c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 1 June 2011.

C1: Champion Adam Gillard (9 wins, 1020 points.)
C2: Champion Andy McGurn (9 wins, 791 points or 801 including the tiebreak conundrum.)
DC: Susie Dent and Gregg Wallace.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D I R E M O S A M
R02: E A I C P S C E R
R03: S I L E S I B P S
R04: E U I R G D L O A
R05: 4, 5, 9, 5, 10, 8. Target: 603.
TTT: ASKTRIPE - "It's the coldest day of the year, says Michael"
R06: O E I V R B W A K
R07: C I N O G E R T T
R08: E U E R T N P I E
R09: N O L A T U N O I
R10: 50, 25, 1, 2, 5, 7. Target: 766.
TTT: TAPFLIES - "There are flies on tap in these sort of places"
R11: T E X A J E N M A
R12: D T N M U A E D F
R13: D A W O S I R F N
R14: 75, 50, 25, 10, 9, 8. Target: 575.
R15: O N W A R D I G O (conundrum)


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Round 1: D I R E M O S A M

C1: DREAMS (6)
C2: ADMIRES (7)
DC: MERMAIDS (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Andy takes points straightaway, and DC get the darren.

Round 2: E A I C P S C E R

C1: PRECISE (7)
C2: PRECISE (7)
DC: IPECACS (7) CAPRICES (8)
OT: PECCARIES (18)
Score: 7–14 (max 26)

Adam chickens CAPRICES, but still scores. A 9 is missed, though

Round 3: S I L E S I B P S

C1: PISSES (6) (bleeped)
C2: SLIPS (5)
DC: BLISSES (7)
Score: 13–14 (max 33)

And Adam's bleeped word makes him nearly catch up.

Round 4: E U I R G D L O A

C1: DIALOGUE (8)
C2: GLORIED (7)
Score: 21–14 (max 41)

The fourth consecuetive darrenic round, but the first time one of the contestants got it.

Round 5: 4, 5, 9, 5, 10, 8. Target: 603.

C1: 603. ((9*8)-5)*(10-(5-4)) (10)
C2: 600.
Score: 31–14 (max 51)

Both didn't write them down.

Teatime teaser: ASKTRIPE -> PARKIEST

Round 6: O E I V R B W A K

C1: WAVIER (6)
C2: WAIVER (6)
DC: OAKIER (6)
OT: KOWARI (6)
Score: 37–20 (max 57)

Both get the max.

Round 7: C I N O G E R T T

C1: CONTRITE (8)
C2: CONTRITE (8)
DC: GERONTIC (8)
OT: CORNETTI (8)
Score: 45–28 (max 65)

Round 8: E U E R T N P I E

C1: RETINUE (7)
C2: PUNTER (6)
DC: REUNITE (7) RETINUE (7)
OT: PERENTIE (8)
Score: 52–28 (max 73)

Another missed darren.

Round 9: N O L A T U N O I

C1: LUNATION (8)
C2: ANOINT (6)
DC: NOTIONAL (8)
Score: 60–28 (max 81)

Adam gets the max again.

OoW: Being given the gyp.

Round 10: 50, 25, 1, 2, 5, 7. Target: 766.

C1: 765. (25-(2*5))*(50+1) (7)
C2: 767. Mistake in working (I think 2 times 7 is 14... no, I haven’t got it.)
RR: 766. ((((50+25)*5)+7)+1)*2 (10)
Score: 67–28 (max 91)

Teatime teaser: TAPFLIES -> FLEAPITS

Round 11: T E X A J E N M A

C1: EMANATE (7)
C2: EMANATE (7)
DC: AXEMAN (6) MANATEE (7)
OT: ENEMATA (7)
Score: 74–35 (max 98)

Round 12: D T N M U A E D F

C1: UNTAMED (7)
C2: fumated
DC: DAUNTED (7)
OT: UNDATED (7)
Score: 81–35 (max 105)

The only disallowed word this game, it's game over for Andy.

Round 13: D A W O S I R F N

C1: INSOFAR (7)
C2: INSOFAR (7)
DC: INWARDS (7)
OT: INFOWARS (8)
Score: 88–42 (max 113)

Round 14: 75, 50, 25, 10, 9, 8. Target: 575.

C1: 575. (50*10)+75 (10)
C2: 575. (50*10)+75 (10)
Score: 98–52 (max 123)

Andy goes for 3 large as it's the only one he hadn't faced on the show so far.

Round 15: O N W A R D I G O

C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say WOODGRAIN which is correct.
Final Score: 108–52 (max 133)

Adam goes into the final, against either Edward McCullagh or Mary Adie, who will battle it out tomorrow.

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=64

DC had OAKIER in Round 6.
Where did Adam get the 10 from in Round 10?
3 seconds, methinks.

Thomas Carey wrote:(And yes, I know this recap is terrible)

Didn't think it was that bad, Thomas! Just for the record, Andy's total should probably be 791, as points from tie-breaks aren't normally included.

Thomas Carey wrote:Round 5: 4, 5, 9, 5, 10, 8. Target: 603.

C1: 603. ((9*8)-5)*(10-1) (10)
C2: 600.
Score: 31–14 (max 51)

Shouldn't that be a (5 - 4), as there is no 1

Nice to be back, although I'm still catching up, as I've only just watched this one

Thomas Carey wrote: Round 5: 4, 5, 9, 5, 10, 8. Target: 603.

C1: 603. ((9*8)-5)*(10-(5-4)) (10)

Only just realised I could have got 9 from (5+4) rather than (10-(5-4))