c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 24th June 2008.

C1: Challenger Matt Coates - Series 58 contstant won 3 games before losing a 2nd crucial conundrum
C2: Challenger Matt Green - A very polite cross dresser who also by the name of Emily in his spare time
DC: Host: Jason Cullen, Audience: Rich Priest, Richard Brittain, Dinos Sfyris and Howard Somerset
CV: Spotted by audience
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: E A I S S D K C I
R02: E U Z T F S A Y L
R03: U I U S N D X I E
R04: A E A L M T N U S
R05: 25,, 50,, 100,, 8,, 8,, 5. Target: 666.
TTT:
R06: I E A R T C R C G
R07: I A E M H P D S R
R08: R I W U N E T M A
R09: A E E T M L T N I
R10: 10, 10, 4, 5, 6, 100. Target: 302.
TTT:
R11: E A I B R S F N L
R12: E A I R J D S D E
R13: A E A R B G R P Q
R14: 9, 1, 10, 6, 50, 100. Target: 565.
R15: E V I C T J A D E (conundrum)


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Round 1: E A I S S D K C I
C1: DAISIES (7)
C2: SEASICK (7)
DC: SICKIES (7) (RB)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: E U Z T F S A Y L
C1: SAFELY (6)
C2: FAULTY (6)
DC: ZESTFUL (7) (RB)
Score: 13–13 (max 14)

Round 3: U I U S N D X I E
C1: UNDIES (6)
C2: INSIDE (6)
DC: UNISEX (6) (JC)
Score: 19–19 (max 20) Dinos got all these 3 as he was INSIDE UNISEX UNDIES at the time

Round 4: A E A L M T N U S
C1: mantals
C2: MANUALS (7)
DC: MANTLES, (7) SULTANA,(Dinos), MANTEAUS, (8) TALESMAN (8)
Score: 19–26 (max 28)

Round 5: 25,, 50,, 100,, 8,, 8,, 5. Target: 666.
C1: 663.8X(100-25)+50+8+5 (7)
C2: 660.
CV: 667. (100+25)x5=625+50-8=667 (7)
Score: 26–26 (max 35)

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Round 6: I E A R T C R C G
C1: graicer
C2: ERRATIC (7)
DC: CARTIER (7) (RB)
Score: 26–33 (max 42)

Round 7: I A E M H P D S R
C1: MISHEARD (8)
C2: MISHEARD (8)
DC: SERAPHIM (8) (Dinos), SHRIMPED, (8) RAPHIDES, (8) PARISHED (8)
Score: 34–41 (max 50)

Round 8: R I W U N E T M A
C1: MINUTE (6)
C2: RUMINATE (8)
DC: Nothing to beat the excellent RUMINATE (8)
Score: 34–49 (max 58)

Round 9: A E E T M L T N I
C1: AILMENT (7)
C2: AILMENT (7)
DC: MELANITE (8)
Score: 41–56 (max 66)

Round 10: 10, 10, 4, 5, 6, 100. Target: 302.
C1: 301.(4-(6-5))X100 +10/10 (7)
C2: 300.
CV: 302. (100 x 6 + 4) x 5 / 10 (10)
Score: 48–56 (max 76)

Teatime teaser: ->

Round 11: E A I B R S F N L
C1: BAILERS (7)
C2: LESBIAN (7)
DC: BARFLIES, (8) FINALES (7) (MC)
Score: 55–63 (max 84)

Round 12: E A I R J D S D E
C1: DESIRED (7)
C2: DESIRED (7)
DC: DEADRISE (8)
Score: 62–70 (max 92)

Round 13: A E A R B G R P Q
C1: BARRAGE (7)
C2: BARRAGE (7)
DC: PARERGA (7)
Score: 69–77 (max 99)

Round 14: 9, 1, 10, 6, 50, 100. Target: 565.
C1: 568.6X100-50+10+9-1 (7)
C2: 565.Mistake in working.
CV: 565. (10+1)*50 + 9 + 6 (RB) (10)
Score: 76–77 (max 109) and witht that, Matt gets a second lifeline

Round 15: E V I C T J A D E



C1 buzzes on 12 seconds to say ADJECTIVE which is correct.
Score: 86–77 (max 119)



What a game and this time the crucial conundrum does go my way, great game Matt Green.
would like to say thanks to Jason for being a great host, and thanks to the people who were able to watch.

Another good quality recap . Its fair to say that this was the tightest COOT match of this series but well done to both Matts for putting on quite a spectacle . Matthew Green could be a dark horse for the plate competition mind you

Is the Plate competition just a little play-off to gain some pride or is it to gain a spot in the later rounds?

It's simply a separate competition for all the people who are knocked out in the Prelimary and quarter finals. No, it does not enable anyone to get back into the main competition.

(That's as I understand it)

Don't know if they were meant to be tongue-in-cheek offerings (if so, sorry), but CARTIER and PARISHED aren't allowed...

Also Howard I think Jono said it's just people who get knocked out in the preliminaries and in the first round proper (i.e. last 16) who go into the Plate. That may be wrong though (or he might have changed his mind!)

Anyway good work guys

Just to clear up.. the plate is for players who are knocked out in the preliminary round (i.e. this one) and the last 16. It doesn't get you back into the main tournament (it's not a double knockout tournament) but it does give those who are unfortunate to show what they're really made of.

Cheers for the recap everyone.

Matthew Green wrote:Is the Plate competition just a little play-off to gain some pride or is it to gain a spot in the later rounds?

Wait, if the plate is 'just a little play-off to gain some pride', then what's COOT?

Julian wrote:Also Howard I think Jono said it's just people who get knocked out in the preliminaries and in the first round proper (i.e. last 16) who go into the Plate.

Thanks Julian. That is, of course, what I'd meant to imply. I just hadn't counted properly I mistakenly called the last 16 the quarter finals.

Good game - I've enjoyed playing that over my lunch break. One statistical oddity from the selection: 40 vowels chosen in the eleven rounds - not one "0"

Ross Allatt wrote:Good game - I've enjoyed playing that over my lunch break. One statistical oddity from the selection: 40 vowels chosen in the eleven rounds - not one "0"

Wow!

I noticed that there was no O's but it was an entirely random selection by CountGen so it is strange no O's came out all match

Matt Coates wrote:Round 5: 25,, 50,, 100,, 8,, 8,, 5. Target: 666.
C1: 663.8X(100-25)+50+8+5 (7)
C2: 660.
CV: 667. (100+25)x5=625+50-8=667 (7)
Score: 26–26 (max 35)

There is a correct solution for this round:
(100−8)×8+5−50−25
which makes the maximum for the game 122

jasoncullen wrote:I noticed that there was no O's but it was an entirely random selection by CountGen so it is strange no O's came out all match

It's possible that your browser still has the old (broken) version cached. Try generating some more rounds and see if there are any O's.

Charlie Reams wrote:

jasoncullen wrote:I noticed that there was no O's but it was an entirely random selection by CountGen so it is strange no O's came out all match

It's possible that your browser still has the old (broken) version cached. Try generating some more rounds and see if there are any O's.

Erm... that post by Jason was weeks ago, as the bug was being discovered. He has hosted many O-filled games since then.