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Hello again and welcome to another Recap

Countdown recap for Thursday 23 April 2015.

C1: Champion Gavin Woolnough (4 wins, 314 points.) An IT manager and tornado chaser from Essex.
C2: Challenger Joe Foxon. A student at York university and a member of their comedy society.

DC: Susie Dent and Myleene Klass.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M N T O E A C R E
R02: M D A O E T O S L
R03: 25, 6, 9, 3, 1, 2. Target: 789.
TTT: HADUPSET - "Had an upsetting day because his employers threw him on this."
R04: F L R I E O V A S
R05: J D T I U A S V U
R06: 25, 5, 2, 6, 9, 6. Target: 871.
R07: R Q F E I O T Y E
R08: S C H W O I I S U
R09: 75, 6, 4, 8, 9, 4. Target: 864.
TTT: PARDONME - "For a fresh smell keep this in your drawers."
R10: D E P R D O A L M
R11: T B N E I A L H G
R12: N N B E O E A N R
R13: M S W E A U G P T
R14: 75, 50, 2, 4, 7, 1. Target: 203.
R15: H E O D D S L O B (conundrum)


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Round 1: M N T O E A C R E

Gavin: CREATE (6)
Joe: CREMATE (7)
DC: ROMANCE (7) CREMATE (7)
OT: CAROTENE (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Gavin playing catch up from the start when Joe buries this round with CREMATE whereas Gavin can only CREATE a 6, sevens all round from DC but there is a hidden 8 with CAROTENE which I spotted myself.

Round 2: M D A O E T O S L

Gavin: STOOLED (7)
Joe: LOOTED (6)
DC: MALTOSE (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 15)

A good 7 from Gavin with STOOLED sees him back him in there

Round 3: 25, 6, 9, 3, 1, 2. Target: 789.

Gavin: -
Joe: 781. Mistake in working.
RR: 789. ((3 + 2) x 6 ) x (25 + 1) (10)
Score: 7–7 (max 25)

Both players draw a blank on the numbers leaving Rachel to mop up

Teatime teaser: HADUPSET -> DUSTHEAP

Round 4: F L R I E O V A S

Gavin: RIFLES (6)
Joe: SILVER (6)
DC: FAILOVER (8)
OT: FORESAIL (8) OVERSAIL (8) VALORISE (8)

Sixes all round from our contestants but a brilliant 8 from Susie with FAILOVER. A procedure by which a system automatically transfers control to a duplicate system when it detects a fault or failure:

Score: 13–13 (max 33)

Round 5: J D T I U A S V U

Gavin: AUDITS (6)
Joe: VISTA (5)
DC: AUDITS (6) DAVITS (6)
OT: ADJUST (6)

A 6 from Gavin sees him take lead for the first time in this contest

Score: 19–13 (max 39)

Round 6: 25, 5, 2, 6, 9, 6. Target: 871.

Gavin: 877. (6 x 6 x 25) - (2 x 9 + 5) (5)
Joe: -
RR: 871. (((25 x 9) - 6) x (6 - 2)) -5 (10)
Score: 24–13 (max 49)

Round 7: R Q F E I O T Y E

Gavin: FIERY (5)
Joe: FORTY (5)
DC: RETIE (5)
OT: FERITY (6) TROFIE (6)
Score: 29–18 (max 55)

Round 8: S C H W O I I S U

Gavin: SHOWS (5)
Joe: SHOWS (5)
DC: SWISH (5) CHOWS (5)
OT: CUISH (5) HOCUS (5) SCOWS (5) SHISO (5) SUSHI (5)
Score: 34–23 (max 60)

Round 9: 75, 6, 4, 8, 9, 4. Target: 864.

Gavin: 870. ((4 + 8) x 75) - ((9 - 4 ) x 6) (5)
Joe: -
RR: 864. (6 x 4) x ( 9 x 4) (10)
Score: 39–23 (max 70)

Teatime teaser: PARDONME -> POMANDER

Round 10: D E P R D O A L M

Gavin: PALMED (6)
Joe: LEOPARD (7)
DC: PADDLER (7) PRELOAD (7)
OT: EARLDOM (7) PAROLED (7) PLEROMA (7) PLODDER (7) POMADED (7)

A well spotted 7 from Joe with LEOPARD takes him within 9 points of Gavins lead

Score: 39–30 (max 77)

Round 11: T B N E I A L H G

Gavin: BLEATING (8)
Joe: BLEATING (8)
DC: BLEATING (8) LIGHTEN (7) HEALING (7) BELTING (7)
OT: ATHELING (8) TANGIBLE (8)

Eights all round from our contestants gives them plenty to bleat about

Score: 47–38 (max 85)

Round 12: N N B E O E A N R

Gavin: BANNER (6)
Joe: BANNER (6)
OT: AEROBE (6) BEANER (6) BORANE (6) BOREEN (6) ENROBE (6) NANOBE (6) NONANE (6)
Score: 53–44 (max 91)

Round 13: M S W E A U G P T

Gavin: SWEAT (5)
Joe: PAUSE (5)
DC: STUMPAGE (8)
OT: UPSTAGE (7)

Fives all round from our contestants but Susie beats them yet again with a brilliant 8 STUMPAGE A price on standing timber and the right to harvest it, reckoned as a unit value per stump.

Score: 58–49 (max 99)

Round 14: 75, 50, 2, 4, 7, 1. Target: 203.

Gavin: 203. (4 x 50) + (2+1) (10)
Joe: 203. (4 x 50) + (2+1) (10)
Score: 68–59 (max 109)

Nice easy numbers to finish off todays game, setting up a crucial conundrum for both our contestants.

Round 15: H E O D D S L O B

Gavin buzzes to say BLOODSHED which is correct.
Final Score: 78–59 (max 119)


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Tracey Anne Mills wrote:Round 15: H E O D D S L O B

Gavin buzzes to say BLOODSHED which is correct.
Final Score: 78–59 (max 119)

On 8.75 seconds, just for the record.

Susie wasn't sure whether FAILOVERS is a word. It seems to me that it ought to be. But what would have happened if a contestant had tried the word and Susie couldn't make up her mind about it?

Stewart Gordon wrote:Susie wasn't sure whether FAILOVERS is a word. It seems to me that it ought to be. But what would have happened if a contestant had tried the word and Susie couldn't make up her mind about it?

Well, the dictionary entry says "mass noun", so it would've been disallowed.

And the max should come with an asterisk as STUMPAGE is actually invalid as James pointed out in the spoilers thread.

Gavin Chipper wrote:And the max should come with an asterisk as STUMPAGE is actually invalid as James pointed out in the spoilers thread.

I think STUMPAGE was used in another CD episode quite recently

Stewart Gordon wrote:Susie wasn't sure whether FAILOVERS is a word. It seems to me that it ought to be. But what would have happened if a contestant had tried the word and Susie couldn't make up her mind about it?

Is it an 8 you are prepared to gamble if you need the points ?

Tracey Anne Mills wrote:

Stewart Gordon wrote:Susie wasn't sure whether FAILOVERS is a word. It seems to me that it ought to be. But what would have happened if a contestant had tried the word and Susie couldn't make up her mind about it?

Is it an 8 you are prepared to gamble if you need the points ?

I hope I would manage not to misdeclare it as an 8 if I needed the points!

Do you get many tornados in Essex?