Tuesday 24th April (Series 66 Prelim 71)

[David Barnard]

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

[James Robinson]

C2: Challenger Jonathon Green.
DC: Susie Dent and Paul Xenon.

I thought his name was JonathAn, as opposed to JonathOn, and it's Paul Zenon, not Xenon.

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)

DEMISTeR, not DEMISToR.

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)

((8/8) + 6) x 4, otherwise your method makes 320.............

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'll let you work that one out.........

Round 14: 100, 25, 50, 5, 3, 4. Target: 618.

C1: 620.
C2: 618. (100+25)x5)-7 (10)
Score: 79–77 (max 118)

I don't see a 7 in the selection.............

Apart from that, well done, David.

P.S. You might want to add the year to the title too.

[David Barnard]

Editted and now corrected