Thursday, 13th November 2008 (Series 59, Game 84)

[Jon Corby]

Countdown recap for Thursday 13 November 2008.

C1: Champion Martin Bishop (7 wins, 726 points.)
C2: Challenger June Walden.
DC: Susie Dent and John Inverdale.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: C S S E A E H N I
R02: E A I L R M N X E
R03: R C R E A E T B I
R04: U E O E Q N R K L
R05: 50, 8, 5, 6, 1, 7. Target: 992.
TTT: INVERDAY - "Before red and white they were green and purple here"
R06: A U O N M Y C E S
R07: R T S O I A D T E
R08: O I E V T G L T I
R09: F P J A I A N S E
R10: 100, 4, 10, 1, 3, 5. Target: 685.
TTT: OCRUMPET - "The modern day tool for cleaning windows perhaps"
R11: D S B A E I H L E
R12: O A I T Z L N I T
R13: D P S A E O M D E
R14: 100, 9, 2, 2, 10, 1. Target: 579.
R15: M O R E B L A M E (conundrum)


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Round 1: C S S E A E H N I

C1: ACHINESS (8)
C2: CHASES (6)
DC: ENCASHES (8) HESSIAN (7) SEANCES (7)
OT: ENCHASES (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: E A I L R M N X E

C1: EXAMINER (8)
C2: MANLIER (7)
DC: ENAMEL (6) RAILMEN (7) EMAILER (7) MINERAL (7)
Score: 16–0 (max 16)

Round 3: R C R E A E T B I

C1: ERRATIC (7)
C2: CREATE (6)
OT: ARBITER (7) RAREBIT (7) CATERER (7) RETRACE (7) TERRACE (7) CEREBRA (7) RECITER (7) TEARIER (7)
Score: 23–0 (max 23)

Round 4: U E O E Q N R K L

C1: QUEEN (5)
C2: QUEER (5)
DC: KERNEL (6)
OT: LUNKER (6) UNREEL (6)
Score: 28–5 (max 29)

Round 5: 50, 8, 5, 6, 1, 7. Target: 992.

C1: 993. (8+5+6+1)*50-7 (7)
C2: 993. (7+5+8)*50-6-1 (7)
Score: 35–12 (max 36)

Teatime teaser: INVERDAY -> VINEYARD

Round 6: A U O N M Y C E S

C1: CONSUME (7)
C2: ACUMEN (6)
DC: YEOMAN (6)
Score: 42–12 (max 43)

Round 7: R T S O I A D T E

C1: DOTTIER (7)
C2: TARDIEST (8)
DC: ASTEROID (8) TOASTIER (8) STORIATED (18)
Score: 42–20 (max 61)

Round 8: O I E V T G L T I

C1: VIOLET (6)
C2: GLOVE (5)
Score: 48–20 (max 67)

Round 9: F P J A I A N S E

C1: PAISAN (6)
C2: SPINE (5)
DC: JAPANS (6)
Score: 54–20 (max 73)

Round 10: 100, 4, 10, 1, 3, 5. Target: 685.

C1: 685. (3+4)*100-(10+5) (10)
C2: 685. (3+4)*100-(10+5) (10)
Score: 64–30 (max 83)

Teatime teaser: OCRUMPET -> COMPUTER

Round 11: D S B A E I H L E

C1: DISABLE (7)
C2: BALDIES (7)
DC: EDIBLES (7)
OT: ABSEILED (8)
Score: 71–37 (max 91)

Round 12: O A I T Z L N I T

C1: TALON (5)
C2: ZONAL (5)
OT: NOTITIA (7)
Score: 76–42 (max 98)

Round 13: D P S A E O M D E

C1: DEPOSED (7)
C2: DEPOSED (7)
DC: POMADES (7)
OT: POMADED (7)
Score: 83–49 (max 105)

Round 14: 100, 9, 2, 2, 10, 1. Target: 579.

C1: 578. Mistake in working.
C2: -
CV: 579. (100-2)*(10/2+1)-9 (10)
Score: 83–49 (max 115)

Round 15: M O R E B L A M E

C1 buzzes on 4 seconds to say EMBALMER which is incorrect.
C2 buzzes on 6 seconds to say MEMORABLE which is correct.
Score: 83–59 (max 125)

Congrats to Martin who slides into the leaderboard as no.2 seed (scoring in the last numbers & getting the conundrum would have made him no.1 seed - bad luck!)

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=59

[Julie T]

Congratulations from me,too, to Martin, for becoming an octochamp and thus getting to the finals as number 2 seed.
PAISAN, in particular, was brilliant.