Tuesday 11th November 2008 Series 59, Game 82

[Dinos Sfyris]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 11th November 2008.

C1: Champion fellow forumite Martin Bishop (5 wins, 505 points.)
C2: Challenger Caro Ness from Spaxton in Somerset. She's a writer born in Jamaica and has won a US book award for one of her children's books, but still hopes to write a best-seller.
DC: Susie Dent and John Inverdale.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S L H U E A R C A
R02: O I E T K P T D E
R03: M N L I O A Q P E
R04: S R V O E E Z L N
R05: 75, 6, 9, 7, 7, 5. Target: 362.
TTT: INFRINGE - "Making minor changes to the sugar, perhaps?"
R06: D T C I O I A T I
R07: X S T O A E W R I
R08: R F N E I U M S G
R09: T D L E O E P S A
R10: 50, 9, 10, 3, 7, 2. Target: 530.
TTT: COMBCAKE - "Make one of these like Peter and Paul"
R11: N D M O E U T R O
R12: S H B E A O J R T
R13: S G N A I O P S I
R14: 50, 1, 5, 3, 6, 8. Target: 432.
R15: U N C L E P H I N (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: S L H U E A R C A

C1: HAULERS (7)
C2: HAULERS (7)
DC: HAULERS (7)
OT: CAESURAL (8) LARCHES (7) (JD) LURCHES (7) (JD) RECUSAL (7) SECULAR (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: O I E T K P T D E

C1: TIPTOED (7)
C2: POTTED (6)
DC: TIPTOED (7) EPIDOTE (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 15)

No doubt a few of you spotted the obscure EPIDOTE as Doddy got it in his final against Rich

Round 3: M N L I O A Q P E

C1: MENIAL (6)
C2: palemino (its palomino)
DC: OPALINE (7)
OT: IMPANEL (7) (Me) MANIPLE (7)
Score: 20–7 (max 22)

Round 4: S R V O E E Z L N

C1: rezones (risked this rather than resolve!)
C2: sloven (declared 7)
DC: LOVERS (6) RESOLVE (7)
OT: ELEVONS (7) EVZONES (7)
Score: 20–7 (max 29)

Round 5: 75, 6, 9, 7, 7, 5. Target: 362.

C1: 362. 75x5-6-7 (10)
C2: 363.
Score: 30–7 (max 39)
In a manner reminiscent of Kenan and Kel, Carol declares she lurrrrrrrrves 75!

Teatime teaser: INFRINGE -> REFINING

Round 6: D T C I O I A T I

C1: IDIOTIC (7)
C2: dottia
DC: IDIOTIC (7) DACOIT (6)
Score: 37–7 (max 46)
Pretty flat selection here. I blame Baroness Caro Ness for going for 5 vowels, when a consonant could have given us DICTATOR or DIATOMIC. (Although the next consonant happened to be X!)

Round 7: X S T O A E W R I

C1: WAXIEST (7)
C2: WARIEST (7)
DC: WAITERS (7) SATIRE (6)
Score: 44–14 (max 53)

Round 8: R F N E I U M S G

C1: REFUSING (8)
C2: REFUSING (8)
DC: GUNFIRE (7) (Mass noun)
OT: RESUMING (8) (Me again!)
Score: 52–22 (max 61)

Round 9: T D L E O E P S A

C1: PEDESTAL (8)
C2: nothing
DC: TADPOLES (8) PEDALOES (8) APOSTLE (7) PELOTAS (7)
OT: ADOPTEES (8) DESOLATE (8)
Score: 60–22 (max 69)
Great spot here from our champion. Somehow I always seem to get stuck when I see APOSTLE/PELOTAS even though TADPOLES has come up a few times recently!

Origin of Words: Susie talks about Affluenza: people's fascination with wealth, and Nomophobia: the fear of being without your mobile.

Round 10: 50, 9, 10, 3, 7, 2. Target: 530.

C1: 530. (50+3)x10 (10)
C2: nothing!!!
Score: 70–22 (max 79)

Teatime teaser: COMBCAKE -> COMEBACK

Round 11: N D M O E U T R O

C1: MOUNTED (7)
C2: MOUNTED (7)
DC: DOORMEN (7) REMOUNT (7)
OT: UNMOORED (8) UNROOTED (8) (Me again!!! Not that I like to brag)
Score: 77–29 (max 87)

Round 12: S H B E A O J R T

C1: BREATHS (7)
C2: BOTHERS (7)
DC: JERBOAS (7) (job-share hyphenated)
OT: BASHERT (7) BATHERS (7) BERTHAS (7) BOASTER (7) BOATERS (7) BORATES (7) EARSHOT (7)
Score: 84–36 (max 94)

Round 13: S G N A I O P S I

C1: PASSION (7)
C2: PASSING (7)
DC: PASSION (7) PASSING (7) POSING (6)
OT: ISOSPIN (7) PISSING (7) (JB) POISING (7) SOAPING (7)
Score: 91–43 (max 101)

Round 14: 50, 1, 5, 3, 6, 8. Target: 432.

C1: 432. (5+3+1)x8x6 (10)
C2: nothing!!!
OT: slightly more conformist: (50+3+1)x8
Score: 101–43 (max 111)

Round 15: U N C L E P H I N

The joke's on C2 as C1 buzzes on 5 seconds to reveal the PUNCHLINE which is correct.
Score: 111–43 (max 121)

Impressive performance today from Martin, which he confesses was probably the best of the bunch. He missed only 10 points and 4 maxes, whereas his opponent failed to score in 3 piss-easy numbers games. At this rate I reckon he could go on to... well not Number 1 seed, but perhaps miss out on it by about 12 points. Also did anyone else notice the camera wobble in one round?

Recap brought to you by Sfyris. Dinos Sfyris (the undercover partner of Bolivian agent Miguel Marron)

Further summaries are at:
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[Kirk Bevins]

Nice review mate. This is the review from the 11th, not the 14th which the top line of the review says.

[Dinos Sfyris]

Thanks Kirk Duly amended.

[Kirk Bevins]

Thanks Kirk Duly amended.

Oh, and round 3 the actual spelling is PALOMINO not palamino as you've put. Sorry I didn't spot that earlier.

[Dinos Sfyris]

Ta

[David O'Donnell]

Dinos is becoming more like Dave C every day.