So, enjoy the leisurely comforts of your armchair and enjoy some puzzle and number solving on your nice TV. 
Countdown recap for Thursday 15 April 2010.
C1: Champion Claudia Tyson (2 wins, 163 points.) From Ampthill, Bedfordshire. She works as a civilian nurse for the armed services. Her ambition is to run a country B&B with her husband, Alan.
C2: Challenger Cecilia Pipe. From Willingham, Cambridgeshire. She works as a teaching assistant. She's married and has 2 children. She's a keen campanologist (that's bellringer to you and I
) and her house was the place where the world record for the longest peal of bells took place. The record was just over 24 hours. 
DC: Susie Dent and Dave Spikey.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: S D O I O A T G E
R02: O A U S R L M R A
R03: F D I O E X L F I
R04: A I A G N B T B G
R05: 100, 25, 4, 2, 1, 9. Target: 186.
TTT: ROASTCAB - "No shoes helps them with spectacular feet"
R06: E O E P N Y R D L
R07: N P O I E K C N T
R08: A E O S P T D S V
R09: S R L I E U E S N
R10: 50, 1, 9, 3, 2, 7. Target: 294.
TTT: BESTIDEA - "The smallest and roundest type of jewellery, perhaps?"
R11: L R A D O E A M T
R12: Q G R E I A N M P
R13: N R E O E I N T S
R14: 75, 7, 9, 10, 6, 7. Target: 395.
R15: H A S H P I P E S (conundrum)
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Round 1: S D O I O A T G E
C1: GODETIAS (8)
C2: STAGED (6)
DC: DOTAGE (6) DOSAGE (6) GOODIES (7)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)
A darrenic start by the champion there.
Round 2: O A U S R L M R A
C1: MOLARS (6)
C2: MORALS (6)
DC: ARMOURS (7) AROUSAL (7)
OT: ALARUMS (7) AURORAL (7) AURORAS (7)
Score: 14–6 (max 15)
An ALARUM is an archaic term for ALARM, simply.
Round 3: F D I O E X L F I
C1: FOILED (6)
C2: FOILED (6)
Score: 20–12 (max 21)
Round 4: A I A G N B T B G
C1: ABATING (7)
C2: GABBING (7)
OT: TABBING (7)
Score: 27–19 (max 28)
Round 5: 100, 25, 4, 2, 1, 9. Target: 186.
C1: 186. ((4 - 1) x 25) + 100 + 9 + 2 (10)
C2: 178.
Score: 37–19 (max 38)
A relatively simple numbers game, or so I thought
Dave talks about "G.S.O.H." (Good Sense Of Humour), and how his wife seems to lack it.
Teatime teaser: ROASTCAB -> ACROBATS
Round 6: E O E P N Y R D L
C1: PONDER (6)
C2: OPENER (6)
DC: DEPLOY (6) REDEPLOY (8)
Score: 43–25 (max 46)
A brilliant darren by DC there.
Round 7: N P O I E K C N T
C1: POCKET (6)
C2: POCKET (6)
DC: POKIE (5)
JS: PICKET (6)
OT: NEKTONIC (8)
Score: 49–31 (max 54)
Everyone misses the amazing darren there.
NEKTONIC derives from NEKTON, the aggregate of actively swimming aquatic organisms in a body of water, able to move independently of water currents.
Round 8: A E O S P T D S V
C1: DESPOTS (7)
C2: POSTED (6)
Score: 56–31 (max 61)
Another darren by the champ and Claudia's lead extend to a quarter of a century.
Round 9: S R L I E U E S N
C1: INSURES (7)
C2: INSURES (7)
DC: ENURESIS (8)
Score: 63–38 (max 69)
A brilliant medical DC darren from DC there.
Round 10: 50, 1, 9, 3, 2, 7. Target: 294.
C1: 294. (3 x 2 x 50) - (7 - 1) (10)
C2: 294. (50 - 1) x 3 x 2 (10)
Score: 73–48 (max 79)
Teatime teaser: BESTIDEA -> BEADIEST
Round 11: L R A D O E A M T
C1: LEOTARD (7)
C2: LEOTARD (7)
DC: MATADOR (7) EARLDOM (7) ALARMED (7)
OT: ARMLOAD (7) DELATOR (7) OATMEAL (7)
Score: 80–55 (max 86)
The legendary LEOTARD makes its first appearance this decade in a nice flat round.
Round 12: Q G R E I A N M P
C1: MANGIER (7)
C2: REMAIN (6)
DC: REAPING (7) EPIGRAM (7)
OT: REAMING (7) PERMING (7) RAMPING (7)
Score: 87–55 (max 93)
I think Claudia is just about over the finish line with that 7 there.
Round 13: N R E O E I N T S
C1: INERT (5)
C2: TONERS (6)
DC: INTERNES (8)
OT: TENSIONER (18)
Score: 87–61 (max 111)
She might have stopped Claudia from scoring, but the 6 is too little, but amazingly, even DC miss the darrenic 9
Round 14: 75, 7, 9, 10, 6, 7. Target: 395.
C1: -
C2: 391. ((7 - (9 - 7)) x 75) + 10 + 6 (7)
RR: 395. ((75 - 9) x 6) - (7 / 7) (10)
Score: 87–68 (max 121)
Another nice solution by Cecilia gives the score more respectability.
Round 15: H A S H P I P E S
C2 buzzes on 17.25 seconds to say SHIPSHAPE which is correct.
Score: 87–78 (max 131)
Thanks to Damian's slight spoiler last Thursday, this conundrum was of no surprise to us all, but in light of everything that's happened today, it's quite a fitting conundrum, solved by our challenger.
So, Claudia remains the champ with that 3rd win. Can she continue long enough to give the finals more of a female influence
Find out tomorrow (let's see if he can do it tomorrow) with Mike.
I'll be back later with Monday's recap, following Kai's sudden retirement, so for now, bye bye.
Statistics Corner
Claudia:
Total score - 87
Raw score - 92
Total % of max - 66
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 5.8
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 8
Cecilia:
Total score - 78
Raw score - 91
Total % of max - 60
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 5.2
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 5
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=62
