Monday 11 February 2008 (Series 58, Game 29)
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:12 pm
Monday 11 February 2008 (Series 58, Game 29)
C1: TIM REYPERT (1 win), from the Vale of Glamorgan
C2: MICHAEL QUINN, a magician and children's entertainer from Belfast - actually M. GEORGE QUINN, or MAGIC GEORGE, one of Northern Ireland's leading children's entertainers, according to the must-see website of Omagh District Council
DC: Susie Dent & James Whittaker
Summary of game:
ROUND 1 F D T N E I I K A
ROUND 2 D D P E O T U S I
ROUND 3 A O E R G F B I H
ROUND 4 T N O R A E M V A
ROUND 5 75 5 2 1 9 5 Target 785
TTT 1 ARMYFERN Don't pay Bryan for getting you across
ROUND 6 T R P O E A M S A
ROUND 7 S C S O E I R L A
ROUND 8 Y E T N R A E O P
ROUND 9 G P T B I E I A R
ROUND 10 50 9 1 4 6 10 Target 564
TTT 2 SLIMGRIP They made progress even with sore feet
ROUND 11 N L M I E E C N O
ROUND 12 S T E A N O L C D
ROUND 13 L R X I O E W M I
ROUND 14 25 50 75 1 3 9 Target 732
ROUND 15 T H R O W B L O C
Tim made his debut last Friday, defeating Nichola Sullings 88-60, with help from the 9-letter PERSONATE and an impressive spot of the 8-letter MONETARY. He did wobble a bit on the numbers, which suggests that he might have difficulty winning eight games; this could have just been first game nerves, though. Let's see how he fares today:
ROUND 1 F D T N E I I K A
C1: FAINTED (7)
C2: FAINTED (7)
DC: DEFIANT (7)
OT: KAINITE (7)
>>> KAINITE (mass noun) a white mineral containing of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride
Max: 7 (7)
Score: 7 - 7
ROUND 2 D D P E O T U S I
C1: DISPUTED (8)
C2: DISPUTED (8)
DC: DEPOSIT, OUTSIDE, TODDIES (7)
OT: DISPUTED is the only eight
Max: 8 (15)
Score: 15 - 15
ROUND 3 A O E R G F B I H
C1: FORAGE (6)
C2: begorah (x) - it's spelt 'BEGORRA'
DC:
OT: BORAGE, GHERAO, HEGIRA, HOAGIE (6)
>>> BORAGE (noun) a European herbaceous plant; GHERAO (noun) a protest in India in which employees prevent employers leaving the workplace until their demands are met; HEGIRA (noun) an exodus or migration; HOAGIE (noun) a sandwich made in a long roll
Max: 6 (21)
Score: 21 - 15
ROUND 4 T N O R A E M V A
C1: MENTOR (6)
C2: MENTOR (6)
DC: TAVERNA (7)
OT: OVERMAN (7)
Max: 7 (28)
Score: 27 - 21
ROUND 5 75 5 2 1 9 5 Target 785
C1: 785 = ((75 + 5 - 2) x (9 + 1)) + 5
C2: 785 = ((9 + 1) x 75) + ((5 + 2) x 5)
CV:
Max: 10 (38)
Score: 37 - 31
Tea Time Teaser 1 ARMYFERN = FERRYMAN
ROUND 6 T R P O E A M S A
C1: SEAPORT (7)
C2: POSTER (6)
DC: SEAPORT, MAESTRO (7)
OT: ESPARTO, PARAMOS, PROTEAS, STAMPER, STOMPER, TAMPERS (7)
>>> ESPARTO (noun, also ESPARTO GRASS) a coarse grass with tough narrow leaves; PARAMO (noun) a high treeless plateau in tropical South America; PROTEA (noun) an evergreen shrub or small tree, chiefly native to South Africa
Max: 7 (45)
Score: 44 - 31
ROUND 7 S C S O E I R L A
C1: CALORIES (8)
C2: CLOSERS (7)
DC:
OT: CARIOLES, CELOSIAS, CLASSIER, ESCOLARS, LACROSSE, SOLARISE (8)
>>> CARIOLE (noun, also CARRIOLE) a small open horse-drawn carriage for one person; CELOSIA (noun) a tropical plant of a genus that includes cockscomb; ESCOLAR (noun) a large, long predatory fish occurring in tropical and temperate oceans (also called SNAKE MACKEREL); SOLARISE (verb) in photography, to change the relative darkness of a part of an image by overexposure to light
Max: 8 (53)
Score: 52 - 31
ROUND 8 Y E T N R A E O P
C1: PRONATE (7)
C2: PARENT (6)
DC: OPERANT (7)
OT: ENTROPY, OPERATE, PERENTY, PROTEAN (7)
>>> PERENTY (noun, also PERENTIE) a large brown and yellow monitor lizard native to arid regions of Australia; PROTEAN (adjective) tending or able to change frequently or easily
Max: 7 (60)
Score: 59 - 31
ROUND 9 G P T B I E I A R
C1: PIRATE (6)
C2: BARGE (5)
DC:
OT: BARITE, GAITER, PARGET, PERITI, PRATIE, TIBIAE, TRIAGE (6)
>>> BARITE (noun, also BARYTE) a mineral consisting of barium sulphate; PARGET (verb) to cover part of a building with an ornamental plaster or mortar; PERITUS (noun, plural PERITI) a theological advisor or consultant to a council of the Roman Catholic church; TIBIA (noun, plural TIBIAE or TIBIAS) a bone of the leg
Max: 6 (66)
Score: 65 - 31
ROUND 10 50 9 1 4 6 10 Target 564
C1: 564 = ((50 + 6) x 10) + 4
C2: 564 = ((50 + 6) x 10) + 4
CV:
Max: 10 (76)
Score: 75 - 41
Tea Time Teaser 2 SLIMGRIP = PILGRIMS
ROUND 11 N L M I E E C N O
C1: LEMON (5)
C2: conmen (x) - unfortunately, it's two words
DC: LEONINE (7)
OT: LIMONENE (8)
>>> LIMONENE (mass noun) a colourless liquid hydrocarbon with a lemon-like scent
Max: 8 (84)
Score: 80 - 41
ROUND 12 S T E A N O L C D
C1: CANDLES (7)
C2: DONATES (7)
DC:
OT: CELADONS, LACTONES (8)
>>> CELADON (mass noun) a willow-green colour, also a grey-green glaze used on pottery, also pottery made with celadon glaze; LACTONE (noun) an organic compound containing an ester group as part of a ring
Max: 8 (92)
Score: 87 - 48
ROUND 13 L R X I O E W M I
C1: morale (x) - there's no 'A' in the selection
C2: WILIER (6)
DC: ELIXIR, OILIER (6)
OT: LIMIER (6)
Max: 6 (98)
Score: 87 - 54
ROUND 14 25 50 75 1 3 9 Target 732
C1: 728 = ((9 + 1) x 75) - 25 + 3
C2: 728, but realises he's used the 9 twice
CV: 732 = ((75 - 3 + 1) x 9) + 50 + 25
Max: 10 (108)
Score: 94 - 54
ROUND 15 - Conundrum
T H R O W B L O C
C2 buzzes after 3 seconds to say BLOWTORCH, and he's right!
Max: 10 (118)
Score: 94 - 64
Solid stuff from Tim today; after a closely-contested first half of the game, he pulled away with four unbeatable winning words in a row, SEAPORT, CALORIES, PRONATE and PIRATE, to effectively put the match beyond George/Michael's reach. He's certainly good enough on the letters to win a few more, but there remains a niggling doubt on the numbers and - although he's only had two games so far - he's not got a conundrum yet, so we really need to see a close game to discover his real mettle.
For a bit more info on this game direct from today's challenger (the one and only Michael George Quinn, alias Magic George) click on this:
http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=129
Further summaries are at:
http://www.sooreams.com/cd/series.asp?series=58
Written by Veronica Purdey & Jim Bentley
C1: TIM REYPERT (1 win), from the Vale of Glamorgan
C2: MICHAEL QUINN, a magician and children's entertainer from Belfast - actually M. GEORGE QUINN, or MAGIC GEORGE, one of Northern Ireland's leading children's entertainers, according to the must-see website of Omagh District Council
DC: Susie Dent & James Whittaker
Summary of game:
ROUND 1 F D T N E I I K A
ROUND 2 D D P E O T U S I
ROUND 3 A O E R G F B I H
ROUND 4 T N O R A E M V A
ROUND 5 75 5 2 1 9 5 Target 785
TTT 1 ARMYFERN Don't pay Bryan for getting you across
ROUND 6 T R P O E A M S A
ROUND 7 S C S O E I R L A
ROUND 8 Y E T N R A E O P
ROUND 9 G P T B I E I A R
ROUND 10 50 9 1 4 6 10 Target 564
TTT 2 SLIMGRIP They made progress even with sore feet
ROUND 11 N L M I E E C N O
ROUND 12 S T E A N O L C D
ROUND 13 L R X I O E W M I
ROUND 14 25 50 75 1 3 9 Target 732
ROUND 15 T H R O W B L O C
Tim made his debut last Friday, defeating Nichola Sullings 88-60, with help from the 9-letter PERSONATE and an impressive spot of the 8-letter MONETARY. He did wobble a bit on the numbers, which suggests that he might have difficulty winning eight games; this could have just been first game nerves, though. Let's see how he fares today:
ROUND 1 F D T N E I I K A
C1: FAINTED (7)
C2: FAINTED (7)
DC: DEFIANT (7)
OT: KAINITE (7)
>>> KAINITE (mass noun) a white mineral containing of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride
Max: 7 (7)
Score: 7 - 7
ROUND 2 D D P E O T U S I
C1: DISPUTED (8)
C2: DISPUTED (8)
DC: DEPOSIT, OUTSIDE, TODDIES (7)
OT: DISPUTED is the only eight
Max: 8 (15)
Score: 15 - 15
ROUND 3 A O E R G F B I H
C1: FORAGE (6)
C2: begorah (x) - it's spelt 'BEGORRA'
DC:
OT: BORAGE, GHERAO, HEGIRA, HOAGIE (6)
>>> BORAGE (noun) a European herbaceous plant; GHERAO (noun) a protest in India in which employees prevent employers leaving the workplace until their demands are met; HEGIRA (noun) an exodus or migration; HOAGIE (noun) a sandwich made in a long roll
Max: 6 (21)
Score: 21 - 15
ROUND 4 T N O R A E M V A
C1: MENTOR (6)
C2: MENTOR (6)
DC: TAVERNA (7)
OT: OVERMAN (7)
Max: 7 (28)
Score: 27 - 21
ROUND 5 75 5 2 1 9 5 Target 785
C1: 785 = ((75 + 5 - 2) x (9 + 1)) + 5
C2: 785 = ((9 + 1) x 75) + ((5 + 2) x 5)
CV:
Max: 10 (38)
Score: 37 - 31
Tea Time Teaser 1 ARMYFERN = FERRYMAN
ROUND 6 T R P O E A M S A
C1: SEAPORT (7)
C2: POSTER (6)
DC: SEAPORT, MAESTRO (7)
OT: ESPARTO, PARAMOS, PROTEAS, STAMPER, STOMPER, TAMPERS (7)
>>> ESPARTO (noun, also ESPARTO GRASS) a coarse grass with tough narrow leaves; PARAMO (noun) a high treeless plateau in tropical South America; PROTEA (noun) an evergreen shrub or small tree, chiefly native to South Africa
Max: 7 (45)
Score: 44 - 31
ROUND 7 S C S O E I R L A
C1: CALORIES (8)
C2: CLOSERS (7)
DC:
OT: CARIOLES, CELOSIAS, CLASSIER, ESCOLARS, LACROSSE, SOLARISE (8)
>>> CARIOLE (noun, also CARRIOLE) a small open horse-drawn carriage for one person; CELOSIA (noun) a tropical plant of a genus that includes cockscomb; ESCOLAR (noun) a large, long predatory fish occurring in tropical and temperate oceans (also called SNAKE MACKEREL); SOLARISE (verb) in photography, to change the relative darkness of a part of an image by overexposure to light
Max: 8 (53)
Score: 52 - 31
ROUND 8 Y E T N R A E O P
C1: PRONATE (7)
C2: PARENT (6)
DC: OPERANT (7)
OT: ENTROPY, OPERATE, PERENTY, PROTEAN (7)
>>> PERENTY (noun, also PERENTIE) a large brown and yellow monitor lizard native to arid regions of Australia; PROTEAN (adjective) tending or able to change frequently or easily
Max: 7 (60)
Score: 59 - 31
ROUND 9 G P T B I E I A R
C1: PIRATE (6)
C2: BARGE (5)
DC:
OT: BARITE, GAITER, PARGET, PERITI, PRATIE, TIBIAE, TRIAGE (6)
>>> BARITE (noun, also BARYTE) a mineral consisting of barium sulphate; PARGET (verb) to cover part of a building with an ornamental plaster or mortar; PERITUS (noun, plural PERITI) a theological advisor or consultant to a council of the Roman Catholic church; TIBIA (noun, plural TIBIAE or TIBIAS) a bone of the leg
Max: 6 (66)
Score: 65 - 31
ROUND 10 50 9 1 4 6 10 Target 564
C1: 564 = ((50 + 6) x 10) + 4
C2: 564 = ((50 + 6) x 10) + 4
CV:
Max: 10 (76)
Score: 75 - 41
Tea Time Teaser 2 SLIMGRIP = PILGRIMS
ROUND 11 N L M I E E C N O
C1: LEMON (5)
C2: conmen (x) - unfortunately, it's two words
DC: LEONINE (7)
OT: LIMONENE (8)
>>> LIMONENE (mass noun) a colourless liquid hydrocarbon with a lemon-like scent
Max: 8 (84)
Score: 80 - 41
ROUND 12 S T E A N O L C D
C1: CANDLES (7)
C2: DONATES (7)
DC:
OT: CELADONS, LACTONES (8)
>>> CELADON (mass noun) a willow-green colour, also a grey-green glaze used on pottery, also pottery made with celadon glaze; LACTONE (noun) an organic compound containing an ester group as part of a ring
Max: 8 (92)
Score: 87 - 48
ROUND 13 L R X I O E W M I
C1: morale (x) - there's no 'A' in the selection
C2: WILIER (6)
DC: ELIXIR, OILIER (6)
OT: LIMIER (6)
Max: 6 (98)
Score: 87 - 54
ROUND 14 25 50 75 1 3 9 Target 732
C1: 728 = ((9 + 1) x 75) - 25 + 3
C2: 728, but realises he's used the 9 twice
CV: 732 = ((75 - 3 + 1) x 9) + 50 + 25
Max: 10 (108)
Score: 94 - 54
ROUND 15 - Conundrum
T H R O W B L O C
C2 buzzes after 3 seconds to say BLOWTORCH, and he's right!
Max: 10 (118)
Score: 94 - 64
Solid stuff from Tim today; after a closely-contested first half of the game, he pulled away with four unbeatable winning words in a row, SEAPORT, CALORIES, PRONATE and PIRATE, to effectively put the match beyond George/Michael's reach. He's certainly good enough on the letters to win a few more, but there remains a niggling doubt on the numbers and - although he's only had two games so far - he's not got a conundrum yet, so we really need to see a close game to discover his real mettle.
For a bit more info on this game direct from today's challenger (the one and only Michael George Quinn, alias Magic George) click on this:
http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=129
Further summaries are at:
http://www.sooreams.com/cd/series.asp?series=58
Written by Veronica Purdey & Jim Bentley