c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 28 October 2008.

C1: Champion Scott Jones (1 win, 94 points.) A wannabe octochamp from The Wirral and seemingly nice guy.
C2: Challenger Lynne Owens, dog lover.
DC: Susie Dent and explorer extraordinaire Ranulph Fiennes.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: C M D O U E S N I
R02: L S Z T O I A I C
R03: S S T E I E D K L
R04: N S P R I A U W O
R05: 50, 25, 3, 5, 10, 5. Target: 818.
TTT: SINCETEN - "Lacking knowledge like a mythical monster"
R06: D V N M E A E I N
R07: G J R E A A L T E
R08: M S P H A O U O T
R09: L G D I E A N P T
R10: 50, 5, 4, 2, 7, 6. Target: 430.
TTT: TIESTUNT - ""I'm crazier about you than most" said Hazel"
R11: R B D O A E S R A
R12: Q C T D E I E R U
R13: S B N E I E R T Y
R14: 50, 7, 6, 8, 10, 6. Target: 286.
R15: T R E E R I V E R (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: C M D O U E S N I

C1: MOUNDS (6)
C2: INCOMES (7)
DC: MEDICOS (7) INCOMES (7) NUDISM (6)
OT: CONSUMED (8) (MK)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Round 2: L S Z T O I A I C

C1: STOIC (5)
C2: COATS (5)
DC: STOICAL (7) ITALICS (7)
OT: COLITIS (7) SOLICIT (7)
Score: 5–12 (max 15)

Round 3: S S T E I E D K L

C1: SILTED (6)
C2: LIKES (5)
DC: TIELESS (7)
OT: TIDELESS (8) (KB)squared DELISTS (7) (MB)
Score: 11–12 (max 23)

Round 4: N S P R I A U W O

C1: SPRAIN (6)
C2: PRAWNS (6)
DC: UNWRAPS (7) PRIONS (6)
OT: INWRAPS (7) PARISON (7) (Me n KB)
Score: 17–18 (max 30)

Round 5: 50, 25, 3, 5, 10, 5. Target: 818.

C1: 825. (5+3)x(10/5)x50+25 (5)
C2: 825. Mistake in working.
OT: 817. (50+5)x(25-10)-(5+3) (7)
Score: 22–18 (max 37)

Ranulphs entertains us all with a story of one of his cohorts with piles of steel!

Teatime teaser: SINCETEN -> NESCIENT

Round 6: D V N M E A E I N

C1: INVADE (6)
C2: MANNED (6)
DC: MEANIE (6) DEMEAN (6) ENDIVE (6)
OT: ADENINE (7) (DoD)
Score: 28–24 (max 44)

Round 7: G J R E A A L T E

C1: LEGATE (6)
C2: RELATE (6)
DC: LAAGER (6)
OT: AERATE (6) EAGLET (6) GALEAE (6) GALERE (6) REGALE (6) JAEGER (6) REGLET (6) TERGAL (6)
Score: 34–30 (max 50)

Round 8: M S P H A O U O T

C1: PHOTOS (6)
C2: PATHOS (6)
DC: SHAMPOO (7) MAHOUTS (7)
OT: OOMPAHS (7) (KB) OUTSHOP (7)
Score: 40–36 (max 57)

Round 9: L G D I E A N P T

C1: PLEADING (8)
C2: PLAINED (7)
DC: DELATING (8) PLEADING (8)
OT: PANTILED (8) (KB) PLEATING (8)
Score: 48–36 (max 65)

OoW: Susie talks about mountainy words such as Matterhorn, Iger (sp?) and Himalayas

Round 10: 50, 5, 4, 2, 7, 6. Target: 430.

C1: 430. Mistake in working.
C2: 430. (50-7)x(4+6) (10)
Score: 48–46 (max 75)

Teatime teaser: TIESTUNT -> NUTTIEST

Round 11: R B D O A E S R A

C1: SEABOARD (8)
C2: BROADER (7)
DC: BOARDERS (8)
OT: ABRADERS (8) REBOARDS (8)
Score: 56–46 (max 83)

Round 12: Q C T D E I E R U

C1: RECITED (7)
C2: REQUITED (8)
DC: QUIETER (7) ERUDITE (7) CIRQUE (6)
OT: DEUTERIC (8)
Score: 56–54 (max 91)

Round 13: S B N E I E R T Y

C1: BRINES (6)
C2: BEETS (5)
DC: SERENITY (8)
OT: STYRENE and ENTRIES amongst other 7s
Score: 62–54 (max 99)

Round 14: 50, 7, 6, 8, 10, 6. Target: 286.

C1: 286. 6x50-7x(8-6) (10)
C2: 286. 6x50-8-6 (10)
Score: 72–64 (max 109)

Round 15: T R E E R I V E R

C2 buzzes on 2 seconds to say RETRIEVER which is correct.
Score: 72–74 (max 119)

Recap brought to you by Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand....

...erm I mean one half of the Anagrammaniacs RINDS OSSIFY and BI WORKMEN

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=59

Dinos Sfyris wrote:C2: Challenger Lynn (didnt catch the intro so I dont know her surname or interests, but from other messages I gather she likes dogs or something? Also first 2 rounds arent right letter order.)
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R01: S D N M U I E C O
R02: L C T I A Z O I S

Her surname was Owens. And still is, presumably.

And the letter orders for rounds 1 and 2 were:

R01: C M D O U E S N I
R02: L S Z T O I A I C

Thanks Howard, you leg end!

Forgot to tell you that her first name is Lynne, though.

Dinos Sfyris wrote:Recap brought to you by Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand....

How dare you associate me with Russell Brand, Dinos! I've never even met Andrew Sachs' granddaughter!

(Actually, given their respective ages, I suppose I must be Jonathan Ross...)