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Episode C0825
From Countdown
Episode C0825 was played online on MSN Messenger on 15 July 2008 as part of COOT 08.
Howard Somerset played Dinos Sfyris, with Dinos Sfyris winning 98 – 57. The host was Karen Pearson, and the audience included Charlie Reams and Matthew Green.
NOTE 1: The first teatime teaser was illegal as it is a US spelling.
NOTE 2: The conundrum had two valid solutions: ESTIMATED and MEDITATES.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Howard Somerset | Score | Dinos Sfyris | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | TLIETUNMA | MUTILATE | 8 – 8 | ULTIMATE | 8 | |
2 | LOBAROSID | BOARDS | 14 – 14 | ISOBAR | DIABOLOS | 16 |
3 | FCAIVATER | CRAFT | 14 – 20 | AVIATE | AVARICE*, CAVIARE*, FACTIVE*, VARIATE* | 23 |
4 | BENEROTSI | BONIEST | 21 – 27 | BONIEST | BETONIES*, SEROTINE* | 31 |
5 | 100 25 50 7 3 6 → 811 | 809 ☓ | 21 – 34 | 814
(100 + 6) × 7 + 50 + 25 − 3 |
KP: 810 Best: 811 = (100 + 25 + 3) × 6 + 50 − 7 |
41 |
TTT | STRONGEE | A weak man. | ESTROGEN | |||
6 | PAGONECSZ | PONCES | 27 – 40 | SPONGE | CANOES*, CAPONS*, CONGAS*, CONGES*, COZENS*, GASCON*, GENOAS*, OCEANS*, PAEONS*, PECANS*, PENGOS*, PONGAS*, SCAZON*, SCOPAE*, SOCAGE* | 47 |
7 | OHDAMPIFE | HOMED | 27 – 46 | POMADE | MOPHEAD* | 54 |
8 | RODALEWGN | WRANGLED | 35 – 46 | DOWAGER | 62 | |
9 | OSSUXRAME | AMUSES | 35 – 53 | MASSEUR | MESOSAUR* | 70 |
10 | 25 7 5 4 6 8 → 762 | 762
5 × 6 × 25 + 8 + 4 |
45 – 63 | 762
5 × 6 × 25 + 8 + 4 |
|
80 |
TTT | NICEZITS | Blue Mancunians. | CITIZENS | |||
11 | NLIEISNKN | senile ☓ | 45 – 69 | LINENS | NINNIES* | 87 |
12 | DARENOTFW | FRONTED | 52 – 76 | FRONTED | DANEWORT*, DOWNRATE*, FOREDAWN* | 95 |
13 | TCOOTARAQ | TRACT | 57 – 81 | AORTA | COTTAR*, TOTARA* | 101 |
14 | 75 100 25 2 10 7 → 369 | 365 | 57 – 88 | 370
(100 + 75 + 10) × 2 |
KP: 369 = (7 − 2) × 75 − (10 − 100 ÷ 25) |
111 |
15 | TIMEDSEAT | 57 – 98 | ESTIMATED
(1 second) |
121 |