Since Ben P couldn't do it, I've taken the liberty of recapping my own COOT last-16 game:
C1: Challenger Julian Fell.
C2: Challenger Karen Pearson.
DC: 'Martina' Gardner and Ben Wilson and loads of randomers
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CV: Carol Vorderman (actually Jason Cullen)
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: L O A L N D U S I
R02: N P B E O A C N M
R03: S E T A Z N O L D
R04: M K R I A E S H Y
R05: 50, 9, 5, 1, 8, 1. Target: 617.
TTT:
R06: N J M O A E R S P
R07: I E B T R O F Q T
R08: R C D U A E S D I
R09: I P C R D O A T E
R10: 100, 75, 50, 2, 2, 10. Target: 439.
TTT:
R11: H N X I A U L S T
R12: R V T E A A N G L
R13: M T I I T S A R N
R14: 100, 50, 25, 6, 7, 3. Target: 821.
R15: G E N I E C R O C (conundrum)
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Round 1: L O A L N D U S I
C1: ALLUSION (8)
C2: ALLUSION (8)
DC: only 7s
OT: ALLUSION (8) is the only 8
Score: 8–8 (max 8)
Round 2: N P B E O A C N M
C1: BEACON (6)
C2: BEACON (6)
DC: CABMEN (6)
OT: BEMOAN (6) ENCAMP (6) ... a few other sixes
Score: 14–14 (max 14)
Round 3: S E T A Z N O L D
C1: ETALONS (7)
C2: DONATES (7)
DC: SANDLOT (7) ZEALOTS (7)
OT: loads of 7s, nothing better
Score: 21–21 (max 21)
Round 4: M K R I A E S H Y
C1: RAMKIES (7)
C2: MISHEAR (7)
DC: SHAKIER (7) is the only other 7
Score: 28–28 (max 28)
Round 5: 50, 9, 5, 1, 8, 1. Target: 617.
C1: 615.[(50-1-1) x (8+5)] - 9 (7)
C2: 612.
CV: 616. is the closest possible - one way is [((5-1-1) x 9) + 50] x 8 (7)
Score: 35–28 (max 35)
Teatime teaser: ->
Round 6: N J M O A E R S P
C1: OARSMEN (7)
C2: PERSONA (7)
DC: MOPANES (7)
OT: no better than 7
Score: 42–35 (max 42)
Round 7: I E B T R O F Q T
C1: OBITER (6)
C2: BITTER (6)
DC: TITFER (6)
OT: only other 6s
Score: 48–41 (max 48)
Round 8: R C D U A E S D I
C1: ADDUCES (7)
C2: DISCARD (7)
DC: CRUSADED (8) RADIUSED (8)
OT: Finally the contestants miss a letters maximum!
Score: 55–48 (max 56)
Round 9: I P C R D O A T E
C1: OPERATIC (8)
C2: OPERATIC (8)
DC: APORETIC (8) - the only other 8
Score: 63–56 (max 64)
Round 10: 100, 75, 50, 2, 2, 10. Target: 439.
C1: 438.(75-2) x [10-2-(100/50)] (7)
C2: 438.[75-(100/50)] x (10-2-2) (7)
CV: 439. [(75+2) x [(50/10)+2]]-100 (10)
(That's the only solution - 86% difficulty according to WTP)
Score: 70–63 (max 74)
Teatime teaser: ->
Round 11: H N X I A U L S T
C1: INSULT (6)
C2: shintu
DC: INHAULS (7) is the only 7
Score: 76–63 (max 81)
Round 12: R V T E A A N G L
C1: TAVERNA (7)
C2: VAGRANT (7)
DC: TANAGER (7)
Score: 83–70 (max 88)
Round 13: M T I I T S A R N
C1: TANTRISM (8)
C2: MARTINS (7)
DC: TRANSMIT (8) is the only other 8
Score: 91–70 (max 96)
Round 14: 100, 50, 25, 6, 7, 3. Target: 821.
C1: -
C2: 821.[[(50/25)+6] x 100] + (7 x 3) (10)
(Great stuff from Karen!)
Score: 91–80 (max 106)
Round 15: G E N I E C R O C
C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say CONCIERGE which is correct.
Score: 101–80 (max 116)
It just goes to show that "there are no easy games in online Countdown" when the 500-1 outsider puts up a performance like this - my first game in 4 years was a real scrap, thanks to Karen's tenacity and also some fiendish selections, especially on the numbers
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Further summaries are at:
http://www.thecountdowncorral.com/cd/se ... ?series=59