Tuesday 4th March 2014 (Series 70, prelim 42)

[Callum Todd]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 4 March 2014.

C1: Champion Sean Connors (1 win, 82 points.)
C2: Challenger Sue Babb.
DC: Susie Dent and Gloria Hunniford.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D G R O A U I Z N
R02: R M Y E O U T D G
R03: 50, 100, 75, 25, 3, 2. Target: 140.
TTT: DOCKGIRL - "Dock the girl's wages for being late due to terrible traffic"
R04: S R T H E A I P Q
R05: N F T O E I D N A
R06: 75, 8, 10, 5, 3, 4. Target: 909.
R07: P M S J E U A D S
R08: V S R K E O A H N
R09: 50, 25, 100, 75, 10, 9. Target: 337.
TTT: MADEAPAN - "Made a panful of these lovely Spanish snacks"
R10: T V R I O A P F S
R11: D L T O E I R B T
R12: R N R S N U E O T
R13: C S N A E I G C L
R14: 50, 8, 9, 3, 2, 8. Target: 427.
R15: T E A S I N G I T (conundrum)


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Round 1: D G R O A U I Z N

C1: DARING (6)
C2: AUDIO (5)
DC: ADORING (7) AGROUND (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

Sean takes the lead with six while DC get a clean sweep of the maxes.

Round 2: R M Y E O U T D G

C1: GROUTED (7)
C2: GROUTED (7)
DC: GOURMET (7)
Score: 13–7 (max 14)

The contestants provide one of the sevens, DC get the other.

Round 3: 50, 100, 75, 25, 3, 2. Target: 140.

C1: 146. Mistake in working.
C2: 140. Mistake in working.
RR: 140. (75-(100/50+3))x2 (10)
Score: 13–7 (max 24)

A four large has both contestants making mistakes, but Rachel gets it.

Teatime teaser: DOCKGIRL -> GRIDLOCK

Round 4: S R T H E A I P Q

C1: HEARTS (6)
C2: harpiest
DC: PIRATES (7)
OT: HARPIES (7) HARPIST (7) HASTIER (7) HIPSTER (7) PARTIES (7) PASTIER (7) PIASTRE (7) PRATIES (7) SEPHIRA (7) SHARPIE (7) TRAIPSE (7)
Score: 19–7 (max 31)

Good effort from Sue, but it's not in, and Sean extends his lead by going safe with a six.

Round 5: N F T O E I D N A

C1: FAINTED (7)
C2: FAINTED (7)
DC: ANOINTED (8) ANTINODE (8)
Score: 26–14 (max 39)

Both contestants get the same seven, and DC find both maxes again.

Round 6: 75, 8, 10, 5, 3, 4. Target: 909.

C1: 910. (8+4)x75+10 (7)
C2: 908. (3x5+75)x10+8 (7)
RR: 909. (75x4+3)x(8-5) (10)
Score: 33–21 (max 49)

One away either side from the contestants, but it can be done, and Rachel shows us how.

Round 7: P M S J E U A D S

C1: JUMPED (6)
C2: PAUSED (6)
DC: ASSUMED (7) MEDUSAS (7)
OT: JUDASES (7)
Score: 39–27 (max 56)

Sixes from the contestants and sevens from DC. JUDASES was also there for seven.

Round 8: V S R K E O A H N

C1: sharker
C2: SHRANK (6)
DC: HANKERS (7)
OT: HARKENS (7) HONKERS (7) SENHORA (7)
Score: 39–33 (max 63)

Sean takes a risk but it doesn't pay off, and Sue gets back within conundrum distance of him with her safe six. DC get one of the four sevens.

Round 9: 50, 25, 100, 75, 10, 9. Target: 337.

C1: 340. (75/25)x100+50-10 (7)
C2: 340. (75/25)x100+50-10 (7)
RR: 337. (75/25)x(100+9)+10 (10)
Score: 46–40 (max 73)

Both contestants got three away with the same method, and Rachel shows us the exact solution.

Teatime teaser: MADEAPAN -> EMPANADA

Round 10: T V R I O A P F S

C1: RATIOS (6)
C2: RATIOS (6)
DC: PIVOTS (6) PATIOS (6)
OT: PAVIORS (7) PROFITS (7) SPORTIF (7) TRAVOIS (7)
Score: 52–46 (max 80)

Four sevens available again here, but nobody in the studio sees any of them.

Round 11: D L T O E I R B T

C1: BRITTLE (7)
C2: blottier
DC: DOTTIER (7) ORBITED (7)
OT: LIBRETTO (8)
Score: 59–46 (max 88)

Sue's risk doesn't work out for her, and Sean extends his lead to thirteen points. LIBRETTO was the darrenic max.

Round 12: R N R S N U E O T

C1: SNORER (6)
C2: RUNNERS (7)
DC: NEUTRONS (8)
Score: 59–53 (max 96)

Sean gets six, Sue gets seven, and DC get a darrenic eight. Only six points in it now. Could be crucial.

Round 13: C S N A E I G C L

C1: SCALING (7)
C2: cleansing
DC: SANICLE (7)
OT: CALCINES (8)
Score: 66–53 (max 104)

Sue uses two Ns here when there was only one in the selection, and declares her nine as an eight, so no points for her, unfortunately. Sean capitalises to extend his lead. Sue needs to beat him on the numbers and the conundrum now. CALCINES was a darren.

Round 14: 50, 8, 9, 3, 2, 8. Target: 427.

C1: 427. (50+3)x8+2+(9-8) (10)
C2: 427. 50x8+9x3 (10)
Score: 76–63 (max 114)

For the first time today, Rachel doesn't need to show us how it's done as both contestants solve the last numbers round.

Round 15: T E A S I N G I T

No one buzzes. The answer was INSTIGATE.
Final Score: 76–63 (max 124)

A tough conundrum beats both contestants and the game ends with Sean winning by thirteen points. A close contest, tough to call at times. Can Sean keep going? Join James tomorrow to find out.

Statistics
Raw scores - Sean: 82, Sue: 68
Maxes - Sean: 2, Sue: 2

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=70

[Philip Wilson]

Round 7: P M S J E U A D S

C1: JUMPED (6)
C2: PAUSED (6)
DC: ASSUMED (7) MEDUSAS (7)
OT: JUDASES (7)
Score: 39–27 (max 56)

Sixes from the contestants and sevens from DC. JUDASES was also there for seven.

I thought I 'spasmed' in this round - obviously I didn't after all