Friday 21 September 2012 (series 67 prelim 35)

[Thomas Carey]

Countdown recap for Friday 21 September 2012.

C1: Champion Liam Shaw (4 wins, 350 points.) Customer services assistant from Skipton.
C2: Challenger Colin McBeth.
DC: Susie Dent and Kate Adie.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: U P C A L N O I T
R02: R N O A U Z D S O
R03: L P I E F I O N M
R04: T R D E O E T S I
R05: 100, 50, 9, 6, 8, 5. Target: 681.
TTT: OSTEOPAT - "You can see their eyes when they shoot"
R06: P R S U A E N C K
R07: E M I W V A J H G
R08: N T S I O E X D R
R09: H N A I L E S W T
R10: 25, 10, 3, 6, 9, 2. Target: 253.
TTT: RETAILIT - "Do they read a load of rubbish?"
R11: I D C E G Y O N T
R12: B N U E O P S E V
R13: R A E L O B R T D
R14: 100, 7, 6, 1, 7, 9. Target: 133.
R15: I C E T A R G E T (conundrum)


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Round 1: U P C A L N O I T

C1: CAPTION (7)
C2: CAPTION (7)
DC: PLATONIC (8) PLUTONIC (8)
OT: ACUPOINT (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Both offer the same work while DC get two similar 8s.

Round 2: R N O A U Z D S O

C1: AROUND (6)
C2: ADORNS (6)
OT: NARDOOS (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 15)

NARDOOS are cloverlike plants.

Round 3: L P I E F I O N M

C1: FLIP (4)
C2: FELON (5)
DC: OILMEN (6) OLEFIN (6)
OT: MOLINE (6) PINOLE (6)
Score: 13–18 (max 21)

Colin takes the lead with that 5.

Round 4: T R D E O E T S I

C1: STORIED (7)
C2: TESTIER (7)
OT: ROSETTED (8) TETRODES (8) TIREDEST (8)
Score: 20–25 (max 29)

Round 5: 100, 50, 9, 6, 8, 5. Target: 681.

C1: 681. 100*6+8*5+50-9 (10)
C2: 680.
Score: 30–25 (max 39)

Liam grabs the lead with this numbers game.

Teatime teaser: OSTEOPAT -> POTATOES

Round 6: P R S U A E N C K

C1: UNPACKS (7)
C2: PRANKS (6)
OT: UNPACKERS (18)
Score: 37–25 (max 57)

Liam extends his lead – but could have gone all the way with two letters...

Round 7: E M I W V A J H G

C1: GAVE (4)
C2: WEIGH (5)
DC: AWEIGH (6)
Score: 37–30 (max 63)

Now Colin fails to slightly change his word – but only for 1 point, not 11.

Round 8: N T S I O E X D R

C1: RODENTS (7)
C2: TIDES (5)
DC: DEXTRIN (7)
OT: EDITORS (7) INDORSE (7) ORIENTS (7) ROSINED (7) SNORTED (7) SORTIED (7) STEROID (7) STONIER (7) STORIED (7) TRIODES (7)
Score: 44–30 (max 70)

Flat as a squashed pancake but Colin only finds five.

Round 9: H N A I L E S W T

C1: INHALES (7)
C2: INHALES (7)
DC: WHISTLE (7)
OT: ELASTIN (7) ENTAILS (7) INWALES (7) LATEISH (7) SALIENT (7) SALTINE (7) SHAWLIE (7) SLAINTE (7) WAHINES (7) WHITENS (7)
Score: 51–37 (max 77)

Double pancake.

Round 10: 25, 10, 3, 6, 9, 2. Target: 253.

C1: 253. 25*10+3 (10)
C2: 253. 25*10+3 (10)
Score: 61–47 (max 87)

Simple.

Teatime teaser: RETAILIT -> LITERATI

Round 11: I D C E G Y O N T

C1: COINED (6)
C2: DOTING (6)
DC: DECOYING (8)
Score: 67–53 (max 95)

Six apiece but DC get the darren.

Round 12: B N U E O P S E V

C1: BONES (5)
C2: BONUS (5)
DC: VENUES (6)
OT: PEONES (6) VENOUS (6)
Score: 72–58 (max 101)

Round 13: R A E L O B R T D

C1: ABORTED (7)
C2: BOARDER (7)
DC: BLOATER (7)
OT: BLOATED (7) BROADER (7) DELATOR (7) LEOTARD (7) REALTOR (7) REBOARD (7) RELATOR (7) RETABLO (7)
Score: 79–65 (max 108)

Colin needs to beat Liam on these numbers to have a chance.

Round 14: 100, 7, 6, 1, 7, 9. Target: 133.

C1: 133. 6*7-9+100 (10)
C2: 133. 6*7-9+100 (10)
Score: 89–75 (max 118)

LIAM HAS WON!

Round 15: I C E T A R G E T

C1 buzzes on 15 seconds to say CIGARETTE which is correct.
Final Score: 99–75 (max 128)

Liam gets a fifth win, just falling short of a century here. Join Jack to see if he can get 6.

Score: 99-75
Raw: 107-86
RAUNSWC: 107-93
Maxes: 7-4

Further summaries are at:
Series 67 summary
Link to the spoiler thread
Wikicap
Mystery link