c4countdown

Final score:
Ian Volante 49 - 118 Jono

Full recap to appear here tomorrow.

Countdown recap for Wednesday 24th September 2008.

C1: Challenger Ian Volante.
C2: Challenger Jon O'Neill.
Host: Howard Somerset.
Crowd included Martin Gardner, Conor Travers, Charlie Reams, Michael Wallace, Ben Wilson
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N E L E D N O Z M
R02: U U A I R T H G T
R03: S P S E O E G O S
R04: A O A E I R T L C
R05: 100, 8, 10, 1, 4, 5. Target: 919.
TTT:
R06: E U E A I D Y D C
R07: O E I L V F E D W
R08: U I A A O N S M S
R09: M G R K O E E O A
R10: 75, 25, 50, 100, 8, 5. Target: 356.
TTT:
R11: R S T B E O A T I
R12: I I A E E L T R S
R13: L R H M R A I E A
R14: 100, 75, 25, 50, 8, 3. Target: 751.
R15: I N N E R O P A L (conundrum)


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Round 1: N E L E D N O Z M

C1: LEMON (5)
C2: endzone
OT: DOLMEN (6) DONNEE (6)
Score: 5–0 (max 6)

Round 2: U U A I R T H G T

C1: TAUGHT (6)
C2: GUITAR (6)
OT: ARIGHT (6) TIRTHA (6)
Score: 11–6 (max 12)

Round 3: S P S E O E G O S

C1: POSSES (6)
C2: POGOES (6)
OT: GESSOES (7)
Score: 17–12 (max 19)

Round 4: A O A E I R T L C

C1: COITAL (6)
C2: ALEATORIC (18)
Score: 17–30 (max 37)

Round 5: 100, 8, 10, 1, 4, 5. Target: 919.

C1: 919. 100 x (8 + 1) + 10 + 4 + 5 (10)
C2: 919. (8 + 1) x 100 + 10 + 4 + 5 (10)
Score: 27–40 (max 47)

Teatime teaser: ->

Round 6: E U E A I D Y D C

C1: DEDUCE (6)
C2: DECIDUA (7)
OT: DECAYED (7)
Score: 27–47 (max 54)

Round 7: O E I L V F E D W

C1: VEILED (6)
C2: LEVIED (6)
OT: DEFILE (6) FLOWED (6) WOLFED (6) FOILED (6) VIEWED (6) WEEVIL (6)
Score: 33–53 (max 60)

Round 8: U I A A O N S M S

C1: AMASS (5)
C2: ANOSMIA (7)
OT: SUASION (7)
Score: 33–60 (max 67)

Round 9: M G R K O E E O A

C1: GROOM (5)
C2: REMAKE (6)
OT: MOORAGE (7)
Score: 33–66 (max 74)

Round 10: 75, 25, 50, 100, 8, 5. Target: 356.

C1: 355.
C2: 356. (50 - 5) x 8 - 100 / 25 (10)
Score: 33–76 (max 84)

Teatime teaser: ->

Round 11: R S T B E O A T I

C1: BATTERS (7)
C2: BIRETTAS (8)
OT: ABETTORS (8) (Charlie) TOASTIER (8) (Jono)
Score: 33–84 (max 92)

Round 12: I I A E E L T R S

C1: aerielist
C2: REALITIES (18)
Score: 33–102 (max 110)

Round 13: L R H M R A I E A

C1: AERIAL (6)
C2: AERIAL (6)
OT: ALMIRAH (7)
Score: 39–108 (max 117)

Round 14: 100, 75, 25, 50, 8, 3. Target: 751.

C1: 751. 100 x 8 - 50 + (75 / 25 ) / 3 (10)
C2: 751. 8 x 100 + 3 x 25 / 75 - 50 (10)
Score: 49–118 (max 127)

Round 15: I N N E R O P A L

No one buzzes. The answer, spotted by Conor, was NONPAREIL.
Score: 49–118 (max 137)

Wow Jono! If - as I'm assuming from the time of the messages - you played this game second, you've continued the tournament theme of massive improvements in second games... some really awesome spots in there ( ) and you hardly missed anything. Unlucky not to get an even higher score, with the disallowed word and that impossible conundrum...

You're quite right Julian. Makes me glad he played me in his first game, a few minutes before.

Bruised I am, oh well! To the plate...