Monday 20th March 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 50)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 20 March 2017.

C1: Champion Lawrie Collingwood (6 wins, 543 points.) A retired teacher from Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire.
C2: Challenger Gerry Carpenter. A retired bookkeeper from Laindon, Essex. He's a member of the British Legion. He once went to Norway with his wife for her 60th birthday and saw the Northern Lights, whilst riding on a husky sled.
DC: Susie Dent and Hugh Dennis.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: E I O E L F N Z G
R02: R I S U R Y E I N
R03: 100, 6, 7, 8, 10, 5. Target: 206.
TTT: GETINHARM - "You might get in a harmful situation with this, but it's not real, so don't worry."
R04: M E R A T D U S D
R05: O E A I T R N W V
R06: 50, 25, 9, 3, 3, 10. Target: 833.
R07: E A I O C P R N T
R08: S U P M I O B A N
R09: 75, 8, 1, 7, 8, 5. Target: 883.
TTT: PAPERCASH - "Cash made from paper will soon be consigned to this."
R10: L O S H E A T I L
R11: A E U I T Q R L H
R12: P O U I N S T O S
R13: A E A G P D S C E
R14: 100, 50, 4, 2, 7, 3. Target: 542.
R15: K I S N A F R O G (conundrum)


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Round 1: E I O E L F N Z G

Lawrie: FEELING (7)
Gerry: FLEEING (7)
DC: OLEFINE (7)
OT: LOZENGE (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: R I S U R Y E I N

Lawrie: INSURER (7)
Gerry: INSURE (6)
DC: NURSERY (7) RUINERS (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 14)

Round 3: 100, 6, 7, 8, 10, 5. Target: 206.

Lawrie: 206. ((10 - 8) x 100) + 6 (10)
Gerry: 206. ((10 - 8) x 100) + 6 (10)
Score: 24–17 (max 24)

Teatime teaser: GETINHARM -> NIGHTMARE

Round 4: M E R A T D U S D

Lawrie: MATURED (7)
Gerry: MUSTARD (7)
OT: ADUSTED (7) DRUMSET (7) MADDERS (7) MADDEST (7) MATURES (7) MUDDERS (7) RADDEST (7) REMUDAS (7) SMARTED (7) STRUMAE (7)
Score: 31–24 (max 31)

Round 5: O E A I T R N W V

Lawrie: WINTER (6)
Gerry: evation
DC: TINWARE (7) WAITRON (7)
OT: ORNATIVE (8) ORVIETAN (8)
Score: 37–24 (max 39)

Round 6: 50, 25, 9, 3, 3, 10. Target: 833.

Lawrie: -
Gerry: -
RR: 833. ((25 - 9) x 50) + (3 x 10) + 3 (10)
Score: 37–24 (max 49)

Hugh talks about why spellings are complicated.

Round 7: E A I O C P R N T

Lawrie: CAPRINE (7)
Gerry: CREATION (8)
DC: RECAPTION (18)
OT: PRECATION (18)
Score: 37–32 (max 67)

Round 8: S U P M I O B A N

Lawrie: MOPANI (6)
Gerry: -
DC: SPUMONI (7)
OT: MOPANIS (7) OMNIBUS (7)
Score: 43–32 (max 74)

Round 9: 75, 8, 1, 7, 8, 5. Target: 883.

Lawrie: 883. ((7 + 5) x 75) - 8 - 8 - 1 (10)
Gerry: -
Score: 53–32 (max 84)

Teatime teaser: PAPERCASH -> SCRAPHEAP

Round 10: L O S H E A T I L

Lawrie: HOLIEST (7)
Gerry: HOLIEST (7)
DC: SHALLOT (7) ISOLATE (7) LOATHES (7) HOSTILE (7)
OT: AEOLIST (7) ALLITES (7) EOLITHS (7) HALLOES (7) HOLLIES (7) LATEISH (7) LITHOES (7) OILLETS (7) SITELLA (7) TAILLES (7) TALLIES (7) TALLISH (7)
Score: 60–39 (max 91)

Round 11: A E U I T Q R L H

Lawrie: QUARTILE (8)
Gerry: RITUAL (6)
DC: TEQUILA (7)
OT: REQUITAL (8)
Score: 68–39 (max 99)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "handkerchief". Also mentioned is Susie's cameo in Not Going Out, where she and Hugh's character, Toby, are in a scene in a hot tub together. This particular scene....

Round 12: P O U I N S T O S

Lawrie: OPTIONS (7)
Gerry: SPOONS (6)
DC: OUTSPINS (8) POUSSIN (7) POTIONS (7)
OT: POSITONS (8)
Score: 75–39 (max 107)

Round 13: A E A G P D S C E

Lawrie: ESCAPADE (8)
Gerry: ESCAPED (7)
Score: 83–39 (max 115)

Round 14: 100, 50, 4, 2, 7, 3. Target: 542.

Lawrie: 543. ((4 + 2) x 100) - 50 - 7 (7)
Gerry: 546.
RR: 542. (((2 x 7) + 100) x 3) + (4 x 50) (10)
Score: 90–39 (max 125)

Round 15: K I S N A F R O G

Lawrie buzzes on 3.75 seconds to say FORSAKING which is correct.
Final Score: 100–39 (max 135)

Statistics Corner

Lawrie:
Total score - 100
Raw score - 107
Total % of max - 74
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 6.7
Raw average score per round - 7.1
Number of maxes - 9

Gerry:
Total score - 39
Raw score - 71
Total % of max - 29
Raw % of max - 53
Total average score per round - 2.6
Raw average score per round - 4.7
Number of maxes - 4

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