Welcome to my debut recap, I hope to have a lot of fun writing recaps for you but enough about me and lets go to the more important matter and that is todays contest
After a strong(ish) performance yesterday can Megan Jephson get her second win? We shall find out.
C1: Champion Megan Jephson (1 win, 80 points.)
C2: Challenger Jonathan Green.
DC: Susie Dent and Paul Zenon.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
Round 1: D T S O E I R M E
C1: MOISTER (7)
C2: STORMED (7)
DC: DEMISTER, (8) DOSIMETER (18)
Score: 7–7 (max 18)
A dosimeter is a device carried on a person for measuring the quantity of ionizing radiation, as gamma rays, to which someone has been exposed.
Round 2: T C Q O E N U O R
C1: CONQUER (7)
C2: COUNTER (7)
DC: TROUNCE, (7) CROQUET (7)
OT: CONTOUR (7) CORONET (7) CROUTON (7) ECOTOUR (7) RECOUNT (7)
Score: 14–14 (max 25)
Round 3: V R T A I E T L I
C1: TRAVEL (6)
C2: RATTLE (6)
DC: TRIVIAL, (7) LITERATI (8)
Score: 20–20 (max 33)
Round 4: S P L O U B L I M
C1: PLUMS (5)
C2: billous
DC: PLUMBS (6)
OT: BLIMPS (6) LIMBOS (6) LIMBUS (6) PILOUS (6) POILUS (6)
Score: 25–20 (max 39)
Unlucky for Jonathon there, Susie thinks billious is there and that is where he went wrong
Round 5: 100, 3, 8, 6, 8, 4. Target: 272.
C1: 272. (100X3)-((8/8)+6)x4 (10)
C2: 274.
Score: 35–20 (max 49)
A miss for Jonathon puts a bit more daylight in between him and Megan who has had a decent first third
Teatime teaser: BESORDID -> DISROBED
Round 6: R N G E A I H X P
C1: HEARING (7)
C2: HEARING (7)
DC: REAPING (7)
OT: APEXING (7) HARPING (7) HEAPING (7) HEPARIN (7)
Score: 42–27 (max 56)
Round 7: R S R E A A T P E
C1: SEPARATE (8)
C2: SEPARATE (8)
DC: REPEATS (7)
Score: 50–35 (max 64)
A darrenic 8 for both Megan and Jonathon, he is still in it.
Round 8: S N S O E A T S E
C1: STONES (6)
C2: SEASONS (7)
DC: SENATES, (7) SENSATE (7)
OT: STENOSES (8)
Score: 50–42 (max 72)
Signs of a comeback for Jonathon maybe?
Round 9: J N P B A E I G L
C1: PEALING (7)
C2: LEAPING (7)
DC: BIPLANE (7)
Score: 57–49 (max 79)
Cue a talk from Paul Xenon about how he swotted up on Harry Houdini
Origins of words: Susie goes on to talk about different terms for making tea
Round 10: 75, 100, 25, 10, 7, 1. Target: 226.
C1: 226. 25x10-(100-75)+1 (10)
C2: -
Score: 67–49 (max 89)
Another miss for Jonathon there, he really needs to up his numbers solving if he is going to pick 3 large
Teatime teaser: IMETCHAP -> EMPATHIC
Round 11: F D M U O I R W E
C1: MOWED (5)
C2: FORMED (6)
DC: WEIRDO (6)
OT: DEFORM (6) DEWORM (6) FIRMED (6) FUMIER (6) WORMED (6)
Score: 67–55 (max 95)
He makes ammends though for that last miss to just creep back into the contest
Round 12: T S I O K Y A L T
C1: TOASTY (6)
C2: STALKY (6)
DC: TASTILY (7)
OT: SALOTTI (7)
Score: 73–61 (max 102)
Round 13: H Z N E U I G S F
C1: FUSING (6)
C2: FUSING (6)
DC: INFUSE (6)
OT: FEIGNS (6) FEUING (6) GENIUS (6) HINGES (6) NEIGHS (6)
Score: 79–67 (max 108)
Round 14: 100, 25, 50, 5, 3, 4. Target: 618.
C1: 620.
C2: 618. (100+25)x5)-4-3 (10)
Score: 79–77 (max 118)
A miss from Megan on a fairly easy numbers round there, will it prove costly as we head into a crucial conundrum?
Round 15: D I R T Y E X A M
C1 buzzes on 10 seconds to say TAXIDERMY which is correct.
Final Score: 89–77 (max 128)
Megan has narrowly scraped through against a decent competitor who was with her all the time, who knows what would have happened if he could have solved another numbers game
STATS CORNER
Raw score
Megan 99 (77%)
Jonathon 81 (63%)
Total score
Megan 89 (70%)
Jonathon 77 (60%)
Maxes
Jonathon 8
Megan 8
For the meantime Megan will be gunning for her third win tomorrow, can she do it? We'll have to see tomorrow, same time.
Be sure of it
Tuesday 24th April (Series 66 Prelim 71)
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Re: Tuesday 24th April (Series 66 Prelim 71)
I thought his name was JonathAn, as opposed to JonathOn, and it's Paul Zenon, not Xenon.David Barnard wrote:C2: Challenger Jonathon Green.
DC: Susie Dent and Paul Xenon.
DEMISTeR, not DEMISToR.David Barnard wrote:Round 1: D T S O E I R M E
C1: MOISTER (7)
C2: STORMED (7)
DC: DEMISTOR, (8) DOSIMETER (18)
Score: 7–7 (max 18)
((8/8) + 6) x 4, otherwise your method makes 320.............David Barnard wrote:Round 5: 100, 3, 8, 6, 8, 4. Target: 272.
C1: 272. (100X3)-((8/8)-6)x4 (10)
C2: 274.
Score: 35–20 (max 49)
I'll let you work that one out.........David Barnard wrote:Round 11: F D M U O I R W E
C1: MOWED (5)
C2: FORMED (6)
DC: WIERDO (6)
OT: DEFORM (6) DEWORM (6) FIRMED (6) FUMIER (6) WEIRDO (6) WORMED (6)
Score: 67–55 (max 95)
I don't see a 7 in the selection.............David Barnard wrote:Round 14: 100, 25, 50, 5, 3, 4. Target: 618.
C1: 620.
C2: 618. (100+25)x5)-7 (10)
Score: 79–77 (max 118)
Apart from that, well done, David.
P.S. You might want to add the year to the title too.
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Re: Tuesday 24th April (Series 66 Prelim 71)
Editted and now corrected