Countdown recap for Wednesday 3 May 2017.
C1: Champion John Robertson (1 win, 89 points.) A semi-retired IT consultant from Farnham, Surrey.
C2: Challenger Lucy Golbourn. A housewife from Winchester, Hampshire. She once had her legs waxed by Warwick Davis on the TV show, Celebrity Scissorhands.
DC: Susie Dent and John Inverdale.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: S T V I E R T O R
R02: J W M E A L F I C
R03: 25, 5, 1, 7, 8, 2. Target: 480.
TTT: USAINBOLT - "He makes a mad dash to the bathroom to perform these."
R04: T P N U O L R E I
R05: P N W B A E R A M
R06: 25, 100, 9, 2, 1, 7. Target: 822.
R07: S X S M I A N E L
R08: U O N G D I A K S
R09: 75, 1, 8, 4, 9, 9. Target: 670.
TTT: ISITACHOP - "Is it a chop? Don't be silly, it's a nut."
R10: U E I H C R L E N
R11: R P T I A E B N U
R12: O E A T F T E D G
R13: T D G I O E V S L
R14: 50, 100, 1, 2, 5, 5. Target: 267.
R15: F O N G I N I T Y (conundrum)
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Round 1: S T V I E R T O R
John: STRIVE (6)
Lucy: TRIVETS (7)
DC: RETORTS (7) ROTTERS (7) STRIVER (7)
OT: RORTIEST (8) SERVITOR (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)
Round 2: J W M E A L F I C
John: FACILE (6)
Lucy: CAMEL (5)
DC: MALICE (6)
OT: MALEFIC (7)
Score: 6–7 (max 15)
Round 3: 25, 5, 1, 7, 8, 2. Target: 480.
John: 476. (((2 x 7) + 5) x 25) + 1 (7)
Lucy: -
RR: 480. ((7 x 5) + 25) x 8 (10)
Score: 13–7 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: USAINBOLT -> ABLUTIONS
Round 4: T P N U O L R E I
John: POLITER (7)
Lucy: POUTIER (7)
DC: ERUPTION (8)
OT: NEUROPIL (8) OUTLINER (8) PRUNETOL (8) UNPOLITE (8)
Score: 20–14 (max 33)
Round 5: P N W B A E R A M
John: PAWNER (6)
Lucy: PAWNER (6)
DC: BARMAN (6)
OT: PARABEN (7)
Score: 26–20 (max 40)
Round 6: 25, 100, 9, 2, 1, 7. Target: 822.
John: 823. ((9 - 1) x 100) + 25 - 2 (7)
Lucy: 823. ((7 + 1) x 100) + 25 - 2 (7)
OT: 822. ((100 - 25 + 7) x (9 + 1)) + 2 (10)
Score: 33–27 (max 50)
John talks about the origins of the marathon.
Round 7: S X S M I A N E L
John: SEXISM (6)
Lucy: MENIAL (6)
DC: MENIALS (7) SMILAX (6) SMILAXES (8)
OT: ISLESMAN (8)
Score: 39–33 (max 58)
Round 8: U O N G D I A K S
John: sodaing
Lucy: SOAKING (7)
DC: SODA (4) DINGOS (6)
OT: AUDINGS (7) AUDIONS (7) DAIKONS (7) DOGSKIN (7) DOUSING (7) DUSKING (7) GANOIDS (7) GODKINS (7) GUIDONS (7) NOGAKUS (7)
Score: 39–40 (max 65)
Round 9: 75, 1, 8, 4, 9, 9. Target: 670.
John: 670. (75 x 9) - 4 - 1 (10)
Lucy: 670. (75 x 9) - 4 - 1 (10)
Score: 49–50 (max 75)
Teatime teaser: ISITACHOP -> PISTACHIO
Round 10: U E I H C R L E N
John: LURCH (5)
Lucy: urchin (declared as 7)
DC: URCHIN (6) LUNCHER (7) RECLINE (7)
OT: ELENCHI (7) LEUCINE (7) LUCERNE (7) NEICHER (7) RECUEIL (7) RUNCHIE (7)
Score: 54–50 (max 82)
Round 11: R P T I A E B N U
John: PIRATE (6)
Lucy: PAINTER (7)
DC: PRUINATE (8)
OT: URBANITE (8)
Score: 54–57 (max 90)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "brows".
Round 12: O E A T F T E D G
John: DEFEAT (6)
Lucy: DEFEAT (6)
DC: GOATEED (7)
OT: DOGEATE (7)
Score: 60–63 (max 97)
Round 13: T D G I O E V S L
John: VIOLETS (7)
Lucy: GLOVES (6)
DC: GODLIEST (8)
Score: 67–63 (max 105)
Round 14: 50, 100, 1, 2, 5, 5. Target: 267.
John: 266. Mistake in working.
Lucy: 262. (50 x 5) + ((5 + 1) x 2) (7)
RR: 267. (50 x 5) + (100 / 5) - 2 - 1 (10)
Score: 67–70 (max 115)
Round 15: F O N G I N I T Y
John buzzes on 4 seconds to say NOTIFYING which is correct. TONIFYING is also a valid answer....
Final Score: 77–70 (max 125)
Statistics Corner
John:
Total score - 77
Raw score - 89
Total % of max - 62
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 2
Lucy:
Total score - 70
Raw score - 81
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 2
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Wednesday 3rd May 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 81)
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