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Countdown recap for Wednesday 24th September 2008.

C1: Challenger Jon O'Neill.
C2: Challenger Howard Somerset.
Host: Ian Volante
Crowd: Martin Gardner, Michael Raccoon-face

R01: A U A I P M T D M
R02: C T R E E E N S U
R03: E U A O H T T M F
R04: I I E T N Y L C A
R05: 100, 75, 50, 25, 8, 6. Target: 487.

R06: S R S E E E Q O X
R07: A O I I U P R N H
R08: D O B U N E N A T
R09: A E O E I D L D C
R10: 50, 75, 10, 5, 3, 7. Target: 838.

R11: A O E E A R S V M
R12: Z I N R P E O O L
R13: I A E A I T T S G
R14: 25, 75, 1, 10, 10, 4. Target: 625.
R15: D E V I L S E E T (conundrum)


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Round 1: A U A I P M T D M

C1: ADAPT (5)
C2: AUDIT (5)
DC: DAMMIT (6)
Score: 5–5 (max 6)

Round 2: C T R E E E N S U

C1: unerect x
C2: CENTRES (7)
OT: CENSURE (7) TENRECS (7) ENCRUST (7) ENTREES (7) NEUTERS (7) RETUNES (7) TENURES (7) TUREENS (7) SECRETE (7)
Score: 5–12 (max 13)

Round 3: E U A O H T T M F

C1: MOUTH (5)
C2: FATHOM (6)
DC: MUTATE (6) MAHOUT (6)
Score: 5–18 (max 19)

Round 4: I I E T N Y L C A

C1: CLIENT (6)
C2: CLIENT (6)
OT: CILIATE (7) LAICITY (7) LATENCY (7)
Score: 11–24 (max 26)

Round 5: 100, 75, 50, 25, 8, 6. Target: 487.

C1: 488. Mistake in working.
C2: 485. 75 * 6 + 25 + 8 + 100 / 50 (7)
CV: 487. (100 / 50 + 75) * 6 + 25 (10)
Score: 11–31 (max 36)


Round 6: S R S E E E Q O X

C1: SEERS (5)
C2: SORES (5)
DC: SEXERS (6)
Score: 16–36 (max 42)

Round 7: A O I I U P R N H

C1: HAIRPIN (7)
C2: APRON (5)
Score: 23–36 (max 49)

Round 8: D O B U N E N A T

C1: UNATONED (8)
C2: ABOUND (6)
DC: NANOTUBE (8)
Score: 31–36 (max 57)

Round 9: A E O E I D L D C

C1: LOADED (6)
C2: COILED (6)
OT: CLADODE (7)
Score: 37–42 (max 64)

Round 10: 50, 75, 10, 5, 3, 7. Target: 838.

C1: 835. Mistake in working.
C2: 843. 75 * 10 + (5 - 3) * 50 - 7 (7)
CV: 838. (10)
Score: 37–49 (max 74)


Round 11: A O E E A R S V M

C1: REMOVES (7)
C2: REMOVES (7)
OT: OVERSEA (7) SAMOVAR (7)
Score: 44–56 (max 81)

Round 12: Z I N R P E O O L

C1: LOOPIER (7)
C2: LOOPIER (7)
OT: EPIZOON (7) LOONIER (7) PROLINE (7) PROZONE (7)
Score: 51–63 (max 88)

Round 13: I A E A I T T S G

C1: AGITATES (8)
C2: GATES (5)
OT: TAGATIES (8)
Score: 59–63 (max 96)

Round 14: 25, 75, 1, 10, 10, 4. Target: 625.

C1: 625. 25 * 75 / (4 - 1) (10)
C2: 625. 25 * 75 / (4 - 1) (10)
Score: 69–73 (max 106)

Round 15: D E V I L S E E T

No one buzzes. The answer was TELEVISED.
Score: 69–73 (max 116)

Well done Howard, good scalp for you.

Rich Priest wrote:Well done Howard, good scalp for you.

Nice one Howard - and who was it was saying they were good at numbers? Pah

Wow, close game - well done Howard

Rich Priest wrote:Well done Howard, good scalp for you.

Can a ginger scalp ever be good?

I am so proud of you Howard - just because there is frost on the windows it doesn't mean the boiler has gone out

Chris Corby wrote:I am so proud of you Howard - just because there is frost on the windows it doesn't mean the boiler has gone out