C1: Challenger Tricia Finn.
C2: Challenger Jackie Dowdy.
DC: Susie Dent and John Inverdale.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
Two brand new challengers today, it's a battle of the ladies today as we look for another champion of Countdown.
With 53 heat shows remaining before the QF's commence, there are a few current leader-boarders who will be watching with interest to see if they can hang on to their place in the top 8.
John Inverdale guests in DC as we bid to find out if Tricia will pan-Dowdy, or will Jackie FINN-ish off her challenge? Will the conundrum have multiple solutions, will the nation take up BASE jumping as a new pastime, will ANYONE in the country get the first teatime teaser, will anyone care what Rachel is wearing, will James hug Rachel and serve up another helping of Robinson's squash, will Kirk post any more DC beaters after he's blatantly ran the selection through an anagram solver?
All this and more.
R01: N N N U E A T C E
R02: P E N D A K N O S
R03: G C S E I E C R I
R04: L A M D E H M O Y
R05: 75, 5, 2, 2, 5, 4. Target: 841.
TTT: ALLSHOPS - "These boats sound like little onions."
R06: R I T N E O S P U
R07: R B D A O U L W E
R08: N O E R H O S T L
R09: P S R E A E J Z F
R10: 75, 4, 2, 5, 1, 2. Target: 956.
TTT: PRAMMESS - "They send unwanted tins of meat to web users."
R11: S T M O I E T S A
R12: L U E G T O D L I
R13: R T S A O I N B A
R14: 50, 1, 7, 9, 6, 2. Target: 457.
R15: M I D S I G N E T (conundrum)
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Round 1: N N N U E A T C E
C1: CANTEEN (7)
C2: canute
DC: UNEATEN (7)
OT: CUNEATE (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)
Round 2: P E N D A K N O S
C1: SPOKEN (6)
C2: SOAKED (6)
DC: SPANKED (7) DAPSONE (7)
OT: SPANNED (7)
Score: 13–6 (max 14)
Round 3: G C S E I E C R I
C1: CERISE (6)
C2: cress
OT: RECCES (6)
Score: 19–6 (max 20)
Sweet spot.
Round 4: L A M D E H M O Y
C1: MELODY (6)
C2: MEDAL (5)
OT: MYELOMA (7) (Chris Davies got this, he's just too modest to post it)
Score: 25–6 (max 27)
Round 5: 75, 5, 2, 2, 5, 4. Target: 841.
C1: 836. Mistake in working.
C2: 835. (5 + 4 + 2) x 75 + 5 x 2 (5)
RR: 840. (75 - 5) x (5 x 2 + 2) (7)
Score: 25–11 (max 34)
Ouch, impossible.
Teatime teaser: ALLSHOPS -> SHALLOPS
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)Round 6: R I T N E O S P U
C1: POINTERS (8)
C2: PROTEINS (8)
DC: ERUPTIONS (18)
Score: 33–19 (max 52)
Round 7: R B D A O U L W E
C1: BRAWLED (7)
C2: WARBLED (7)
DC: LABOURED (8)
Score: 40–26 (max 60)
Round 8: N O E R H O S T L
C1: SHORTEN (7)
C2: HOLSTER (7)
DC: ROOTLES (7)
OT: HOSTLER (7) HOOTERS (7) RESHOOT (7) SHOOTER (7) SOOTHER (7) HORNETS (7) THRONES (7) LOOTERS (7) RETOOLS (7) TOOLERS (7) ONSHORE (7)
Score: 47–33 (max 67)
Lots of 7s. Yup.
Round 9: P S R E A E J Z F
C1: JAPES (5)
C2: frapes (She meant FRAPPES)
DC: JASPER (6)
OT: PREZES (6) SERAPE (6)
Score: 52–33 (max 73)
Round 10: 75, 4, 2, 5, 1, 2. Target: 956.
C1: -
C2: -
RR: 958. (7)
Score: 52–33 (max 80)
Another impossible numbers game...
Teatime teaser: PRAMMESS -> SPAMMERS
Round 11: S T M O I E T S A
C1: MOISTEST (8)
C2: moists
DC: ATOMISES (8)
OT: ATOMISTS (8) MISSTATE (8) STOMATES (8) TOASTIES (8)
Score: 60–33 (max 88)
Round 12: L U E G T O D L I
C1: DILUTE (6)
C2: GULLET (6)
DC: GUILTED (7)
OT: GULLIED (7)
Score: 66–39 (max 95)
Round 13: R T S A O I N B A
C1: RATIONS (7)
C2: BOAST (5)
DC: ABRASION (8)
OT: AIRBOATS (8) SORBITAN (8)
Score: 73–39 (max 103)
Round 14: 50, 1, 7, 9, 6, 2. Target: 457.
C1: 457. 9 x 50 + 7 (10)
C2: 456.
Score: 83–39 (max 113)
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Round 15: M I D S I G N E T
No one buzzes. The answer was DEMISTING.
Score: 83–39 (max 123)
So, a good game, not quite up to the standards of Friday's game, but the pressure of your first game, nerves etc.
Will we have two consecutive octochamps?
Find out if Tricia can continue her run tomorrow courtesy of Ollie "CoLliempics" Garner.Statistics Corner
Tricia:
Total score - 83
Raw score - 83
Total % of max - 67
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 5.5
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 5
Jackie:
Total score - 39
Raw score - 56
Total % of max - 32
Raw % of max - 46
Total average score per round - 2.6
Raw average score per round - 3.7
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=61
