Friday 14th January 2022 (Series 85, Preliminary 10)

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Friday 14th January 2022 (Series 85, Preliminary 10)

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Countdown recap for Friday 14 January 2022.

C1: Challenger Gary Hughes. A shipyard pipe fitter from Glasgow.
C2: Challenger Dan Hall. A teacher from Coventry, but is originally from Crawley, West Sussex.
DC: Susie Dent and Prue Leith.
AMI: Anne-Marie Imafidon.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: W E A S Y I C P U
R02: D T H A A N L I E
R03: 50, 5, 10, 8, 1, 2. Target: 399.
TTT: TREEEARS - "If he's done some wrongs, he'll get his rights."
R04: P C S O E G M E O
R05: I U A V F R I A T
R06: 50, 10, 7, 8, 10, 2. Target: 638.
R07: L R D O O E L G A
R08: S D R I E M E I R
R09: 25, 3, 4, 1, 10, 7. Target: 132.
TTT: PARNINES - "Nothing to do with golf, although they might carry your clubs."
R10: D H N U A L O R E
R11: G B T A E A N K I
R12: D R S U E F T O R
R13: S G N E O U P N I
R14: 25, 1, 2, 4, 3, 6. Target: 591.
R15: P A T T Y V I C I (conundrum)


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Round 1: W E A S Y I C P U

Gary: spicey
Dan: SPICY (5)
DC: SPACEY (6)
OT: AUSPICE (7)
Score: 0–5 (max 7)

Round 2: D T H A A N L I E

Gary: HANDLE (6)
Dan: INHALED (7)
DC: LANDTIE (7)
OT: ANTHELIA (8) DENTALIA (8)
Score: 0–12 (max 15)

Round 3: 50, 5, 10, 8, 1, 2. Target: 399.

Gary: 399. (50 x 8) - 1 (10)
Dan: 399. (50 x 8) - 1 (10)
Score: 10–22 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: TREEEARS -> ARRESTEE

Round 4: P C S O E G M E O

Gary: SCOOP (5)
Dan: COMPOSE (7)
DC: POEMS (5)
OT: MOEGOES (7)
Score: 10–29 (max 32)

Round 5: I U A V F R I A T

Gary: FRUIT (5)
Dan: AFAR (4)
DC: TRIVIA (6)
Score: 15–29 (max 38)

Round 6: 50, 10, 7, 8, 10, 2. Target: 638.

Gary: 640. ((8 + 7 - 2) x 50) - 10 (7)
Dan: 635.
AMI: 638. (((50 x 2) - 10) x 7) + 8 (10)
Score: 22–29 (max 48)

Prue talks about her agony aunt column she did in The Daily Telegraph recently.

Round 7: L R D O O E L G A

Gary: gladder
Dan: GALORE (6)
DC: ALLEGRO (7)
OT: ALLGOOD (7) RAGDOLL (7) ROGALLO (7)
Score: 22–35 (max 55)

Round 8: S D R I E M E I R

Gary: MISERED (7)
Dan: RESIDE (6)
DC: DIMERISE (8)
Score: 29–35 (max 63)

Round 9: 25, 3, 4, 1, 10, 7. Target: 132.

Gary: 132. ((4 + 1) x 25) + 7 (10)
Dan: 132. ((4 + 1) x 25) + 7 (10)
Score: 39–45 (max 73)

Teatime teaser: PARNINES -> PANNIERS

Round 10: D H N U A L O R E

Gary: HANDLER (7)
Dan: HANDLER (7)
DC: ROULADE (7) EUROLAND (8)
OT: UNLOADER (8)
Score: 46–52 (max 81)

Round 11: G B T A E A N K I

Gary: BEATING (7)
Dan: BETAKING (8)
DC: BEATNIK (7)
Score: 46–60 (max 89)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "bunkum".

Round 12: D R S U E F T O R

Gary: FROSTED (7)
Dan: ROUTERS (7)
DC: DEFROST (7) RETURFS (7)
OT: DETRUSOR (8)
Score: 53–67 (max 97)

Round 13: S G N E O U P N I

Gary: SPONGE (6)
Dan: OPENINGS (8)
DC: PENGUINS (8)
Score: 53–75 (max 105)

Round 14: 25, 1, 2, 4, 3, 6. Target: 591.

Gary: 591. (6 x 4 x 25) - ((2 + 1) x 3) (10)
Dan: 593.
Score: 63–75 (max 115)

Round 15: P A T T Y V I C I

Gary buzzes on 0.75 seconds to say CAPTIVITY which is correct.
Final Score: 73–75 (max 125)

Statistics Corner

Gary:
Total score - 73
Raw score - 97
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 6.5
Number of maxes - 4

Dan:
Total score - 75
Raw score - 99
Total % of max - 60
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 5

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=85
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