COUNTDOWN - Game Eight soon

[doctorwho]

*ba-da ba-da ba-da-da-da BOWWWWWWW!*

The moment of truth arrives...

BipolarChemist: 837

Mitillos: 837

BipolarChemist, how'd you get there?

25+2=27

4*9 = 36

36-5 = 31

27*31 = 837

Looks good here, 10 points for you. The question is, did Mitillos manage it too?

(25 + 2) * (9 * 4 - 5) = 837

That he did.

*applause*

It's 61-43 now, and the game may be decided, but there is still one question left to settle - who'll get those last ten points? Also worth noting: Mitillos, if you get this conundrum, you will have THE maximum possible score for this particular match.

(reminder: please buzz/answer in the thread)

Let's please now reveal today's Countdown Conundrum!

O H B A R E D A D

(expired on 2016-08-01 10:42:00)

[BipolarChemist]

HEADBOARD

(i think this is one word...if not Boarded i think is the best i can get)

[doctorwho]

*brrrrrrrrrrrrrring!*

BipolarChemist trying to play spoiler...

H E A D B O A R D

...and succeeding admirably.

*applause*

And that's the end of the round, the end of the contest, and the winner, with a Krypton Factor of 61... wait, sorry, wrong game.

BipolarChemist, it was the first numbers game that did you in this time, but you did win one match, and put up a good fight in your second with 53 points. We'd love to have you again in the future, but for now, thanks very much for joining us.

Mitillos, you are the champ today with 61 points, and you fight on to see the next game.

Cheery Dog, are you here?

[Cheery Dog]

I will assume I'll fall behind but it's worth a shot or two

[BipolarChemist]

damn my activity level

[Mitillos]

So, shall we?

[StrangerCoug]

He's on V/LA until the 7th per his post in StrangerCoug's New Wheel of Fortune.

[Mitillos]

Ah. I see the banner near his avatar, now. Thanks.

[doctorwho]

zzzzzzzzzzzzz... huh, wha? We have to start a new game? Alright.

Mitillos starts our third match, and here's how he starting it:

O U A E Y D F G R

Away we go!

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[doctorwho]

*ba-da ba-da ba-da-da-da BOWWWWWWW!*

Mitillos: 7 (FORAGED)

Cheery Dog: - (no word submitted)

Ooer - bad luck there for Cheery Dog, Mitillos will start the game seven points ahead.

Dictionary Corner:

Seven was the best you could do, but there were a few others this time, such as FORAYED and FEODARY, a feudal tenant.

Cheery Dog, you get the picks for Round 2.

[Cheery Dog]

Whoops I was too busy playing resistance to submit. (I think I loaded the thread at one stage but my internet stuffed up the loading of crap so it was marked as read when I hadn't actually managed that. But in any case I think the best I would have come up with is GRAYED. Or at least it's the best I've come up with over the quick look while trying to forget the given answers.

Just 3 Vowels please.

[Mitillos]

I will be V/LA on Friday and Saturday.

[doctorwho]

Right, I'm going to be V/LA from Saturday through to at least Tuesday, so let's get another round in the can while we have the chance.

E I I R C R N S T

Here comes the clock.

(expired on 2016-08-12 17:41:00)

[doctorwho]

*ba-da ba-da ba-da-da-da BOWWWWWWW!*

(long stretch of silence)



...oh, we're still on? Let's do this, then.

Cheery Dog: 6 (NICEST)
Mitillos: 8 (INCITERS)

Yup, NICEST is nice, but INCITERS is the nicest of these two, and gets Mitillos even further off the ground.

Dictionary Corner:

INCITERS the only eight to be found there. A bunch of sevens, though: CRETINS, CITRINE, etc. etc.

15-0, and Mitillos has the letters:

A O E A N M S J L

And finally, off we go again...

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[Mitillos]

Another 24 hours of V/LA starting soon. Sorry for the short notice. Hopefully it won't interfere.

[Mitillos]

Back.

[doctorwho]

This is still on, I assure you. Update will come within the next 24 hours.

[doctorwho]

*ba-da ba-da ba-da-da-da BOWWWWWWW!*

Now then...

Mitillos: 6 (MELONS)

Cheery Dog: 6 (SALMON)

Both are good for six points. Temporarily forgoing Dictionary Corner, it'll return in the second half.

21-6, and Cheery Dog, it's your pick of the numbers.

[Cheery Dog]

1 large and 5 small

[doctorwho]

I admit that I have not been giving this my attention recently. I'm going to try and get normal updates going on this again.

That said...

25 8 5 1 5 2

And your target...

477

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[doctorwho]

*ba-da ba-da ba-da-da-da BOWWWWWWW!*

Let's have a look, shall we?

Cheery Dog: 477

Mitillos: 477

Cheery Dog, let's see how you went about this...

8+1+5+5=19
19*25=475
475+2=

477

Yup, that'll get you 10 points for sure. Mitillos?

((25 - 5) * 8 - 1) * (5 - 2) = 477 = 25 * (8 + 5 + 5 +1) + 2

Showoff.

*applause*

And that makes it 31-16 as we enter the second half, and Mitillos' letters.

A A A I R S Q L S

Well, let's have a go, shall we?

(expired on 2016-10-02 11:15:00)

[doctorwho]

*ba-da ba-da ba-da-da-da BOWWWWWWW!*

Right then, how'd we get on there?

Mitillos: 6 (ASSAIL)

Cheery Dog: 5 (LAIRS)

Cheery Dog's word is good, but Mitillos' word is too, and he picks up six points for that.

Dictionary Corner:

Only one word would have done better, that being ARALIAS, the plural of a kind of plant. The non-plural of that was the only other six on offer.

37-16 is the scoreline now, but bigger comebacks have been made, so Cheery Dog, keep the hope alive as you choose our next set of letters.

[Cheery Dog]

Yeah I don't recognise enough obscure words desired the language being native.
Let's try 4 vowels. 5 consonants

[doctorwho]

...at this point, I admit it - owing to college commitments, updates on this will be

weekends only

for the time being. I'll try my best to keep this moving.

That said...

I E U E T S T T T

Well, at least you're not required to use all four Ts...

(expired on 2016-10-16 00:30:00)

[doctorwho]

*ba-da ba-da ba-da-da-da BOWWWWWWW!*

(one-month stop tape)

Er-hem. Let's do this!

Cheery Dog: 5 (SUITE)

Mitillos: 5 (SUITE)

Let's have you both check each other's papers...

(they verify)

Yup, looks good, another five points each.

DC:

SUTTEE, TUTEES, and TUTTIS were the best you could have done on that one.

That now makes it 42-21, and it now makes it time for me to admit I screwed up. Cheery Dog, you should have had round 5's letters, but I inadvertently made it Mitillos' selection - as such, I am making an executive decision to let you make the letters picks again for Round 7. If this affects the outcome of the match to a great extent, we'll make reparations. For now, Cheery Dog, for the last time this match, it's your letters.