Thursday 1st September 2016 (Series 75, Prelim 40)

Round-by-round summaries of every game in recent series; for every series in the last 5 years, try cdb, the Countdown database. Obviously this forum contains spoilers!

Moderator: James Robinson

Post Reply
User avatar
James Robinson
Post-apocalypse
Posts: 10573
Joined: Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:38 pm
Location: Mirfield, West Yorkshire

Thursday 1st September 2016 (Series 75, Prelim 40)

Post by James Robinson »

Countdown recap for Thursday 1 September 2016.

C1: Champion Martin Hurst (5 wins, 521 points.) An Apteforumite and insurance document writer from Ash Vale, Surrey.
C2: Challenger Yvonne Endacott. A retired post office manager from Ampthill, Bedfordshire. She used to have a pet tortoise called Houdini. She was once woken up by a camel on a roof of her hotel room while on holiday in Turkey.
DC: Susie Dent and Gloria Hunniford.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: U I A N M V H R E
R02: L O A D S U B R O
R03: 50, 3, 7, 8, 10, 8. Target: 158.
TTT: RISKTHEN - "He's about to risk all his money on one horse, then he changes his mind."
R04: T E I S L X F E O
R05: U A I P N G C M N
R06: 50, 8, 7, 1, 4, 7. Target: 857.
R07: E A E I D W L R T
R08: S Z R A E O V M A
R09: 100, 6, 9, 2, 6, 2. Target: 634.
TTT: BARRIOTS - "He doesn't close down all the shops; he just gets rid of some branches."
R10: E I E T R N R N O
R11: I A O P T P G M E
R12: A O U D L H T I N
R13: O E A G R S T C K
R14: 25, 75, 1, 4, 8, 7. Target: 771.
R15: C U R L I D U O S (conundrum)


And now a brief interlude before our main feature:

SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER

Enjoy the show.

Round 1: U I A N M V H R E

Martin: HERNIA (6)
Yvonne: MARINE (6)
DC: MANURE (6) VAINER (6) HAREM (5)
OT: RHENIUM (7) VERMIAN (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: L O A D S U B R O

Martin: LABOURS (7)
Yvonne: BUSLOAD (7)
OT: LABOROUS (8)
Score: 13–13 (max 15)

Round 3: 50, 3, 7, 8, 10, 8. Target: 158.

Martin: 158. (3 x 50) + 8 (10)
Yvonne: 158. (3 x 50) + 8 (10)
Score: 23–23 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: RISKTHEN -> RETHINKS

Round 4: T E I S L X F E O

Martin: FOXIEST (7)
Yvonne: lofties
DC: SEXFOIL (7)
OT: ESTOILE (7) ETOILES (7) LEFTIES (7) SEXTILE (7) SEXTOLE (7)
Score: 30–23 (max 32)

Round 5: U A I P N G C M N

Martin: CAMPING (7)
Yvonne: CAMPING (7)
DC: PACING (6)
OT: MUNINGA (7) PANICUM (7) UNMAGIC (7)
Score: 37–30 (max 39)

Round 6: 50, 8, 7, 1, 4, 7. Target: 857.

Martin: 857. ((((4 - 1) x 8) - 7) x 50) + 7 (10)
Yvonne: 864.
Score: 47–30 (max 49)

Gloria talks about a horse racing story with a religious and humorous twist.

Round 7: E A E I D W L R T

Martin: RETAILED (8)
Yvonne: WATERED (7)
Score: 55–30 (max 57)

Round 8: S Z R A E O V M A

Martin: MOVERS (6)
Yvonne: MOVERS (6)
DC: SAMOVAR (7)
Score: 61–36 (max 64)

Round 9: 100, 6, 9, 2, 6, 2. Target: 634.

Martin: 634. ((100 + 6) x 6) - 2 (10)
Yvonne: 634. ((100 + 6) x 6) - 2 (10)
Score: 71–46 (max 74)

Teatime teaser: BARRIOTS -> ARBORIST

Round 10: E I E T R N R N O

Martin: ENTIRE (6)
Yvonne: INTERN (6)
DC: REORIENT (8)
OT: REINTERN (8)
Score: 77–52 (max 82)

Round 11: I A O P T P G M E

Martin: MAGPIE (6)
Yvonne: moppage
OT: AGITPOP (7) PIGMEAT (7)
Score: 83–52 (max 89)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some more US presidential election terms.

Round 12: A O U D L H T I N

Martin: OUTLAND (7)
Yvonne: UNTOLD (6)
DC: HANDOUT (7)
OT: DUATHLON (8)
Score: 90–52 (max 97)

Round 13: O E A G R S T C K

Martin: STORAGE (7)
Yvonne: STACKER (7)
DC: ESCARGOT (8)
Score: 97–59 (max 105)

Round 14: 25, 75, 1, 4, 8, 7. Target: 771.

Martin: -
Yvonne: -
RR: 771. (75 x 8) + (25 x 7) - 4 (10)
Score: 97–59 (max 115)

Round 15: C U R L I D U O S

Martin buzzes on 1.75 seconds to say LUDICROUS which is correct.
Final Score: 107–59 (max 125)

Statistics Corner

Martin:
Total score - 107
Raw score - 107
Total % of max - 86
Raw % of max - 86
Total average score per round - 7.1
Raw average score per round - 7.1
Number of maxes - 7

Yvonne:
Total score - 59
Raw score - 77
Total % of max - 47
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 3.9
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=75
Post Reply