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Countdown recap for Thursday 5 November 2015.

Hello and welcome to another countdown recap, todays show will have an explosion of words and numbers, with plenty of fireworks as today is the 5th of November, it should be a cracker on today's show, if somebody comes up with a sparkler and doesn't fizzle out !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



C1: Champion Anthony Poulton- Smith (1 win, 88 points.)
C2: Challenger Keith Kan.
DC: Susie Dent and Michelle Colliins.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G T S E I A F K B
R02: M D G O I E L S O
R03: 75, 25, 50, 1, 5, 7, . Target: 481.
TTT: SHEETBAY
R04: P T R E I A X P O
R05: S V T U O E R N A
R06: 75, 50, 6, 3, 9, 7, . Target: 445.
R07: D M L I A U A S H
R08: N R T E I A S Z L
R09: 75, 50, 100, 2, 4, 7, . Target: 258.
TTT: RICEMILK
R10: D H N E I E W T I
R11: D V N E U E S L U
R12: T N P A E O M D E
R13: L S P O E O N R I
R14: 50, 75, 8, 5, 5, 1. Target: 637.
R15: A S I C K C R E W (conundrum)


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Round 1: G T S E I A F K B

Anthony: STAKE (5)
Keith: AGEIST (6)
DC: KITBAGS (7) FIESTA (6)
OT: GABFEST (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: M D G O I E L S O

Anthony: LODGES (6)
Keith: GOOLIES (7)
OT: MISLODGE (8) GLOOMED (7) GOODIES (7) MIDSOLE (7) OLOGIES (7) SMOODGE (7) SMOOGED (7)
Score: 0–13 (max 15)

Our first Darren of the day with MISLODGE



Round 3: 75, 25, 50, 1, 5, 7. Target: 481.

Anthony: 476. Mistake in working.
Keith: 480. Mistake in working.
RR: 481. ( 75 - 5 - 1 ) x 7 ) - ( 50 / 25 ) (10)
Score: 0–13 (max 25)

A mistake from both of our contestants leaving Rachel to mop up and produce the perfect solution

Teatime teaser: SHEETBAY -> EYEBATHS

Round 4: P T R E I A X P O

Anthony: PIRATE (6)
Keith: PIRATE (6)
DC: PERIAPT (7) EXPIATOR (8)
Score: 6–19 (max 33)

Our second Darren of the day with the 8 in EXPIATOR .................this happens to be one I spotted



Round 5: S V T U O E R N A

Anthony : TAVERNS (7)
Keith: RAVENOUS (8)
DC: SOUTANE (7) VAUNTERS (8)
OT: VENATORS (8)
Score: 6–27 (max 41)

Round 6: 75, 50, 6, 3, 9, 7. Target: 445.

Anthony: 444.
Keith: 445. ( 75 x 6 ) - ( 50 / 7 + 3 ) (10)
Score: 6–37 (max 51)

Round 7: D M L I A U A S H

Anthony: DAHLIAS (7)
Keith: DIALS (5)
DC: DUALISM (7) AUDIAL (6)
OT: SAMADHI (7)
Score: 13–37 (max 58)

A lovely 7 with DAHLIAS from Our champ but is this enough for him to make a comeback ?

Round 8: N R T E I A S Z L

Anthony: LAZIEST (7)
Keith: ZANIEST (7)
DC: ENTRAILS (8) LATRINES (8)
OT: RATLINES (8) REINSTAL (8) TRENAILS (8)
Score: 20–44 (max 66)

Plenty of 8s in this round......................no comment

Round 9: 75, 50, 100, 2, 4, 7. Target: 258.

Anthony: 258. ( 100 + 4 ) x 2 ) + 50 (10)
Keith: 258. ( 7 x 50 ) - 100 ) + ( 4 x 2 ) (10)
Score: 30–54 (max 76)

Teatime teaser: RICEMILK -> LIMERICK

Round 10: D H N E I E W T I

Anthony: WHINED (6)
Keith: WHINED (6)
DC: WHITENED (8)
Score: 36–60 (max 84)

Third Darren of the day with the 8 WHITENED another one I spotted




Round 11: D V N E U E S L U

Anthony: SUEDE (5)
Keith: VENUES (6)
DC: UNUSED (6) ENSUED (6)
OT: VENDUES (7) VENULES (7)
Score: 36–66 (max 91)

Round 12: T N P A E O M D E

Anthony: POMADE (6)
Keith: POMADE (6)
DC: TAMPONED (8) NEMATODE (8)
OT: METAPODE (8)
Score: 42–72 (max 99)

2 lovely eights from the corner

Round 13: L S P O E O N R I

Anthony: spooler
Keith: SPOLIER (7)
DC: POLONIES (8)
OT: POISONER (8) SPOONIER (8) PLERIONS (8)
Score: 42–79 (max 107)

Eights galore need I say more.................

Round 14: 50, 75, 8, 5, 5, 1. Target: 637.

Anthony: 637. ( 50 + 75 ) x 5 ) + 8 + 5 ) - 1 (10)
Keith: 637. ( 50 - 1 ) x ( 8 + 5 ) (10)
Score: 52–89 (max 117)

Round 15: A S I C K C R E W

No one buzzes. The answer was WISECRACK.
Final Score: 52–89 (max 127)

Nobody sees the funny side of this conundrum..............not even the contestants or the studio audience can solve this

We have a new champion in Keith Kan, a good performance from Anthony but not enough to secure a second win, tune in to tomorrows edition of Countdown to see if Keith can get a second win.........and Join Anthony Endsor for Friday's recap............In the meantime bye for now !!!!!!

NOVATEURS is now valid for a nine in R5.

Innis Carson wrote:NOVATEURS is now valid for a nine in R5.

Its definition is listed as:

= novator

But a search for NOVATOR returns only:

No exact match found for “novator” in British & World English

I don't get this new dictionary.

Heh, I hadn't noticed that, good spot. As clear an example of the lack of internal logic in this 'dictionary' (or more accurately, disjointed mash-up of two dictionaries) as I've seen.