Countdown recap for Thursday 26 June 2003

[Martin Gardner]

Countdown recap for Thursday 26 June 2003.

C1: Champion David Wilson (6 wins, 675 points.)
C2: Champion Martin Gardner (9 wins, 847 points.)
DC: Susie Dent and Geoffrey Durham.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: P D W U O I M T R
R02: J C L E I O F S N
R03: D T B U E A L R P
R04: X G S E O U T M R
R05: 75, 3, 10, 1, 8, 2. Target: 108.
TTT:
R06: N C S T A I E A H
R07: L Q R I A E D N A
R08: M S P O I A E T K
R09: D S R U O E V C I
R10: 6, 7, 5, 7, 10, 9. Target: 314.
TTT:
R11: N F G E O A M B T
R12: O I Y R H L E D R
R13: N T P O A E S G T
R14: 4, 6, 75, 100, 50, 4. Target: 179.
R15: M A D S N O R T S (conundrum)


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Round 1: P D W U O I M T R

C1: PUTRID (6)
C2: PODIUM (6)
DC: PROTIUM (7)
OT: MUDWORT (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: J C L E I O F S N

C1: CLONES (6)
C2: CONIES (6)
DC: INCLOSE (7)
OT: OLEFINS (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 14)

CONIES was at first disallowed as the plural of CONEY is CONEYS. However the plural of CONY is CONIES so Susie allowed this just as we were about the start the next round.

Round 3: D T B U E A L R P

C1: PALTER (6)
C2: UPRATED (7)
DC: PUBERTAL (8)
Score: 12–19 (max 22)

Round 4: X G S E O U T M R

C1: MORGUES (7)
C2: GROUTS (6)
DC: GOURMETS (8)
Score: 19–19 (max 30)

Round 5: 75, 3, 10, 1, 8, 2. Target: 108.

C1: 108. 3*10+2+1+75 (10)
C2: 108. (10+2)*(8+1) (10)
Score: 29–29 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: ->

Round 6: N C S T A I E A H

C1: CHASTEN (7)
C2: HASTEN (6)
DC: CHANTIES (8)
OT: ASTHENIA (8) ASTHENIC (8) ESTANCIA (8)
Score: 36–29 (max 48)

Round 7: L Q R I A E D N A

C1: AERIAL (6)
C2: AERIAL (6)
DC: ADRENAL (7)
OT: ARANEID (7)
Score: 42–35 (max 55)

Round 8: M S P O I A E T K

C1: MISTAKE (7)
C2: PASTIME (7)
DC: IMPASTO (7)
OT: AMOSITE (7) ATOMIES (7) ATOMISE (7) ATOPIES (7) OPIATES (7) KATIPOS (7) MOPIEST (7) STOMPIE (7) POKIEST (7)
Score: 49–42 (max 62)

Oddly enough, the first maximum on the letters by either player

Round 9: D S R U O E V C I

C1: COURSED (7)
C2: COVERS (6)
DC: DISCOVER (8)
OT: DIVORCES (8)
Score: 56–42 (max 70)

I actually interrupted Richard to say that after the time I'd found DIVORCES, which is a bit silly as it's the anagram of DISCOVER. They edited it out, anyway

Round 10: 6, 7, 5, 7, 10, 9. Target: 314.

C1: 314. 6*5*10+7+7 (10)
C2: 314. 7*5*9+6-7 (10)
Score: 66–52 (max 80)

Teatime teaser: ->

Round 11: N F G E O A M B T

C1: BOATMEN (7)
C2: BOATMEN (7)
OT: MAGNETO (7) MEGATON (7) MONTAGE (7)
Score: 73–59 (max 87)

Round 12: O I Y R H L E D R

C1: HORRDILY (8)
C2: HOLIER (6)
OT: ORDERLY (7) is the only 7 and HORRIDLY is the only 8
Score: 81–59 (max 95)

Round 13: N T P O A E S G T

C1: POSTAGE (7)
C2: POSTAGE (7)
DC: GATEPOST (8)
Score: 88–66 (max 103)

Round 14: 4, 6, 75, 100, 50, 4. Target: 179.

C1: 179. 100+75+4 (10)
C2: 179. 100+75+4 (10)
Score: 98–76 (max 113)

Round 15: M A D S N O R T S

C2 buzzes on 26 seconds to say SANDSTORM which is correct.
Score: 98–86 (max 123)

Just as Peter was incredibly nervous in the quarter-final against me, I was incredibly nervous in this game. Indeed I only had two maximums on the letters in the entire game (BOATMEN and PASTIME). I decided to go for six small ones in round 10 because I'd never chosen it before and I wanted to have a go before I got knocked out, so it wasn't a tactical choice but really just for fun. On the last numbers game I went for three large and two small and let Carol choose the last one. Oh and David was also nervous and didn't get a maximum until round 8 either, but HORRIDLY was the spot of the game.

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=49