Countdown recap for Thursday 30 October 2008.
C1: Champion Lynne Owens (2 wins, 160 points.)
C2: Challenger Dan O'Hara.
DC: Susie Dent and Sir Ranulph Fiennes.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N G T S O E O U L
R02: K R N R E O E S I
R03: M N R D E I O D E
R04: S Y B X A I E I R
R05: 100, 3, 5, 7, 3, 4. Target: 599.
TTT: GROWNLIP - "Creeping around at night in a spooky way"
R06: F V S M A I O E Z
R07: P S R T A E A E S
R08: R D W T U A E P A
R09: N P F L I E O I C
R10: 100, 75, 50, 4, 3, 7. Target: 431.
TTT: CONSUSHI - "Do they help the snooker table get to sleep?"
R11: J H N C A O E S C
R12: T L R T N O I E L
R13: T H R G A E O E R
R14: 100, 25, 75, 7, 2, 6. Target: 281.
R15: I B L U N D E R D (conundrum)
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Round 1: N G T S O E O U L
C1: LOUNGES (7)
C2: TONGUES (7)
DC: GENTOOS (7)
OT: LOGOUTS (7) LONGEST (7) OUTGOES (7) OUTGONE (7) OUTSOLE (7) UNLOOSE (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
Round 2: K R N R E O E S I
C1: RINKS (5)
C2: skree
DC: KEROSINE (8)
Score: 12–7 (max 15)
Round 3: M N R D E I O D E
C1: REMINDED (8)
C2: REMINDED (8)
OT: DOMINEER (8) ENDODERM (8)
Score: 20–15 (max 23)
Round 4: S Y B X A I E I R
C1: BRAISE (6)
C2: BEARS (5)
DC: RABIES (6)
OT: BEIRAS (6) IBERIS (6) YERBAS (6)
Score: 26–15 (max 29)
Round 5: 100, 3, 5, 7, 3, 4. Target: 599.
C1: 599. (3+3)*100-(5-4) (10)
C2: 599. (3+3)*100-(5-4) (10)
Score: 36–25 (max 39)
Teatime teaser: GROWNLIP -> PROWLING
Round 6: F V S M A I O E Z
C1: MAIZES (6)
C2: mason
DC: FOVEA (5)
OT: MOVIES (6) SAMFIE (6)
Score: 42–25 (max 45)
Round 7: P S R T A E A E S
C1: STEEPS (6)
C2: REPASTS (7)
DC: SEPARATES (18)
Score: 42–32 (max 63)
Round 8: R D W T U A E P A
C1: UPRATED (7)
C2: UPRATED (7)
Score: 49–39 (max 70)
Round 9: N P F L I E O I C
C1: PONCE (5)
C2: POLICE (6)
DC: PENCIL (6)
OT: OLEFINIC (8)
Score: 49–45 (max 78)
Round 10: 100, 75, 50, 4, 3, 7. Target: 431.
C1: 431. (100+7)*4+3 (10)
C2: 431. (100+7)*4+3 (10)
Score: 59–55 (max 88)
Teatime teaser: CONSUSHI -> CUSHIONS
Round 11: J H N C A O E S C
C1: CHANCES (7)
C2: CHANCES (7)
DC: CONCHES (7)
OT: SANCOCHE (8)
Score: 66–62 (max 96)
Round 12: T L R T N O I E L
C1: ROTTEN (6)
C2: LITTER (6)
DC: LENTIL (6) TRITONE (7) RETINOL (7)
OT: TORTELLI (8)
Score: 72–68 (max 104)
Round 13: T H R G A E O E R
C1: GATHERER (8)
C2: GATHERER (8)
DC: REGATHER (8)
Score: 80–76 (max 112)
Round 14: 100, 25, 75, 7, 2, 6. Target: 281.
C1: 282.
C2: 281. 2*100+75+6 (10)
Score: 80–86 (max 122)
Round 15: I B L U N D E R D
No one buzzes. The answer was UNBRIDLED.
Score: 80–86 (max 132)
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=59
Thursday, 30th October 2008 (Series 59, Game 74)
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Re: Thursday, 30th October 2008 (Series 59, Game 74)
Just a little picky but C2's offering in R6 was MAISON not MASON.
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Re: Thursday, 30th October 2008 (Series 59, Game 74)
Are you sure, Kai? I'd written down MASON for C2, too. Also, I'd noted that C2's declaration was 5, not 6.Kai Laddiman wrote:Just a little picky but C2's offering in R6 was MAISON not MASON.
Re: Thursday, 30th October 2008 (Series 59, Game 74)
It seems unlikely that I would make a mistaek.
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Re: Thursday, 30th October 2008 (Series 59, Game 74)
The recap says that mason was disallowed, so that's definitely a mistaek.Howard Somerset wrote:Are you sure, Kai? I'd written down MASON for C2, too. Also, I'd noted that C2's declaration was 5, not 6.Kai Laddiman wrote:Just a little picky but C2's offering in R6 was MAISON not MASON.
16/10/2007 - Episode 4460
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
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Re: Thursday, 30th October 2008 (Series 59, Game 74)
No N in the selection.Kai Laddiman wrote:The recap says that mason was disallowed, so that's definitely a mistaek.Howard Somerset wrote:Are you sure, Kai? I'd written down MASON for C2, too. Also, I'd noted that C2's declaration was 5, not 6.Kai Laddiman wrote:Just a little picky but C2's offering in R6 was MAISON not MASON.
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Re: Thursday, 30th October 2008 (Series 59, Game 74)
Perhaps I am talking about the wrong game.Howard Somerset wrote:No N in the selection.
EDIT: Yes, I think it was Redhead's (but not Jono's) game, actually.
16/10/2007 - Episode 4460
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.