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Countdown recap for Wednesday 14 January 2009.

C1: Challenger Jon Corby.
C2: Challenger Richard Brittain.
DC: Susie Dent and Andrew Sachs.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D L B E I A S I F
R02: E A O T Q C G D L
R03: J L D O A O T N R
R04: E I E X P Z N M G
R05: 25, 9, 6, 7, 5, 1. Target: 333.

TTT: TORTREST - "Two men but also four feet"

R06: I U A U U H C N S
R07: B V P I A O G O T
R08: E I O S D P P E O
R09: C S T A A O T A S
R10: 50, 75, 100, 25, 8, 3. Target: 630.

TTT: DIMEDUST - "The dirtiest of all the tiger feet"

R11: F O M M I I I T Y
R12: O I R E H R R S S
R13: L N N A U O S E E
R14: 10, 1, 8, 4, 5, 9. Target: 653.
R15: A N D I E S E G G (conundrum)



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Round 1: D L B E I A S I F

C1: LADIFIES (8)
C2: DISABLE (7)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: E A O T Q C G D L

C1: LOCATED (7)
C2: GLOATED (7)
DC: GELCOAT (7)
Score: 15–7 (max 15)

Round 3: J L D O A O T N R

C1: LARDOON (7)
C2: odontal
OT: DONATOR (7) ODORANT (7) TANDOOR (7) TORNADO (7) ORTOLAN (7)
Score: 22–7 (max 22)

Round 4: E I E X P Z N M G

C1: PEEING (6)
C2: PIEMEN (6)
OT: PIGMEN (6)
Score: 28–13 (max 28)

Round 5: 25, 9, 6, 7, 5, 1. Target: 333.

C1: 333. ((7+6)x25)+9-1 (10)
C2: 333. As C1 (10)
Score: 38–23 (max 38)

Teatime teaser: TORTREST -> TROTTERS

Round 6: I U A U U H C N S

C1: CHAINS (6)
C2: CHAINS (6)
OT: ACINUS (6) CHINAS (6)
Score: 44–29 (max 44)

Round 7: B V P I A O G O T

C1: PIVOT (5)
C2: biopot
OT: BIGOT (5) BIOTA (5) BOOAI (5) PATIO (5) TABOO (5) TOPOI (5)
Score: 49–29 (max 49)

Round 8: E I O S D P P E O

C1: EPISODE (7)
C2: SIPPED (6)
OT: DOPPIES (7) OPPOSED (7)
Score: 56–29 (max 56)

Round 9: C S T A A O T A S

C1: cassato
C2: COASTS (6)
DC: CASSATA (7)
Score: 56–35 (max 63)

Round 10: 50, 75, 100, 25, 8, 3. Target: 630.

C1: 630. ((75-50)x25)+8-3 (10)
C2: 630. (8x75)+25+3+(100/50) (10)
Score: 66–45 (max 73)

Teatime teaser: DIMEDUST -> MUDDIEST

Round 11: F O M M I I I T Y

C1: MOTIF (5)
C2: ommit
Score: 71–45 (max 78)

Round 12: O I R E H R R S S

C1: HORSIER (7)
C2: SORRIER (7)
OT: HOSIERS (7)
Score: 78–52 (max 85)

Round 13: L N N A U O S E E

C1: LOANEES (7)
C2: saloneen
Score: 85–52 (max 92)

Round 14: 10, 1, 8, 4, 5, 9. Target: 653.

C1: 652. ((((4+9)x5)+1)x10)-8 (7)
C2: 973.
RR: 653. (((9x10)+4)x(8-1))-5 (10)
Score: 92–52 (max 102)

Round 15: A N D I E S E G G

C2 buzzes on 0 seconds to say GANDISEEG which is incorrect.
C1 does not buzz.
The answer was DISENGAGE.
Score: 92–52 (max 112)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=-15

Chingety-ching for Chinese chicken! Like magic, here are my thoughts on today's Countdown!

Mr. Corby, you do have a heart! It's very nice of you to donate money on someone else's behalf!
Round 4: Jon, why was I not surprised that that word would come from you?
Teatime Teaser #1: Two men and four feet? I thought human beings were never supposed to have four feet? Do they think the Bolton Wanderers act like animals?
Conundrum: Jeff, your quote about putting contestants out of their misery is getting to be a running gag that I'm not too crazy about! I say that because not all conundrums are impossible to solve. I suggest you break that habit very soon!
And Jeff, you did so well with not rushing the end of the show yesterday, but why not today? Drew Carey does not rush the end of every Price is Right episode here in America by reminding the viewers to spay and neuter their pets, so why can't you? Why don't you remind the viewers to watch you on Soccer Saturday every week?

Jason Larsen wrote:Mr. Corby, you do have a heart!

I assume that's some kind of sly dig about my little daughter's imperfect heart, you utter bastard.

Jon, that means metaphorically a heart of gold. You are donating money on your daughter's behalf, and my comment was not a joke.

I was trying not to match your thick skin, but rather be serious.

Don't worry Jason, the rest of us love to make light of Ms. Corby's heart problems. But it's better to do it behind his back.

No, Charlie!

He has a heart, but if for instance everybody and their brother knew who he was all of a sudden they would bring back "Celebrity Countdown" and have him on! Then, if he won he would give away a Countdown teapot to charity!