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Countdown recap for Monday 8 June 2009.

C1: Champion Jacqueline 'Jackie' Baker (1 win, 82 points.) She loves Switzerland; especially its 3 languages She knocked out apteroid Chris 'Kirby, not Corby' 'Drunk' 'Octochamp' Kirby. Can she continue her run?
C2: Challenger Sean Toland. Er, can't remember any info. If anyone would like to help, etc.
DC: 'Ah yes, the old favourite!' Susie Dent and John Stapleton.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G X P S A I I T A
R02: I U A H D T O M Z
R03: M L S P E I E V N
R04: O E O T R B F C E
R05: 50, 8, 1, 5, 6, 8. Target: 276.
TTT: TENBRITS - "Are these birds quite shy?"
R06: O I E S D K G A C
R07: M S T L I E O R E
R08: R N D A I O N E T
R09: H Y S P I A A R O
R10: 100, 6, 7, 2, 10, 3. Target: 501.
TTT: LACKWAKE - "A simple stroll through the Black Forest, perhaps."
R11: S N L F I U E W E
R12: T R S C O A O T E
R13: Q R T B A O E N A
R14: 50, 6, 7, 1, 3, 8. Target: 617.
R15: G R A C E S M U M (conundrum)


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Round 1: G X P S A I I T A

C1: TAXIS (5)
C2: TAPIS (5)
DC: PASTA (5) IXIAS (5)
OT: GAITAS (6)
Score: 5–5 (max 6)

Some horrible letters to start us off. Yay!

Round 2: I U A H D T O M Z

C1: MOUTH (5)
C2: DAM (3)
DC: DIATOM (6) MAHOUT (6)
OT: AZIMUTH (7)
Score: 10–5 (max 13)

Some more horrible letters to start us off. Yay!

Round 3: M L S P E I E V N

C1: SIMPLE (6)
C2: LIVENS (6)
DC: PENSILE (7) PENSIVE (7)
Score: 16–11 (max 20)

Round 4: O E O T R B F C E

C1: BEFORE (6)
C2: REBOOT (6)
DC: FREEBOOT (8)
Score: 22–17 (max 28)

Wow, it rhymes!

Round 5: 50, 8, 1, 5, 6, 8. Target: 276.

C1: 278. (50 + 6) x 5 - 8 / 8 - 1 (7)
C2: 271.
RR: 276. (50 + 1 - 5) x 6 (10)
Score: 29–17 (max 38)

Rachel's well clever innit

John tells us a good story for his Countdown debut about being naked in a hotel.

Teatime teaser: TENBRITS -> BITTERNS

Round 6: O I E S D K G A C

C1: CADGES (6)
C2: casked
DC: SACKED (6)
OT: DOCKAGE (7)
Score: 35–17 (max 45)

Sean slips behind a bit more, and Jackie's still looking hot stuff to win. But there's still a long way to go...

Round 7: M S T L I E O R E

C1: TIRESOME (8)
C2: meteors (declared as an 8)
OT: MOLESTER (8)
Score: 43–17 (max 53)

D'oh! Sean misdeclares as Jackie gets the same word she got on Friday, and no-one gets the other 8

Round 8: R N D A I O N E T

C1: RATIONED (8)
C2: ORDINATE (8)
DC: ANTINODE (8)
OT: ANOINTED (8) ANOINTER (8) DERATION (8) INDENTOR (8)
Score: 51–25 (max 61)

ORDINATE!! OOH YEH!!

Round 9: H Y S P I A A R O

C1: sharpy
C2: PARISH (6)
DC: PHYSIO (6) PARIAHS (7)
OT: APORIAS (7)
Score: 51–31 (max 68)

Jackie has a word disallowed, but still has a 20-point advantage.

OoW: Susie talks about phrases with 'moon', eg. 'over the moon'.

Round 10: 100, 6, 7, 2, 10, 3. Target: 501.

C1: 501. 100 x (3 + 2) + 7 - 6 (10)
C2: 501. 100 x (3 + 2) + 7 - 6 (10)
Score: 61–41 (max 78)

Teatime teaser: LACKWAKE -> CAKEWALK

This made me remember the time when my double bass teacher wrote a piece called 'Laddiman's Cake Walk'

Round 11: S N L F I U E W E

C1: WINES (5)
C2: SINFUL (6)
DC: INFUSE (6) FELINES (7)
Score: 61–47 (max 85)

I was so ZOMGROTFLOLling at what I found from the first 8 letters - SWINE FLU

Round 12: T R S C O A O T E

C1: COASTER (7)
C2: SCOOTER (7)
DC: SCATTER (7)
OT: RECOATS (7) COOTERS (7) COSTATE (7) COTTARS (7) COTTERS (7) ROTATES (7) TOASTER (7) TOOTERS (7)
Score: 68–54 (max 92)

A flat round, and both contestants still have a chance.

Round 13: Q R T B A O E N A

C1: BOATER (6)
C2: BOATER (6)
DC: BARONET (7) ANTBEAR (7)
Score: 74–60 (max 99)

A lovely couple of 7s there.

Round 14: 50, 6, 7, 1, 3, 8. Target: 617.

C1: 613. 50 x (8 + 3 + 1) + 7 + 6 (7)
C2: -
RR: 617. (50 + 6) x (8 + 3) + 1 (10)
Score: 81–60 (max 109)

I was thinking that it was a bit of a risk of a risk picking 1 large needing to win the numbers, but then to not declare...

Round 15: G R A C E S M U M

C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say SCRUMMAGE which is correct.
Score: 91–60 (max 119)

A very solid performance from Jackie, and she looks like she could win a few more. But if she was to win them, her last opponent would be Innis...

And now for some stats (courtesy of our resident statonerd, me):

C1:
Total score - 91
Raw score - 96
Total % of max - 76
Raw % of max - 81
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 6.4
Number of maxes - 5

C2:
Total score - 60
Raw score - 70
Total % of max - 50
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 4.0
Raw average score per round - 4.7
Number of maxes - 3

Recap brought to you by the statological staminode.

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

Kai Laddiman wrote:Teatime teaser: LACKWAKE -> CAKEWALK

This made me remember the time when my double bass teacher wrote a piece called 'Laddiman's Cake Walk'

Come on then - let's have a link to either an audio recording or a scan of the sheet music.

Kai Laddiman wrote: her last opponent would be Innis...

So soon?! Brilliant

Kai Laddiman wrote:C2: Challenger Sean Toland. Er, can't remember any info. If anyone would like to help, etc.

Sean comes from Bolton where he works as a police constable. He's married and has two teenage daughters, Rhianne and Niamh. In his spare time he enjoys snooker and crown green bowls and plays both for local teams. He's also a football fan and says he's had a lifelong love affair with Bolton Wanderers which for long periods of time has not been reciprocated. He agrees with Jeff that the Reebok Stadium is cold.

Nice spot with SWINE FLU btw!

Jon Corby wrote:Nice spot with SWINE FLU btw!

There's probably some joke to do with spots there but I can't find it

Kai Laddiman wrote:Round 5: 50, 8, 1, 5, 6, 8. Target: 276.

C1: 278. (50 + 6) x 5 - 8 / 8 - 1 (7)
C2: 271.
RR: 276. (50 + 1 - 6) x 6 (10)
Score: 29–17 (max 38)

Rachel's well clever innit

Erm... no? ^

Dinos Sfyris wrote:

Kai Laddiman wrote:Round 5: 50, 8, 1, 5, 6, 8. Target: 276.

C1: 278. (50 + 6) x 5 - 8 / 8 - 1 (7)
C2: 271.
RR: 276. (50 + 1 - 6) x 6 (10)
Score: 29–17 (max 38)

Rachel's well clever innit

Erm... no? ^

Gah, can't you leave me alone? It's 1 number!