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Countdown recap for Thursday 24 June 1999.

C1: Champion Glynn Leaney (9 wins, 465 points.)
C2: Champion Pamela Roud (7 wins, 483 points.)
DC: Susie Dent and Martin Jarvis.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T S A D I N E W P
R02: R Q F V T A O E U
R03: R N A S E C A G I
R04: 3, 5, 4, 8, 9, 9. Target: 313.
R05: F L W N E O I C E
R06: H M A Y O D A K E
R07: S B T R I A O E L
R08: 10, 7, 3, 7, 8, 25. Target: 495.
R09: F R A N K C O L E (conundrum)


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Round 1: T S A D I N E W P

C1: STIPEND (7)
C2: STAINED (7)
OT: DESTAIN (7) DETAINS (7) INSTEAD (7) SAINTED (7) SATINED (7) TIENDAS (7) PAINTED (7) PANDITS (7) SANDPIT (7) PANTIES (7) SAPIENT (7) PEDANTS (7) PENTADS (7) SPAWNED (7) WAISTED (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: R Q F V T A O E U

C1: FAVOUR (6)
C2: FAVOUR (6)
OT: EQUATOR (7) QUORATE (7) VAQUERO (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 14)

Round 3: R N A S E C A G I

C1: CREASING (8)
C2: CREASING (8)
OT: ACARINES (8) CANARIES (8)
Score: 21–21 (max 22)

Round 4: 3, 5, 4, 8, 9, 9. Target: 313.

C1: 313. (9 x 9) x 4) - (8 + 3) (10)
C2: 313. Mistake in working.
Score: 31–21 (max 32)

Round 5: F L W N E O I C E

C1: INFLOW (6)
C2: FELINE (6)
OT: OLEFINE (7)
Score: 37–27 (max 39)

Round 6: H M A Y O D A K E

C1: HOMED (5)
C2: HOMED (5)
OT: KAYOED (6) MEDAKA (6)
Score: 42–32 (max 45)

Round 7: S B T R I A O E L

C1: BESTIAL (7)
C2: ORBITALS (8)
OT: BLOATERS (8) RETABLOS (8) SORTABLE (8) STORABLE (8) LIBRATES (8) TABLIERS (8)
Score: 42–40 (max 53)

Round 8: 10, 7, 3, 7, 8, 25. Target: 495.

C1: 493. (10 + 7 + 3) X 25) - 7 (7)
C2: -Mistake in working.
Score: 49–40 (max 60)

Round 9: F R A N K C O L E

No one buzzes. The answer was CORNFLAKE.
Score: 49–40 (max 70)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=40

Rich Priest wrote:Round 8: 10, 7, 3, 7, 8, 25. Target: 495.

C1: 493. (10 + 7 + 3) X 25) - 7 (7)
C2: -Mistake in working.
Score: 49–40 (max 60)

7*7*10+8-3 says the max is 63

STROBILAE in round 7 now says the max is 83

Junaid Mubeen wrote:STROBILAE in round 7 now says the max is 83

I think STROBILAE was absent from the dictionary of the time, although I'm not certain.

R1: tiendas is not in COD9, pandits is not listed,
R2: vaquero is not listed
R3: acarines is not listed
R6: medaka is not listed
R7: retablo is mentioned as the root of retable, but is not an allowable word in its own right. strobili is listed as the plural of both strobila and strobilus, so strobilae is not allowable.

Oh, and good stuff on the recaps. My replies are for historical accuracy, not as a criticism at all.

These recaps are taken from bits of paper I found in some drawers at home, all I've done is put the letters/numbers selections and conundrums and the contestants' offerings in and Countmax did the rest.I'm far too bone idle to bother with things like working out the max scores or checking the validity of words (although I don't have a COD9 anyway, just the ODE2).

Gary Male wrote: R7: retablo is mentioned as the root of retable, but is not an allowable word in its own right. strobili is listed as the plural of both strobila and strobilus, so strobilae is not allowable.

What do you mean RETABLO isn't allowed?

Kirk Bevins wrote:

Gary Male wrote: R7: retablo is mentioned as the root of retable, but is not an allowable word in its own right. strobili is listed as the plural of both strobila and strobilus, so strobilae is not allowable.

What do you mean RETABLO isn't allowed?

I mean, er, it is not allowed. Or at least wasn't as it's not in bold in COD9

Gary meant root as in etymology, rather than base form.