Countdown recap for Friday 16th May 2008
C1: Champion Ross Watt, 1 win
C2: Challenger Ben Simmons
DC: Susie Dent and Martin Jarvis
CV: Carol Vorderman
OT: Other words or solutions.
DC: Appearing in numbers rounds is my solution.
GS: Generated solution (numbers round)
R01: T D G B A U E A R
R02: N T O E L R W A M
R03: H T C T E U I A S
R04: D E Y N I L R O N
R05: 5 7 1 9 2 3. Target: 623
TTT: NEEDROCK - "Worked out the total, so he thought"
R06: N G A I V S P E E
R07: R H L M O A O L U
R08: E R D S E D A G N
R09: T M F E I A C S L
R10: 75 100 2 9 3 1. Target: 398
TTT: SHAWMINE - "These blows normally come in twos"
R11: Q N T N D O E A O
R12: S I T R E S J O F
R13: R D T B E I O A P
R14: 25 3 8 9 6 5. Target: 523
R15: F E N J A K I C K (conundrum)
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R01: T D G B A U E A R
C1: TRUE
C2: BUDGET (6)
DC: GRADUATE (8)
OT: GRADATE, 21 sixes
Score: 0-6 (max 8)
R02: N T O E L R W A M
C1: LOANER (6)
C2: LAMENT (6)
DC: OMENTAL (7)
OT: TELAMON (7), ALMONER (7)
Score: 6-12 (max 15)
R03: H T C T E U I A S
C1: CUTEST
C2: AITCHES (7)
DC: ATHIEST, SITUATE
OT: EUSTATIC (DoD, 8), ACHIEST, CATSUIT, CATTIES, CHUTIST, CUTTIES, STAITHE, STATICE, TITCHES
NOT: tachiste (x) which is good in Scrabble.
Score: 6-19 (max 23)
R04: D E Y N I L R O N
C1: donner (x)
C2: IRONED (6)
DC: INNERLY (7)
OT: DINERO, DINNER, DIRELY, DOLINE, ENDRIN, INDOLE, LINDEN, NEROLI, ONLINE, RIDLEY, ROILED, RONDEL, YONDER
Score: 6-25 (max 30)
R05: 5 7 1 9 2 3. Target: 623
C1: 623. (5*2*9-1)*7 (10)
C2: -X-. nothing declared.
JB: 623. (((9 * 7) - 1) * (5 * 2)) + 3
Score: 16-25 (max 40)
NEEDROCK -> RECKONED
R06: N G A I V S P E E
C1: pavings (x)
C2: SEEPING (7)
DC: PEAVINES (8)
OT: ENVISAGE (8), AVENGES, PEAVIES, PEEVING, PENSIVE, SPAEING
Score: 16-32 (max 48)
R07: R H L M O A O L U
C1: MOLAR (5)
C2: MOLAR (5)
DC: MOOLAH
OT: ORMOLU (KP), HALLOO, MORULA, MULLAH, HUMORAL (7)
Score: 21-37 (max 55)
R08: E R D S E D A G N
C1: GRADES (6)
C2: ENDAnGERS (X) second "N" required
DC: GARDENS, GARDENED (8)
OT: GRENADES (JB, 8), DEGRADES (KS, 8), GRANDEES (MW, 8), DERANGED (DoD, 8), DERANGES, GANDERED
Score: 27-37 (max 63)
R09: T M F E I A C S L
C1: CALMEST (7)
C2: FACETS (6)
DC: ELASTIC, CLIMATES (8)
OT: CLEMATIS (8), FLAMIEST (KS, 8)
Score: 34-37 (max 71)
R10: 75 100 2 9 3 1. Target: 398
C1: 398. (3+1)*100-2 (10)
C2: 398. (3+1)*100-2 (10)
Score: 44-47 (max 81)
SHAWMINE -> WHAMMIES
R11: Q N T N D O E A O
C1: DONATE (6)
C2: TENDON (6)
DC: ODONATE (7)
OT: ATONED, TANNED
Score: 50-53 (max 88)
R12: S I T R E S J O F
C1: FOSTERS (7)
C2: FORTES
DC: FORESTS (7), SOFTIES (7), FORTIES (7)
OT: RESTIOS (7), ROSIEST (7), SIFTERS (7), SORTIES (7), STORIES (7), TRIOSES (7)
Score: 57-53 (max 95)
R13: R D T B E I O A P
C1: PROBATE (7)
C2: PIRATED (7)
DC: PROBATED (8), ABORTED, ORBITED
OT: ADOPTER, DIOPTRE, DIPTERA, OPIATED, PAROTID, PARTIED, PERIDOT, READOPT, TRIBADE
Score: 64-60 (max 102)
R14: 25 3 8 9 6 5. Target: 523
C1: 525. (8*3+9-6)*25 (7)
C2: -X-. nothing declared
CV: 523. ((25*3)-9)*8-5
Score: 71-60 (max 112)
R15: F E N J A K I C K
C1 pins his opponent after 3 seconds without sliding off the road, his answer unfolds.......
JACKKNIFE, it's the correct answer
Final Score: 81-60 (max 122)
Further summaries are at:
http://www.sooreams.com/cd/series.asp?series=58
[20080516] Friday's game, 16th May 2008, S58 G94
Moderator: James Robinson