Countdown recap for Monday 6 February 2023.
C1: Challenger Sarah Spindley. She is a massive fan of the Norwegian band, "a-ha".
C2: Challenger Andrew Barrett. A bandmaster in the Salvation Army, just like his father previously.
DC: Susie Dent and Jo Brand.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: L E A I S F B E N
R02: D A S I E N F S Y
R03: 75, 50, 6, 9, 4, 10. Target: 339.
TTT: CARDWORD - "The word on my card helps bring things to a close."
R04: P S A E H N I L S
R05: M E U G A R T V O
R06: 50, 100, 2, 5, 6, 9. Target: 246.
R07: C P I E U G D L N
R08: P T E A G S O R I
R09: 75, 100, 2, 8, 10, 10. Target: 159.
TTT: YOURBITS - "Your bits might be opened with this by a surgeon."
R10: T L J E U A Q G I
R11: S R D A O E N S A
R12: K N O A R N E M S
R13: M B T O I E H T R
R14: 100, 50, 6, 6, 7, 9. Target: 757.
R15: C R U N K L I E U (conundrum)
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Round 1: L E A I S F B E N
Sarah: FABLES (6)
Andrew: FEASIBLE (8)
DC: feenslab
OT: BASELINE (8) FINEABLE (8) LABEFIES (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)
Round 2: D A S I E N F S Y
Sarah: FIENDS (6)
Andrew: FINED (5)
DC: fendaisy DENSIFY (7)
OT: SANDIES (7) YANDIES (7)
Score: 6–8 (max 15)
Round 3: 75, 50, 6, 9, 4, 10. Target: 339.
Sarah: 341.
Andrew: 340. (6 x 50) + (10 x 4) (7)
RR: 339. ((50 - 6) x (10 - 4)) + 75 (10)
Score: 6–15 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: CARDWORD -> DRAWCORD
Round 4: P S A E H N I L S
Sarah: SPINAL (6)
Andrew: LASHES (6)
DC: PAINLESS (8) PLANISHES (18)
Score: 12–21 (max 43)
Round 5: M E U G A R T V O
Sarah: overtag
Andrew: OUTRAGE (7)
DC: overgut ravegum
OT: GOURMET (7) OUTGAVE (7)
Score: 12–28 (max 50)
Round 6: 50, 100, 2, 5, 6, 9. Target: 246.
Sarah: 247.
Andrew: 246. (2 x 100) + 50 - (9 - 5) (10)
Score: 12–38 (max 60)
Jo talks about interesting words from other languages where we don't have a reciprocal word in English.
Round 7: C P I E U G D L N
Sarah: unglide
Andrew: PLUNGED (7)
DC: dungclip
OT: CLEPING (7) CLUDGIE (7) CLUEING (7) DULCINE (7) EDUCING (7) ELUDING (7) INCLUDE (7) INDULGE (7) NUCLIDE (7) PINGLED (7) PUNGLED (7) UNPILED (7) UNPLIED (7)
Score: 12–45 (max 67)
Round 8: P T E A G S O R I
Sarah: PAGERS (6)
Andrew: PORTAGES (8)
DC: PASTORIE (8)
OT: GRAPIEST (8) PARIGOTS (8) POTAGERS (8) SEPTORIA (8)
Score: 12–53 (max 75)
Round 9: 75, 100, 2, 8, 10, 10. Target: 159.
Sarah: 159. (75 x 2) + (10 / 10) + 8 (10)
Andrew: 159. 100 + 75 - (2 x 8) (10)
Score: 22–63 (max 85)
Teatime teaser: YOURBITS -> BISTOURY
Round 10: T L J E U A Q G I
Sarah: tilage
Andrew: QUIET (5)
DC: jailgut TEQUILA (7)
OT: LIQUATE (7)
Score: 22–68 (max 92)
Round 11: S R D A O E N S A
Sarah: SANDERS (7)
Andrew: SNARED (6)
DC: roadness REASONS (7)
OT: NARASES (7) ORANSES (7) RADNESS (7)
Score: 29–68 (max 99)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of using "an" in conjunction with a word beginning with a consonant.
Round 12: K N O A R N E M S
Sarah: MOANERS (7)
Andrew: MANNERS (7)
DC: menrank
OT: MONERANS (8) NONAMERS (8) RANKSMEN (8) SONARMEN (8)
Score: 36–75 (max 107)
Round 13: M B T O I E H T R
Sarah: hottier
Andrew: hottier
DC: HOTTIE (6) HOTTER (6) MOTHIER (7)
OT: BETROTH (7) BIOHERM (7) OMITTER (7) ORTHITE (7) THERMIT (7) THROMBI (7)
Score: 36–75 (max 114)
Round 14: 100, 50, 6, 6, 7, 9. Target: 757.
Sarah: 756. (7 x 100) + 50 + 6 (7)
Andrew: 758. (7 x 100) + 50 + 9 - (6 / 6) (7)
RR: 757. (((6 / 6) + 100) x 7) + 50 (10)
Score: 43–82 (max 124)
Round 15: C R U N K L I E U
Andrew buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say "Sorry, I'm wrong", which is incorrect.
Sarah buzzes on 6 seconds to say UNLUCKIER which is correct.
Final Score: 53–82 (max 134)
Statistics Corner
Sarah:
Total score - 53
Raw score - 83
Total % of max - 40
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 3.5
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 3
Andrew:
Total score - 82
Raw score - 93
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 5.5
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 6
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=87