Series 58, Game 20 (Tuesday January 29th 2008)

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Series 58, Game 20 (Tuesday January 29th 2008)

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 29th January 2008.

C1: Champion David O'Donnell, from Omagh, Co. Tyrone (3 wins, 299 points.)
C2: Challenger Bill Barrack, from Bramhope, Leeds.
DC: Alison Heard and Trudi Goodwin.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: E A E R K H N O Z
R02: I O E L D G I D R
R03: O I A N V C S C T
R04: I O E L N M H A T
R05: 25,, 100,, 75,, 50,, 10,, 3. Target: 105.
TTT: SILTYHER - "Not sure you'll grasp the answer to this"
R06: I E A N L T R E N
R07: U O I G S R X E S
R08: I O E M L N A S I
R09: A U I M D L B E Y
R10: 50,, 1,, 8,, 9,, 6,, 4. Target: 573.
TTT: COASTING - "Good lord, am not sure one way or the other"
R11: A O E J P S W T A
R12: E A U S B T N O R
R13: A E U T R T C A F
R14: 100,, 1,, 10,, 2,, 6,, 5. Target: 986.
R15: W O G A N W I L L (conundrum)


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It's David O'Donnell's fourth game today and it will take a very strong player to beat him if he maintains the quality of his previous three performances, 1 century and some fantastic spots, such as TIRAMISU and ECOTONE, in the other two. Whether the challenger Brian Billick is up to the challenge, we shall see...

Round 1: E A E R K H N O Z
C1: HANKER (6)
C2: HANKER (6)
DC: HEARKEN, (7) an alternative spelling of HARKEN (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: I O E L D G I D R
C1: GODLIER (7)
C2: LODGER (6)
DC: GRIDDLE, (7) GLORIED, (7) GIRDLED (7)
Score: 13–6 (max 14)

Round 3: O I A N V C S C T
C1: ACTIONS (7)
C2: SCANT (5)
DC: CONVICTS (8)
Score: 20–6 (max 22)

Round 4: I O E L N M H A T
C1: HEMIOLA (7)
C2: MENTHOL (7)
DC: AILMENT, (7) MANHOLE, (7) METHANOL (8)
OT: HEMIOLA (7) is a musical figure in which, typically, two groups of three beats are replaced by three groups of two beats, giving the effect of a shift between triple and duple metre, just in case you didn't know already.
Score: 27–13 (max 30)

Round 5: 25,, 100,, 75,, 50,, 10,, 3. Target: 105.
C1: 105. 100 + (50/25) + 3 (10)
C2: 105. 50/25 = 2, 100 + 10/2 (10)
Score: 37–23 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: SILTYHER -> SLITHERY

Round 6: I E A N L T R E N
C1: TREENAIL (8)
C2: tentrail, having initially declared a 10
DC: LATRINE, (7) RELIANT, (7) INTERNAL (8)
OT: LANNERET, (8) a male lanner, which is a falcon of Africa, southern Asia and the Mediterranean
Score: 45–23 (max 48)

Round 7: U O I G S R X E S
C1: SERIOUS (7)
C2: ROUSES (6)
DC: GROUSES (7)
Score: 52–23 (max 55)

Round 8: I O E M L N A S I
C1: SEMOLINA (8)
C2: SEMINAL (7)
DC: LIAISON (7)
OT: MONILIAE, (8) (spotted but not risked by David) plural of MONILIA, (7) a fungus of the genus Monilia, of the class Fungi Imperfecti, having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains.
Score: 60–23 (max 63)

Round 9: A U I M D L B E Y
C1: BEADILY (7)
C2: AUDIBLE (7)
DC: AUDIBLY (7)
OT: DC also had MAULED, (6) which, with the addition of an I, becomes MIAULED, (7) an alternative spelling of miaowed.
Score: 67–30 (max 70)

Round 10: 50,, 1,, 8,, 9,, 6,, 4. Target: 573.
C1: 573.4 + 8 = 12, 50 - 1 = 49, 12 x 49 - 9 - 6 = 573 (10)
C2: 579.
Score: 77–30 (max 80)

Teatime teaser: COASTING -> AGNOSTIC

Round 11: A O E J P S W T A
C1: WASTE (5)
C2: SWEAT (5)
DC: PASTA, (5) PESTO (5)
OT: Only lots more fives
Score: 82–35 (max 85)

Round 12: E A U S B T N O R
C1: SABOTEUR (8)
C2: BANTERS (7)
DC: BARONETS, (8) ROBUSTA (7)
OT: ROBUSTA (7) is a type of coffee tree, its beans and the coffee made from it.
Score: 90–35 (max 93)

Round 13: A E U T R T C A F
C1: FURCATE (7)
C2: FATTER (6)
DC: ACTUATE, (7) FACTURE (7)
OT: FURCATE (7) means forked, FACTURE (7) is the quality of the execution of a painting, DC misses a word for the first time today, ARTEFACT (8) spotted by Joseph Bolas instead.
Score: 97–35 (max 101)

Round 14: 100,, 1,, 10,, 2,, 6,, 5. Target: 986.
C1: 986.(100 - 2) x 10 = 980, 980 + 6 = 986 (10)
C2: 986.10 x 100 - ((6 + 1) x 2) (10)
Score: 107–45 (max 111)

Round 15: W O G A N W I L L
C1 buzzes on 1 second to say WALLOWING which is correct.
Score: 117–45 (max 121)

David scored in all 15 rounds today, FURCATE, SABOTEUR and SEMOLINA particularly impressive winners. 117 out of a possible 121 points corresponds to 96.7%, which is unsurprisingly the best performance statistically this series, the third best since CoC XII, only bettered by a couple of incredible games from Craig Beevers in the previous series. There's always potential for an upset but at this rate he should become an octochamp on Monday.

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Re: Series 58, Game 20 (Tuesday January 29th 2008)

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Good recap, congratulations! I've added it to the index for you. If you become a regular recapper then I'll send you instructions on doing that yourself.
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Re: Series 58, Game 20 (Tuesday January 29th 2008)

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I agree: excellent recap. Well done!

I have messaged Dinos letting him know that he can do mine two weeks from now since he wanted to have a go too. However, I haven't heard from him so maybe he had a change of heart.
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Re: Series 58, Game 20 (Tuesday January 29th 2008)

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David O'Donnell wrote:I agree: excellent recap. Well done!

I have messaged Dinos letting him know that he can do mine two weeks from now since he wanted to have a go too. However, I haven't heard from him so maybe he had a change of heart.
Cheers David I appreciate it. I don't think I've received said message (should it just be in my regular inbox?) but I'm back to uni as usual in two weeks, and Tuesday (that is your review day isnt it?) is lab day and I don't get away til 5pm so cant do it. When I get a better looky loo at my timetable I'll let people know when I'm free to do recaps. I'm free all next week though if someone's unavailable to do theirs. :D
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