Wednesday 8th March 2023 (Series 87, Preliminary 33)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 8 March 2023.

C1: Champion Dan Spinks (5 wins, 408 points.) An Apterite, and married to former contestant, Claire Spinks.
C2: Challenger Simon Higgins. From Cornwall. He's a big heavy metal music fan.
DC: Susie Dent and Ore Oduba.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R A G I N E S N O
R02: W N B E I N L E A
R03: 25, 100, 50, 75, 5, 10. Target: 563.
TTT: GOREDBAT - "It sounds like Humphrey wasn't up for sharing."
R04: U T G D A O P E T
R05: S A T V U R E I S
R06: 6, 10, 2, 4, 8, 9. Target: 886.
R07: R U T A M E L R I
R08: H N G E O S I A L
R09: 25, 75, 50, 100, 2, 4. Target: 222.
TTT: COILCRAB - "Addicted to potatoes? No, it's the soap."
R10: S W S H I U O T Y
R11: S A N O D U R E A
R12: K F R T I A S E R
R13: D A F O L I B U L
R14: 25, 10, 9, 3, 8, 2. Target: 526.
R15: F R I Z A S H O R (conundrum)


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Round 1: R A G I N E S N O

Dan: ORANGES (7)
Simon: EARNINGS (8)
DC: GRANNIES (8) REASONING (18)
Score: 0–8 (max 18)

Round 2: W N B E I N L E A

Dan: WINNABLE (8)
Simon: baline
DC: BALEEN (6)
OT: BIENNALE (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 26)

Round 3: 25, 100, 50, 75, 5, 10. Target: 563.

Dan: 563. (100 x 5) + 75 - 10 - (50 / 25) (10)
Simon: 570.
Score: 18–8 (max 36)

Teatime teaser: GOREDBAT -> BOGARTED

Round 4: U T G D A O P E T

Dan: POTTAGE (7)
Simon: GUTTED (6)
DC: OUTDATE (7)
OT: OPTATED (7) OUTGATE (7)
Score: 25–8 (max 43)

Round 5: S A T V U R E I S

Dan: VIRTUES (7)
Simon: STRIVES (7)
DC: VIRUSES (7)
OT: ARSIEST (7) SATIRES (7) SAURIES (7) STARVES (7) STEVIAS (7) STIVERS (7) SUASIVE (7) SUAVEST (7) SUITERS (7) TUSSIVE (7) VERISTS (7)
Score: 32–15 (max 50)

Round 6: 6, 10, 2, 4, 8, 9. Target: 886.

Dan: 882.
Simon: 886. ((9 + 2) x 10 x 8) + 6 (10)
Score: 32–25 (max 60)

Ore talks about talks about his ornithophobia, his fear of birds.

Round 7: R U T A M E L R I

Dan: MALTIER (7)
Simon: TRAILER (7)
DC: MURIATE (7)
OT: RURALITE (8)
Score: 39–32 (max 68)

Round 8: H N G E O S I A L

Dan: healings
Simon: LEASHING (8)
DC: HEALING (7) SHOALING (8)
OT: GASOLINE (8) HALOGENS (8) SHEALING (8)
Score: 39–40 (max 76)

Round 9: 25, 75, 50, 100, 2, 4. Target: 222.

Dan: 223. Mistake in working.
Simon: 221. (100 x 2) + 25 - 4 (7)
OT: 222. ((((25 + 2) x 100) + 75) x 4) / 50 (10)
Score: 39–47 (max 86)

Teatime teaser: COILCRAB -> CARBOLIC

Round 10: S W S H I U O T Y

Dan: WISH (4)
Simon: SWISHY (6)
DC: SHOUTY (6)
OT: WHOSITS (7)
Score: 39–53 (max 93)

Round 11: S A N O D U R E A

Dan: RESOUND (7)
Simon: RESOUND (7)
DC: AROUSED (7)
OT: ADENOUS (7) ASUNDER (7) DANSEUR (7) DOUANES (7) ENDUROS (7) RADEAUS (7) RONDEAU (7) SOUNDER (7)
Score: 46–60 (max 100)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some "gap words".

Round 12: K F R T I A S E R

Dan: STRIKER (7)
Simon: STRIKER (7)
DC: TARRIES (7) RAFTERS (7)
OT: ARTSIER (7) FAIREST (7) FARTERS (7) FRATERS (7) FRISKER (7) FRISKET (7) KERRIAS (7) RIFARTS (7) SARKIER (7) SKIRRET (7) STARKER (7) STRAFER (7) TARSIER (7)
Score: 53–67 (max 107)

Round 13: D A F O L I B U L

Dan: FOLIA (5)
Simon: FLAIL (5)
DC: BIFOLD (6)
OT: AIDFUL (6) ALFOIL (6) FIBULA (6)
Score: 58–72 (max 113)

Round 14: 25, 10, 9, 3, 8, 2. Target: 526.

Dan: 525. (10 + 3 + 8) x 25 (7)
Simon: -
RR: 526. (((25 x 3) - 9) x 8) - 2 (10)
Score: 65–72 (max 123)

Round 15: F R I Z A S H O R

No one buzzes. The answer was RAZORFISH.
Final Score: 65–72 (max 133)

Statistics Corner

Dan:
Total score - 65
Raw score - 83
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 6

Simon:
Total score - 72
Raw score - 83
Total % of max - 54
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 5

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=87