Countdown recap for Thursday 1 April 2010.
C1: Champion Barry Watson (1 win, 79 points.) From Winkfield, Bracknell, Surrey. He is married to Janet. He likes the music of Jethro Tull, a guilty pleasure for him and Jeff Stelling.
C2: Challenger Rodney "Rod" Carbery. From Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. He is retired, married to Carol and has 5 grandchildren. His passions are Manchester United, Formula 1 and skiing, art, the theatre and keeping fit. While keeping fit once he met Muhammad Ali, 15 years after meeting him at a function.
DC: Susie Dent and Kim Woodburn.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: I E O R S L G T E
R02: S L Y A I A C O I
R03: A O F R T A M D O
R04: N S N E O E X D U
R05: 100, 4, 3, 9, 1, 3. Target: 192.
TTT: ALLSGONE - "Sounds like these boats hold lots and lots of water"
R06: G T N O E U R P O
R07: S R B E A V N E A
R08: L T C O U E A P R
R09: E O D L G C I T N
R10: 75, 100, 50, 10, 2, 4. Target: 748.
TTT: SOFTPOET - "12 inches is definitely the way forward"
R11: Q S D E U E H T I
R12: V R P O A I N F U
R13: E I E E J H D S N
R14: 50, 25, 75, 1, 9, 4. Target: 427.
R15: L O V E S T I C K (conundrum)
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Round 1: I E O R S L G T E
C1: GLISTER (7)
C2: GORIEST (7)
DC: SORTILEGE (18)
Score: 7–7 (max 18)
Both players start with 7's, but DC get the darrenic 9
Round 2: S L Y A I A C O I
C1: SOCIAL (6)
C2: COALS (5)
DC: ASOCIAL (7)
Score: 13–7 (max 25)
Barry takes the lead as DC get their 2nd consecutive darren.
Round 3: A O F R T A M D O
C1: MOTOR (5)
C2: MATADOR (7)
DC: DOORMAT (7)
Score: 13–14 (max 32)
But, the lead now goes to Rod, as he capes in with that 7.
Round 4: N S N E O E X D U
C1: UNDONE (6)
C2: SOUND (5)
DC: UNSEXED (7)
OT: DONNEES (7)
Score: 19–14 (max 39)
All Rod's work is now UNDONE by that 6.
A DONNEE is a set of artistic or literary premises or assumptions.
Round 5: 100, 4, 3, 9, 1, 3. Target: 192.
C1: 192. (100 - 4) x (3 - 1) (10)
C2: 191.
Score: 29–14 (max 49)
It's now been made worse after missing that numbers game.
Kim tells a story of the time she and Aggie visited a house where the owner had 12 birds flying about all of the time.
Teatime teaser: ALLSGONE -> GALLEONS
Round 6: G T N O E U R P O
C1: TONGUE (6)
C2: POUTER (6)
DC: UPROOT (6) PROTON (6)
OT: OUTGONE (7)
Score: 35–20 (max 56)
Round 7: S R B E A V N E A
C1: BEAVERS (7)
C2: BEAVERS (7)
DC: VERBENAS (8)
Score: 42–27 (max 64)
Round 8: L T C O U E A P R
C1: COUPLET (7)
C2: COUPLET (7)
DC: COPULATE (8)
OT: PECULATOR (18)
Score: 49–34 (max 82)
A PECULATOR (deriving from PECULATE) is someone who steals or takes dishonestly.
Round 9: E O D L G C I T N
C1: GLINTED (7)
C2: GOLDEN (6)
DC: TINGLED (7)
OT: CODLING (7) LINGCOD (7) CTENOID (7) DEONTIC (7) NOTICED (7) LECTION (7) LENTIGO (7) LENTOID (7)
Score: 56–34 (max 89)
Rod falls further behind after that GOLDEN 6 is outshone by that GLINTED 7.
A CODLING is an unripe, half-grown apple.
A LINGCOD is a large-mouthed game fish, found in the North Pacific Ocean.
A LENTIGO is a freckle or other pigmented spot.
Susie's Origin Of Words continues the local dialect theme with the origins of "Tyke" and "Mackem".
Round 10: 75, 100, 50, 10, 2, 4. Target: 748.
C1: 748. (10 x 75) - 2 (10)
C2: 748. (10 x 75) - 2 (10)
Score: 66–44 (max 99)
Teatime teaser: SOFTPOET -> FOOTSTEP
Round 11: Q S D E U E H T I
C1: QUIETS (6)
C2: quieted (declared as 6)
DC: QUIETED (7) HEISTED (7)
OT: EQUITES (7) QUESTED (7)
Score: 72–44 (max 106)
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Rod might rue that mistake.... 
EQUITES were Ancient Roman mounted military units or cavalry.
Round 12: V R P O A I N F U
C1: UNFAIR (6)
C2: VAPOUR (6)
DC: PAVIOUR (7)
Score: 78–50 (max 113)
Round 13: E I E E J H D S N
C1: SHINED (6)
C2: SHEENED (7)
Score: 78–57 (max 120)
Despite that darren, it's too late for Rod now.
Round 14: 50, 25, 75, 1, 9, 4. Target: 427.
C1: 426. (9 x 50) - 25 + 1 (7)
C2: 426. (9 x 50) - 25 + 1 (7)
RR: 427. ((50 - (75 / 25)) x 9) + 4 (10)
Score: 85–64 (max 130)
Round 15: L O V E S T I C K
C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say LIVESTOCK which is correct.
Score: 95–64 (max 140)
Well, that ridiculously easy conundrum gives Barry his 2nd win and he'll hope to continue his run tomorrow.
Don't forget to sign upto CO:LON 2010, it should be a barrel of fun, for everyone going.
Till next week, bye bye.
Statistics Corner
Barry:
Total score - 95
Raw score - 106
Total % of max - 68
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 7.1
Number of maxes - 4
Rodney:
Total score - 64
Raw score - 87
Total % of max - 46
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 3
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=62
