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Countdown recap for Monday 2 March 2009.

C1: Champion Ann Abel (2 wins, 168 points.)
C2: Challenger Kirk Bevins (name sounds slightly familiar; can't place it though). Enjoys darts and other stuff. Oh yeh and he plays Countdown a lot.
DC: The lovely Susie Dent and everyone's favourite GP turned comedian Phil Hammond.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: E O E S Z T W A N
R02: G V C A E I D E N
R03: E O E T S R F A D
R04: R S B O A E P O M
R05: 100, 25, 7, 2, 3, 5. Target: 131.
TTT: OPERAGIG - "The orchestra might play one or two of these at an opera gig."
R06: P X T U E A K E G
R07: I I O N M D N E N
R08: H N P O A E S O L
R09: E O E Y T T R A D
R10: 25, 9, 2, 7, 10, 6. Target: 369.
TTT: ERICSHAM - "These monsters sound like they can take pictures."
R11: A I A L S T S U N
R12: C M R A E A J I T
R13: E A I S L R D O S
R14: 50, 3, 6, 9, 2, 4. Target: 230.
R15: F A C I A L T A N (conundrum)


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Round 1: E O E S Z T W A N

C1: NEWEST (6)
C2: TOWNEES (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Pwned!

Round 2: G V C A E I D E N

C1: DEVICE (6)
C2: VENDACE (7)
DC: DEVIANCE (8)
Score: 0–14 (max 15)

Kirk's ambitions of having a perfect almost-debut game are destroyed in Round 2. Shame.

Round 3: E O E T S R F A D

C1: FOSTERED (8)
C2: FOSTERED (8)
DC: DEFOREST (8) FORESTED (8)
OT: DRAFTEES (8)
Score: 8–22 (max 23)

Round 4: R S B O A E P O M

C1: BOOMERS (7)
C2: PROSOMA (7) (Cough-cough-show-off)
Score: 15–29 (max 30)

Round 5: 100, 25, 7, 2, 3, 5. Target: 131.

C1: 131. 100+25+5+3-2 (10)
C2: 131. 100+25+(3x2) (10)
Score: 25–39 (max 40)

Phil tells us (surprisingly) a slightly worn-out balloon joke. Perhaps undermined by Kirk's ability?

Teatime teaser: OPERAGIG -> ARPEGGIO

Round 6: P X T U E A K E G

C1: EXEAT (5)
C2: UPTAKE (6)
Score: 25–45 (max 46)

Another darren for the Kirkulator (perculator?).

Round 7: I I O N M D N E N

C1: MINION (6)
C2: IODINE (6)
DC: DOMINIE (7)
Score: 31–51 (max 53)



Round 8: H N P O A E S O L

C1: HOOPLAS (7)
C2: HOOPLAS (7)
DC: PHENOLS (7)
OT: NOPALES (7)
Score: 38–58 (max 60)

A good spot by both of them.

Round 9: E O E Y T T R A D

C1: retard
C2: TETRODE (7)
OT: YATTERED (8)
Score: 38–65 (max 68)

Mis-spelling retard is the ultimate TV humiliation.

OoW: Susie goes up the river with her origins.

Round 10: 25, 9, 2, 7, 10, 6. Target: 369.

C1: 369. 25x7x2+10+9 (10)
C2: 369. (25+7+6-2)x10+9 (10)
Score: 48–75 (max 78)

Teatime teaser: ERICSHAM -> CHIMERAS

Round 11: A I A L S T S U N

C1: LISTS (5)
C2: STUNSAIL (8)
OT: SULTANAS (8)
Score: 48–83 (max 86)

Stunning everyone, Kirk blows even more wind into his metaphorical sails.

Round 12: C M R A E A J I T

C1: CAMERA (6)
C2: CAMERA (6)
DC: MATRIC (6) METRIC (6)
OT: AMTRAC (6) TARMAC (6) JICAMA (6) MATIER (6) RAMJET (6) TAMARI (6)
Score: 54–89 (max 92)

A surprisingly flat round.

Round 13: E A I S L R D O S

C1: DOSSIER (7)
C2: SOLARISED (18)
Score: 54–107 (max 110)

His first 9 already. Gah.

Round 14: 50, 3, 6, 9, 2, 4. Target: 230.

C1: 229.
C2: 230. (50+9)x4-6 (10)
Score: 54–117 (max 120)

Round 15: F A C I A L T A N

C2 buzzes on 0.35266 seconds to say FANATICAL which is correct.
Score: 54–20treble19bull (max 130)

An outstanding (yet ridiculously far away from the max) performance by that guy from apterous.org that shook the world. Of Countdown. A real honour to watch, and apologies if the quality of the recap disappoints. I might start crying.

Recap brought to you by the official founder member of Kirk is God (Beevers is Godfather).

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=60

If you are not amazed, please re-read the above.

Fuck. Ing. Quality.

Amazing debut, best ever! I am thinking there is better to come, which is scary!

I am just in awe!!

Quality stuff from the Kirkulator, with (I'm sure) a lot more to come. I think new superlatives may need to be coined to adequately describe what we've got in store over the next few days.

Nice recap of a classic game.

Ben Hunter wrote:Nice recap of a classic game.

Seconded. A very nice recap indeed Kai

"Amazing debut, best ever!"

Not sure it constitutes a debut? Excellent performance though....

Great recap of a briliant game by Kirk.

Thanks!

Excellent recap, Kai. Glad it was your turn.

And brilliantly played, Kirk.