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Countdown recap for Monday 6 October 2008.

C1: Champion Kai Laddiman (2 wins, 188 points.)
C2: Challenger Bill Franklin, a taxi driver from Market Harborough, a Richard Hillman lookalike, whose ambition is to get his hands on more Des O'Connor records than anyone else.
DC: Susie Dent and Barry Cryer.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G E A N R S O Z D
R02: D G L E M I N S A
R03: V S E O T M T U D
R04: R E G T C I R E N
R05: 100, 25, 4, 7, 5, 8. Target: 473.
TTT: DAMNRAIN - "Its beauty is definitely skin deep."
R06: H D J L A E O T D
R07: L U I B F F O N T
R08: W P T M E A E H O
R09: R L C A E I L S N
R10: 25, 75, 2, 6, 1, 5. Target: 346.
TTT: SEESWIRL - "This radio doesn't need any cables."
R11: R E I S C D A X R
R12: P Q S R P O E T I
R13: N S P E A Y A N S
R14: 50, 75, 4, 9, 1, 7. Target: 557.
R15: L O R N A S B U M (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: G E A N R S O Z D

C1: DANGERS (7)
C2: ORANGES (7)
DC: GANDERS (7)
OT: GARDENS (7) DRAGONS (7) GROANED (7) ONAGERS (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: D G L E M I N S A

C1: MINGLED (7)
C2: MINGLED (7)
DC: DEALINGS (8) MALIGNED (8)
OT: DEALIGNS (8) (Kirk)
Score: 14–14 (max 15)

Round 3: V S E O T M T U D

C1: UTMOST (6)
C2: UTMOST (6)
DC: DUVETS (6) OUSTED (6) TOTEMS (6)
OT: SMUTTED (7) (Kirk) TESTUDO (7) (David O'D)
Score: 20–20 (max 22)

Round 4: R E G T C I R E N

C1: ERECTING (8)
C2: ERRING (6)
DC: GENERIC (7) INTEGER (7)
Score: 28–20 (max 30)

Round 5: 100, 25, 4, 7, 5, 8. Target: 473.

C1: 473. 100 x 5 - 25 - 8/4 (10)
C2: 475.
Score: 38–20 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: DAMNRAIN -> MANDARIN

Round 6: H D J L A E O T D

C1: HOTEL (5)
C2: TODDLE (6)
DC: LOATHED (7)
Score: 38–26 (max 47)

Round 7: L U I B F F O N T

C1: UNBOLT (6)
C2: BOFFIN (6)
DC: FLINT (5) UNFIT (5)
OT: BOTULIN (7)
Score: 44–32 (max 54)

Round 8: W P T M E A E H O

C1: WHEAT (5)
C2: HOPE (4)
DC: TEAM
OT: APOTHEM (7)
Score: 49–32 (max 61)

Round 9: R L C A E I L S N

C1: CALLERS (7)
C2: classier
DC: CARLINES (8)
Score: 56–32 (max 69)

Round 10: 25, 75, 2, 6, 1, 5. Target: 346.

C1: 345.
C2: 346. (75 - 6) x 5 + 1 (10)
Score: 56–42 (max 79)

Teatime teaser: SEESWIRL -> WIRELESS

Round 11: R E I S C D A X R

C1: SCARRED (7)
C2: CARRIED (7)
DC: SIDECAR (7) CARDIES (7) SCARIER (7)
OT: CARDERS (7) RADICES (7) CARRIES (7) RAIDERS (7)
Score: 63–49 (max 86)

Round 12: P Q S R P O E T I

C1: STOPPER (7)
C2: TOPPERS (7)
DC: RIPOSTE (7) ROPIEST (7)
OT: POPSTER (7) RIPSTOP (7) SOPPIER (7) TIPPERS (7) TOPPIES (7)
Score: 70–56 (max 93)

Round 13: N S P E A Y A N S

C1: PANSY (5)
C2: PANES (5)
DC: ASPENS (6) PAEANS (6) PAYSANS (7)
OT: SYNAPSE (7) (Dave C)
Score: 75–61 (max 100)

Round 14: 50, 75, 4, 9, 1, 7. Target: 557.

C1: 557. 75 x 7 + (9 - 1) x 4 (10)
C2: -
Score: 85–61 (max 110)

Round 15: L O R N A S B U M

C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say SUBNORMAL which is correct.
Score: 95–61 (max 120)

This win sees Kai break into the seeding table at number 8. Barring a dramatic lack of form, Kai should rise to number 4 seed in his next programme, win or lose.


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=59

I thought this conundrum spot was fairly awesome.

David O'Donnell wrote:I thought this conundrum spot was fairly awesome.

We already did this on the spoilers thread.

It was all over so quickly though, that I hadn't actually noticed the scramble until now. Anna Southgate would have been in pieces

Have to admire Kai - for an 11 year old not to giggle when he saw the conundrum 'Lornas Bum' and instead buzz in with the correct answer in about two seconds is astounding. Also, just a hint of a smirk when he declared 'erecting' . He has missed what you would think were one or two obvious words in other days so with just the minor of tweaks he could become one of Countdown's greats - perhaps he is on a year or so too soon? He is certainly the most exciting young player since Conor and is getting the programme some welcome newspaper publicity.
And well done to Howard for the quality of the recap.....