Friday 2nd April 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 65)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 2 April 2021.

C1: Champion Duncan Simpson (1 win, 88 points.) A warehouse operative from Wolverhampton.
C2: Challenger Peter Clegg. A recruitment officer from Baildon, West Yorkshire. He likes playing tennis and used to be the national team champion in badminton in 2010.
DC: Susie Dent and John Thomson.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: H R G S I E O L N
R02: D T A C P E G R U
R03: 50, 25, 7, 7, 5, 6. Target: 906.
TTT: RAISEFAR - "When they come down, we think about going up."
R04: N F O P S E C Q I
R05: T H V T L A O I N
R06: 25, 6, 10, 7, 7, 8. Target: 153.
R07: D R G E O S M U R
R08: B W E T L A R M O
R09: 75, 50, 1, 1, 4, 2. Target: 772.
TTT: DEEPDOWN - "You'll find this deep down under the water."
R10: D T E G P I U N R
R11: S L K O E M F I N
R12: R T A U D V S O L
R13: N C S A E P N I R
R14: 25, 6, 5, 4, 8, 7. Target: 759.
R15: H O O C H T E A T (conundrum)


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Round 1: H R G S I E O L N

Duncan: shoreing
Peter: LINGERS (7)
DC: SHORING (7) RESOLING (8) OGREISH (7)
OT: LEGHORNS (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Round 2: D T A C P E G R U

Duncan: CARPET (6)
Peter: GRATED (6)
DC: UPGRADE (7) CAPTURED (8)
Score: 6–13 (max 16)

Round 3: 50, 25, 7, 7, 5, 6. Target: 906.

Duncan: 906. ((25 - 7) x 50) + 6 (10)
Peter: 907.
Score: 16–13 (max 26)

Teatime teaser: RAISEFAR -> AIRFARES

Round 4: N F O P S E C Q I

Duncan: COPIES (6)
Peter: pisce
DC: COSINE (6)
OT: INFOSEC (7) PONCIFS (7)
Score: 22–13 (max 33)

Round 5: T H V T L A O I N

Duncan: TALON (5)
Peter: latin
DC: VIOLA (5) ANVIL (5)
OT: THOLTAN (7)
Score: 27–13 (max 40)

Round 6: 25, 6, 10, 7, 7, 8. Target: 153.

Duncan: 153. (25 x 6) + 10 - 7 (10)
Peter: 153. (25 x 6) + 10 - 7 (10)
Score: 37–23 (max 50)

John carries on his comedian chats by talking about Arthur Askey.

Round 7: D R G E O S M U R

Duncan: GROUSED (7)
Peter: -
DC: MURDERS (7) MORGUES (7)
OT: DORMERS (7) DROGUES (7) GOURDES (7) GROUSER (7) MORSURE (7) ROGUERS (7)
Score: 44–23 (max 57)

Round 8: B W E T L A R M O

Duncan: BLOATER (7)
Peter: MORTAL (6)
DC: MOLAR (5)
OT: BROMATE (7) LAMBERT (7) MOWABLE (7) RETABLO (7) ROWABLE (7) TEMBLOR (7) TOWABLE (7)
Score: 51–23 (max 64)

Round 9: 75, 50, 1, 1, 4, 2. Target: 772.

Duncan: 762. (75 + 50 + 1 + 1) x (4 + 2) (5)
Peter: -
RR: 771. (7)
OT: 771. ((75 + 2) x (50 / (4 + 1))) + 1 (7)
Score: 56–23 (max 71)

Teatime teaser: DEEPDOWN -> PONDWEED

Round 10: D T E G P I U N R

Duncan: PRINTED (7)
Peter: PUNTER (6)
DC: GURNED (6) UNDERTIP (8)
OT: DEPUTING (8) ERUPTING (8) REPUTING (8)
Score: 63–23 (max 79)

Round 11: S L K O E M F I N

Duncan: OILMEN (6)
Peter: FINES (5)
DC: FOLKIES (7) SMOKIE (6) MOLESKIN (8)
Score: 69–23 (max 87)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "I wouldn't call he king my uncle".

Round 12: R T A U D V S O L

Duncan: LOADS (5)
Peter: DARTS (5)
DC: data VAULTS (6) DORSAL (6)
OT: LOUVARS (7) ROTULAS (7) VORTALS (7)
Score: 74–28 (max 94)

Round 13: N C S A E P N I R

Duncan: SPINNER (7)
Peter: RIPENS (6)
DC: ARSENIC (7) PINNACES (8)
OT: CRANNIES (8) PANNIERS (8) PRANNIES (8)
Score: 81–28 (max 102)

Round 14: 25, 6, 5, 4, 8, 7. Target: 759.

Duncan: 758. (6 x 5 x 25) + 8 (7)
Peter: 758. (6 x 5 x 25) + 8 (7)
RR: 759. (6 x 5 x 25) + (8 / 4) + 7 (10)
Score: 88–35 (max 112)

Round 15: H O O C H T E A T

Peter buzzes on 2.75 seconds to say TOOTHACHE which is correct.
Final Score: 88–45 (max 122)

Statistics Corner

Duncan:
Total score - 88
Raw score - 88
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 - 4

Peter:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 75
Total % of max - 37
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 3.0
Raw average score per round - 5.0
Number of maxes - 2

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=83