Thursday 24th September 2009 (Series 61, Prelim 49)
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:23 pm
Countdown recap for Thursday 28 September 2009.
C1: Champion Jeffrey Burgin (6 wins, 154 points.)
C2: Challenger Laura Leach.
DC: Susie Dent and Colin Murray.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: S K F U E I J N L
R02: T L N C O A E W I
R03: D G S E E I S C R
R04: F L N S O U E T B
R05: 25, 5, 7, 3, 7, 9. Target: 938.
TTT: EVESERRS - "Books a seat in the second eleven perhaps"
R06: T M T G O I L E H
R07: D N P A U A S N I
R08: T P G N O A O M U
R09: D T R O I A T D I
R10: 25, 9, 5, 3, 9, 1. Target: 988.
TTT: HEISGENT - "Observe the object, having inward rage"
R11: R Q T E O E H R X
R12: R C S Y I O A S P
R13: S Z D O A O M R N
R14: 50, 5, 2, 2, 6, 5. Target: 950.
R15: C U R R Y P L O T (conundrum)
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Jeffrey is facing his penultimate hurdle today on his way to octochampdom, yet is bizarrely being heckled on the forum by somebody who has won two games in an as many stints on the show (each as original as the last). He's some kind of debating footballing superstar who is on his way to Oxford with 3 A's at A Level, and today has his finger in his lucky Phillipino boy's ring or something. In the challenger's chair is Laura Leach, originally from Edinburgh but now living in Ely, Cambridgeshire. She's a Junior Doctor and mum to 11-month-old Thomas.
Round 1: S K F U E I J N L
C1: FLUNKIES (8)
C2: JUNKIES (7)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)
Awesome start for Jeffrey with the darrenic 8. Hard luck on Laura who did well to find a seven in that lot.
Round 2: T L N C O A E W I
C1: ELATION (7)
C2: LOCATE (6)
DC: TOENAIL (7) ACONITE (7)
OT: LACTONE (7) LECTION (7) TOWLINE (7)
Score: 15–0 (max 15)
Round 3: D G S E E I S C R
C1: RESIDES (7)
C2: DIGRESS (7)
DC: DECRIES (7)
OT: DESCRIES (8)
Score: 22–7 (max 23)
Round 4: F L N S O U E T B
C1: SOFTEN (6)
C2: BONUS (5)
DC: FLOUTS (6)
OT: BEFOULS (7) BOLETUS (7) FOULEST (7) NESTFUL (7) NETFULS (7) NOBLEST (7) SUNBELT (7) UNBELTS (7) UNBLEST (7) UNBOLTS (7)
Score: 28–7 (max 30)
Round 5: 25, 5, 7, 3, 7, 9. Target: 938.
C1: 930.
C2: 940. (9*5-7)*25-7-3 (7)
RR: 938. (25*5+9)*7 (10)
Score: 28–14 (max 40)
Teatime teaser: EVESERRS -> RESERVES
Round 6: T M T G O I L E H
C1: TOILET (6)
C2: HOTEL (5)
DC: GIMLET (6) MOTTLE (6)
OT: EOLITH (6) GHETTO (6) HOTTIE (6) MOTILE (6)
Score: 34–14 (max 46)
Round 7: D N P A U A S N I
C1: UNPAID (6)
C2: PANDAS (6)
DC: spandau
OT: PANDANUS (8)
Score: 40–20 (max 54)
I was quite pleased with PUNANIS until the solver spat out PANDANUS. Sadly, nothing to do with Hsing-Hsing's ring-ring, it's a tropical tree.
Round 8: T P G N O A O M U
C1: AMOUNT (6)
C2: PANG (4)
DC: PONGO (5) POTMAN (6)
OT: PANTOUM (7)
Score: 46–20 (max 61)
A Pantoum is a Malay rhyme.
Round 9: D T R O I A T D I
C1: ADROIT (6)
C2: DROID (5)
OT: DOTARD (6)
Score: 52–20 (max 67)
Jeffrey seems to be under the misapprehension that ADROIT is an obscure word (he's mentioned it elsewhere on the forum) as he spells it out.
Round 10: 25, 9, 5, 3, 9, 1. Target: 988.
C1: 988. (9-1)*5*25-9-3 (10)
C2: 984.
Score: 62–20 (max 77)
Teatime teaser: HEISGENT -> SEETHING
Round 11: R Q T E O E H R X
C1: EXHORTER (8)
C2: THERE (5)
Score: 70–20 (max 85)
Brilliant spot by Jeffrey.
Round 12: R C S Y I O A S P
C1: SCRAPS (6)
C2: PROSAIC (7)
OT: CARYOPSIS (18)
Score: 70–27 (max 103)
I expect many of us were waiting for the final P for CARYOPSIS here, which Jeffrey surprisingly missed; caryopsis (obviously) being a dry one-seeded fruit.
Round 13: S Z D O A O M R N
C1: DOORMAN (7)
C2: MAROONS (7)
OT: SMORZANDO (18)
Score: 77–34 (max 121)
Likewise again with the final N here. SMORZANDO is a musical term, meaning "dying away".
Round 14: 50, 5, 2, 2, 6, 5. Target: 950.
C1: 950. (6*2+5+2)*50 (10)
C2: 950. (2*5+6+5-2)*50 (10)
Score: 87–44 (max 131)
Round 15: C U R R Y P L O T
No one buzzes. The answer was CORRUPTLY.
Score: 87–44 (max 141)
So just one more to go for Jeffrey, and he'll be hoping it's as much of a stroll as today as Laura was unable to keep up from the off. Those two ridiculous nines means that Jeffrey's score against the max looks pretty weak, but I'd say today's game had some of his finest spots so far.
Sorry, this recap was shit as well. The humour I promised you was in your accumulated score at the top. Good, wasn't it?
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=61
C1: Champion Jeffrey Burgin (6 wins, 154 points.)
C2: Challenger Laura Leach.
DC: Susie Dent and Colin Murray.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: S K F U E I J N L
R02: T L N C O A E W I
R03: D G S E E I S C R
R04: F L N S O U E T B
R05: 25, 5, 7, 3, 7, 9. Target: 938.
TTT: EVESERRS - "Books a seat in the second eleven perhaps"
R06: T M T G O I L E H
R07: D N P A U A S N I
R08: T P G N O A O M U
R09: D T R O I A T D I
R10: 25, 9, 5, 3, 9, 1. Target: 988.
TTT: HEISGENT - "Observe the object, having inward rage"
R11: R Q T E O E H R X
R12: R C S Y I O A S P
R13: S Z D O A O M R N
R14: 50, 5, 2, 2, 6, 5. Target: 950.
R15: C U R R Y P L O T (conundrum)
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Jeffrey is facing his penultimate hurdle today on his way to octochampdom, yet is bizarrely being heckled on the forum by somebody who has won two games in an as many stints on the show (each as original as the last). He's some kind of debating footballing superstar who is on his way to Oxford with 3 A's at A Level, and today has his finger in his lucky Phillipino boy's ring or something. In the challenger's chair is Laura Leach, originally from Edinburgh but now living in Ely, Cambridgeshire. She's a Junior Doctor and mum to 11-month-old Thomas.
Round 1: S K F U E I J N L
C1: FLUNKIES (8)
C2: JUNKIES (7)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)
Awesome start for Jeffrey with the darrenic 8. Hard luck on Laura who did well to find a seven in that lot.
Round 2: T L N C O A E W I
C1: ELATION (7)
C2: LOCATE (6)
DC: TOENAIL (7) ACONITE (7)
OT: LACTONE (7) LECTION (7) TOWLINE (7)
Score: 15–0 (max 15)
Round 3: D G S E E I S C R
C1: RESIDES (7)
C2: DIGRESS (7)
DC: DECRIES (7)
OT: DESCRIES (8)
Score: 22–7 (max 23)
Round 4: F L N S O U E T B
C1: SOFTEN (6)
C2: BONUS (5)
DC: FLOUTS (6)
OT: BEFOULS (7) BOLETUS (7) FOULEST (7) NESTFUL (7) NETFULS (7) NOBLEST (7) SUNBELT (7) UNBELTS (7) UNBLEST (7) UNBOLTS (7)
Score: 28–7 (max 30)
Round 5: 25, 5, 7, 3, 7, 9. Target: 938.
C1: 930.
C2: 940. (9*5-7)*25-7-3 (7)
RR: 938. (25*5+9)*7 (10)
Score: 28–14 (max 40)
Teatime teaser: EVESERRS -> RESERVES
Round 6: T M T G O I L E H
C1: TOILET (6)
C2: HOTEL (5)
DC: GIMLET (6) MOTTLE (6)
OT: EOLITH (6) GHETTO (6) HOTTIE (6) MOTILE (6)
Score: 34–14 (max 46)
Round 7: D N P A U A S N I
C1: UNPAID (6)
C2: PANDAS (6)
DC: spandau
OT: PANDANUS (8)
Score: 40–20 (max 54)
I was quite pleased with PUNANIS until the solver spat out PANDANUS. Sadly, nothing to do with Hsing-Hsing's ring-ring, it's a tropical tree.
Round 8: T P G N O A O M U
C1: AMOUNT (6)
C2: PANG (4)
DC: PONGO (5) POTMAN (6)
OT: PANTOUM (7)
Score: 46–20 (max 61)
A Pantoum is a Malay rhyme.
Round 9: D T R O I A T D I
C1: ADROIT (6)
C2: DROID (5)
OT: DOTARD (6)
Score: 52–20 (max 67)
Jeffrey seems to be under the misapprehension that ADROIT is an obscure word (he's mentioned it elsewhere on the forum) as he spells it out.
Round 10: 25, 9, 5, 3, 9, 1. Target: 988.
C1: 988. (9-1)*5*25-9-3 (10)
C2: 984.
Score: 62–20 (max 77)
Teatime teaser: HEISGENT -> SEETHING
Round 11: R Q T E O E H R X
C1: EXHORTER (8)
C2: THERE (5)
Score: 70–20 (max 85)
Brilliant spot by Jeffrey.
Round 12: R C S Y I O A S P
C1: SCRAPS (6)
C2: PROSAIC (7)
OT: CARYOPSIS (18)
Score: 70–27 (max 103)
I expect many of us were waiting for the final P for CARYOPSIS here, which Jeffrey surprisingly missed; caryopsis (obviously) being a dry one-seeded fruit.
Round 13: S Z D O A O M R N
C1: DOORMAN (7)
C2: MAROONS (7)
OT: SMORZANDO (18)
Score: 77–34 (max 121)
Likewise again with the final N here. SMORZANDO is a musical term, meaning "dying away".
Round 14: 50, 5, 2, 2, 6, 5. Target: 950.
C1: 950. (6*2+5+2)*50 (10)
C2: 950. (2*5+6+5-2)*50 (10)
Score: 87–44 (max 131)
Round 15: C U R R Y P L O T
No one buzzes. The answer was CORRUPTLY.
Score: 87–44 (max 141)
So just one more to go for Jeffrey, and he'll be hoping it's as much of a stroll as today as Laura was unable to keep up from the off. Those two ridiculous nines means that Jeffrey's score against the max looks pretty weak, but I'd say today's game had some of his finest spots so far.
Sorry, this recap was shit as well. The humour I promised you was in your accumulated score at the top. Good, wasn't it?
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=61