Countdown recap for Friday 18th July 2008
C1: Champion : CHRIS DAVIES (1 win)
C2: challenger : MARGARET TARONI
DC: Susie Dent and Rick Wakeman
CV: Carol Vorderman
OT: Other words or solutions.
DC: Appearing in numbers rounds is my solution.
GS: Generated solution (numbers round)
R01: E I O N Z R G M A
R02: S E H X I A N S N
R03: A O E M L D R L I
R04: N C E O E S D T A
R05: 50 6 6 7 2 9. Target: 128.
TTT: THREECOD - "Spoke down to the man perhaps."
R06: N A L I E G R R O
R07: A O E F C P R T R
R08: O P N R E O I S L
R09: E A O R T J V S S
R10: 100 7 9 7 1 1. Target: 553
TTT: FIREGEAR - "Moving Brian from one place to another."
R11: E I E W Y N L R C
R12: S H A I D Q A O B
R13: E I U T M S T S D
R14: 100 8 3 6 9 7. Target: 247.
R15: S I N H E L P E R (conundrum)
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R01: E I O N Z R G M A
C1: ROAMING (7)
C2: ROAMING (7)
DC: ORGANIZE (8), MOANER (6)
OT: ROMANIZE (8), ZEROING (7), MEGARON (7), ANGREZI (7)*
Score: 7-7 (max 8)
ANGREZI is what Italian people get if you annoy them for long enough. Not really, it's what Indian people call English people (informal)
R02: S E H X I A N S N
C1: SHINES (6)
C2: INSANE (6)
DC: SHANNIES (8)
OT: HESSIAN (7)
Score: 13-13 (max 16)
R03: A O E M L D R L I
C1: RALLIED (7)
C2: MILDER (6)
DC: EARLDOM (7), LOAMIER (7)
OT: DARIOLE (7), DIALLER (7)
Score: 20-13 (max 23)
R04: N C E O E S D T A
C1: DEACONS (7)
C2: DESCANT (7)
OT: ANECDOTES (BW, 9), NOTECASE (JF, 8), many 7's (7)
Score: 27-20 (max 41)
R05: 50 6 6 7 2 9. Target: 128
C1: 125. not explained (7)
C2: 128. ( 50 * 2 ) + 6 + 6 + 7 + 9 (10)
DC: 128. ( 9 + 7 ) * ( 6 + 2 ) (10)
DC: 128. ( 9 * ( 6 + 2 ) + 6 + 50 ) (10)
Score: 27-30 (max 51)
*Approaching from a 6 small numbers type solution it offers a surprising number of options almost exclusively by multiplying powers of 2 together. Not surprising given 128 is 2^7. Annoyingly neither of my approaches came to me in the time.
THREECOD -> HECTORED
R06: N A L I E G R R O
C1: RANGIER (7)
C2: REGIONAL (8)
OT: GERANIOL (8), GNARLIER (8), RANGOLI (7), ALIENOR (7), IGNORER (7),
Score: 27-38 (max 59)
R07: A O E F C P R T R
C1: CARPET (6)
C2: REACTOR (7)
DC: CARPORT (7)
OT: FOREPART (JF, 8), CRAFTER (7), CROFTER (7), PRAETOR (7), PRORATE (7), REFRACT (7)
Score: 27-45 (max 67)
R08: O P N R E O I S L
C1: POISONER (8)
C2: LOOPIER (7)
DC: POLONIES (8)
OT: SPOILER (RF, 7), SPOONIER (8), PLOSION (7), LOONIER (7), etc.
Score: 35-45 (max 75)
R09: E A O R T J V S S
C1: TASERS (6)
C2: STORES (6)
DC: STARVES (7)
OT: SERTAOS (7), many 6's
Score: 41-51 (max 82)
R10: 100 7 9 7 1 1. Target: 553
C1: 543. not explained.
C2: 552. ( 100 + 9 ) * ( 7 - 1 - 1 ) + 7 (7)
CV: 552. not explained.
MW: 553. ( 100 - 9 ) * ( 7 - 1 ) + 7 (10)
Score: 41-58 (max 92)
FIREGEAR -> FERRIAGE
R11: E I E W Y N L R C
C1: RECLINE (7)
C2: CREWEL (6)
OT: CELERY (6), CRENEL (6), EERILY (6), LIERNE (6), NICELY (6), RELINE (6), WIENER (6), WINCER (6), WINCEY (6), WINERY (6)
Score: 48-58 (max 99)
R12: S H A I D Q A O B
C1: BASHO (5)
C2: ABASH (5)
DC: DHOBIS (6)
OT: DHABAS (6), SHAADI (6), ADIOS (5)
Score: 53-63 (max 105)
R13: E I U T M S T S D
C1: MISUSED (7)
C2: STUDIES (7)
DC: MUSTIEST (8), DUSTIEST (8)
OT: DEMISTS (7), SMUTTED (7)
Score: 60-70 (max 113)
R14: 100 8 3 6 9 7. Target: 247
C1: 245. not explained.
C2: 247. ( 100 * 3 ) - ( 7 * 8 ) + 9 - 6 (10)
GS: 247. ( ( 9 * 3 ) - 6 ) * 7 + 100 (10)*
Score: 60-80 (max 123)
* Interestingly this one also gets easier once it's looked at in a "6 small" type way. 247 being 21 * 7 + 100.
R15: CONUNDRUM
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C2 fills it up again on 4 seconds... REPLENISH is the correct answer.
Final Score: 60-90 (max 133)
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[20080718] Friday's game, 18th July 2008, S59 G20
Moderator: James Robinson