbers game is too easy for the warriors and they dispose of it with ease.
DC Guest Time: I got distracted with other things when Gary came on but he said something about Gracie Fields and false teeth. Yes, that was it.
Teatime teaser: CRUELFAG -> GRACEFUL
Round 6: R D S D O A E A E
C1: ADORES (6)
C2: SADDER (6)
DC: DEODARS (7) ERASED (6)
Score: 45–31 (max 46)
The max game is off although Mubeen did have DEODARS but amazingly he didn't risk it.
Round 7: Q T B L A I O A J
C1: BLOAT (5)
C2: QIBLA (5)
OT: BALTI (5) BIOTA (5) JABOT (5) LABIA (5) TABLA (5) TALAQ (5)
Score: 50–36 (max 51)
The letters are being unkind as only 5's are available.
Round 8: T X S H O E O D Y
C1: HOOTED (6)
C2: shooted
DC: SOOTHED (7)
Score: 56–36 (max 58)
Mubeen makes his second error of the match deciding to go with the improbable SHOOTED^ as Reams marches ahead on the path to glory.
Round 9: F T G R U E I U E
C1: FIGURE (6)
C2: REFUGE (6)
OT: FUTURE (6) REFUTE (6)
Score: 62–42 (max 64)
6 is the max here and each spot one. Mubeen's hope lies in the numbers game coming up.
Susie's Origins of Words: Apparently Dr Franz Anton Mesmer is the root of the word mesmerise.
Round 10: 12, 87, 8, 3, 4, 8. Target: 724.
C1: -
C2: 724. (87+3)*8+8-4 (10)
Score: 62–52 (max 74)
Reams fluffs it leaving Mubeen to strike back slashing the lead by 10 points keeping this contest alive going into the final third.
Teatime teaser: DINEFISH -> FINISHED
Round 11: T S P C I O I A O
C1: ISOTOPIC (8)
C2: COPITAS (7)
Score: 70–52 (max 82)
A hammer blow to Mubeen who only recently clawed it back as Reams relentlessly picks out ISOTOPIC for 8 and again another darren. Excellent battle.
Round 12: D R N L E I A R N
C1: DRAINER (7)
C2: INLANDER (8)
Score: 70–60 (max 90)
But Mubeen comes back for more, savagely finding a darrenic 8 of his own.
Round 13: S H Z V I I E R W
C1: VIZIERS (7)
C2: wishier
Score: 77–60 (max 97)
This brutal affair could be over now as Reams finds a terrific word to put him almost clear. Just a numbers game to survive. Mubeen needs to be within 5 and better than Reams to take it to a crucial.
Round 14: 37, 4, 1, 5, 10, 6. Target: 649.
C1: -
C2: 651. (4-1)*6*37-10-5 (7)
RR: 649. (10+6+1)*37+5*4 (10)
Score: 77–67 (max 107)
Miraculously Reams again falters with the finishing line in sight. Mubeen seizes his chance and takes what could be the most crucial 7 points of his life. With one victory each it looks like a semi-crucial conundrum will decide who will have the eternal bragging rights.
Please reveal today's conundrum...
Round 15: K I L L A B A A A
BOOM!
C1 buzzes on 0.5 second to say BALALAIKA which is correct.
With the conundrum barely revealed Reams has won it. After losing his first game against Mubeen he has won the next two to take his place in the Countdown Hall of Fame.
Final Score: 87–67 (max 117)
More importantly: Reams 2 - 1 Mubeen
Case closed.
Countdown recap for Monday 16 August 2010.
C1: Charlie Reams.
C2: Junaid Mubeen.
DC: Susie Dent and Gary Osborne.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: L S N M E A E O U
R02: T R D M O I O A O
R03: C G N T E A E M I
R04: T S N B A E A E V
R05: 62, 12, 7, 1, 5, 10. Target: 130.
TTT: CRUELFAG - "Elegant like the department store brothers"
R06: R D S D O A E A E
R07: Q T B L A I O A J
R08: T X S H O E O D Y
R09: F T G R U E I U E
R10: 12, 87, 8, 3, 4, 8. Target: 724.
TTT: DINEFISH - "You've not gone too far but you've crossed the line"
R11: T S P C I O I A O
R12: D R N L E I A R N
R13: S H Z V I I E R W
R14: 37, 4, 1, 5, 10, 6. Target: 649.
R15: K I L L A B A A A (conundrum)
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They don't need much introduction but very briefly Charlie Reams was a runner up in series 59 and in the Champion of Champions XIII. He also runs some unofficial countdown forum and apparently some tacky game to go with it.
Junaid Mubeen beat Charlie Reams in that final of series 59 but then was beaten by Reams en route to the COCXIII final. Runner 'Been has raised lots of wonga running various marathons and half marathons.
Gary Osborne is next to Susie for the fourth and final time for these specials and just like I thought "who the fuck is that?" he will probably think the same of the two contestants today despite their "fame" in the Countdown world.
It's Oxford v Cambridge, Ginger v Not Ginger, Reams v Mubeen, only one can win, the other will be cast aside sneered at by Countdowners, their ego forever damaged.
Let battle commence...
Enjoy the show.
Round 1: L S N M E A E O U
C1: ENAMELS (7)
C2: LOANEES (7)
OT: SOLANUM (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
A strong start from both knights as they lock horns.
Round 2: T R D M O I O A O
C1: DOORMAT (7)
C2: TOROID (6)
Score: 14–7 (max 14)
First strike to Reams as he finds the not too unusual darren.
Round 3: C G N T E A E M I
C1: MAGNETIC (8)
C2: MAGNETIC (8)
OT: GEMINATE (8)
Score: 22–15 (max 22)
Reams maxes again and Mubeen keeps with him for now.
Round 4: T S N B A E A E V
C1: SAVANTE (7)
C2: ABSENT (6)
Score: 29–15 (max 29)
Another blow to Mubeen as Reams powers on with his second darren.
Round 5: 62, 12, 7, 1, 5, 10. Target: 130.
C1: 130. (12+1)*10 (10)
C2: 130. (7+5+1)*10 (10)
Score: 39–25 (max 39)
This numbers game is too easy for the warriors and they dispose of it with ease.
DC Guest Time: I got distracted with other things when Gary came on but he said something about Gracie Fields and false teeth. Yes, that was it.
Teatime teaser: CRUELFAG -> GRACEFUL
Round 6: R D S D O A E A E
C1: ADORES (6)
C2: SADDER (6)
DC: DEODARS (7) ERASED (6)
Score: 45–31 (max 46)
The max game is off although Mubeen did have DEODARS but amazingly he didn't risk it.
Round 7: Q T B L A I O A J
C1: BLOAT (5)
C2: QIBLA (5)
OT: BALTI (5) BIOTA (5) JABOT (5) LABIA (5) TABLA (5) TALAQ (5)
Score: 50–36 (max 51)
The letters are being unkind as only 5's are available.
Round 8: T X S H O E O D Y
C1: HOOTED (6)
C2: shooted
DC: SOOTHED (7)
Score: 56–36 (max 58)
Mubeen makes his second error of the match deciding to go with the improbable SHOOTED^ as Reams marches ahead on the path to glory.
Round 9: F T G R U E I U E
C1: FIGURE (6)
C2: REFUGE (6)
OT: FUTURE (6) REFUTE (6)
Score: 62–42 (max 64)
6 is the max here and each spot one. Mubeen's hope lies in the numbers game coming up.
Susie's Origins of Words: Apparently Dr Franz Anton Mesmer is the root of the word mesmerise.
Round 10: 12, 87, 8, 3, 4, 8. Target: 724.
C1: -
C2: 724. (87+3)*8+8-4 (10)
Score: 62–52 (max 74)
Reams fluffs it leaving Mubeen to strike back slashing the lead by 10 points keeping this contest alive going into the final third.
Teatime teaser: DINEFISH -> FINISHED
Round 11: T S P C I O I A O
C1: ISOTOPIC (8)
C2: COPITAS (7)
Score: 70–52 (max 82)
A hammer blow to Mubeen who only recently clawed it back as Reams relentlessly picks out ISOTOPIC for 8 and again another darren. Excellent battle.
Round 12: D R N L E I A R N
C1: DRAINER (7)
C2: INLANDER (8)
Score: 70–60 (max 90)
But Mubeen comes back for more, savagely finding a darrenic 8 of his own.
Round 13: S H Z V I I E R W
C1: VIZIERS (7)
C2: wishier
Score: 77–60 (max 97)
This brutal affair could be over now as Reams finds a terrific word to put him almost clear. Just a numbers game to survive. Mubeen needs to be within 5 and better than Reams to take it to a crucial.
Round 14: 37, 4, 1, 5, 10, 6. Target: 649.
C1: -
C2: 651. (4-1)*6*37-10-5 (7)
RR: 649. (10+6+1)*37+5*4 (10)
Score: 77–67 (max 107)
Miraculously Reams again falters with the finishing line in sight. Mubeen seizes his chance and takes what could be the most crucial 7 points of his life. With one victory each it looks like a semi-crucial conundrum will decide who will have the eternal bragging rights.
Please reveal today's conundrum...
Round 15: K I L L A B A A A
BOOM!
C1 buzzes on 0.5 second to say BALALAIKA which is correct.
With the conundrum barely revealed Reams has won it. After losing his first game against Mubeen he has won the next two to take his place in the Countdown Hall of Fame.
Final Score: 87–67 (max 117)
More importantly: Reams 2 - 1 Mubeen
Case closed.