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This is a list of [[Martin Gardner]]'s [[Countdown]] games at the [[Edinburgh Countdown Club]] and [[COLIN 2005]]. This page is not really considered an article as its relevance to televised Countdown in tenuous. Instead it's a user sub-page and is part of [[User:Mglovesfun]].

==Edinburgh Countdown Club, 2004==

Games were sorted only by points and not by wins. Therefore I know despite winning three games out of four I finished in the bottom half, as I got a beating from [[Melanie Beaumont]] in my final game, which was all that stood between me and four wins out of four.

===Games 1 and 2===

I don't seem to have a record of these games anymore. All I know is that I played two Edinburgh locals and won both games.

===Game 3===

[[Jenny Haldane]] played [[Martin Gardner]] with Martin Gardner winning 50-46. The lexicographer was [[Melanie Beaumont]].

{{Rounds-start|Jenny Haldane|Martin Gardner}}
{{R-letters  |1 |VPBIAUCCG|PUBIC    |PUBIC    |CUBIC|5|5|5}}
{{R-letters  |2 |STVUIIENP|PUNITIVE |PUNIEST  ||13|5|13}}
{{R-letters  |3 |TKQIEASFT|FATTIES  |FATTIES  ||20|12|20}}
{{R-numbers  |4 | 100|2|1|3|8|5| 765
|765|sol1=
|765|sol2=
|30|22|30}}
{{R-letters  |5 |RSLIUIAZY|AIRILY   |RAILS    ||36|22|36}}
{{R-letters  |6 |RSNAEIOCL|LANCERS  |CENSORIAL|LONICERAS|36|40|54}}
{{R-letters  |7 |TSTAAEHHL|sheathe &#9747;|healths &#9747;|STEALTH|36|40|61}}
{{R-numbers  |8| 4|3|2|10|10|7| 340
|340|sol1=
|340|sol2=
|46|50|71}}
{{R-conundrum|9|DATEGRAIN|c2time=6|c2sol=denigrate ☓|sol=TRAGEDIAN|46|50|81}}
{{Rounds-end}}

===Game 4===

[[Martin Gardner]] played [[Melanie Beaumont]] with Melanie Beaumont winning 67 - 33. The lexicographer was [[Jenny Haldane]].

{{Rounds-start|Martin Gardner|Melanie Beaumont}}
{{R-letters  |1 |TFDIAOFLS|FLOATS   |DISTAFF  ||0|7|7}}
{{R-letters  |2 |KDQOEITTY|KITTED   |KITTED   ||6|13|13}}
{{R-letters  |3 |ZRLEIAESL|REALIZES |REALIZES |SLEAZIER|14|21|21}}
{{R-numbers  |4 | 75|2|1|3|6|5| 925
|&mdash;
|925|sol2=
|14|31|31}}
{{R-letters  |5 |RLHIOIRTH|TOIL     |LOTH     |LITHO, THIOL, TRIOL|18|35|36}}
{{R-letters  |6 |JLSTAOOAC|COAST    |COASTAL  ||18|42|43}}
{{R-letters  |7 |NSRAEESGB|BARENESS |BARENESS ||26|50|51}}
{{R-numbers  |8| 100|75|50|25|6|8| 368
|367|sol1=
|367|sol2=
|cv=368|solcv=(50-100/25)*8
|33|57|61}}
{{R-conundrum|9|LINECURVE|c2time=|c2sol=VIRULENCE|33|67|71}}
{{Rounds-end}}

==[[COLIN 2005]]==

I played at the first [[Countdown in Lincoln|COLIN]] but haven't done once since. I certainly hope to do COLIN 2009 but it's too far in advance to know what will happen then. Anyway I played 6 games and won 4 of them, had I got the conundrum in the last game against [[Ben Wilson]] I would have finished second behind [[Chris Wills]]. Note that for most of these games, I'm listed as starting but I may not have, because I didn't make a note about the order of play. The maximums are also probably not correct, and the last two conundrums are given in vowel-consonant order, because I have the answers but not the scrambles.

===Game 1===

[[Martin Gardner]] played [[Anthony Endsor]] with Martin Gardner winning 58 - 45. The lexicographer was [[Kirk Bevins]].

{{Rounds-start|Martin Gardner|Anthony Endsor}}
{{R-letters  |1 |EEERCSFEE|FREES    |FREES    |CREESE|5|5|6}}
{{R-letters  |2 |MGHAOESPO|HOMAGES  |HOMAGES  |PHAGOSOME|12|12|24}}
{{R-letters  |3 |OIECRGRGD|RIGGED   |gordier &#9747;|ERGODIC|18|12|31}}
{{R-numbers  |4 | 7|100|3|5|3|6| 897
|897|sol1=
|897|sol2=
|28|22|40}}
{{R-letters  |5 |LNPAIEWYL|PLAINLY  |lineplay &#9747;|ALIENLY|35|22|47}}
{{R-letters  |6 |IAIRTNIVO|RATION   |RATION   ||41|28|53}}
{{R-letters  |7 |QTLAEEDDN|DELATED  |DELATED  ||48|35|60}}
{{R-numbers  |8| 75|10|2|1|8|9| 990
|990|sol1=
|990|sol2=
|58|45|70}}
{{R-conundrum|9|UNDERTILE|sol=INTERLUDE|58|45|80}}
{{Rounds-end}}

===Game 2===

[[Martin Gardner]] played [[Kirk Bevins]] with Kirk Bevins winning 57-47. The lexicographer was [[Anthony Endsor]].

{{Rounds-start|Martin Gardner|Kirk Bevins}}
{{R-letters  |1 |IAEDSHTJT|SHITTED|SHITTED    |ATHEIST|7|7|7}}
{{R-letters  |2 |TDVEIARTE|DEVIATE|DERIVATE|ITERATED|7|15|15}}
{{R-letters  |3 |AEELMSSYC|MEASLES|MEASLES||14|22|22}}
{{R-numbers  |4 | 5|4|10|8|6|7| 827
|820|sol1=
|826|sol2=
|14|29|32}}
{{R-letters  |5 |LWBIUAZKS|waulks &#9747;|WAILS|BAULKS|14|34|38}}
{{R-letters  |6 |AUIFSNANR|FARINAS|FARINAS||21|41|45}}
{{R-letters  |7 |PXTUUAEBS|EXPATS|BEAUTS  |UPBEAT|27|47|51}}
{{R-numbers  |8| 75|2|10|4|6|5| 431
|431|sol1=
|431|sol2=
|37|57|61}}
{{R-conundrum|9|BAKEKROOM|c1sol=BOOKMAKER|c1time=6|47|57|71}}
{{Rounds-end}}

===Game 3===

[[Martin Gardner]] played [[Jeff Clayton]] with Martin Gardner winning 66-37. The lexicographer was [[Alex Lacey]].

{{Rounds-start|Martin Gardner|Jeffrey Clayton}}
{{R-letters  |1 |UOEDSQZOC|COOED|coques &#9747;   |ESCUDO|5|0|6}}
{{R-letters  |2 |JWTSAAIAK|WAIST|WAIST|AWAITS|10|5|12}}
{{R-letters  |3 |EIETRNBGO|INTEGER|beeting &#9747;|GENITOR|17|5|19}}
{{R-numbers  |4 | 10|9|7|6|9|10| 534
|534|sol1=
|534|sol2=
|27|15|29}}
{{R-letters  |5 |CNTMOOOEE|ECOTONE|CEMENT||34|15|36}}
{{R-letters  |6 |IIAVYRHOS|HAIRY|HAIRS|RAVISH|39|20|42}}
{{R-letters  |7 |XTSOATERA|ROTATES|TOASTER  ||46|27|49}}
{{R-numbers  |8| 50|5|7|8|2|6| 356
|356|sol1=
|356|sol2=
|56|37|59}}
{{R-conundrum|9|FIREKLOWD|c1sol=FIELDWORK|c1time=6|66|37|69}}
{{Rounds-end}}

===Game 4===

[[Martin Gardner]] played [[Alex Lacey]] with Martin Gardner winning 65-38. The lexicographer was [[Jeff Clayton]].

{{Rounds-start|Martin Gardner|Alex Lacey}}
{{R-letters  |1 |AOEJPSRSD|SPREADS|PASSED   ||7|0|7}}
{{R-letters  |2 |EUENHLPUL|HULL|PULL|LUNULE|11|4|13}}
{{R-letters  |3 |IAESTFYRP|FAIREST|PARTIES|ASPERITY|18|11|21}}
{{R-numbers  |4 | 100|6|8|2|9|4| 855
|855|sol1=
|&mdash;
|28|11|31}}
{{R-letters  |5 |GCLFTEOEW|FLEET|TOWEL|CLEFT, ELECT|33|16|36}}
{{R-letters  |6 |EAORBRSKZ|BEZOARS|BROKERS|BRAKERS|40|23|43}}
{{R-letters  |7 |AIIACLDVD|AVAIL|VALID  |CLIVIA|45|28|49}}
{{R-numbers  |8| 100|5|3|10|10|7| 163
|163|sol1=
|163|sol2=
|55|38|59}}
{{R-conundrum|9|HAILGGTIN|c1sol=ALIGHTING|c1time=10|65|37|69}}
{{Rounds-end}}

===Game 5===

[[Martin Gardner]] played [[Tom Hargreaves]] with Martin Gardner winning 58 - 40. The lexicographer was [[Ben Wilson]].

{{Rounds-start|Martin Gardner|Tom Hargreaves}}
{{R-letters  |1 |AAARNSICG|SCARING|SCARING   ||7|7|7}}
{{R-letters  |2 |JYVRUIEWI|JIVER|JIVER||12|12|12}}
{{R-letters  |3 |EAETSRPDE|DESPERATE|seperated &#9747;||30|12|30}}
{{R-numbers  |4 | 75|5|9|2|1|2| 588
|588|sol1=
|588|sol2=
|40|22|40}}
{{R-letters  |5 |LTGREIAPM|RAGTIME|MIGRATE|PALMIER, IMPALER, LEMPIRA, MARLITE, EPIGRAM, PRIMATE|47|29|47}}
{{R-letters  |6 |OOIFWGFSM|MIFFS|WOOFS|GOOFS|52|34|52}}
{{R-letters  |7 |SNLDAOOTC|TALONS|SALOON  |COOLANTS|58|40|60}}
{{R-numbers  |8| 100|1|9|1|2|2| 525
|&mdash;
|&mdash;
|58|40|67}}
{{R-conundrum|9|AEIIDMMSX|sol=MAXIMISED|58|40|77}}
{{Rounds-end}}

===Game 6===

[[Ben Wilson]] played [[Martin Gardner]] with Ben Wilson winning 44 - 36. The lexicographer was [[Tom Hargreaves]].

{{Rounds-start|Ben Wilson|Martin Gardner}}
{{R-letters  |1 |XKCLOEEDV|LOCKED|LOCKED   |EVOKED|6|6|6}}
{{R-letters  |2 |AAIBLHTAA|HABIT|LABIA|HIATAL|11|11|12}}
{{R-letters  |3 |HNSYIOASN|ANIONS|SHINY|ANNOYS, SHINNY|17|11|18}}
{{R-numbers  |4 | 100|1|2|9|1|2| 406
|406|sol1=
|407|sol2=
|27|11|27}}
{{R-letters  |5 |EEOLSTRAT|RATTLES|TOLERATES||27|29|46}}
{{R-letters  |6 |TDBRIEOCS|debitors&#9747;|ORBITED|BISECTOR|27|36|54}}
{{R-letters  |7 |EUEDNLFMU|fueled &#9747;|fueled  &#9747;|NEEDFUL|27|36|61}}
{{R-numbers  |8| 3|10|9|9|6|8| 361
|360|sol1=
|&mdash;
|34|36|71}}
{{R-conundrum|9|AAICGMPRT|c1sol=PRAGMATIC|c1time=4|44|36|81}}
{{Rounds-end}}

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