Series 58, Game 21, Wednesday 30th January 2008

[Adam Porter]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 30th January 2008.

C1: Champion David O'Donnell (4 wins.)
C2: Challenger Hazel Wheeler.
DC: Alison Herd and Richard Digence.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: E O I J D Y H F S
R02: T O A U C G E D R
R03: I E A M P B S N B
R04: I E E L M S O N H
R05: 50, 100, 75, 25, 2, 3. Target: 992.

TTT: DIRTSLED - "Think bigger and put these back"

R06: E I E L W R A S D
R07: E A O T V C Z E N
R08: A O I T P D O T X
R09: A E A P R T S O E
R10: 25, 50, 100, 9, 4, 2. Target: 191.

TTT: EPICCODE - "Old fashioned garmet for fishermen"

R11: I O A M N R L E R
R12: A O I M S G E D T
R13: U A E L S N R O Q
R14: 50, 25, 75, 100, 7, 8. Target: 810.
R15: I C K L E C O W S (conundrum)


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Round 1: E O I J D Y H F S
C1: FISHED (6)
C2: FISHED (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: T O A U C G E D R
C1: EDUCATOR (8)
C2: GROUTED (7)
DC: OUTRACED (8)
Score: 14–6 (max 14)

Round 3: I E A M P B S N B
C1: BABIES (6)
C2: BASIN (5)
Score: 20–6 (max 20)

Round 4: I E E L M S O N H
C1: MELONS (6)
C2: SLIME (5)
DC: HEMLINES (8)
Score: 26–6 (max 28)

Round 5: 50, 100, 75, 25, 2, 3. Target: 992.
C1: 1000.((100+50)x2x3)+25+75 (5)
C2: -
CV: 1000. (5)
OT: 994. ((75+50)/25x100-3)x2 (Jono); (25x50)-(((2x(75+3))+100) (Craig) (7)
Score: 31–6 (max 35)

Teatime teaser: DIRTSLED -> TIDDLERS

Round 6: E I E L W R A S D
C1: REALISED (8)
C2: WIELDS (6)
DC: SIDEREAL (8)
Score: 39–6 (max 43)

Round 7: E A O T V C Z E N
C1: CENTAVO (7)
C2: VOTE (4)
Score: 46–6 (max 50)

Round 8: A O I T P D O T X
C1: PATIO (5)
C2: TAXI (4)
DC: POTATO (6)
Score: 51–6 (max 56)

Round 9: A E A P R T S O E
C1: OPERATES (8)
C2: REPEATS (7)
Score: 59–6 (max 64)

Round 10: 25, 50, 100, 9, 4, 2. Target: 191.
C1: 191.((25-4)x9)+2 (10)
C2: -
Score: 69–6 (max 74)

Teatime teaser: EPICCODE -> CODPIECE

Round 11: I O A M N R L E R
C1: MORAINE (7)
C2: MINERAL (7)
DC: ALMONER (7)
Score: 76–13 (max 81)

Round 12: A O I M S G E D T
C1: GODETIAS (8)
C2: DIME (4)
DC: ATOMISE (7)
OT: DOGMATISE (18)
Score: 84–13 (max 99)

Round 13: U A E L S N R O Q
C1: LOANERS (7)
C2: NURSE (5)
Score: 91–13 (max 106)

Round 14: 50, 25, 75, 100, 7, 8. Target: 810.
C1: 810.(8x100)+7+(75/25) (10)
C2: 807.
Score: 101–13 (max 116)

Round 15: I C K L E C O W S
C1 buzzes on 12 seconds to say CLOCKWISE which is correct.
Score: 111–13 (max 126)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.thecountdowncorral.com/cd/se ... ?series=58

[David O'Donnell]

994 was doable in the numbers so I think that increases the max by 2. Craig and Jono both posted some excellent solutions which I have now forgotten.

[Adam Porter]

Also, I should point out that in Round 5, David (and Carol) declared 1000, not 999 as the recap says.

It seems that the recap writer won't accept a four digit figure. I was planning to change it when it came to the posting stage, but as I found I needed to register for this forum (and wait a while to be approved), it slipped my mind. Apologies.

Adam


EDITED TO ADD: I have now edited the recap above to reflect this.

[David O'Donnell]

It's easily done, I average about three mistakes a recap.

[Adam Porter]

994 was doable in the numbers so I think that increases the max by 2. Craig and Jono both posted some excellent solutions which I have now forgotten.

So they did. I've just found the spoilers section.

This new-style forum is going to take some getting used to!

EDITED TO ADD: Jono and Craig's 994 now added to recap above. Max has also been edited throughout. Editing the Corral summary is beyond my capabilities though!

[Charlie Reams]

Curiously that exact bug occurred to me today while I was thinking about 4 large. I will fix it shortly. The good news is that the recaps are now editable, so you can correct it.

[David O'Donnell]

That's right, I forgot about the editing facility. I have to state that the forum is really working out better than the mailing list. It seems to be better organised, more flexible, and gets more hits(?!)