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Countdown recap for Wednesday 5 November 2008.

C1: Champion Martin Bishop (1 win.)
C2: Challenger Alice Donald.
DC: Susie Dent and Paul Zenon.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R L G I E U B G O
R02: N A T Z E T H I L
R03: X R S E I A C T O
R04: N U D L E M I G J
R05: 100, 6, 2, 1, 3, 8. Target: 521.

TTT: WEILDBUN - "Having a different figure on the housing estate"

R06: H E T A S M E Q C
R07: D C P I E O K S U
R08: R T O S P I O D A
R09: T S D E A E F R O
R10: 50, 1, 9, 10, 5, 9. Target: 830.

TTT: ZENONFUR - "Not affected by a touch of frost"

R11: D N M E A A F L O
R12: N A N E S A T P E
R13: R R N O E O T B E
R14: 100, 1, 7, 10, 7, 9. Target: 494.
R15: D I N G L E P O X (conundrum)




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Round 1: R L G I E U B G O

C1: BOGGIER (7)
C2: GURGLE (6)
DC: BUGGIER (7)
OT: BLOGGER (7) BULGIER (7) OBLIGER (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: N A T Z E T H I L

C1: LATENT (6)
C2: ENTAIL (6)
DC: ZENITHAL (8)
Score: 13–6 (max 15)

Round 3: X R S E I A C T O

C1: RACIEST (7)
C2: EROTICA (7)
DC: EXOTICA (7) EXORCIST (8)
OT: EXACTORS (8)
Score: 20–13 (max 23)

Round 4: N U D L E M I G J

C1: ELUDING (7)
C2: MINGLED (7)
DC: JINGLED (7)
OT: INDULGE (7) JUNGLED (7) MELDING (7)
Score: 27–20 (max 30)

Round 5: 100, 6, 2, 1, 3, 8. Target: 521.

C1: 521. ((100+3)x(6-1))+(8-2_ (10)
C2: 520.
Score: 37–20 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: WEILDBUN -> NEWBUILD

Round 6: H E T A S M E Q C

C1: MATCHES (7)
C2: TEACHES (7)
OT: MACHETES (8)
Score: 44–27 (max 48)

Round 7: D C P I E O K S U

C1: SPIKED (6)
C2: PICKED (6)
DC: POKIES (6) DUCKIES (7)
Score: 50–33 (max 55)

Round 8: R T O S P I O D A

C1: PARODIST (8)
C2: PARODIST (8)
DC: PAROTIDS (8)
Score: 58–41 (max 63)

Round 9: T S D E A E F R O

C1: FORESTED (8)
C2: FROSTED (7)
DC: DEFOREST (8)
OT: FOSTERED (8) DRAFTEES (8)
Score: 66–41 (max 71)

Round 10: 50, 1, 9, 10, 5, 9. Target: 830.

C1: 830. (((9x9)+1)x10)+(50/5) (10)
C2: -
Score: 76–41 (max 81)

Teatime teaser: ZENONFUR -> UNFROZEN

Round 11: D N M E A A F L O

C1: FOAMED (6)
C2: FOAMED (6)
DC: ALMOND (6) DAEMON (6) FLAMEN (6)
OT: ADENOMA (7) MANDOLA (7)
Score: 82–47 (max 88)

Round 12: N A N E S A T P E

C1: PENTANE (7)
C2: NEATENS (7)
DC: PEASANT (7) PENNATE (7)
OT: ANNATES (7) NEPETAS (7) PENATES (7)
Score: 89–54 (max 95)

Round 13: R R N O E O T B E

C1: REBOOT (6)
C2: booter
DC: BOOTEE (6) REBORN (6)
OT: BOREEN (6) ENROBE (6) REBORE (6) RENTER (6) ROOTER (6) TORERO (6)
Score: 95–54 (max 101)

Round 14: 100, 1, 7, 10, 7, 9. Target: 494.

C1: 494. ((7x7)x10)+4 (10)
C2: 493.
Score: 105–54 (max 111)

Round 15: D I N G L E P O X

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say EXPLODING which is correct.
Score: 115–54 (max 121)


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

Before I start my critique, I know that there is a Martin Bishop on the forum. Martin, if you are the one who was on Countdown, please let me know.

Now, here we go! Let's get my critique on!

That was brilliant of Des to call Alice young. Just because you're retired doesn't mean you're not active!

Round 1: I got BLOGGER too. That probably doesn't surprise you knowing I use the computer a lot!
Round 2: Des could have said, "That entails, 6 points for you, Alice! Way to go!"
Round 3: Martin, Martin, Martin!
Round 4: Were you eluding that you were going to be an octochamp, Martin?
Round 6: Martin, if you're careful, you can burn things for the rest of your life!
Round 7: Alice, aren't you glad you "picked" those letters?
Round 9: Alice, do you have a sweet tooth?
Teatime Teaser #2: How appropriate, but that has nothing to do with magic!
Conundrum: I forgot it was Guy Fawkes Day! How appropriate! We don't celebrate it here in America! Now, I have a question. Did most people like King James?

Jason Larsen wrote: Round 7: Alice, aren't you glad you "picked" those letters?
James?

No, she wasn't.

That was a joke, Kirk.