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Countdown recap for Tuesday 19 May 2009.

C1: Champion Jimmy Gough (6 wins, 632 points.) a fellow forumite, apterist and failed zookeeper who enjoys tennis, darts, football and juggling. Jimmy's had us on the edge of our seats for the past week, following his winning streak. He scored a fantastic debut of 115 and a few centuries since but only managed 86 yesterday. Lets hope today he can revive his initial lexonerd pizzazz.
C2: Challenger Kerr Nairn, a psychology student from Dundee who likes travel, photography, cooking and films. He's been elephant trekking in Thailand and would love to live abroad for a while, perhaps Berlin as he speaks German.
DC: Susie Dent and Rory McGrath.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: C E R O R A L E N
R02: T N O A M S Y I O
R03: L A T I R A L O T
R04: S L D A I G M E U
R05: 50, 1, 5, 2, 10, 9. Target: 193.
TTT: SKIBAILS - "Mythological creature in need of mouthwash"
R06: S N I R U E S P V
R07: H O X I P E T A R
R08: K I D N N E I C A
R09: Q U T A S I F E H
R10: 50, 3, 4, 1, 8, 9. Target: 284.
TTT: BIGCLUNK - "You'll hear a big clunk if you're doing it in the car"
R11: M A Z I S E B I F
R12: N S T E E D T O N
R13: L E M I D A P A J
R14: 100, 8, 7, 10, 9, 1. Target: 575.
R15: S T I N G M I M I (conundrum)


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Round 1: C E R O R A L E N

C1: CLEANER (7)
C2: LANCER (6)
DC: CORRAL (6)
OT: LARCENER (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

A larcener is a person who commits larceny

Round 2: T N O A M S Y I O

C1: MOTIONS (7)
C2: MOTIONS (7)
DC: AMINOS (6)
OT: MYOTONIA (8)
Score: 14–7 (max 16)

Myotonia is to do with abnormally long muscular contractions. A final I would have yielded ANIMOSITY

Round 3: L A T I R A L O T

C1: LARIAT (6)
C2: TAILOR (6)
DC: LITTORAL (8)
OT: TORTILLA (8)
Score: 20–13 (max 24)

A 3rd very tricky 8 escapes our contestants' grasps. Littoral means on the shore of a sea or lake.

Round 4: S L D A I G M E U

C1: MEDUSA (6)
C2: IMAGES (6)
DC: DUALISM (7)
OT: DUALISE (7) GAUDIES (7) MIAULED (7) MISDEAL (7) MISLEAD (7) SILAGED (7)
Score: 26–19 (max 31)

Round 5: 50, 1, 5, 2, 10, 9. Target: 193.

C1: 193. (50-2)x(9-5)+1 (10)
C2: 193. (5-1)x50-(9-2) (10)
Score: 36–29 (max 41)

Teatime teaser: SKIBAILS -> BASILISK

I learnt about basilisks reading Harry Potter 2 but I must have missed a chapter because Susie says a basilisk has lethal gays

Round 6: S N I R U E S P V

C1: PURSES (6)
C2: SNIPERS (7)
DC: INSURES (7)
OT: NURSIES (7) SUNRISE (7) PURINES (7) UPRISEN (7) SUPINES (7) SUSPIRE (7) UPRISES (7) VERSINS (7) VIRUSES (7)
Score: 36–36 (max 48)

Round 7: H O X I P E T A R

C1: EXPIATOR (8)
C2: EXPORT (6)
DC: THORAX (6)
Score: 44–36 (max 56)

Jimmy pulls ahead again with a classic Countdown word...

Round 8: K I D N N E I C A

C1: akinned
C2: CANNED (6)
DC: NICKED (6)
OT: INDICAN (7)
Score: 44–42 (max 63)

...Only to relinquish his lead somewhat risking a dodgy 7.

Round 9: Q U T A S I F E H

C1: QUIETS (6)
C2: FAITHS (6)
DC: FETISH (6) HIATUS (6)
OT: ESTUFA (6) FIESTA (6) HEIAUS (6) HUTIAS (6) SAITHE (6) SHUFTI (6)
Score: 50–48 (max 69)

Round 10: 50, 3, 4, 1, 8, 9. Target: 284.

C1: -
C2: 287. (9-3)x50-8-4-1 (7)
RR: 284. (50+8)x(4+1)-(9-3) (10)
Score: 50–55 (max 79)

Jimmy loses it on a fairly routine numbers. He's trailing for the first time! Will he ever recover?

Teatime teaser: BIGCLUNK -> BUCKLING

Round 11: M A Z I S E B I F

C1: iambis
C2: maizes
OT: SAMFIE (6)
Score: 50–55 (max 85)

Ouch again! Samfie is the darren, meaning a confidence trickster, especially one who pretends to have supernatural powers

Round 12: N S T E E D T O N

C1: ENDNOTES (8)
C2: DENOTES (7)
DC: STONED (6) TENDONS (7)
OT: SONNETED (8)
Score: 58–55 (max 93)

Yay Jimmy leads again with a fantastic 8

Round 13: L E M I D A P A J

C1: IMPALED (7)
C2: LAMPED (6)
OT: IMPLEAD (7)
Score: 65–55 (max 100)

Round 14: 100, 8, 7, 10, 9, 1. Target: 575.

C1: 573. (7-1)x100-10-9-8 (7)
C2: 573. (7-1)x100-10-9-8 (7)
RR: 575. (100-10-8)x7+1 (10) (After time)
Score: 72–62 (max 110)

A tricky numbers game evades both contestants but at least this time Jimmy manages to declare something, but the challenger is still within striking distance...

Round 15: S T I N G M I M I

C1 buzzes on 0 seconds to say he doesn't have it!
C2 does not buzz.
The answer was MISTIMING.
Score: 72–62 (max 120)

An agonising 30 seconds there for both players. Jimmy's Hansford technique/Sudbery tips aren't doing him any favours. A lull throughout rounds 6-11 saw him score only 14 points. That said today's letters were a bit of a biyatch with obscure Darrens allowing Jimmy to score only 5 maxes, and the challenger just 3. His Septochamp total is 704 by my reckoning so it will be interesting to see if he makes the 800 club tomorrow. C'mon Jimmy!

Recap brought to you by Michael Martin

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

Due to exam commitments and attending studio recordings I'm bequeathing my next 2 recap dates to whoever wants them. They are Tuesday 2nd June and Tuesday 16th June. So if anyone fancies a go at recapping now is your time to shine! Don't mind who does them but if 2 people both want a turn they can have 1 each. If only 1 person steps up they can have them both.

Cheers

Dinos Sfyris wrote:Recap brought to you by Michael Martin

Is that because the numbers are never in o-o-o-o-order?

Dinos Sfyris wrote: Enjoy the show.

Round 1: C E R O R A L E N

C1: CLEANER (7)
C2: LANCER (6)
DC: CORRAL (6)
OT: LARCENER (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

A larcener is a person who commits larceny

Very funny Dinos. Good recap too.
Looks like Jimmy's getting a bit nervous and uptight. I hope he lasts out.

Excellent recap Dinos. I can do one or both of those recap dates if no one else wants to, though mine won't be anything like as funny as yours.

Phil Reynolds wrote:Excellent recap Dinos. I can do one or both of those recap dates if no one else wants to, though mine won't be anything like as funny as yours.

I'm sure it will. To paraphrase our friend across the pond "You're a funny guy"
Take your pick from those dates. The latter is the 4th quarter-final if you fancy it.

Dinos Sfyris wrote:TTT: BIGCLUNK - "You'll hear a big clunk if you're doing it in the car"

Yeh, I heard a big clunk when I was doing it in the car

Dinos Sfyris wrote:

Phil Reynolds wrote:I can do one or both of those recap dates

Take your pick from those dates. The latter is the 4th quarter-final if you fancy it.

Ooh, OK. Shame it's not the first semi - I could start writing it now...

"I learnt about basilisks reading Harry Potter 2 but I must have missed a chapter because Susie says a basilisk has lethal gays "

Brilliant!

Interesting that "gaze" and "gays" are homophones...

Equally brilliant......

Dinos Sfyris wrote:Due to exam commitments and attending studio recordings I'm bequeathing my next 2 recap dates to whoever wants them. They are Tuesday 2nd June and Tuesday 16th June. So if anyone fancies a go at recapping now is your time to shine! Don't mind who does them but if 2 people both want a turn they can have 1 each. If only 1 person steps up they can have them both.

Cheers

No one claimed the recap for Tuesday 2nd June so it hasn't been done. Does anyone still have the notes or fancy recapping it from 4OD while its still there. Thanks.

Dinos Sfyris wrote:No one claimed the recap for Tuesday 2nd June so it hasn't been done. Does anyone still have the notes or fancy recapping it from 4OD while its still there. Thanks.

If no one else wants to do this, as seems to be the case, I'll do it as soon as I have time (which will be tomorrow).

Thanks Phil