Monday 28th March 2016 (Series 74, Prelim 41)

[Sean Fletcher]

Sean Cooke won a close game last Thursday. Can he get win number 2 today?

Countdown recap for Monday 28 March 2016.

C1: Champion Sean Cooke (1 win, 67 points.) From County Cork, plays American Football for Cork Admirals.
C2: Challenger Andy Reynolds. A Mechanical fitter from Nottingham. Plays drums and guitar and once motorcycled 500 miles to visit Colditz Castle.
DC: Susie Dent and Mark Foster.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R G D T U E I G M
R02: T N A O D N E U S
R03: 2, 9, 25, 75, 100, 50. Target: 572.
TTT: RAGBEERS - "They are pretty, but they might drive you a bit potty."
R04: T N E I R W D A U
R05: T P F R E I O Z T
R06: 10, 10, 3, 3, 9, 50. Target: 211.
R07: M J L R E A O B S
R08: T P N I I A S B U
R09: 8, 4, 75, 50, 100, 25. Target: 603.
TTT: SHEATEIT - "Pause for a moment while visiting the gallery."
R10: C P H O I T P A E
R11: L B D R A O A P O
R12: H Y I A L S E K N
R13: S R W T O A U D O
R14: 5, 3, 8, 2, 50, 100. Target: 251.
R15: R I C K G A T E S (conundrum)


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Round 1: R G D T U E I G M

Sean: MUGGIER (7)
Andy: TRUDGE (6)
DC: TRIGGED (7)
OT: DRUGGET (7) DRUGGIE (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Sean takes the lead with a max spot.

DRUGGET: A coarse woven fabric used to make floor coverings.

Round 2: T N A O D N E U S

Sean: DONATES (7)
Andy: daunted
DC: TONNEAUS (8)
OT: UNATONED (8)
Score: 14–0 (max 15)

Andy sees double D so has his word disallowed doubling Sean's lead.

TONNEAU: The part of a car, typically an open car, occupied by the back seats.

Round 3: 2, 9, 25, 75, 100, 50. Target: 572.

Sean: 573. 9*75-100-2 (7)
Andy: -
RR: 572. (9*2+50+75)*100/25 (10)
Score: 21–0 (max 25)

Sean is 1 away which gives him a comfortable early lead as Andy blanks the numbers. Rachel has the exact solution.

Teatime teaser: RAGBEERS -> GERBERAS

Round 4: T N E I R W D A U

Sean: underwait
Andy: unwaited
DC: INDURATE (8) URINATED (8)
OT: DATURINE (8) RUINATED (8)
Score: 21–0 (max 33)

Moving on.

Round 5: T P F R E I O Z T

Sean: POTTIER (7)
Andy: pottier
Score: 28–0 (max 40)

Andy declares 8 so has his 7 disallowed.

Round 6: 10, 10, 3, 3, 9, 50. Target: 211.

Sean: 210. (50+10+10)*3 (7)
Andy: 210. (10-3-3)*50+10 (7)
RR: 211. (9*10-3)*3-50 (10)
Score: 35–7 (max 50)

Both contestants get 1 away, giving Andy his first points of the day. It's left to Rachel to show us perfection.

Mark talks about healthy living.

Round 7: M J L R E A O B S

Sean: AMBLERS (7)
Andy: LAMBERS (7)
DC: MARBLES (7)
OT: JERBOAS (7) MARLOES (7) RAMBLES (7) RAMOLES (7) SOLEBAR (7)
Score: 42–14 (max 57)

Andy gets his first points on the letters with an anagram of Sean's AMBLERS.

Round 8: T P N I I A S B U

Sean: PIANIST (7)
Andy: PIANIST (7)
DC: PUTAINS (7)
OT: BUSTIAN (7) PISATIN (7)
Score: 49–21 (max 64)

A nice spot from both adds 7 points to the scores.

PISATIN: A crystalline heterocyclic carbohydrate, C17H14O6, produced by the pea plant as a fungitoxic phytoalexin.

Round 9: 8, 4, 75, 50, 100, 25. Target: 603.

Sean: 603. 4*75/100+(25+50)*8 (10)
Andy: 603. Mistake in working.
Score: 59–21 (max 74)

A mistake by Andy leaves him 38 behind with 6 rounds to play.

Teatime teaser: SHEATEIT -> HESITATE

Round 10: C P H O I T P A E

Sean: CHAPPIE (7)
Andy: CHEAP (5)
DC: HEPATIC (7)
OT: ACHIOTE (7) APHETIC (7) EPITAPH (7) OPACITE (7) PICOTAH (7) POTICHE (7)
Score: 66–21 (max 81)

With Andy stuck on 5, Sean extends his lead with another maximum.

OPACITE: Microscopic dark grains and scales occurring in the groundmass of many igneous rocks, which are too small to be readily identified by optical means and are sometimes attributed to iron oxides or carbon.

Round 11: L B D R A O A P O

Sean: ABROAD (6)
Andy: ABOARD (6)
OT: POBLADOR (8)
Score: 72–27 (max 89)

Six a piece here. A tough 8 was hidden though.

POBLADOR: In Spanish-speaking regions of North and South America: (originally) a settler, a colonist; (now chiefly) specifically an economic migrant from the country living in extreme poverty in a shanty town.

OoW: Susie talks about the history of Gin.

Round 12: H Y I A L S E K N

Sean: slinkey
Andy: HANKIES (7)
DC: HYALINES (8) SNEAKILY (8)
Score: 72–34 (max 97)

Sean has his word disallowed, allowing Andy to cut the deficit. Andy can now force a crucial conundrum if he can find a 9 in the next round, and then be ahead of Sean on the last numbers! DC spot both available 8's.

Round 13: S R W T O A U D O

Sean: ROAST (5)
Andy: OUTWARDS (8)
DC: WOODRATS (8)
OT: OUTDRAWS (8) WOODSTAR (8)
Score: 72–42 (max 105)

A good maximum spot from Andy but it's just too little too late.

Round 14: 5, 3, 8, 2, 50, 100. Target: 251.

Sean: 251. (5+3)/8+2*100+50 (10)
Andy: 251. 5*50+3-2 (10)
Score: 82–52 (max 115)

A simple numbers to see the game out.

Round 15: R I C K G A T E S

No one buzzes. The answer was GEARSTICK.
Final Score: 82–52 (max 125)

Neither contestant attempts the conundrum, allowing an audience member to solve it. Andy took a few rounds to get going, but put up a fight towards the end. Sean will be happy with this win and will be hoping to get another under his belt tomorrow. Join Tim to see if Sean extends his run.


Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=74