Wednesday 15th March 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 47)

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: 10580
Joined: Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:38 pm
Location: Mirfield, West Yorkshire

Wednesday 15th March 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 47)

Post by James Robinson »

Countdown recap for Wednesday 15 March 2017.

C1: Champion Lawrie Collingwood (3 wins, 299 points.) A retired teacher from Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire.
C2: Challenger Bill Arnold. A retired salesman from Knighton, Powys. He once sold a pair of gloves to Morecambe & Wise. 8-)
DC: Susie Dent and Hugh Dennis.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: O U O N R S E R T
R02: R H P O A N I P D
R03: 100, 6, 1, 9, 10, 1. Target: 880.
TTT: LARGELIST - "She has a large list of foods that make her unwell, so she goes to see this person."
R04: T N Q E I S O R A
R05: E O A E N C S B D
R06: 100, 1, 9, 8, 3, 8. Target: 195.
R07: I A O M N D R E O
R08: M N L T U O U W T
R09: 50, 3, 4, 2, 4, 7. Target: 443.
TTT: PRESSEDIN - "She pressed in the button to get some hand soap, but nothing came out; it was empty."
R10: D T Y I A L U R E
R11: A E I A N V S B V
R12: E P A M P E I D G
R13: E O I E Z F W T S
R14: 100, 50, 75, 25, 7, 1. Target: 266.
R15: G R A P E N E S 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: O U O N R S E R T

Lawrie: ROUTERS (7)
Bill: TOURERS (7)
DC: ONEROUS (7) ROOTERS (7) RETURNS (7)
OT: NUTROSE (7) RETOURS (7) ROOSTER (7) ROTURES (7) ROUSTER (7) SNORTER (7) TONSURE (7) TOREROS (7) TROUSER (7) TURNERS (7) UNROOST (7) UNROOTS (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: R H P O A N I P D

Lawrie: PARDON (6)
Bill: -
DC: ORPHAN (6)
OT: PANORPID (8)
Score: 13–7 (max 15)

Round 3: 100, 6, 1, 9, 10, 1. Target: 880.

Lawrie: 880. (100 - ((1 + 1) x 6)) x 10 (10)
Bill: 890.
Score: 23–7 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: LARGELIST -> ALLERGIST

Round 4: T N Q E I S O R A

Lawrie: NOTARISE (8)
Bill: STRAIN (6)
DC: SENATOR (7) QINTARS (7)
OT: NOTAIRES (8) NOTARIES (8)
Score: 31–7 (max 33)

Round 5: E O A E N C S B D

Lawrie: DEACONS (7)
Bill: OBSCENE (7)
DC: BEACONS (7) ABSENCE (7)
OT: ABSCOND (7) ACNODES (7) DEBONES (7) ENCASED (7) ENCODES (7) OCEANED (7) SECONDE (7)
Score: 38–14 (max 40)

Round 6: 100, 1, 9, 8, 3, 8. Target: 195.

Lawrie: 195. ((9 + 1 - 8) x 100) - (8 - 3) (10)
Bill: 197.
Score: 48–14 (max 50)

Hugh talks about owning a car with an electronic handbrake, and how he got used to it. :)

Round 7: I A O M N D R E O

Lawrie: MOODIER (7)
Bill: MINDER (6)
DC: ANEROID (7) DOORMAN (7)
OT: MAROODIE (8) MAROONED (8) RADIOMEN (8)
Score: 55–14 (max 58)

Round 8: M N L T U O U W T

Lawrie: TUMULT (6)
Bill: MUTTON (6)
Score: 61–20 (max 64)

Round 9: 50, 3, 4, 2, 4, 7. Target: 443.

Lawrie: 443. ((3 + 4 + 2) x 50) - 7 (10)
Bill: 443. ((7 + 2) x 50) - (4 + 3) (10)
Score: 71–30 (max 74)

Teatime teaser: PRESSEDIN -> DISPENSER

Round 10: D T Y I A L U R E

Lawrie: TRAILED (7)
Bill: DERAIL (6)
DC: ADULTERY (8)
Score: 78–30 (max 82)

Round 11: A E I A N V S B V

Lawrie: VANES (5)
Bill: saver
DC: NAVVIES (7)
OT: BAVIANS (7)
Score: 83–30 (max 89)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of more months of the year.

Round 12: E P A M P E I D G

Lawrie: peeping
Bill: IMPEDE (6)
DC: PIPEAGE (7)
OT: MEDIGAP (7)
Score: 83–36 (max 96)

Round 13: E O I E Z F W T S

Lawrie: SWEET (5)
Bill: FEWEST (6)
DC: SEIZE (5) FEZ (3) WESTIE (6)
OT: SOFTIE (6) TOWIES (6)
Score: 83–42 (max 102)

Round 14: 100, 50, 75, 25, 7, 1. Target: 266.

Lawrie: 258. 25 + 50 + 75 + 100 + 7 + 1 (5)
Bill: 267. Mistake in working.
RR: 266. ((100 - 1) x (50 / 25)) + 75 - 7 (10)
Score: 88–42 (max 112)

Round 15: G R A P E N E S S

Lawrie buzzes on 13.75 seconds to say PASSENGER which is correct.
Final Score: 98–42 (max 122)

Statistics Corner

Lawrie:
Total score - 98
Raw score - 103
Total % of max - 80
Raw % of max - 84
Total average score per round - 6.5
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 8

Bill:
Total score - 42
Raw score - 72
Total % of max - 34
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 2.8
Raw average score per round - 4.8
Number of maxes - 5

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=76
Post Reply