Countdown recap for Tuesday 7 March 2017.
C1: Champion Karl Bates (2 wins, 138 points.) A freelance football commentator from Soham, Cambridgeshire.
C2: Challenger Zoe Walker. A senior support worker from Workington, Cumbria. She has recently become a Dementia Friends Champion.
DC: Susie Dent and Rachel's boyfriend, Pasha Kovalev (making his DC debut).
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R I T C E P I W G
R02: L A G S M E I T R
R03: 25, 4, 10, 5, 5, 1. Target: 940.
TTT: TIESLEGAL - "The answer to this ties into all things legal."
R04: N T E K A O L Z E
R05: T I D L E S A N F
R06: 100, 25, 8, 9, 7, 4. Target: 507.
R07: M E P H A L S U L
R08: D A N S E X I S J
R09: 75, 7, 8, 10, 1, 5. Target: 964.
TTT: RAYSTOPIC - "Ray's topic of conversation is always about fishing."
R10: E V B I D W A S N
R11: R O Q I R S U E D
R12: B Y O R E S T A G
R13: C E D A N E T P R
R14: 50, 25, 4, 9, 7, 10. Target: 191.
R15: S U P E R C H A D (conundrum)
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Round 1: R I T C E P I W G
Karl: PRICE (5)
Zoe: WRITE (5)
DC: PICRITE (7)
OT: PERIWIG (7)
Score: 5–5 (max 7)
Round 2: L A G S M E I T R
Karl: SALTIER (7)
Zoe: SMILER (6)
DC: MALTIER (7) REGALISM (8)
OT: MAGISTER (8) MARLITES (8) MIGRATES (8) REGALIST (8) STERIGMA (8)
Score: 12–5 (max 15)
Round 3: 25, 4, 10, 5, 5, 1. Target: 940.
Karl: -
Zoe: -
RR: 940. ((25 x 4) - 5 - 1) x 10 (10)
Score: 12–5 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: TIESLEGAL -> LEGISLATE
Round 4: N T E K A O L Z E
Karl: ANKLET (6)
Zoe: LOANEE (6)
DC: KETONE (6)
OT: AKETON (6) ALKENE (6) ETALON (6) LATEEN (6) OLEATE (6) TEAZEL (6) TEAZLE (6) ZEALOT (6)
Score: 18–11 (max 31)
Round 5: T I D L E S A N F
Karl: flatlines
Zoe: STAINED (7)
DC: LANDTIES (8)
OT: DEINSTAL (8) INFLATED (8) INFLATES (8) SIDELANT (8)
Score: 18–18 (max 39)
Round 6: 100, 25, 8, 9, 7, 4. Target: 507.
Karl: 507. ((9 - 4) x 100) + 7 (10)
Zoe: -
Score: 28–18 (max 49)
Pasha talks about his first appearance on TV, whilst in America.
Round 7: M E P H A L S U L
Karl: phelms
Zoe: MEALS (5)
DC: PHALLUS (7)
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)OT: PLUMASHE (8)
Score: 28–23 (max 57)
Round 8: D A N S E X I S J
Karl: JINXED (6)
Zoe: JINXES (6)
DC: SEDANS (6)
OT: SANDIES (7)
Score: 34–29 (max 64)
Round 9: 75, 7, 8, 10, 1, 5. Target: 964.
Karl: 964. ((8 + 5) x 75) - (10 + 1) (10)
Zoe: -
Score: 44–29 (max 74)
Teatime teaser: RAYSTOPIC -> PISCATORY
Round 10: E V B I D W A S N
Karl: ABIDES (6)
Zoe: vained
DC: BANDIES (7) INVADES (7)
Score: 50–29 (max 81)
Round 11: R O Q I R S U E D
Karl: SQUIRE (6)
Zoe: SIRED (5)
DC: SQUIRED (7)
OT: QUERIDOS (8)
Score: 56–29 (max 89)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "Lord Chancellor".
Round 12: B Y O R E S T A G
Karl: GREATS (6)
Zoe: BARGES (6)
DC: STORAGE (7) BOASTER (7) GYRATES (7)
OT: BARYTES (7) BETRAYS (7) BOATERS (7) BOGARTS (7) BORAGES (7) BORATES (7) BORGATE (7) BROYGES (7) OBERTAS (7) ORGEATS (7) REBATOS (7) ROSEBAY (7) TOERAGS (7)
Score: 62–35 (max 96)
Round 13: C E D A N E T P R
Karl: PRANCED (7)
Zoe: PRANCED (7)
DC: DANCER (6) CREATED (7) PARENTED (8)
OT: CANTERED (8) CARPETED (8) CRENATED (8) DECANTER (8) NECTARED (8) PERCEANT (8) RECANTED (8)
Score: 69–42 (max 104)
Round 14: 50, 25, 4, 9, 7, 10. Target: 191.
Karl: 191. (50 x 4) - 9 (10)
Zoe: 191. (50 x 4) - 9 (10)
Score: 79–52 (max 114)
Round 15: S U P E R C H A D
Karl buzzes on 2.75 seconds to say PURCHASED which is correct.
Final Score: 89–52 (max 124)
Statistics Corner
Karl:
Total score - 89
Raw score - 89
Total % of max - 72
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 5
Zoe:
Total score - 52
Raw score - 63
Total % of max - 42
Raw % of max - 51
Total average score per round - 3.5
Raw average score per round - 4.2
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=76