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Countdown recap for Friday 19th September 2008

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C1: Champion : SARAH KNAPPER (1 win)*
C2: challenger : JULIE REES

* A knapper is a person who shapes flint and other stone substances, usually by bashing it with a hammer or similar object. The word knapsack came about as being the bag knappers put their items in. Now I'm doing an "origins of words" spot too.

DC: Susie Dent and Andrew Sachs
CV: Carol Vorderman
OT: Other words or solutions.
DC: Appearing in numbers rounds is my solution.
GS: Generated solution (numbers round)

R01: H S S D O A R O E
R02: J L N O E I T N E
R03: T C Y Q A I O D M
R04: W X T E O A S R E
R05: 25 1 8 4 9 5. Target: 510.
TTT: DANSTIPS - "Where the kids might play at the olympics."
R06: N L V I O E L R O
R07: P F S L I E I O G
R08: N P T I A I G T C
R09: N M D L E A U M R
R10: 25 10 10 4 2 1. Target: 702.
TTT: HERCARES - "Is he on the lookout for something to sew with?"
R11: N Z R T R E I U S
R12: P D T I A O T F E
R13: R S R B E O A G D
R14: 100 7 9 8 7 6. Target: 148.
R15: S W A N F L E S H (conundrum)

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R01: H S S D O A R O E

C1: SHORED (6)
C2: hooders (x)
DC: SHADERS (7), HOARDS (6)
OT: DASHERS (JB, 7), many 6's
Score: 6-0 (max 7)


R02: J L N O E I T N E

C1: elione (x)
C2: JOINT (5)
DC: LENIENT (7), LEONINE (7), JENNET (6)
OT: ENJOIN (6), INTONE (6), LENITE (6), LINNET (6), NIENTE (6), ONLINE (6)
Score: 6-5 (max 14)


R03: T C Y Q A I O D M

C1: TOADY (5)
C2: TOADY (5) *
DC: DACOITY (7).. and DACOIT (6) obviously.
OT: ATOMIC (6), COMITY (6), DAIMYO (6), DIATOM (6), MYOTIC (6)
Score: 11-10 (max 21)

* TOADY considered risky. Why not just switch D and A for TODAY (5)?


R04: W X T E O A S R E

C1: TOWERS (6)
C2: SWEATER (7)
DC: EXTRA (6), TAXERS (6)
OT: ROSEATE (7), many more 6's
Score: 11-17 (max 28)


R05: 25 1 8 4 9 5. Target: 510.

C1: 510. 4 * 5 * 25 + 9 + 1 = (10)
C2: 510. 4 * 5 * 25 + 9 + 1 = (10)
CR: 510. ( 25 + 5 ) * ( 9 + 8 ) = (10)
Score: 21-27 (max 38)


DANSTIPS -> SANDPITS


R06: N L V I O E L R O

C1: LOONIER (7)
C2: LONER (5)
DC: ORIOLE (6)
OT: LOVELORN (8), VIOLONE (7)
Score: 28-27 (max 46)


R07: P F S L I E I O G

C1: FLOPS (5)
C2: FLIPS (5)
DC: GOSPEL (6), FOGIES (6)
OT: PILOSE (6), POLEIS (6)
Score: 33-32 (max 52)


R08: N P T I A I G T C

C1: PATTING (7)
C2: PATTING (7)
DC: TITANIC (7)
OT: CATTING (7), PITTING (7)
Score: 40-39 (max 59)


R09: N M D L E A U M R

C1: murder (x) - two R's required.
C2: LAUNDER (7)
DC: UNARMED (7), NUMERAL (7)
OT: DURAMEN (7), LURDANE (7), MANDREL (7), MANURED (7), MAUNDER (7)
Score: 40-46 (max 66)


R10: 25 10 10 4 2 1. Target: 702.

C1: 700. ( 4 + 2 + 1 ) + 10 + 10 = (7)
C2: 700. ( 4 + 2 + 1 ) + 10 + 10 = (7)
CV: 702. ( ( ( 10 + 4 ) * 25 ) + 1 ) * 2 = (10)
DC: 702. ( ( ( 25 + 10 ) * 10 ) + 1 ) * 2 = (10)
Score: 47-53 (max 76)


HERCARES -> SEARCHER *


R11: N Z R T R E I U S

C1: UNREST (6)
C2: UNITES (6)
DC: INSURER (7), RETURNS (7), RUSTIER (7), RERUNS (6)
OT: NUTSIER (7), RUNTIER (7), TURNERS (7)
Score: 53-59 (max 83)


R12: P D T I A O T F E

C1: POTTED (6)
C2: PATTED (6)
DC: OPIATED (7), TIPTOED (7)
NOT: patioed (x) or pottied (x)
Score: 59-65 (max 90)


R13: R S R B E O A G D

C1: BORAGES (7)
C2: BADGERS (7)
DC: BOARDERS (8)
OT: REBOARDS (8)
Score: 66-72 (max 98)


R14: 100 7 9 8 7 6. Target: 148

C1: 148. 8 * 6 + 100 = (10)
C2: 148. 8 * 6 + 100 = (10)
GS: 148. ( ( ( 9 * 8 ) * ( 7 + 6 ) ) + 100 ) / 7 = (10) *
Score: 76-82 (max 108)

* I wonder did Jon O'Neill do it this way?


R15: CRUCIAL CONUNDRUM

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Neither contestant buzzes in during 30 seconds.

An audience member interrupts proceedings with an important announcement... NEWSFLASH is the correct answer.


Final Score: 76-82 (max 118)


Todays game yielded no 9's and only three 8's throughout all 11 letters games. Somewhat unusual I think.

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Further summaries are at:
http://www.sooreams.com/cd/series.asp?series=59

I can only see 2 8's??

There are only 2 rounds with 8s but 3 8s altogether: LOVELORN, BOARDERS and REBOARDS.

I got LANDER instead of LAUNDER, which is annoying. At least I beat them with TIPTOED and DACOIT (although I'll have to remember DACOITY}