Celebrity Countdown recap for Monday 6 January 2020.
C1: Chris Packham. A naturalist, nature photographer, television presenter and author originally from Southampton.
C2: Charlotte Hawkins. A television and radio presenter, newsreader and journalist originally from Chichester, West Sussex.
DC: Susie Dent and Jo Brand.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: V G D L T U E N I
R02: 25, 2, 6, 3, 4, 5. Target: 588.
R03: S T E A K B A R F (conundrum)
TTT: TENBRITS - "Might these birds be twice shy?"
R04: H R G O A E M N O
R05: T R W I U O A E S
R06: 50, 8, 9, 4, 3, 6. Target: 723.
TTT: DAYBROKE - "Q to the left, but definitely P to the right."
R07: M F I U A D I P T
R08: C H M E A O S J U
R09: 100, 75, 9, 4, 10, 5. Target: 697.
TTT: OVERFOILS - "These animals get their energy the green way."
R10: K L S E I O B A R
R11: R L Y I E N F I R
R12: 75, 100, 50, 25, 5, 8. Target: 738.
R13: F I L L B U N C H (conundrum)
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Round 1: V G D L T U E N I
Chris: TUNE (4)
Charlotte: LINED (5)
DC: gitden DELVING (7) TINGLED (7) DILUENT (7) DILUTE (6)
OT: DIVULGE (7) ELUDING (7) ELUTING (7) GLINTED (7) GUILTED (7) INDULGE (7) LINGUET (7) UNLIVED (7)
Score: 4–5 (max 7)
Rachel's Numbers Tips: Rachel gives out some numbers tips including showing how to do some numbers when you have a 1 large selection when the 1 large in question is the 25...
Round 2: 25, 2, 6, 3, 4, 5. Target: 588.
Chris: -
Charlotte: -
Jo: 590. (4 x 6 x 25) - (5 + 3 + 2) (7)
RR: 588. ((6 x 25) - 3) x 4 (10)
Score: 4–5 (max 17)
Round 3: S T E A K B A R F
No one buzzes. The answer was BREAKFAST.
Score: 4–5 (max 27)
Teatime teaser: TENBRITS -> BITTERNS
Nick chats to Chris about the bittern, and his recent CBE given to him by Prince Charles.
Round 4: H R G O A E M N O
Chris: MOON (4)
Charlotte: GROAN (5)
DC: MOORHEN (7) moonhag HERON (5) ONAGER (6) HORMONE (7)
OT: AGRONOME (8)
Score: 8–10 (max 35)
Round 5: T R W I U O A E S
Chris: TREWS (5)
Charlotte: WATERS (6)
DC: wartiou WAITERS (7) OUTWEARS (8)
OT: OUTRAISE (8) OUTSWEAR (8)
Score: 13–16 (max 43)
Round 6: 50, 8, 9, 4, 3, 6. Target: 723.
Chris: -
Charlotte: -
Susie!: 723. (9 x 8 x (6 + 4)) + 3 (10)
Score: 13–16 (max 53)
Jo talks about how amusing it is when foreign restaurants mistranslate things badly.
Teatime teaser: DAYBROKE -> KEYBOARD
Nick chats to Charlotte about her patronage of the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
Round 7: M F I U A D I P T
Chris: mudpit
Charlotte: TIMID (5)
DC: pudmat ADMIT (5) MUFTI (5)
OT: AUDIT (5) DATUM (5) MUDIF (5) PIUMA (5) PUTID (5) TUMID (5)
Score: 13–21 (max 58)
Round 8: C H M E A O S J U
Chris: -
Charlotte: CHASE (5)
DC: joache ACHES (5) MUCHO (5) CAMEOS (6)
OT: MOUCHES (7) MUCOSAE (7)
Score: 13–26 (max 65)
Round 9: 100, 75, 9, 4, 10, 5. Target: 697.
Chris: -
Charlotte: -
Jo: 695. (9 x 75) + (4 x 5) (7)
RR: 697. (9 x 75) + ((100 + 10) / 5) (10)
Score: 13–26 (max 75)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some terms relating to "love".
Teatime teaser: OVERFOILS -> FOLIVORES
Round 10: K L S E I O B A R
Chris: BARS (4)
Charlotte: braile
DC: BLOKES (6) BLOKIES (7) ISOBAR (6)
OT: KILOBASE (8)
Score: 17–26 (max 83)
Round 11: R L Y I E N F I R
Chris: LINER (5)
Charlotte: FINERY (6)
DC: frylie RIFLER (6)
OT: FIERILY (7) RIFLERY (7)
Score: 22–32 (max 90)
As Jo had done well with a couple of the other numbers rounds earlier, she and Rachel swapped places, and she picked the numbers for the players in this round.
Round 12: 75, 100, 50, 25, 5, 8. Target: 738.
Chris: -
Charlotte: 730. (8 x 100) - 50 - 25 + 5 (5)
RR: 738. ((75 - 50) x 25) + 100 + 5 + 8 (10)
Score: 22–37 (max 100)
Round 15: F I L L B U N C H
Chris buzzes on 2.75 seconds to say BULLFINCH which is correct.
Final Score: 32–37 (max 110)
Statistics Corner
Chris:
Total score - 32
Actual score - 14
Total % of max - 29
Actual % of max - 13
Total average score per round - 2.5
Actual average score per round - 1.1
Number of maxes - 1
Charlotte:
Total score - 37
Actual score - 37
Total % of max - 34
Actual % of max - 34
Total average score per round - 2.8
Actual average score per round - 2.8
Number of maxes - 1
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=-51