Countdown recap for Wednesday 20 January 2010.
C1: Champion Oliver Garner (6 wins, 630 points.) Our very own Apteforumite from New Malden, Surrey. He likes badminton, tennis and cycling. He also attend St. Mary's Richmond Sports Club where he likes to do the 1,500m and cross-country running.
C2: Challenger Daphne Lord. From High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. She is a retired shop assistant. She is known, like Jeff, for her "spontaneous puns". Her nickname is "Monster-In-Law", given to her by her son-in-law, who in turn, was given the nickname of "Sod-In-Law".
DC: Susie Dent and John "Grumpy Old GMTV Man" Stapleton.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: G T V E E A R J B
R02: Z R M S E O A P G
R03: O I U L N C N K E
R04: N S S O E N I N T
R05: 75, 9, 9, 6, 8, 7. Target: 192.
TTT: NABSANAD - "Forbid the Irish singer from wearing these"
R06: N D M B D A I E I
R07: O A F T S P U M E
R08: L T D P L I O I O
R09: R Q S I A E Y D I
R10: 25, 8, 2, 4, 10, 8. Target: 765.
TTT: DESKBOON - "They are supportive when you get to the final page"
R11: L T O E A R X U R
R12: T C M D L O A E S
R13: F V T H E I O D R
R14: 50, 10, 6, 6, 2, 4. Target: 562.
R15: M A T T E D P E T (conundrum)
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Round 1: G T V E E A R J B
C1: BEAVER (6)
C2: BEATER (6)
DC: BERATE (6) BARGEE (6)
OT: BAREGE (6) REBATE (6) BREVET (6) GREAVE (6) JAEGER (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)
A BREVET is a commission promoting a military officer to a higher rank without increase of pay and with limited exercise of the higher rank, often granted as an honor immediately before retirement.
Round 2: Z R M S E O A P G
C1: GRAPES (6)
C2: GRAZES (6)
DC: GAPERS (6) PAGERS (6) GROPES (6)
OT: GAMERS (6) MARGES (6) GASPER (6) PARGES (6) SPARGE (6) GAZERS (6) GOMERS (6) GRAMPS (6) GROSZE (6) MAZERS (6) MOPERS (6) PROEMS (6) OMEGAS (6) OPERAS (6) PAREOS (6) ORGASM (6) RAMOSE (6) REMAPS (6)
Score: 12–12 (max 12)
A double header of 6's gives it a nice flat max start to today's proceedings.
A PAREO is a garment consisting of a rectangular piece of printed cloth worn especially in Polynesia by men and women as a wraparound skirt.
Round 3: O I U L N C N K E
C1: NUCLEON (7)
C2: UNLOCK (6)
DC: NUNLIKE (7)
Score: 19–12 (max 19)
Oliver comes with a superb 7, to edge ahead.
Round 4: N S S O E N I N T
C1: SONNETS (7)
C2: TENSIONS (8)
DC: INTONES (7)
Score: 19–20 (max 27)
But what's this...., Daphne pulls out the darrenic 8 and Oliver goes behind for possibly the first time in his stint on the show.
Round 5: 75, 9, 9, 6, 8, 7. Target: 192.
C1: 195. (75 - 9 - 8 + 7) x (9 - 6) (7)
C2: 196.
RR: 192. ((75 - 8) x (9 - 6)) - 9 (10)
Score: 26–20 (max 37)
Oliver gets back in front with his 3 away solution.
John tells of the time when a fellow journalist tried to get Harold Wilson's hand read by a fortune teller in Blackpool. Harold Wilson of course, probably the most famous Huddersfield Town fan who ever lived. Although Sir Patrick Stewart isn't too far away.
Teatime teaser: NABSANAD -> BANDANAS
Round 6: N D M B D A I E I
C1: BANDIED (7)
C2: MAIDEN (6)
DC: DIADEM (6)
OT: DIAMINE (7)
Score: 33–20 (max 44)
A DIAMINE is a compound containing two amino groups.
Round 7: O A F T S P U M E
C1: SFUMATO (7)
C2: TEMPOS (6)
Score: 40–20 (max 51)
Another amazing darren there from Oliver.
Round 8: L T D P L I O I O
C1: LIPOID (6)
C2: DOLLOP (6)
OT: OPIOID (6)
Score: 46–26 (max 57)
An OPIOID is any opiumlike substance.
Round 9: R Q S I A E Y D I
C1: DAIRIES (7)
C2: DIARIES (7)
DC: DIARISE (7)
OT: AIRSIDE (7)
Score: 53–33 (max 64)
Following Jeff's success on Monday and Rachel's failure yesterday, it's now John's turn to have a go at Susie's Call My Bluff.
He had to work out which definition of PIFFERO was correct.
a) A type of Spanish bread baked in the shape of a cross and used for religious festivals.
b) A small reed instrument from the Italian mountains.
c) An Italian word for "a load of tripe" or "empty awful"
John correctly guessed at b), leaving Rachel with 0 points and John joining Jeff with 1 point.
Round 10: 25, 8, 2, 4, 10, 8. Target: 765.
C1: 768. (((8 / 2) x 25) - 4) x 8 (7)
C2: -
OT: 766. (((25 x 8) - 8) x 4) - 2 (7)
Score: 60–33 (max 71)
Teatime teaser: DESKBOON -> BOOKENDS
Round 11: L T O E A R X U R
C1: REALTOR (7)
C2: TOURER (6)
DC: RELATOR (7)
OT: TORULAE (7)
Score: 67–33 (max 78)
A TORULA (or TORULA YEAST) is any of a group of fungi similar to the yeasts but lacking asci, many of which ferment sugars and are commonly found in dairy products.
Round 12: T C M D L O A E S
C1: COASTED (7)
C2: COASTED (7)
DC: LOCATED (7) CASTLED (7)
OT: ALECOST (7) LACTOSE (7) LOCATES (7) TALCOSE (7) CALMEST (7) COLDEST (7) MALTOSE (7) SOLACED (7)
Score: 74–40 (max 85)
Did Daphne say COASTED, it sounded a lot like TOASTED to me...
An ALECOST is a tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavouring.
Round 13: F V T H E I O D R
C1: OVERHIT (7)
C2: FROTHED (7)
OT: THRIVED (7)
Score: 81–47 (max 92)
Oliver wins the game following his 8th consecutive max of the game.
Round 14: 50, 10, 6, 6, 2, 4. Target: 562.
C1: 562. ((50 + 6) x 10) + 2 (10)
C2: 562. ((50 + 6) x 10) + 2 (10)
Score: 91–57 (max 102)
Number 9 comes giving him the chance to reach his 5th century.
Round 15: M A T T E D P E T
C1 buzzes on 11 seconds to say TEMPTATED which is incorrect.
C2 buzzes on 24.5 seconds to say ATTEMPTED which is correct.
Score: 91–67 (max 112)
Unfortunately, Oliver guesses wrong for the 3rd time in his stint, leaving Daphne to pick up the pieces and give the score more respecability.
So, tomorrow, Oliver will be trying to become the first octochamp of the series, not bad since we'll only be on show #9 of the series tomorrow. Can he make the Apteforumites proud and obtain that sought after octochamp status.
Find out with yours truly, tomorrow. See you then, bye bye.
Statistics Corner
Oliver:
Total score - 91
Raw score - 98
Total % of max - 81
Raw % of max - 88
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 6.5
Number of maxes - 12
Daphne:
Total score - 67
Raw score - 98
Total % of max - 60
Raw % of max - 88
Total average score per round - 4.5
Raw average score per round - 6.5
Number of maxes - 9
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=62