Thursday 22nd May 2025 ( Series 91 Preliminary 99 )

[Tracey Anne Mills]

Countdown recap for Thursday 22 Unknown month '05' 2025.

C1: Champion Tim Bridgstock (4 wins, 415 points.)
C2: Challenger Billy Stevenson.
DC: Susie Dent and Keith Brymer Jones.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: C R G A I O N D S
R02: W T S A U P Q A A
R03: 25, 75, 5, 10, 7, 8. Target: 926.
TTT: ONESPIRE - "First and foremost, it happens to circus clowns a lot"
R04: T D V I E I N T O
R05: Y H E O A S G R S
R06: 75, 25, 1, 8, 1, 4, . Target: 567.
R07: E O M F W C O N S
R08: R S T A U T E P V
R09: 50, 25, 75, 10, 4, 4. Target: 682.
TTT: OAKSTUNT - "Like the song by Alphaville, this is big in Japan"
R10: S R M U O E D M I
R11: S K T O E E J N B
R12: L P S A I A B D U
R13: R N T A I E M R A
R14: 25, 50, 8, 4, 10, 7, . Target: 515.
R15: V E R Y P U N G I (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: C R G A I O N D S

Tim: DRAGONS (7)
Billy: SCARING (7)
DC: ORGANICS (8) SARDONIC (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: W T S A U P Q A A

Tim: SQUAT (5)
Billy: SQUAT (5)
DC: PASTA (5) TAPAS (5)
OT: AAPAS (5) PATUS (5) PAUAS (5) PUTAS (5) SQUAW (5) STUPA (5) TAWAS (5)
Score: 12–12 (max 13)

Round 3: 25, 75, 5, 10, 7, 8. Target: 926.

C1: 927. (75 + 25 − 8) × 10 + 7 (7)
C2: 927. (75 + 25 − 8) × 10 + 7 (7)
RR: 925. (7)
OT: 926. (25 × 5 + 10 + 8) × 7 − 75​ (10)
Score: 19–19 (max 23)

Teatime teaser: ONESPIRE -> PIONEERS

Round 4: T D V I E I N T O

Tim: INVITED (7)
Billy: INVITED (7)
DC: EDITION (7)
Score: 26–26 (max 30)

Round 5: Y H E O A S G R S

Tim: GRASSY (6)
Billy: GRASSY (6)
DC: GHERAOS (7)
Score: 32–32 (max 37)

Round 6: 75, 25, 1, 8, 1, 4. Target: 567.

C1: 567. (75 − 4) × 8 − 1 (10)
C2: 567. (75 − 4) × 8 − 1 (10)
Score: 42–42 (max 47)

Round 7: E O M F W C O N S

Tim: COWMEN (6)
Billy: womens
DC: COWMEN (6) MOONS (5) MOOSE (5)
Score: 48–42 (max 53)

Round 8: R S T A U T E P V

Tim: PASTURE (7)
Billy: PUTTERS (7)
DC: UPSTATE (7) UPSTATER (8)
Score: 55–49 (max 61)

Round 9: 50, 25, 75, 10, 4, 4. Target: 682.

C1: 679.
C2: 681. (75 − 4) × 10 − 25 − 4 (7)
RR: 682. (75 + 10) × (4 + 4) + 50 ÷ 25 (10)
Score: 55–56 (max 71)

Teatime teaser: OAKSTUNT -> TONKATSU

Round 10: S R M U O E D M I

Tim: rummies
Billy: DIMMERS (7)
DC: DIMEROUS (8)
Score: 55–63 (max 79)

Round 11: S K T O E E J N B

Tim: KETONES (7)
Billy: TOKENS (6)
DC: STEENBOK (8)
Score: 62–63 (max 87)

Round 12: L P S A I A B D U

Tim: BLIPS (5)
Billy: PLAIDS (6)
DC: APSIDAL (7)
Score: 62–69 (max 94)

Round 13: R N T A I E M R A

Tim: MINARET (7)
Billy: TRAINER (7)
DC: MARINATE (8) TRIMARAN (8)
Score: 69–76 (max 102)

Round 14: 25, 50, 8, 4, 10, 7. Target: 515.

C1: 515. 10 × 50 + 8 + 7 (10)
C2: 515. 10 × 50 + 8 + 7 (10)
Score: 79–86 (max 112)

Round 15: V E R Y P U N G I

C1 buzzes on 3.5 seconds to say PURVEYING which is correct.
Final Score: 89–86 (max 122)