Countdown does not get more vintage than this. Today's game, the 5630th, features two contestants who both made their first appearances before I was born: Christine Hunt (Series 4 runner-up) and Sandie Simonis (Series 8 contestant). 'Twas a good game which came down to a crucial conundrum and then a tie-break conundrum and, as is my wont on a Monday, I played along and here show you my scorecard, followed by the usual word game rules and round-up of last week's entries. Enjoy!

Rnd Selection Declaration Score
1 mcehdatre charmed 7
2 ndrazoeim moaned 13
3 plutnetce nettle 19
4 rsngiaoba soaring 26
5 100 25 9 6 7 2 → 474 475
100 × (7 − 2) − 25		 33
TTT thouread authored1  
6 lfciuoser closer 39
7 nwitsakpo twins 44
8 lshneuape pause 49
9 xrsodmdae dreams 55
10 25 6 9 8 9 4 → 307 307
25 × (8 + 4) + 8 − 9 ÷ 9		 65
TTT laceband balanced2  
11 vburnegri burring 72
12 wtjaiersd waisted 79
13 trotsvela rattles 86
14 50 10 5 10 6 9 → 537 — 86
15 dangeruus (unsugared) 86
16 isntsusii (sinusitis) 86

1 Solved by Rosie
2 Solved by Rosie

Game

Words: charmed moaned nettle soaring closer twins pause dreams burring waisted rattles
Rules: Comment or write an article on your own blog, utilising all of the words
Hints: If you blog here on BCUK, use the trackback-URL when publishing your entry and a snippet of your entry will then appear here as a comment

Round-up of last week's entries

'Countdown Scorecard #5625' by Miblo
'Another Fairytale' by Tearose
'Handsome Is as Handsome Does' by LucyMGreenfield