Tuesday 21st March 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 51)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 21 March 2017.

C1: Champion Lawrie Collingwood (7 wins, 643 points.) A retired teacher from Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire.
C2: Challenger Penny Williams. A psychology student at Reading University. She plays lacrosse in the goalkeeper position for the university first team. She also dressed up as an elf at Lapland UK.
DC: Susie Dent and Dr. Phil Hammond.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: I U O A T L T R S
R02: B N E A S Z U N K
R03: 50, 10, 6, 10, 4, 7. Target: 773.
TTT: BELTDELAY - "There was a delay on the conveyor belt, but luggage appeared eventually."
R04: O I N T E D P O M
R05: E A I O V T R B R
R06: 75, 25, 2, 9, 8, 2. Target: 825.
R07: I A E O S L V T D
R08: P M E O R A G P U
R09: 25, 7, 5, 1, 8, 6. Target: 264.
TTT: RAINCOVER - "He doesn't want it too dry; he likes it slightly pink."
R10: E I S A N G L F D
R11: E I E O S J R Q H
R12: E N M A R I Y F L
R13: E E A C P S E M W
R14: 75, 50, 8, 3, 6, 2. Target: 896.
R15: C R I P P L I N A (conundrum)


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Round 1: I U O A T L T R S

Lawrie: TOTALS (6)
Penny: TRAILS (6)
DC: TITULAR (7) ALTRUIST (8)
OT: TUTORIALS (18)
Score: 6–6 (max 18)

Round 2: B N E A S Z U N K

Lawrie: BAKES (5)
Penny: BEANS (5)
DC: SUNBAKE (7)
Score: 11–11 (max 25)

Round 3: 50, 10, 6, 10, 4, 7. Target: 773.

Lawrie: -
Penny: 770. ((10 + 4) x 50) + (10 x 7) (7)
RR: 773. ((((10 + 10) x 4) + 50) x 6) - 7 (10)
Score: 11–18 (max 35)

Teatime teaser: BELTDELAY -> BELATEDLY

Round 4: O I N T E D P O M

Lawrie: POINTED (7)
Penny: POINTED (7)
DC: DEMOTION (8) PIEDMONT (8)
OT: METOPION (8) MOTIONED (8) OPTIONED (8)
Score: 18–25 (max 43)

Round 5: E A I O V T R B R

Lawrie: OBVIATE (7)
Penny: BRAVER (6)
DC: ABORTIVE (8) VIBRATOR (8)
OT: RIVERBOAT (18)
Score: 25–25 (max 61)

Round 6: 75, 25, 2, 9, 8, 2. Target: 825.

Lawrie: 825. ((75 + 25 + 2) x 8) + 9 (10)
Penny: 820.
Score: 35–25 (max 71)

Dr. Phil talks about his tour, "Dr. Phil's Healthcare Revolution", and talking about the secrets of Countdown.

Round 7: I A E O S L V T D

Lawrie: VIOLATED (8)
Penny: SOLVED (6)
DC: ISOLATED (8) DOVETAILS (18)
Score: 43–25 (max 89)

Round 8: P M E O R A G P U

Lawrie: PAMPER (6)
Penny: PAMPER (6)
DC: GOPURAM (7)
OT: PAMPERO (7) PROPAGE (7) PUMPAGE (7)
Score: 49–31 (max 96)

Round 9: 25, 7, 5, 1, 8, 6. Target: 264.

Lawrie: 265. ((5 + 6 - 1) x 25) + 7 + 8 (7)
Penny: 265. ((5 + 6 - 1) x 25) + 7 + 8 (7)
RR: 264. (25 - 1) x (5 + 6) (10)
Score: 56–38 (max 106)

Teatime teaser: RAINCOVER -> CARNIVORE

Round 10: E I S A N G L F D

Lawrie: DEALINGS (8)
Penny: misdeclared 9
DC: GADFLIES (8) FLANGES (7) FINAGLES (8)
OT: DEALIGNS (8) FINAGLED (8)
Score: 64–38 (max 114)

Round 11: E I E O S J R Q H

Lawrie: HEROES (6)
Penny: HORSE (5)
DC: HEROISE (7) HOSIER (6)
Score: 70–38 (max 121)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "mischief".

Round 12: E N M A R I Y F L

Lawrie: FIREMAN (7)
Penny: MARINE (6)
DC: MINERAL (7) FLAMIER (7)
OT: RIFLEMAN (8)
Score: 77–38 (max 129)

Round 13: E E A C P S E M W

Lawrie: ESCAPEE (7)
Penny: PEACE (5)
DC: ESCAPE (6) EMCEES (6)
Score: 84–38 (max 136)

Round 14: 75, 50, 8, 3, 6, 2. Target: 896.

Lawrie: 897. (6 x 2 x 75) - 3 (7)
Penny: 899.
RR: 896. (50 + 6) x 2 x 8 (10)
Score: 91–38 (max 146)

Round 15: C R I P P L I N A

No one buzzes. The answer was PRINCIPAL.
Final Score: 91–38 (max 156)

Lawrie is now an octochamp, and is currently the #4 seed, thanks to Annie Humphries being included from the last series.

Statistics Corner

Lawrie:
Total score - 91
Raw score - 91
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 58
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 3

Penny:
Total score - 38
Raw score - 80
Total % of max - 24
Raw % of max - 51
Total average score per round - 2.5
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 0

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