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CoLei 2008
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CoLei 2008 was the inaugural Countdown in Leicester unofficial Countdown tournament. It was held on Saturday, 30 August 2008 at the The Stoneycroft Hotel in Leicester. There were nine participants, all of whom had previously appeared on the programme, and the event was won by Series 52 champion Mark Tournoff. The line-up included a total of three series winners: Tournoff, Ben Wilson from Series 46, and Kirk Bevins who would go on to win Series 60 in 2009.
Format
The competition was held over six games. The tournament ran as follows:
- Participants play a 14-round qualifying game, from which seeds are drawn based on points scored.
- Players are split into three groups of three, to each play two games and watch a third.
- The groups are recast to form finals groups A, B and C.
- A further two games are played and a third game watched by the competitors.
- Final standings are calculated based on each player's overall number of games won and then points scored.
Final results
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Tournoff (1/A) | 4 | 239 |
2 | Ben Wilson (7/B) | 3 | 237 |
3 | Kirk Bevins (2/A) | 2 | 266 |
4 | Dinos Sfyris (5/B) | 2 | 214 |
5 | Mike Brown (8/C) | 2 | 193 |
6 | Ross Allatt (6/A) | 2 | 181 |
7 | Richard Priest (3/C) | 1 | 233 |
8 | Karen Pearson (9/B) | 1 | 218 |
9 | Stewart Gordon (4/C) | 1 | 180 |
Qualifier
Warm up rounds
Rnd | Selection | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | RUTYOIPAL | — | – | — | POLARITY*, POLYURIA*, TROUPIAL* | 8 |
2 | RSOMAETBD | — | – | — | BROADEST*, BROASTED*, BROMATES* | 16 |
3 | 100 25 4 8 9 10 → 265 | — | – | — |
Best: 265 = 25 × 9 + 10 × 4 |
26 |
Main rounds
Rnd | Selection | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | TAGLAVEOC | — | 0 – 0 | — | CLAVATE*, GELCOAT*, VOLTAGE* | 7 |
2 | LAMBOIRDE | — | 0 – 0 | — | BROMELIAD* | 25 |
3 | 6 4 100 4 1 5 → 838 | — | 0 – 0 | — |
Best: 838 = (100 + 5 − 1) × (4 + 4) + 6 |
35 |
4 | BERYTUNAC | — | 0 – 0 | — | CYBERNAUT* | 53 |
5 | SCNKIMUET | — | 0 – 0 | — | MUCKIEST* | 61 |
6 | 4 50 6 100 5 10 → 677 | — | 0 – 0 | — |
Best: 676 = (100 + 5) × 6 + 50 − 4 |
68 |
7 | ARTECHLAD | 0 – 0 | CATHEDRAL | 78 | ||
8 | KHIUAVXTU | — | 0 – 0 | — | HAIKU*, HUTIA* | 83 |
9 | DEURTOGRS | — | 0 – 0 | — | DRUGSTORE* | 101 |
10 | 7 7 9 3 4 8 → 665 | — | 0 – 0 | — |
Best: 665 = (9 × 7 + 8 × 4) × 7 |
111 |
11 | LRKCAEEMF | — | 0 – 0 | — | MACKEREL* | 119 |
12 | RSTOIDEWU | — | 0 – 0 | — | OUTRIDES*, OUTSIDER*, ROWDIEST*, WORDIEST*, WIDEOUTS* | 127 |
13 | 6 50 25 2 75 3 → 951 | — | 0 – 0 | — |
Best: 951 = 50 × (25 − 6) + 3 − 2 |
137 |
14 | GRRIMIRON | 0 – 0 | MIRRORING | 147 |
Seeds
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Tournoff | — | 123 |
2 | Kirk Bevins | — | 113 |
3 | Richard Priest | — | 103 |
4 | Stewart Gordon | — | 99 |
5 | Dinos Sfyris | — | 99 |
6 | Ross Allatt | — | 98 |
7 | Ben Wilson | — | 96 |
5 | Mike Brown | — | 85 |
8 | Karen Pearson | — | 79 |
Groupings
- Group A
- Mark Tournoff (1), Stewart Gordon (4) and Ben Wilson (7)
- Group B
- Kirk Bevins (2), Dinos Sfyris (5) and Mike Brown (8)
- Group C
- Richard Priest (3), Ross Allatt (6) and Karen Pearson (9)
Preliminary stage
Game 1
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | RENRIARLQ | — | 0 – 0 | — | LARNIE*, LINEAR*, NAILER*, RAILER* | 6 |
2 | TTCAOONEA | — | 0 – 0 | — | ACTANT*, ANATTO*, CATENA*, COTTON*, NOTATE*, OCTANE*, OCTANT* | 12 |
3 | GROALSIRE | — | 0 – 0 | — | GIRASOLE*, SERAGLIO* | 20 |
4 | 3 10 75 25 4 50 → 258 | — | 0 – 0 | — |
Best: 258 = (75 + 25 − 10 − 4) × 3 |
30 |
5 | SSMSPEEUC | — | 0 – 0 | — | CESSES*, CUSSES*, MESSES*, MUSSES*, PUSSES*, SPUMES* | 36 |
6 | SMTIUIGSU | — | 0 – 0 | — | GUSTS*, MISTS*, SMUTS*, STUMS*, SITUS*, SUITS* | 41 |
7 | CDSAAUPNE | — | 0 – 0 | — | SAUCEPAN* | 49 |
8 | 10 4 4 7 7 1 → 499 | — | 0 – 0 | — |
Best: 499 = 10 × 7 × 7 + 4 + 4 + 1 |
59 |
9 | HILLYPEAT | 0 – 0 | PHILATELY | 69 |
Scores
- Mark Tournoff 60 – 28 Ben Wilson
- Kirk Bevins 65 – 34 Mike Brown
- Ross Allatt 47 – 40 Richard Priest
Game 2
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | SNLALIUDO | — | 0 – 0 | — | ALLUSION* | 8 |
2 | RNOOTNOOU | — | 0 – 0 | — | NOONOO*, UNROOT* | 14 |
3 | MTHEUEVGA | — | 0 – 0 | — | GAMETE*, METAGE* | 20 |
4 | 10 7 5 2 3 10 → 283 | — | 0 – 0 | — |
Best: 283 = (10 + 10) × 7 × 2 + 3 |
30 |
5 | NIANDECNV | — | 0 – 0 | — | NANNIED* | 37 |
6 | SULRETATE | — | 0 – 0 | — | LUSTRATE*, ALERTEST* | 45 |
7 | TCNUIODTA | — | 0 – 0 | — | AUCTION*, CAUTION*, CONDUIT*, NOCTUID* | 52 |
8 | 8 10 75 25 100 50 → 658 | — | 0 – 0 | — |
Best: 658 = 75 × 10 − 100 + 8 |
62 |
9 | FORGEDHAT | 0 – 0 | GODFATHER | 72 | ||
TB | COINTAINT | 0 – 0 | NICTATION | 72 | ||
TB | FLEETCRED | 0 – 0 | REFLECTED | 72 |
Scores
- Stewart Gordon 21 – 64 Mark Tournoff
- Dinos Sfyris 47 – 57 Mike Brown
- Ross Allatt 54 – 31 Karen Pearson
Game 3
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | QELVEEITP | — | 0 – 0 | — | PELITE* | 6 |
2 | RDEOTLORS | — | 0 – 0 | — | LOOTERS*, RETOOLS*, ROOTLES*, TOOLERS*, OLDSTER*, RODLETS*, ROOSTED*, ROOSTER*, ROOTERS*, TOREROS*, ROOTLED*, STOOLED* | 13 |
3 | NDRSIEERS | — | 0 – 0 | — | DERRISES*, DRESSIER*, DIRENESS* | 21 |
4 | 6 2 75 100 50 25 → 606 | — | 0 – 0 | — |
Best: 606 = ((75 − 25) ÷ 50 + 100) × 6 |
31 |
5 | TSLOOETAR | — | 0 – 0 | — | ROOTLETS* | 39 |
6 | TSSLOEILH | — | 0 – 0 | — | EOLITHS*, HOLIEST*, HOSTILE*, LITHOES*, HOLLIES*, HOSTELS*, ISOHELS*, TEHSILS*, HOSTIES* | 46 |
7 | BERELDIMO | — | 0 – 0 | — | EMBROILED* | 64 |
8 | 1 4 7 75 8 25 → 129 | — | 0 – 0 | — |
Best: 129 = 25 × 8 − 75 + 4 |
74 |
9 | LARFASING | 0 – 0 | FRANGLAIS | 84 | ||
TB | STARTLANE | 0 – 0 | TRANSLATE | 84 | ||
TB | LATCHRLAW | 0 – 0 | WALLCHART | 84 |
Scores
- Stewart Gordon 71 – 74 Ben Wilson
- Dinos Sfyris 82 – 72 Kirk Bevins
- Richard Priest 71 – 81 Karen Pearson
End of preliminary stage totals
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Tournoff (1) | 2 | 124 |
2 | Ross Allatt (6) | 2 | 101 |
3 | Kirk Bevins (2) | 1 | 137 |
4 | Dinos Sfyris (5) | 1 | 129 |
5 | Karen Pearson (9) | 1 | 112 |
6 | Ben Wilson (7) | 1 | 102 |
7 | Mike Brown | 1 | 91 |
8 | Richard Priest | 0 | 111 |
9 | Stewart Gordon | 0 | 92 |
Final stage groupings
- Group A
- Mark Tournoff (1), Ross Allatt (6) and Kirk Bevins (2)
- Group B
- Dinos Sfyris (5), Karen Pearson (9) and Ben Wilson (7)
- Group C
- Mike Brown (8), Richard Priest (3) and Stewart Gordon (4)
Final stage
Game 4
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | HHRVUEIRL | — | 0 – 0 | — | HURLER* | 6 |
2 | SZMOABINE | — | 0 – 0 | — | AMBONES*, BEMOANS*, ZOMBIES* | 13 |
3 | LPETNNIEA | — | 0 – 0 | — | PETALINE* | 21 |
4 | 5 10 75 50 25 100 → 584 | — | 0 – 0 | — |
Best: 584 = 50 × 10 + 100 ÷ 25 + 75 + 5 |
31 |
5 | LINOLIDSI | — | 0 – 0 | — | SOLIDI* | 37 |
6 | SVWEIURGI | — | 0 – 0 | — | GIVERS*, GUISER*, GUIVER* | 43 |
7 | TTMIEELIP | — | 0 – 0 | — | LIMEPIT*, TEMPLET* | 50 |
8 | 10 10 75 25 1 4 → 799 | — | 0 – 0 | — |
Best: 799 = (75 + 4) × 10 + 10 − 1 |
60 |
9 | MULTICANE | 0 – 0 | CULMINATE | 70 |
Scores
- Group A
- Ross Allatt 35 – 65 Kirk Bevins
- Group B
- Dinos Sfyris 45 – 40 Karen Pearson
- Group C
- Stewart Gordon 44 – 30 Mike Brown
Game 5
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | RCVEIESTS | — | 0 – 0 | — | SERVICES*, SIEVERTS*, VESTRIES*, VERTICES* | 8 |
2 | UANMIVNET | — | 0 – 0 | — | UNMEANT* | 15 |
3 | MPSEIIRSU | — | 0 – 0 | — | PISMIRES*, PRIMUSES* | 23 |
4 | 1 7 75 2 4 9 → 422 | — | 0 – 0 | — |
Best: 422 = (75 + 9) × (4 − 1) + 2 |
33 |
5 | VGVSEAISF | — | 0 – 0 | — | SAVVIES*, VISAGES* | 40 |
6 | MBEENULNA | — | 0 – 0 | — | ALBUMEN*, NEBULAE* | 47 |
7 | NUMIDAGRU | — | 0 – 0 | — | UNGUARD*, URANIUM* | 54 |
8 | 25 2 7 3 75 50 → 792 | — | 0 – 0 | — |
Best: 792 = (75 + 50 + 7) × 3 × 2 |
64 |
9 | BLACKLICE | 0 – 0 | CLICKABLE | 74 |
Scores
- Group A
- Ross Allatt 45 – 50 Mark Tournoff
- Group B
- Dinos Sfyris 40 – 61 Ben Wilson
- Group C
- Stewart Gordon 44 – 52 Richard Priest
Game 6
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | PVBEUERTT | — | 0 – 0 | — | BURETTE* | 7 |
2 | UNDEMLACI | — | 0 – 0 | — | CALUMNIED*, UNCLAIMED* | 25 |
3 | QNFLEIEVN | — | 0 – 0 | — | ENLIVEN* | 32 |
4 | 4 6 3 5 10 2 → 186 | — | 0 – 0 | — |
Best: 186 = (10 × 6 + 2) × 3 |
42 |
5 | ADEPOLDPS | — | 0 – 0 | — | APPOSED*, DAPPLED*, DAPPLES*, SLAPPED*, PADDLES*, PEDALOS*, SLOPPED* | 49 |
6 | EOIZMHFIP | — | 0 – 0 | — | HOMIE*, PIEZO* | 54 |
7 | GRTLAUIAE | — | 0 – 0 | — | LIGATURE* | 62 |
8 | 2 6 100 4 3 25 → 391 | — | 0 – 0 | — |
Best: 391 = 100 × 4 − 6 − 3 |
72 |
9 | IMDEMISAX | 0 – 0 | MAXIMISED | 82 |
Scores
- Group A
- Kirk Bevins 64 – 65 Mark Tournoff
- Group B
- Ben Wilson 74 – 66 Karen Pearson
- Group C
- Richard Priest 70 – 72 Mike Brown