Countdown recap for Friday 27 June 2003

[Martin Gardner]

Countdown recap for Friday 27 June 2003.

C1: Champion John Davies (10 wins, 964 points.)
C2: Champion David Wilson (7 wins, 773 points.)
DC: Susie Dent and Geoffrey Durham.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: H A S E P T A X E
R02: N S C O U O L N B
R03: S D R U T F E I R
R04: L M Z O E I F A D
R05: 25, 75, 100, 10, 6, 2. Target: 182.
TTT:
R06: R G N E I E C I S
R07: T L Y E A J O T I
R08: M S P O E I T N M
R09: T P C U A T O R E
R10: 25, 10, 5, 6, 3, 10. Target: 338.
TTT:
R11: M L U D O A R L I
R12: W R D A E O K N L
R13: G A H S O E N D S
R14: 75, 5, 10, 4, 9, 2. Target: 175.
R15: T I N E Y M I N D (conundrum)


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Round 1: H A S E P T A X E

C1: PHASE (5)
C2: EXPATS (6)
OT: APEXES (6) EXEATS (6) PESETA (6) SPATHE (6)
Score: 0–6 (max 6)

Round 2: N S C O U O L N B

C1: COLONS (6)
C2: COLONS (6)
DC: BLOUSON (7)
OT: COLOBUS (7)
Score: 6–12 (max 13)

Round 3: S D R U T F E I R

C1: FURRIEST (8)
C2: FRUITED (7)
OT: DRIFTERS (8) FRUITERS (8) STURDIER (8)
Score: 14–12 (max 21)

Round 4: L M Z O E I F A D

C1: FLAMED (6)
C2: diazole
OT: AFIELD (6) FAILED (6) EIDOLA (6) FILMED (6) FOALED (6) LOAFED (6) FOAMED (6) FOILED (6) MAILED (6) MEDIAL (6) MOILED (6)
Score: 20–12 (max 27)

DIAZOLE is ok for Scrabble, but not ok here

Round 5: 25, 75, 100, 10, 6, 2. Target: 182.

C1: 182. (10)
C2: 181.
Score: 30–12 (max 37)

Teatime teaser: ->

Round 6: R G N E I E C I S

C1: CRINGES (7)
C2: CRINGES (7)
DC: GREISEN (7)
Score: 37–19 (max 44)

Round 7: T L Y E A J O T I

C1: TOILET (6)
C2: LAITY (5)
Score: 43–19 (max 50)

Round 8: M S P O E I T N M

C1: PIMENTOS (8)
C2: PIMENTOS (8)
DC: NEPOTISM (8)
Score: 51–27 (max 58)

A final I would give PIMIENTOS

Round 9: T P C U A T O R E

C1: CAPTURE (7)
C2: CAPTURE (7)
OT: OUTPACE (7) OUTRACE (7) PROTECT (7)
Score: 58–34 (max 65)

Round 10: 25, 10, 5, 6, 3, 10. Target: 338.

C1: 338. (10)
C2: 336.
Score: 68–34 (max 75)

Teatime teaser: ->

Round 11: M L U D O A R L I

C1: MODULAR (7)
C2: MODULAR (7)
OT: ALLODIUM (8)
Score: 75–41 (max 83)

Round 12: W R D A E O K N L

C1: wrankle
C2: RANKLED (7)
Score: 75–48 (max 90)

Round 13: G A H S O E N D S

C1: DOSAGES (7)
C2: sondage
DC: SANDSHOE (8)
OT: SANDHOGS (8)
Score: 82–48 (max 98)

SONDAGE is also valid in Scrabble, it's the French word for "survey" and it comes from the verb SONDER (to sound out, as it were)

Round 14: 75, 5, 10, 4, 9, 2. Target: 175.

C1: 175. 10*5*2+75 (10)
C2: 175. 10*5*2+75 (10)
Score: 92–58 (max 108)

Round 15: T I N E Y M I N D

C1 buzzes on 13.5 seconds to say INDEMNITY which is correct.
Score: 102–58 (max 118)

A bit of a mess for David Wilson who'd scored 115 out of a possible 120 just a day earlier. I think he was the more nervous of the two, it's such a mental game it's very difficult to play if you're not feeling right in your head which is why I think that Scrabble players that have competed in national and world championships like Stewart Holden do well at Countdown. Just to say that this is the last recap of Series 49.

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=49