C1: Champion Neil Mackenzie (1 win.)
C2: Challenger Shirley Lye. Known as Curly Wurly Shirley, she's a company director from Petersfield, married to Phillip.
DC: Susie Dent and Barry Norman.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
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R01: T R G O I S A D O
R02: D L E S R E A C S
R03: H S O J U A B A S
R04: D B I E N L U A R
R05: 25, 50, 6, 9, 3, 8. Target: 648.
TTT: NIGELRAY - "There's one answer and its not 2"
R06: R N E O S Z E D U
R07: X I M N Y E L M E
R08: T D I E M Q O K N
R09: T C M A A N E S I
R10: 6, 7, 8, 9, 5, 50. Target: 254.
TTT: PIPBARGE - "Can this noisy musician put the icing on the cake?"
R11: P T U E R T N R O
R12: L C R I U E S R I
R13: P O D G I O N H T
R14: 7, 3, 5, 1, 1, 50. Target: 367.
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Round 1: T R G O I S A D O
C1: RADIOS (6)
C2: GRIST (5)
DC: ASTROID (7)
OT: DASTOOR (7) TOROIDS (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)
Round 2: D L E S R E A C S
C1: DEALERS (7)
C2: CLEARED (7)
DC: reclassed (its reclassified) DECLARES (8)
OT: DESCALERS (18) (Ray Folwell) CARELESS (8) CARESSED (8) DECLASSE (8) DESCALER (8) DESCALES (8) RESCALED (8) RESCALES (8)
Score: 13–7 (max 25)
Round 3: H S O J U A B A S
C1: BASH (4)
C2: BUSH (4)
DC: BASHOS (6)
OT: BASHAS (6) OUBAAS (6) (OUBAA means an elder in South African)
Score: 17–11 (max 31)
Round 4: D B I E N L U A R
C1: LAUNDER (7)
C2: BLANDER (7)
DC: UNRIDABLE (18) BLUNDER (7)
OT: An insane amount of 7s (20) that I couldn't possibly be bothered to list, even with the patience of a saint. Yes I know in the time I've written this senseless tirade I could be halfway through the list but then I'd feel like my future efforts were unrecognised
Score: 24–18 (max 49)
Round 5: 25, 50, 6, 9, 3, 8. Target: 648.
C1: 648 (3+9)x50+6x8 (10)
C2: 648 same method (10)
Score: 34–28 (max 59)
Teatime teaser: NIGELRAY -> YEARLING
Round 6: R N E O S Z E D U
C1: ENDORSE (7)
C2: DRONES (6)
DC: ENDURES (7) ENDUROS (7)
OT: ENSURED (7) RESOUND (7) SOUNDER (7) ZONURES (7)
Score: 41–28 (max 66)
Round 7: X I M N Y E L M E
C1: EXILE (5)
C2: ENEMY (5)
DC: LEMME (5) a contraction of the words "let" and "me" as in Lemme strangle Des if he says okey-doke one more time
OT: MYELIN (6) (Reamsy) XYLENE (6) (Joseph) ELEMI (5) LIMEN (5) MINXY (5) XYLEM (5)
Score: 46–33 (max 72)
Round 8: T D I E M Q O K N
C1: minked
C2: MINTED (6)
DC: MONIED (6)
OT: OINKED (6) TONKED (6)
Score: 46–39 (max 78)
Round 9: T C M A A N E S I
C1: STAMINA (7)
C2: STANCE (6)
DC: ANIMATES (8) AMNESIAC (8) SEMANTIC (8)
OT: ESTANCIA (8) NEMATICS (8) (JaCu)
Score: 53–39 (max 86)
Round 10: 6, 7, 8, 9, 5, 50. Target: 254.
C1: 254.50X5+(9-7)+(8-6) (10)
C2: 254.50X5+(8-7)+(9-6) (10)
Score: 63–49 (max 96)
Teatime teaser: PIPBARGE -> BAGPIPER
Round 11: P T U E R T N R O
C1: PORTENT (7)
C2: TROUPER (7)
DC: TORTURE (7)
OT: TORRENT (7)
Score: 70–56 (max 103)
Round 12: L C R I U E S R I
C1: CRUISER (7)
C2: CRUISER (7)
DC: CURLIES (7) CURRIES (7) CURLIER (7)
OT: CRUISIE (7) SUCRIER (7) (a sugar bowl I believe) SURLIER (7)
Score: 77–63 (max 110)
Round 13: P O D G I O N H T
C1: HOOTING (7)
C2: HOOPING (7)
DC: PHOTOING (8)
OT: HOODING (7) PHOTINO (7) POOHING (7)
Score: 84–70 (max 118)
Round 14: 7, 3, 5, 1, 1, 50. Target: 367.
C1: 367.50x7+3x5+1+1 (10)
C2: 367.same method (10)
Score: 94–80 (max 128)
Round 15: R O M P I C H I C
C1 buzzes on 15 seconds to say MICROCHIP which is correct.
Score: 104–80 (max 138)
Further summaries are at:
http://www.thecountdowncorral.com/cd/se ... ?series=59
