Countdown recap for Thursday 30 January 1992.
C1: Challenger Ivan Sinclair Thomas.
Ivan Sinclair Thomas was shortened to Ivan Thomas because Sinclair would not fit on the name plate!!
C2: Champion Glenda Dickinson (1 win, 46 points.)
from Horningblow, Burton-on-Trent
From Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, 38, single, Assistant Bar and Function manager at St Mary's College. Enjoys Chess, Scrabble, Crosswords, Chess, Swimming, wildlife conservation, snorkelling and skuba diving. Vegan and Vegetarian concepts and has a lust for stir fried currys, parka dahl salads and food, also greek salads and foods.
DC: Richard Samson and Sally James.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: K W I E C R M A S
R02: F D N I E T P D U
R03: I V E S Y I T G O
R04: 50, 100, 7, 1, 6, 8. Target: 656.
R05: R L A P D I N T E
R06: B L O A T I H N Y
R07: C S R E U J E S I
R08: 50, 7, 4, 9, 2, 5. Target: 659.
R09: A N T I G R E E D (conundrum)
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Round 1: K W I E C R M A S
C1: SMACKER (7)
C2: SMACKER (7)
DC: WICKERS (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
Round 2: F D N I E T P D U
C1: PUNTED (6)
C2: FUNDED (6)
DC: PUNDIT (6)
Score: 13–13 (max 13)
Round 3: I V E S Y I T G O
C1: GIVES (5)
C2: VISIT (5)
DC: EGOIST (6)
Score: 18–18 (max 19)
Round 4: 50, 100, 7, 1, 6, 8. Target: 656.
C1: 656. ((7 x 100) - 50) + 6 (10)
C2: 656. same way (10)
Score: 28–28 (max 29)
Round 5: R L A P D I N T E
C1: PLAITED/PAINTED (7)
C2: PAINTER (7)
DC: TRIPLANE (8) DIPTERAL (8) DIPTERAN (8)
Score: 35–35 (max 37)
Round 6: B L O A T I H N Y
C1: BOTANY (6)
C2: BLOAT (5)
DC: HOBNAIL (7)
Score: 41–35 (max 44)
Round 7: C S R E U J E S I
C1: CRUISES (7)
C2: JUICES (6)
DC: RESCUES (7) SECURES (7) CERISES (7)
Score: 48–35 (max 51)
Round 8: 50, 7, 4, 9, 2, 5. Target: 659.
C1: 659. same way (10)
C2: 659. ((9 + 4) x 50) + (7 + 2) (10)
Score: 58–45 (max 61)
Round 9: A N T I G R E E D
C2 buzzes on 10 seconds to say INTEGRATED which is incorrect.
C1 buzzes on 13 seconds to say DENIGRATE which is correct.
Score: 68–45 (max 71)
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=23
series 23 recap for Thursday 30 January 1992
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series 23 recap for Thursday 30 January 1992
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Re: series 23 recap for Thursday 30 January 1992
Dunno if this was defective at the time, but it couldn't be a conundrum now. 10 points to the first person who spots why.szodiac wrote: Round 9: A N T I G R E E D
C2 buzzes on 10 seconds to say INTEGRATED which is incorrect.
C1 buzzes on 13 seconds to say DENIGRATE which is correct.
Score: 68–45 (max 71)
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Re: series 23 recap for Thursday 30 January 1992
GRATINEED?Charlie Reams wrote:Dunno if this was defective at the time, but it couldn't be a conundrum now. 10 points to the first person who spots why.szodiac wrote: Round 9: A N T I G R E E D
C2 buzzes on 10 seconds to say INTEGRATED which is incorrect.
C1 buzzes on 13 seconds to say DENIGRATE which is correct.
Score: 68–45 (max 71)
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Re: series 23 recap for Thursday 30 January 1992
Correct. But sadly I was the first person to spot it, so I get the 10 points.Alec Rivers wrote:GRATINEED?Charlie Reams wrote: Dunno if this was defective at the time, but it couldn't be a conundrum now. 10 points to the first person who spots why.
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Re: series 23 recap for Thursday 30 January 1992
Just FTR, there was no GRATINEED (or even GRATIN) in COD8.Charlie Reams wrote:Dunno if this was defective at the time, but it couldn't be a conundrum now. 10 points to the first person who spots why.
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Re: series 23 recap for Thursday 30 January 1992
It says on the Wiki that Ivan won the game, but you say the other way round.
Re: series 23 recap for Thursday 30 January 1992
Quite right, appologies.James Robinson wrote:It says on the Wiki that Ivan won the game, but you say the other way round.
Ivan sat on the left (champions chair) and Glenda (Champion) sat in the challangers chair. RW introduced Glenda first and she went down in my notes on the left. I did put arrows on the sheet to remind me but....
Mauro