Thursday 26th October 2006 (Series 55, Prelim 94)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 26 October 2006.

C1: Champion Maurice Brown (2 wins, 153 points.)
C2: Challenger Our very own Sue Sanders.
DC: Susie Dent and Barry Norman.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: O R E S I N U D C
R02: N H A T E O N R S
R03: A J I N E Z L A T
R04: F I K W E A S H I
R05: 75, 6, 4, 10, 5, 7. Target: 394.
TTT: OVERSLAM - "It's a sort of takeaway business"
R06: D O E C F U N Y S
R07: E N A T U Q N I P
R08: D E O L N I B E G
R09: O X E P D A T E O
R10: 100, 3, 10, 7, 4, 4. Target: 788.
TTT: STEALSIT - "Comparable to the Dead Sea"
R11: E D A S E V R I S
R12: M A S T I E L T S
R13: A P E M I L R E B
R14: 75, 1, 5, 9, 9, 4. Target: 608.
R15: N A G I N P U C K (conundrum)


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Round 1: O R E S I N U D C

C1: INDUCERS (8)
C2: INSURED (7)
DC: CONSIDER (8) INSOURCED (18)
Score: 8–0 (max 18)

Round 2: N H A T E O N R S

C1: ANOTHER (7)
C2: HORNETS (7)
DC: TANNERS (7) RESONANT (8)
Score: 15–7 (max 26)

Round 3: A J I N E Z L A T

C1: ENTAIL (6)
C2: ENTAIL (6)
DC: NATAL (5) ALIEN (5) INLET (5)
OT: TAENIA (6) TAJINE (6)
Score: 21–13 (max 32)

Round 4: F I K W E A S H I

C1: SHAKE (5)
C2: HIKES (5)
DC: FAKIES (6) WEAKISH (7)
OT: WEAKFISH (8)
Score: 26–18 (max 40)

Round 5: 75, 6, 4, 10, 5, 7. Target: 394.

C1: 395. Mistake in working.
C2: 395. (75 x 5) + 10 + 6 + 4 (7)
DL: 394. (75 x 5) + 10 + 7 + (6 - 4) (10)
Score: 26–25 (max 50)

Teatime teaser: OVERSLAM -> REMOVALS

Round 6: D O E C F U N Y S

C1: DECOYS (6)
C2: UNDOES (6)
DC: FOCUSED (7) CONFUSED (8)
Score: 32–31 (max 58)

Round 7: E N A T U Q N I P

C1: PIQUANT (7)
C2: PINNATE (7)
DC: PETUNIA (7) ANTIQUE (7)
OT: QUINATE (7)
Score: 39–38 (max 65)

Round 8: D E O L N I B E G

C1: GOLDEN (6)
C2: BLEEDING (8)
DC: BELONGED (8)
OT: ENGLOBED (8) LEGIONED (8)
Score: 39–46 (max 73)

Round 9: O X E P D A T E O

C1: ADOPTEE (7)
C2: doated
Score: 46–46 (max 80)

Round 10: 100, 3, 10, 7, 4, 4. Target: 788.

C1: 794.
C2: 787. ((4 + 4) x 100) - 10 - 3 (7)
CV: 788. ((100 + (4 x 3)) x 7) + 4 (10)
Score: 46–53 (max 90)

Teatime teaser: STEALSIT -> SALTIEST

Round 11: E D A S E V R I S

C1: SAVERS (6)
C2: ASIDES (6)
DC: READIES (7) ADVISERS (8) EVADERS (7)
OT: DISSAVER (8) DEVISERS (8) DISSEVER (8)
Score: 52–59 (max 98)

Round 12: M A S T I E L T S

C1: SALTIEST (8)
C2: SALTIEST (8)
DC: MALTIEST (8)
OT: SMALTITE (8) MISSTATE (8)
Score: 60–67 (max 106)

Round 13: A P E M I L R E B

C1: BALMIER (7)
C2: PALMIER (7)
DC: EMAILER (7) PREAMBLE (8)
Score: 67–74 (max 114)

Round 14: 75, 1, 5, 9, 9, 4. Target: 608.

C1: 608. ((9 - 1) x 75) + (9 + 4 - 5) (10)
C2: 608. (75 + (5 - 4)) x (9 - 1) (10)
Score: 77–84 (max 124)

Round 15: N A G I N P U C K

C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say UNPACKING which is correct.
Score: 87–84 (max 134)

Statistics Corner

Maurice:
Total score - 87
Raw score - 98
Total % of max - 65
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 5.8
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 6

Sue:
Total score - 84
Raw score - 91
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 5.6
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 5

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=55