FRIDAY 1st FEBRUARY 2008 REVIEW, SERIES 58, SHOW 23
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 3:07 pm
Round-by-round summary of "Countdown"
broadcasted at 3:25pm on Friday 1st February 2008
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C1: Champion : DAVID O'DONNELL (6 wins)
A Political Theory masters graduate from Omagh, County Tyrone
C2: Challenger : IAN BROWNING
A rather cheerful looking grumpy old man and retired engineer
from Colchester
DC: Alison Heard and Richard Digance
KEY:
DC: Dictionary Corner - lexicographer and guest celebrity
DC: under "other" or numbers rounds is me, not dictionary corner.
CV: Carol's solution to the numbers rounds
Other: anything else that is unusual, better or just plain silly.
GS: Generated solution to a numbers round.
Max: in all cases is maximum score, maximum no. of letters can be seen
after the word.
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Round 01: U E A Q T J R I W
Round 02: T R E L I T M E L
Round 03: O E E G L H R I H
Round 04: D N A S E P I M T
Round 05: 100 50 75 25 8 2 : Target : 759
Teaser 1: P L A Y D I S H
: The title of a hen party at sea
Round 06: O E D N M D P A T
Round 07: E O A D N R P S R
Round 08: M T I E G N I U K
Round 09: E A U C F L D E S
Round 10: 100 5 1 5 1 7 : Target : 411
Teaser 2: F A R M F U S E
: Global warming for your head perhaps.
Round 11: A E O T N Y N S L
Round 12: Z A O E A S C R S
Round 13: O E A T F B N I R
Round 14: 100 9 9 4 6 10 : Target : 107
Round 15: (Conundrum) : G O L D E N K E W
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Round 1: U E A Q T J R I W
C1: IRATE (5)
C2: QUART (5)
DC: QUARTE (6)
Other: WAITER (6)
Max. 6 (6)
Score : 5-5
Round 2: T R E L I T M E L
C1: RETITLE (7)
C2: MILLER (6)
DC: TERMITE (7)
Other: EMITTER (7), METIER, MILTER, RELLIE, RETELL, TILLER, TILTER.etc.
Max. 7 (13)
Score : 12-5
Round 3: O E E G L H R I H
C1: HOLIER (6)
C2: HOLIER (6)
DC: HIGHER (6), LOGIER (6)
Other: LOERIE (6), HEIGH, LIEGE, LIGER, OGLER, OILER, ORIEL
Max. 6 (19)
Score : 18-11
Round 4: D N A S E P I M T
C1: SAPIENT (7)
C2: STAINED (7)
DC: MEDIANTS (8)
For 7: DAMPENS, DAMPEST, DESTAIN, DETAINS, IMPENDS, INMATES, INSTEAD,
For 7: MAIDENS, MANTIDS, MEDIANS, MEDINAS, MINDSET, MISDATE, PAINTED,
For 7: PANDITS, PANTIES, PASTIME, PEDANTS, PENTADS, PITMANS, SAINTED,
For 7: SANDPIT, SATINED, SIDEMAN, STAMPED, STIPEND, TANDEMS, TIENDAS
Max. 8 (27)
Score : 25-18
Round 5: 100 50 75 25 8 2 : Target : 759
C1 : 760 : ( 100 - ( ( 75 + 50 ) / 25 ) ) x 8
C2 : 755 : - not explained -
CV : 759 : ( 75 - 2 ) x 8 + 100 + 25 + 50
Max. 10 (37)
Score : 32-18
Teaser 1 : PLAYDISH = LADYSHIP
Round 6: O E D N M D P A T
C1: NOTEPAD (7)
C2: MOANED (6)
DC: TAMPONED (8)
Other: ADOPTED (7), DONATED (7), ODDMENT (7), POMADED (7), TONEPAD (7)
Max. 8 (45)
Score : 39-18
Round 7: E O A D N R P S R
C1: PARDONERS (9)
C2: PARDONERS (9)
For 8: ADORNERS, OPERANDS, PADRONES, PARDNERS, PARDONER
Max. 18 (63)
Score : 57-36
Round 8: M T I E G N I U K
C1: IGNITE (6)
C2: MUTING (6)
DC: MINUTE (6), GUNITE (6)
Other: KITING, KUMITE*, METING, MIKING, MINUET, MUTING, NUTMEG, TIMING
Max. 6 (69)
Score : 63-42
*KUMITE, fighting in martial arts,
*GENUKI, the ancestry website springs into view but you can't have that
Round 9: E A U C F L D E S
C1: DEFACES (7)
C2: DEFUSEs (X)
DC: SECLUDE (7)
Other: DESCALE (7), EASEFUL (7)
Max. 7 (76)
Score : 70-42
Round 10: 100 5 1 5 1 7 : Target : 411
C1: 411 : ( 5 - 1 ) x ( 100 + 1 ) + 7
C2: 411 : ( 5 - 1 ) x ( 100 + 1 ) + 7
Max. 10 (86)
Score : 80-52
Teaser 2 : FARMFUSE = EARMUFFS
Round 11: A E O T N Y N S L
C1: ETALONS (7)
C2: ATONES (6)
DC: TANNOYS (7)
Other: SYNTONE (7)
Max. 7 (93)
score : 87-52
Round 12: Z A O E A S C S R
C1: ROSACES (7)
C2: ACROSS (6)
DC: COARSE (6)
Other: ROSACEA (7), OSCARS (6), CROZES (6), SEROSA (6)
Max. 7 (100)
score : 94-52
Round 13: O E A T F B N I R
C1: BARITONE (8)
C2: RETAIN (6)
DC: BONFIRE (7), OBTAINER (8)
Other: BARONET (7), BORNITE (7), FAINTER (7)
Max. 8 (108)
Score : 102-52
Round 14: 100 9 9 4 6 10 : Target : 107
C1: 107 : 100 + 6 + ( 9 / 9 )
C2: 107 : 100 + 6 + ( 9 / 9 )
Max. 10 (118)
Score : 112-62
Round 15 (Conundrum) : G O L D E N K E W
C1 buzzes in on 17 seconds and declares ...........
- - s p o i l e r s p a c e - -
- - s p o i l e r s p a c e - -
KNOWLEDGE - The correct answer!!!
Max. 10 (128)
Final Score : 122 - 62
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WINNER STATS
Rounds won : 8
Rounds drawn : 7
Rounds lost : 0
Rounds max scored : 11
% of max scored : 95.3%
Raw Score : 122
% of max (raw score) : 95.3%
LOSER STATS
Rounds won : 0
Rounds drawn : 7
Rounds lost : 8
Rounds max scored : 5
% of max scored : 48.4%
Raw Score : 99
% of max (raw score) : 77.3%
Remember:
To access further round-by-round summaries of recent Countdown shows
listed in date order go to...
http://www.sooreams.com/cd/series.asp?series=58
Written by Dave Coulthurst with "Other" contributions from Jim Bentley
broadcasted at 3:25pm on Friday 1st February 2008
SPOILER SPACE SPOILER SPACE SPOILER SPACE SPOILER SPACE SPOILER SPACE
SPOILER SPACE SPOILER SPACE SPOILER SPACE SPOILER SPACE SPOILER SPACE
C1: Champion : DAVID O'DONNELL (6 wins)
A Political Theory masters graduate from Omagh, County Tyrone
C2: Challenger : IAN BROWNING
A rather cheerful looking grumpy old man and retired engineer
from Colchester
DC: Alison Heard and Richard Digance
KEY:
DC: Dictionary Corner - lexicographer and guest celebrity
DC: under "other" or numbers rounds is me, not dictionary corner.
CV: Carol's solution to the numbers rounds
Other: anything else that is unusual, better or just plain silly.
GS: Generated solution to a numbers round.
Max: in all cases is maximum score, maximum no. of letters can be seen
after the word.
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Round 01: U E A Q T J R I W
Round 02: T R E L I T M E L
Round 03: O E E G L H R I H
Round 04: D N A S E P I M T
Round 05: 100 50 75 25 8 2 : Target : 759
Teaser 1: P L A Y D I S H
: The title of a hen party at sea
Round 06: O E D N M D P A T
Round 07: E O A D N R P S R
Round 08: M T I E G N I U K
Round 09: E A U C F L D E S
Round 10: 100 5 1 5 1 7 : Target : 411
Teaser 2: F A R M F U S E
: Global warming for your head perhaps.
Round 11: A E O T N Y N S L
Round 12: Z A O E A S C R S
Round 13: O E A T F B N I R
Round 14: 100 9 9 4 6 10 : Target : 107
Round 15: (Conundrum) : G O L D E N K E W
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Round 1: U E A Q T J R I W
C1: IRATE (5)
C2: QUART (5)
DC: QUARTE (6)
Other: WAITER (6)
Max. 6 (6)
Score : 5-5
Round 2: T R E L I T M E L
C1: RETITLE (7)
C2: MILLER (6)
DC: TERMITE (7)
Other: EMITTER (7), METIER, MILTER, RELLIE, RETELL, TILLER, TILTER.etc.
Max. 7 (13)
Score : 12-5
Round 3: O E E G L H R I H
C1: HOLIER (6)
C2: HOLIER (6)
DC: HIGHER (6), LOGIER (6)
Other: LOERIE (6), HEIGH, LIEGE, LIGER, OGLER, OILER, ORIEL
Max. 6 (19)
Score : 18-11
Round 4: D N A S E P I M T
C1: SAPIENT (7)
C2: STAINED (7)
DC: MEDIANTS (8)
For 7: DAMPENS, DAMPEST, DESTAIN, DETAINS, IMPENDS, INMATES, INSTEAD,
For 7: MAIDENS, MANTIDS, MEDIANS, MEDINAS, MINDSET, MISDATE, PAINTED,
For 7: PANDITS, PANTIES, PASTIME, PEDANTS, PENTADS, PITMANS, SAINTED,
For 7: SANDPIT, SATINED, SIDEMAN, STAMPED, STIPEND, TANDEMS, TIENDAS
Max. 8 (27)
Score : 25-18
Round 5: 100 50 75 25 8 2 : Target : 759
C1 : 760 : ( 100 - ( ( 75 + 50 ) / 25 ) ) x 8
C2 : 755 : - not explained -
CV : 759 : ( 75 - 2 ) x 8 + 100 + 25 + 50
Max. 10 (37)
Score : 32-18
Teaser 1 : PLAYDISH = LADYSHIP
Round 6: O E D N M D P A T
C1: NOTEPAD (7)
C2: MOANED (6)
DC: TAMPONED (8)
Other: ADOPTED (7), DONATED (7), ODDMENT (7), POMADED (7), TONEPAD (7)
Max. 8 (45)
Score : 39-18
Round 7: E O A D N R P S R
C1: PARDONERS (9)
C2: PARDONERS (9)
For 8: ADORNERS, OPERANDS, PADRONES, PARDNERS, PARDONER
Max. 18 (63)
Score : 57-36
Round 8: M T I E G N I U K
C1: IGNITE (6)
C2: MUTING (6)
DC: MINUTE (6), GUNITE (6)
Other: KITING, KUMITE*, METING, MIKING, MINUET, MUTING, NUTMEG, TIMING
Max. 6 (69)
Score : 63-42
*KUMITE, fighting in martial arts,
*GENUKI, the ancestry website springs into view but you can't have that
Round 9: E A U C F L D E S
C1: DEFACES (7)
C2: DEFUSEs (X)
DC: SECLUDE (7)
Other: DESCALE (7), EASEFUL (7)
Max. 7 (76)
Score : 70-42
Round 10: 100 5 1 5 1 7 : Target : 411
C1: 411 : ( 5 - 1 ) x ( 100 + 1 ) + 7
C2: 411 : ( 5 - 1 ) x ( 100 + 1 ) + 7
Max. 10 (86)
Score : 80-52
Teaser 2 : FARMFUSE = EARMUFFS
Round 11: A E O T N Y N S L
C1: ETALONS (7)
C2: ATONES (6)
DC: TANNOYS (7)
Other: SYNTONE (7)
Max. 7 (93)
score : 87-52
Round 12: Z A O E A S C S R
C1: ROSACES (7)
C2: ACROSS (6)
DC: COARSE (6)
Other: ROSACEA (7), OSCARS (6), CROZES (6), SEROSA (6)
Max. 7 (100)
score : 94-52
Round 13: O E A T F B N I R
C1: BARITONE (8)
C2: RETAIN (6)
DC: BONFIRE (7), OBTAINER (8)
Other: BARONET (7), BORNITE (7), FAINTER (7)
Max. 8 (108)
Score : 102-52
Round 14: 100 9 9 4 6 10 : Target : 107
C1: 107 : 100 + 6 + ( 9 / 9 )
C2: 107 : 100 + 6 + ( 9 / 9 )
Max. 10 (118)
Score : 112-62
Round 15 (Conundrum) : G O L D E N K E W
C1 buzzes in on 17 seconds and declares ...........
- - s p o i l e r s p a c e - -
- - s p o i l e r s p a c e - -
KNOWLEDGE - The correct answer!!!
Max. 10 (128)
Final Score : 122 - 62
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WINNER STATS
Rounds won : 8
Rounds drawn : 7
Rounds lost : 0
Rounds max scored : 11
% of max scored : 95.3%
Raw Score : 122
% of max (raw score) : 95.3%
LOSER STATS
Rounds won : 0
Rounds drawn : 7
Rounds lost : 8
Rounds max scored : 5
% of max scored : 48.4%
Raw Score : 99
% of max (raw score) : 77.3%
Remember:
To access further round-by-round summaries of recent Countdown shows
listed in date order go to...
http://www.sooreams.com/cd/series.asp?series=58
Written by Dave Coulthurst with "Other" contributions from Jim Bentley