Series 39 heat - Kate Ogilvie

[Richard Priest]

Countdown recap for Monday 21 September 1998.

Kate Ogilvie is probably to date the most successful female Countdowner of all time, although IMHO Grace Page was technically a better player but unlucky to be in the same series as Julian Fell.Here Kate takes on Mark Duffield in her 7th heat game....

C1: Champion Kate Ogilvie (6 wins, 314 points.)
C2: Challenger Mark Duffield.
DC: Susie Dent and Richard Digance.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: F V N A E C P I R
R02: F O U G S M E L T
R03: T S N A O E D R M
R04: 5, 10, 6, 2, 8, 75. Target: 454.
R05: A I K S O D E H R
R06: D B N A I E M G N
R07: T R A U O Y G Q C
R08: 8, 10, 5, 9, 4, 25. Target: 643.
R09: R I G W I N T E R (conundrum)


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Round 1: F V N A E C P I R

C1: FANCIER (7)
C2: FANCIER (7)
OT: CAPRINE (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: F O U G S M E L T

C1: MOGULS (6)
C2: SMELT (5)
OT: FOULEST (7) FULSOME (7)
Score: 13–7 (max 14)

Round 3: T S N A O E D R M

C1: DREAMS (6)
C2: MENTORS (7)
OT: TRANSOMED (18)
Score: 13–14 (max 32)

Round 4: 5, 10, 6, 2, 8, 75. Target: 454.

C1: 454. (75 x 6) + (8/2) (10)
C2: 454. 75 x 6) + (8/2) (10)
Score: 23–24 (max 42)

Round 5: A I K S O D E H R

C1: SOAKED (6)
C2: HOSIER (6)
OT: DARKIES (7) DARKISH (7) HAIRDOS (7) KAROSHI (7) RADIOES (7) ROADIES (7) SHADIER (7) SHAKIER (7) SHIRKED (7)
Score: 29–30 (max 49)

Round 6: D B N A I E M G N

C1: AMENDING (8)
C2: BENDING (7)
Score: 37–30 (max 57)

Round 7: T R A U O Y G Q C

C1: OUTCRY (6)
C2: COURT (5)
OT: COUGAR (6) CUATRO (6) TURACO (6) QUARTO (6) RAGOUT (6) YOGURT (6)
Score: 43–30 (max 63)

Round 8: 8, 10, 5, 9, 4, 25. Target: 643.

C1: -
C2: -
CV: 643. (9-4) x (5 x 25) + (10 + 8) (10)
Score: 43–30 (max 73)

Round 9: R I G W I N T E R

C1 buzzes on 20 seconds to say REWRITING which is correct.
Score: 53–30 (max 83)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=39