Either way, enjoy. 
Countdown recap for Wednesday 7 July 2010.
C1: Champion Ryan Loughborough (5 wins, 429 points.) An Apterite from Durham, but grew up in Devon, after being born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. He is a student of computer studies at Sunderland University. He describes himself as a rotten footballer, and is a supporter of Sheffield United, although his father, like Jeff, supports Hartlepool United. (Huddersfield Town any day of the week for me.
)C2: Challenger Jill Cartwright. From Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, West Midlands. She has been married to her husband, Dennis for 36 years. She describes herself as a big Countdown fan and her favourite DC guest is Dr. Phil Hammond. She enjoys holidays, as long as she gets a lot of relaxation and sun to revitalise.
DC: Susie Dent and Gino D'Acampo.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: W T Y O A M N E T
R02: D S A I F D U I L
R03: U A N P N E O R C
R04: T S I U L M E O B
R05: 100, 4, 10, 2, 7, 6. Target: 150.
TTT: CHOSEALE - "When you learn how to tie it, it's a string to your bow"
R06: H E O T N A J O N
R07: T F M E O U Z P R
R08: T T A O R E V C U
R09: A O P T S I E V G
R10: 100, 5, 2, 1, 7, 10. Target: 506.
TTT: MODEISON - "You'll need a box of these for a spot of fun"
R11: D I E L X N I A T
R12: S C S E I A M K I
R13: G H R U E G B I E
R14: 75, 8, 5, 7, 7, 2. Target: 275.
R15: A C C E R U B E N (conundrum)
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Round 1: W T Y O A M N E T
C1: WOMAN (5)
C2: YEOMAN (6)
DC: TOMENTA (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)
A tricky bunch of letters to start the day, but our challenger takes the early lead, while DC spot the darrenic 7.
Round 2: D S A I F D U I L
C1: FLUIDS (6)
C2: FLUIDS (6)
OT: LADDUS (6)
Score: 6–12 (max 13)
Round 3: U A N P N E O R C
C1: pouncer
C2: pouncer
DC: POUNCE (6) CAPER (5) CAPON (5) APRON (5)
Score: 6–12 (max 19)
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WOAH WOAH Pouncer seems to have just vanished from the dictionary all of a sudden. Well, since it was disallowed when Oliver Garner was the challenger, about 6 months ago. The recapper clearly hasn't picked it up, as pouncer is still valid according to it. 
Round 4: T S I U L M E O B
C1: MOBILES (7)
C2: SUBTLE (6)
DC: BOLETUS (7)
OT: BOTULISM (8)
Score: 13–12 (max 27)
Ryan takes the lead for the first time today, and surprisingly the darrenic 8 is missed by everyone.
Round 5: 100, 4, 10, 2, 7, 6. Target: 150.
C1: 150. ((7 - 2) x 10) + 100 (10)
C2: 150. ((7 - 4 + 2) x 10) + 100 (10)
Score: 23–22 (max 37)
Gino talks about his book, The Italian Diet.
Teatime teaser: CHOSEALE -> SHOELACE
Round 6: H E O T N A J O N
C1: HOOT (4)
C2: thanet
DC: HENNA (5) TENON (5) THE (3)
OT: ANENT (5) ATONE (5) OATEN (5) NEATH (5) THANE (5) NONET (5) TONNE (5) OHONE (5) OOJAH (5)
Score: 27–22 (max 42)
Another stiunky set, made even worse for Jill when she declares a 6 with a phantom T, and the 6 isn't even in the dictionary either, when only as that place in Kent.
ANENT means "beside" or "in regard to".
OHONE is a Scottish and Irish English term for "Alas!".
Any Scots or Irishmen on here use that word Round 7: T F M E O U Z P R
C1: FORUM (5)
C2: ROUTE (5)
DC: POUTER (6)
OT: POMFRET (7)
Score: 32–27 (max 49)
A POMFRET is any of several scombroid fishes of the family Bramidae, found in the North Atlantic and Pacific.
Round 8: T T A O R E V C U
C1: CUTTER (6)
C2: COVER (5)
DC: OVERACT (7)
OT: COUVERT (7) CUTOVER (7) OUTRACE (7)
Score: 38–27 (max 56)
Round 9: A O P T S I E V G
C1: POTAGES (7)
C2: POSTAGE (7)
OT: ATOPIES (7) OPIATES (7)
Score: 45–34 (max 63)
An ATOPY (plural ATOPIES) is an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
Susie's Origin Of Words tells of the origin of "negligee", "bra" and other Victorian words for undergarments.
Round 10: 100, 5, 2, 1, 7, 10. Target: 506.
C1: 506. (100 x 5) + 7 - 1 (10)
C2: 506. (100 x 5) + 7 - 1 (10)
Score: 55–44 (max 73)
CECIL seems to be kind today with his numbers targets, so far.....
Teatime teaser: MODEISON -> DOMINOES
Round 11: D I E L X N I A T
C1: TAILED (6)
C2: exiled
DC: DILATE (6) LANDTIE (7)
Score: 61–44 (max 80)
Jill's 2nd E seems to have been EXILED there.
Round 12: S C S E I A M K I
C1: SICKIES (7)
C2: CASES (5)
DC: SEASICK (7)
OT: ASEISMIC (8)
Score: 68–44 (max 88)
I was quite happy finding both those 7's mentioned there, until I saw there was a very nice darrenic 8 available. Well done to Dinos for spotting that 1.
Round 13: G H R U E G B I E
C1: BUGGIER (7)
C2: BIGGER (6)
OT: HEURIGE (7)
Score: 75–44 (max 95)
A brilliant 7 spot ther by Ryan, which seals him the match. I was stuck on BUGGER myself.
HEURIGE is a local white wine made in the Vienna region of Austria and drunk when it is very young.
Round 14: 75, 8, 5, 7, 7, 2. Target: 275.
C1: 281.
C2: 276. ((8 - 3) x 75) + (7 x 7) + 2 (7)
RR: 275. ((7 - 2) x 5 x 8) + 75 (10)
Score: 75–51 (max 105)
A trickier numbers game is brought up here, where Ryan shows his frailties in numbers, as Jill's 1 away gets her past the 50 mark, while Rachel cleans up.
Round 15: A C C E R U B E N
C2 buzzes on 25 seconds to say CUMBRANCE which is incorrect.
C1 does not buzz.
The answer was BUCCANEER.
Score: 75–51 (max 115)
The conundrum seemed to deceive everyone, but then Jill buzzes in with a 9 letter word....., with an M in it.
It's left to an audience member to wrap this one up.So, Ryan has now won his 6th game and despite not playiong at his best today, he still put in a good enough performance when it mattered. Can he reach the magnificent 7 omorrow
I'll be back tomorow, so we can find out.
Till then, bye bye.
Statistics Corner
Ryan:
Total score - 75
Raw score - 85
Total % of max - 65
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 5
Jill:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 73
Total % of max - 44
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 3.4
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 4
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=63