Countdown recap for Monday 8 January 2024.
C1: Challenger Kevin McAfee. From Glasgow, but originally from Northern Ireland. He's the youngest of 8 children, and has 13 nieces and nephews, who he can't remember the names of, when pressured by Colin...
C2: Challenger Nathan Mulligan. A junior doctor from just outside Warwick. He has never paid for a haircut in his life!! He's also the youngest of 7 children!!
DC: Susie Dent and John Thomson.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: S M R E U V L E I
R02: P A O H N I E G T
R03: 25, 75, 8, 1, 1, 6. Target: 315.
TTT: MIGRAINE - "He thought about things so much, it gave him a headache."
R04: S R A U J D E O S
R05: L N A O P T B I E
R06: 7, 6, 10, 5, 7, 9. Target: 876.
R07: S D N S I E M O E
R08: T G W A I N H O A
R09: 100, 6, 3, 7, 3, 1. Target: 240.
TTT: LISAGOAT - "Almost looking back yearnfully at achy bones."
R10: T S E U L Y O M E
R11: D R C I U S N D A
R12: T G T I A E F S N
R13: I M Q T A I R P E
R14: 3, 3, 8, 1, 5, 7. Target: 198.
R15: I N S A N E G U T (conundrum)
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Round 1: S M R E U V L E I
Kevin: RELIES (6)
Nathan: REVILES (7)
DC: REVILE (6) REVULSE (7) ELUSIVE (7) EMULSIVE (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)
Round 2: P A O H N I E G T
Kevin: HEAPING (7)
Nathan: HOPING (6)
DC: PINOTAGE (8)
OT: HEPTAGON (8) PATHOGEN (8) POINTAGE (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 16)
Round 3: 25, 75, 8, 1, 1, 6. Target: 315.
Kevin: 317. ((6 - 1 - 1) x 75) + 25 - 8 (7)
Nathan: 317. ((6 - 1 - 1) x 75) + 25 - 8 (7)
RR: 315. ((75 - 25 + 1) x 6) + 8 + 1 (10)
Score: 14–14 (max 26)
Teatime teaser: MIGRAINE -> IMAGINER
Round 4: S R A U J D E O S
Kevin: ASSURED (7)
Nathan: SOARED (6)
DC: AROUSED (7) ADJURES (7)
OT: AROUSES (7) DOUSERS (7) JUDASES (7)
Score: 21–14 (max 33)
Round 5: L N A O P T B I E
Kevin: POLENTA (7)
Nathan: POTABLE (7)
DC: TABLE (5) POINTABLE (18)
Score: 28–21 (max 51)
Round 6: 7, 6, 10, 5, 7, 9. Target: 876.
Kevin: -
Nathan: 877. Mistake in working.
RR: 876. ((7 x 9) + 10) x (7 + 5) (10)
Score: 28–21 (max 61)
John talks about the joys of working with the late Caroline Aherne, and how she was a kleptomaniac!
Round 7: S D N S I E M O E
Kevin: misdeclared 7
Nathan: MISSED (6)
DC: DEMONISES (18)
Score: 28–27 (max 79)
Round 8: T G W A I N H O A
Kevin: THAWING (7)
Nathan: THAWING (7)
OT: OATHING (7) TANIWHA (7) WHANGAI (7)
Score: 35–34 (max 86)
Round 9: 100, 6, 3, 7, 3, 1. Target: 240.
Kevin: 240. (100 x 3) - ((7 + 3) x 6) (10)
Nathan: 240. (3 + 1) x 6 x (3 + 7) (10)
Score: 45–44 (max 96)
Teatime teaser: LISAGOAT -> OSTALGIA
Round 10: T S E U L Y O M E
Kevin: MOSTLY (6)
Nathan: MOUSEY (6)
DC: TOUSLE (6)
OT: MOUSELET (8)
Score: 51–50 (max 104)
Round 11: D R C I U S N D A
Kevin: UNSAID (6)
Nathan: DRAINS (6)
DC: CANDIRUS (8)
OT: SCRIDDAN (8)
Score: 57–56 (max 112)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "Swiss roll".
Round 12: T G T I A E F S N
Kevin: FEASTING (8)
Nathan: FEASTING (8)
DC: TANGIEST (8)
OT: FAINTEST (8)
Score: 65–64 (max 120)
Round 13: I M Q T A I R P E
Kevin: PRIMATE (7)
Nathan: PRIMATE (7)
DC: AIRTIME (7)
OT: AMIRITE (7) MIPARTI (7) PRIMITE (7)
Score: 72–71 (max 127)
Round 14: 3, 3, 8, 1, 5, 7. Target: 198.
Kevin: 197. (7 x 3 x (8 + 1)) + 5 + 3 (7)
Nathan: 200.
RR: 198. (3 + 8) x (5 + 1) x 3 (10)
Score: 79–71 (max 137)
Round 15: I N S A N E G U T
Nathan buzzes on 17 seconds to say UNSEATING which is correct.
Final Score: 79–81 (max 147)
Statistics Corner
Kevin:
Total score - 79
Raw score - 85
Total % of max - 54
Raw % of max - 58
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 5
Nathan:
Total score - 81
Raw score - 100
Total % of max - 55
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 5
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=89