Countdown recap for Friday 10 August 2012.
C1: Champion
Waters (3 wins, 278 points.)C2: Challenger Colin Costello.
DC: Susie Dent and Mark Foster.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: G X P S A O E I T
R02: G P J E O I M N L
R03: R L K O A E N S A
R04: M E I C P B S U N
R05: 50, 7, 5, 8, 7, 6. Target: 998.
TTT: BLUETITS - "It's not blue, it's definitely read"
R06: L D S N I E A D P
R07: T S C O E I Z S E
R08: T D G A E U R G V
R09: T R F A E I U R N
R10: 75, 2, 10, 9, 6, 5. Target: 785.
TTT: SWINEPEG - "Statement made with a brush, perhaps?"
R11: B W D O E I R E H
R12: C N W D H O A S I
R13: N S E A Y M U T E
R14: 75, 5, 4, 4, 2, 7. Target: 483.
R15: S U S I E P O N G (conundrum)
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Round 1: G X P S A O E I T
C1: POSTAGE (7)
C2: POSTAGE (7)
OT: GEOTAXIS (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)
Even start.
Round 2: G P J E O I M N L
C1: MINGLE (6)
C2: misdeclared 7
DC: ELOPING (7)
Score: 13–7 (max 15)
Grant takes the lead as Colin messes up his word.
Round 3: R L K O A E N S A
C1: LOANERS (7)
C2: planes
OT: ALKANES (7) ANORAKS (7) ARSENAL (7) RANKLES (7) SNORKEL (7)
Score: 20–7 (max 22)
Colin’s word would not have scored anyway, but there’s a letter missing.
Round 4: M E I C P B S U N
C1: SUPINE (6)
C2: capsicum
DC: PUMICES (7)
Score: 26–7 (max 29)
And now there’s 2 missing! It looks as if Grant will have an easy time...
Round 5: 50, 7, 5, 8, 7, 6. Target: 998.
C1: 997. (7+7+6)*50-(8-5) (7)
C2: 999. Mistake in working.
RR: 998. (7+7+5)*50+6*8 (10)
Score: 33–7 (max 39)
7 is also Colin’s raw score
Teatime teaser: BLUETITS -> SUBTITLE
Round 6: L D S N I E A D P
C1: PADDLES (7)
C2: PADDLES (7)
DC: SPLENDID (8)
OT: LANDSIDE (8)
Score: 40–14 (max 47)
Colin gets more points, but so does Grant.
Round 7: T S C O E I Z S E
C1: COSIEST (7)
C2: COSIES (6)
OT: COTISES (7)
Score: 47–14 (max 54)
Ouch! Colin’s failure to add a T to the end of his word means more points for Grant.
Round 8: T D G A E U R G V
C1: GAUGED (6)
C2: GADGET (6)
OT: DRUGGET (7)
Score: 53–20 (max 61)
A DRUGGET is a coarse woollen fabric felted or woven, self-coloured or printed one side. Thanks Wikipedia.
Round 9: T R F A E I U R N
C1: -
C2: TRAINER (7)
DC: FAINTER (7) REFRAIN (7) URINATE (7)
OT: FRUITER (7) RETRAIN (7) RUNTIER (7) TAURINE (7) TERRAIN (7) TURFIER (7)
Score: 53–27 (max 68)
Grant doesn’t declare anything so Colin exceeds half Grant’s score.
Round 10: 75, 2, 10, 9, 6, 5. Target: 785.
C1: 785. 75*10+(9-2)*5 (10)
C2: 782.
Score: 63–27 (max 78)
Grant looks like potential octochamp material...
Teatime teaser: SWINEPEG -> SWEEPING
Round 11: B W D O E I R E H
C1: BROWED (6)
C2: rewired
OT: BOWERED (7)
Score: 69–27 (max 85)
Controversy! http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9227
Round 12: C N W D H O A S I
C1: WINCH (5)
C2: SHADOW (6)
DC: SANDWICH (8)
Score: 69–33 (max 93)
Grant is beaten on this round, but Colin needs a 9 to win.
Round 13: N S E A Y M U T E
C1: STEAMY (6)
C2: mateys
DC: MEANEST (7)
OT: AMNESTY (7)
Score: 75–33 (max 100)
GRANT HAS WON!
P.S. More controversy! http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9227
Round 14: 75, 5, 4, 4, 2, 7. Target: 483.
C1: 483. (4+2)*75+7*4+5 (10)
C2: -
Score: 85–33 (max 110)
There are 5 links to the same c4c topic in this recap. Can you find them all?
Round 15: S U S I E P O N G
C1 buzzes on 13 seconds to say ESPOUSING which is correct.
Final Score: 95–33 (max 120)
G-R-A-N-T has done it again. Halfway to octochampdom. Had Kevin Goeghegan or Anthea Rana not existed then this could potentially (be/have been/ will be/ this is too hypothetical) the presumably first case of back-to-back-to-back octochamps, but it can’t happen. Oh well.
Score: 95-33
Raw: 100-39
RAUNSWC: 100-46
Maxes: 5-1
Valid answers: 14-6 or 14-7 depending on how you would value round 10
Further summaries are at:
Series 67 summary
Link to the spoiler thread
Wikicap
Mystery link
Another link to the spoiler thread