Countdown recap for Monday 29 April 2024.
C1: Champion Charlotte Robson (3 wins, 259 points.) A 16-year-old A-Level student.
C2: Challenger Azi Bham. A deputy CEO of a community organisation from London.
DC: Susie Dent and John Virgo.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: D C T S I A E R O
R02: M S N E U A L S O
R03: 75, 5, 8, 1, 6, 2. Target: 777.
TTT: COSTRICA - "It's marked as wrong, then it's correct, how puzzling."
R04: V T D I E A G F T
R05: S P T G U E I T E
R06: 25, 75, 2, 10, 5, 6. Target: 990.
R07: S P T M A O I N E
R08: T R Y A E O D W G
R09: 25, 2, 1, 9, 2, 3. Target: 347.
TTT: ISERASED - "Fresh air is the order of the day if you're one of these."
R10: R N R I E A I T K
R11: D P L M U I O E N
R12: L X N A U E C N T
R13: R S R Q I E I L R
R14: 75, 50, 100, 7, 6, 5. Target: 892.
R15: R E G I S K H A N (conundrum)
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Round 1: D C T S I A E R O
Charlotte: COASTER (7)
Azi: casted
DC: ASTEROID (8) CAROTIDS (8)
OT: IDOCRASE (8) REDCOATS (8) SOCIATED (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)
Round 2: M S N E U A L S O
Charlotte: MANLESS (7)
Azi: MANLESS (7)
DC: SENSUAL (7) MELANOUS (8)
OT: ALMONESS (8) MUONLESS (8) SOLANUMS (8)
Score: 14–7 (max 16)
Round 3: 75, 5, 8, 1, 6, 2. Target: 777.
Charlotte: 771.
Azi: 779. ((8 + 2) x 75) + (6 x 5) - 1 (7)
RR: 777. (((5 x 2) + 1) x 75) - (8 x 6) (10)
Score: 14–14 (max 26)
Teatime teaser: COSTRICA -> ACROSTIC
Round 4: V T D I E A G F T
Charlotte: FITTED (6)
Azi: GIFTED (6)
DC: FIDGET (6)
OT: DATIVE (6) FATTED (6) VATTED (6) VITTAE (6)
Score: 20–20 (max 32)
Round 5: S P T G U E I T E
Charlotte: PUTTIES (7)
Azi: gutters
OT: GUTTIES (7) PETTIES (7) PUTTEES (7)
Score: 27–20 (max 39)
Round 6: 25, 75, 2, 10, 5, 6. Target: 990.
Charlotte: 990. (75 + 25 - (6 - 5)) x 10 (10)
Azi: 990. ((25 + 75) x 10) - (5 x 2) (10)
Score: 37–30 (max 49)
John talks about how special the Crucible is to snooker.
Round 7: S P T M A O I N E
Charlotte: MOANIEST (8)
Azi: PANTIES (7)
DC: POSTMAN (7) PTOMAINES (18)
Score: 45–30 (max 67)
Round 8: T R Y A E O D W G
Charlotte: WATERY (6)
Azi: WATERY (6)
DC: WATERDOG (8)
Score: 51–36 (max 75)
Round 9: 25, 2, 1, 9, 2, 3. Target: 347.
Charlotte: 348.
Azi: 347. ((9 + 3 + 2) x 25) - 2 - 1 (10)
Score: 51–46 (max 85)
Teatime teaser: ISERASED -> SEASIDER
Round 10: R N R I E A I T K
Charlotte: TRAINER (7)
Azi: TRAINER (7)
DC: INERTIA (7) RAINIER (7)
OT: KAINITE (7) KERATIN (7) NARKIER (7) RETRAIN (7) RINKITE (7) TERRAIN (7)
Score: 58–53 (max 92)
Round 11: D P L M U I O E N
Charlotte: DIMPLE (6)
Azi: IMPLODE (7)
DC: IMPOUND (7)
OT: PINOLEUM (8)
Score: 58–60 (max 100)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "under par" and "one under par", "bogey".
Round 12: L X N A U E C N T
Charlotte: UNCLEAN (7)
Azi: UNLACE (6)
OT: NUCLEANT (8)
Score: 65–60 (max 108)
Round 13: R S R Q I E I L R
Charlotte: RILES (5)
Azi: rilers
DC: rilier
OT: RIELS (5) RISER (5) SERIR (5)
Score: 70–60 (max 113)
Round 14: 75, 50, 100, 7, 6, 5. Target: 892.
Charlotte: 890.
Azi: 892. ((7 + 5) x 75) - ((100 / 50) + 6) (10)
Score: 70–70 (max 123)
Round 15: R E G I S K H A N
Azi buzzes on 4.75 seconds to say RESHAKING which is incorrect.
Charlotte does not buzz.
The answer was SHRINKAGE.
Score: 70–70 (max 133)
So, for the first time in quite a while, it's time for a tie-break conundrum!!!
Tie-break conundrum: D U X C I G L E N
Charlotte buzzes on 4.5 seconds to say RESHAKING which is correct.
Final Score: 80–70 (max 133)
Statistics Corner
Charlotte:
Total score - 70 (80)
Raw score - 95 (105)
Total % of max - 53 (60)
Raw % of max - 71 (79)
Total average score per round - 4.7 (5.0)
Raw average score per round - 6.3 (6.6)
Number of maxes - 5 (6)
Azi:
Total score - 70 (70)
Raw score - 83 (83)
Total % of max - 53 (53)
Raw % of max - 62 (62)
Total average score per round - 4.7 (4.4)
Raw average score per round - 5.5 (5.2)
Number of maxes - 5 (5)
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=89