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Countdown recap for Friday 26th September 2008

In the event of any typos, omissions or misspellings of obscure terms don't E-Mail me on diabolusdc *at* hotmail *dot* com because it's way more fun to point it out in the public domain, cast in bronze for all posteriority.


C1: Champion : JUNAID MUBEEN (4 wins)
C2: challenger : TONY McCREADIE

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

R01: N E F R I E D S B
R02: L I J A T O A D S
R03: T L D O E A H G S
R04: I L M E I S E N X
R05: 5 6 10 6 9 4. Target: 776.
TTT: BENTOVER - "It's not allowed, particularly in Germany."
R06: O G I N C M O E W
R07: P R Z O I O E R N
R08: S D A E T U P D O
R09: S L Y P A E A O T
R10: 25 50 5 7 9 3. Target: 356.
TTT: FLABRISE - "They don't have wings and are often legless."
R11: B R C S E I A R D
R12: N E S T P A E M R
R13: Q T V S O E I T F
R14: 50 75 9 3 7 3. Target: 533.
R15: R A T E D E G G S (conundrum)

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R01: N E F R I E D S B

C1: BEFRIENDS (9) - writes down BEFRIENDS then sits there for 28 seconds.
C2: BEFRIENDS (9) - writes down BEFRIENDS then sits there for 28 seconds.
DC: BEFRIENDS (9) - possibly the most obvious 9er since Noels Gotcha!
OT: DEBRIEFS (8), INBREEDS (8), DEFINERS (8)
Score: 18-18 (max 18)


R02: L I J A T O A D S

C1: TOADS (5)
C2: JAILS (5)
DC: SOLATIA (7)
OT: DALASI (6), DISTAL (6), LOADSA (6), STADIA (6), STOLID (6)
Score: 23-23 (max 25)


R03: T L D O E A H G S

C1: logheads (x)
C2: LOATHED (7)
DC: GLOATED (7), GHOSTED (7),
OT: DOTAGES (7), HOSTAGE (MK, 7), LEGATOS (7), SHOALED (7), LOATHES (7)
Score: 23-30 (max 32)


R04: I L M E I S E N X

C1: SENILE (6) - no reference to anyone in the studio, haha.
C2: EXILES (6)
OT: MIELIES (7), MINXES (6), NIXIES (6), SIMILE (6)
Score: 29-36 (max 39)


R05: 5 6 10 6 9 4. Target: 776.

C1: 775. 10 * 6 * ( 9 + 4 ) - 5 = (7)
C2: -X-. nothing declared. = (X)
CV: 776. ( ( 9 + 5 ) * 6 - 6 ) * 10 - 4 = (10)
DC: 776. ( ( ( 9 + 6 ) * 10 ) + 4 ) * 5 + 6 = (10)
PM: 776. ( ( ( 9 + 6 + 5 ) * 10 ) - 6 ) * 4
Score: 36-36 (max 49)


BENTOVER -> VERBOTEN

German, ( now valid English ) forbidden, especially by an authority


R06: O G I N C M O E W

C1: meowing (X) - US variant is not allowed.
C2: WOOING (6)
DC: GENOMIC (7)
OT: COWMEN (6), GNOMIC (6), INCOME (6), NOOGIE (6), WIGEON (6), 6 more *ING words(6).
Score: 36-42 (max 56)


R07: P R Z O I O E R N

C1: POORER (6)
C2: PRONER (6)
OT: EPIZOON (7), PROZONE (KB, 7)
Score: 42-48 (max 63)


R08: S D A E T U P D O

C1: UPDATES (7)
C2: PAUSED (6)
DC: SPOUTED (7)
OT: ADOPTED (7), STEPDAD (7), UPDATED (7)
Score: 49-48 (max 70)


R09: S L Y P A E A O T

C1: PALATES (7)
C2: PETALS (6)
DC: APOSTLE (7), TEAPOYS (7)
OT: PELOTAS (7)
Score: 56-48 (max 77)


R10: 25 50 5 7 9 3. Target: 356.

C1: 356. ( 50 * 7 ) + 9 - 3 = (10)
C2: 356. ( 50 * 7 ) + 9 - 3 = (10)
Score: 66-58 (max 87)


FLABRISE -> BARFLIES


R11: B R C S E I A R D

C1: CARRIED (7)
C2: BRACERS (7)
DC: ASCRIBED (8), SIDECAR (7), CARDIES (7)
OT: CARBIDES (8), SEABIRD (7), another 16 sevens.
Score: 73-65 (max 95)


R12: N E S T P A E M R

C1: PARENTS (7)
C2: STAMPER (7)
DC: TREPANS (7)
OT: PENTAMERS (BP, 9), PETERMAN (8), PENTAMER (8), SPEARMEN (8)
Score: 80-72 (max 113)


R13: Q T V S O E I T F

C1: SOVIET (6)
C2: stovie (x) - misdeclared as a 7 anyway.
OT: SOFTIE (6), FIVES (5), FOIST (5), STOVE (5), TIEFS (5), TOFTS (5), TOTES (5), VOTES (5)
Score: 86-72 (max 119)


R14: 50 75 9 3 7 3. Target: 533

C1: 533. ( 7 * 75 ) + 9 - ( 3 / 3 ) = (10)
C2: 527. not explained = (5)
DC: 533. ( 50 * 9 ) + 75 + 7 + ( 3 / 3 ) = (10)
Score: 96-72 (max 129)


R15: CONUNDRUM

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C2 separates himself from the correct answer on 2.5 seconds, SEGREGATED is not the correct answer.

C1 doesn't move unsteadily, waver or hesitate, but he does quite astonish himself on 7 seconds. STAGGERED is the correct answer.


Final Score: 106-72 (max 139)


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Further summaries are at:
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DaveC wrote: R04: I L M E I S E N X

C1: SENILE (6) - no reference to anyone in the studio, haha.
C2: EXILES (6)
OT: MEILIES (7), MINXES (6), NIXIES (6), SIMILE (6)
Score: 29-36 (max 39)

The winner is spelt MIELIES. You had me worried then Dave, I thought I'd have to unlearn it.

DaveC wrote:
R11: B R C S E I A R D

C1: CARRIED (7)
C2: BRACERS (7)
DC: ESCRIBED (8), SIDECAR (7), CARDIES (7)
OT: CARBIDES (8), SEABIRD (7), another 16 sevens.
Score: 73-65 (max 95)

DC's 8 should be ASCRIBED. Thanks for the review.

Charlie Reams wrote:

DaveC wrote:In the event of any errors or omissions E-Mail me on diabolusdc *at* hotmail *dot* com

I didn't see that and couldn't be arsed to be honest with you. Had you used Charlie's recap writer, those errors would never have come about anyway.

I'll have fucked off in a few weeks anyway, not my concern then.
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Top line edited in accordance with general consensus of opinion.
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My methods are perhaps not the most efficient, but they are my methods for my reasons.
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The new version of Charlie's recap writer is a neat little tool in the present version and is most agreeable, though I do hope it does not inadvertantly encourage the user to not edit the text once done in order to add their own particular flavour. Some people find that meaningful...

I do like to credit people with what they find with initials and including numbers alternatives, I think it is the most respectful thing to do. I have been quite enjoying my little game with the conundrum declarations too. Because I can be arsed.

The review in all it's glory exists as a backup text file, so if this thread vanishes any times soon, suits me.

DC

I like the little conundrum bits you do and may carry them on myself in Tuesday Recap Land (admission free to under 5s)

DaveC wrote:The review in all it's glory exists as a backup text file, so if this thread vanishes any times soon, suits me.

Don't think the Recap Writer would've caught this one.

I almost feel like I'm arguing against myself (starting to wonder about my own sanity) I have explored the review writer somewhat, what it does and doesn't do. It does pick up the use of more than one of a letter that exists only once in the selection, so Escribed does get picked up. Also of course the dictionary linked "find words" thing doesn't make typos. So both my minor errors would have been spotted.

It would appear that it doesn't check capitalised entries by DC or either contestant against the dictionary, so a typing transposition in C1, C2 or DC would not be spotted in the current version. A possible development for a future version, I suspect it requires no further technical achievement beyond what it already does.

Many of the numbers rounds I pass into Excel as a checking method, so perhaps passing the text through a decent spellchecker at the end, would be a worthy addition to the process (as in doing it myself, copy, paste) I shall explore that.

DC

DaveC wrote:It would appear that it doesn't check capitalised entries by DC or either contestant against the dictionary, so a typing transposition in C1, C2 or DC would not be spotted in the current version. A possible development for a future version, I suspect it requires no further technical achievement beyond what it already does.

I've been meaning to do this for a while. Maybe I should finally get on with it.

Why was SENILE disallowed? And it says Dc got 776. I doubt that.

Kai Laddiman wrote:Why was SENILE disallowed?

Who says it was disallowed?

And it says Dc got 776. I doubt that.

Dave Coulthurst wrote:DC: Appearing in numbers rounds is my solution.

Charlie Reams wrote:

Kai Laddiman wrote:Why was SENILE disallowed?

Who says it was disallowed?

And it says Dc got 776. I doubt that.

Dave Coulthurst wrote:DC: Appearing in numbers rounds is my solution.

Waaah! I have the observational skills of a doormat.