Monday 24th April 2023 (Series 87, Preliminary 66)
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2024 6:06 pm
Countdown recap for Monday 24 April 2023.
C1: Champion Jerry Ferris (1 win, 85 points.) From West Yorkshire.
C2: Challenger Allan Shepherd. From Inverness. He is a big collector of Pokémon cards.
DC: Susie Dent and Gabby Logan (who was Gabby Yorath when she was last on the show, back in the year 2000).
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: E N O S I P R S E
R02: O H G A E R C K A
R03: 100, 3, 9, 1, 6, 2. Target: 780.
TTT: OURBEACH - "We felt like royalty when taken to our beach in this."
R04: S N G E I R U G O
R05: U N A L E M I L R
R06: 75, 7, 6, 6, 9, 5. Target: 214.
R07: E P O W I T U E F
R08: O E U T L T A S W
R09: 50, 75, 100, 25, 8, 10. Target: 271.
TTT: ABOULDER - "Moved a boulder and made very hard work of it."
R10: O S A I B N R U B
R11: E N O T E S A M L
R12: C I E D I J X R E
R13: D O N E S A T R T
R14: 7, 5, 8, 2, 3, 10. Target: 854.
R15: U N M A C A B L E (conundrum)
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Round 1: E N O S I P R S E
Jerry: PRISON (6)
Allan: POSERS (6)
DC: PRISONS (7) RESPONSE (8) PIONEERS (8) ROPINESS (8)
OT: PENSIEROS (18) PERNIOSES (18)
Score: 6–6 (max 18)
Round 2: O H G A E R C K A
Jerry: CHARGE (6)
Allan: REACH (5)
DC: CORKAGE (7)
Score: 12–6 (max 25)
Round 3: 100, 3, 9, 1, 6, 2. Target: 780.
Jerry: 780. ((9 - 1) x 100) - (6 x 3) - 2 (10)
Allan: 780. ((9 - 1) x 100) - (6 x 3) - 2 (10)
Score: 22–16 (max 35)
Teatime teaser: OURBEACH -> BAROUCHE
Round 4: S N G E I R U G O
Jerry: ROUSING (7)
Allan: SOURING (7)
DC: GINGEROUS (18)
Score: 29–23 (max 53)
Round 5: U N A L E M I L R
Jerry: MARINE (6)
Allan: MAILER (6)
DC: ALLUMINE (8)
Score: 35–29 (max 61)
Round 6: 75, 7, 6, 6, 9, 5. Target: 214.
Jerry: 214. (75 x (9 - 6)) - (6 + 5) (10)
Allan: 216.
Score: 45–29 (max 71)
Gabby talks about hosting during the 2012 London Olympics, and accidentally letting David Beckham say that a Team GB boxer's family were dead...
Round 7: E P O W I T U E F
Jerry: -
Allan: WIPE (4)
DC: WIFE (4) WIPEOUT (7)
OT: OUTWEEP (7)
Score: 45–33 (max 78)
Round 8: O E U T L T A S W
Jerry: OUTLETS (7)
Allan: OUTLAST (7)
DC: OUTLAW (6) OUTLAWS (7) WATTLES (7) OUTSWEAT (8)
OT: OUTWALES (8)
Score: 52–40 (max 86)
Round 9: 50, 75, 100, 25, 8, 10. Target: 271.
Jerry: 268. 50 + 75 + 100 + 25 + 8 + 10 (7)
Allan: 280.
RR: 271. ((100 - (10 - 8)) x (50 / 25)) + 75 (10)
Score: 59–40 (max 96)
Teatime teaser: ABOULDER -> LABOURED
Round 10: O S A I B N R U B
Jerry: BISON (5)
Allan: BRAINS (6)
DC: BRUINS (6) RABBIS (6) ROBINS (6)
OT: BANSURI (7) RIBBONS (7) ROBBINS (7) RUBIANS (7)
Score: 59–46 (max 103)
Round 11: E N O T E S A M L
Jerry: LAMENTS (7)
Allan: METALS (6)
DC: MALTOSE (7) MANTLES (7)
OT: TELAMONES (18)
Score: 66–46 (max 121)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of words relating to "pubs".
Round 12: C I E D I J X R E
Jerry: credit
Allan: DICIER (6)
Score: 66–52 (max 127)
Round 13: D O N E S A T R T
Jerry: STARTED (7)
Allan: STARTED (7)
DC: NATTERS (7) RODENTS (7)
OT: ATTORNED (8) TRADENTS (8)
Score: 73–59 (max 135)
Round 14: 7, 5, 8, 2, 3, 10. Target: 854.
Jerry: 1,000,000.
Allan: 867.
RR: 854. ((5 x 10) + 8 + 3) x 2 x 7 (10)
Score: 73–59 (max 145)
Round 15: U N M A C A B L E
No one buzzes. The answer, correctly provided by Rachel, was AMBULANCE.
Final Score: 73–59 (max 155)
Statistics Corner
Jerry:
Total score - 73
Raw score - 78
Total % of max - 47
Raw % of max - 50
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 2
Allan:
Total score - 59
Raw score - 82
Total % of max - 38
Raw % of max - 53
Total average score per round - 3.9
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=87
C1: Champion Jerry Ferris (1 win, 85 points.) From West Yorkshire.
C2: Challenger Allan Shepherd. From Inverness. He is a big collector of Pokémon cards.
DC: Susie Dent and Gabby Logan (who was Gabby Yorath when she was last on the show, back in the year 2000).
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: E N O S I P R S E
R02: O H G A E R C K A
R03: 100, 3, 9, 1, 6, 2. Target: 780.
TTT: OURBEACH - "We felt like royalty when taken to our beach in this."
R04: S N G E I R U G O
R05: U N A L E M I L R
R06: 75, 7, 6, 6, 9, 5. Target: 214.
R07: E P O W I T U E F
R08: O E U T L T A S W
R09: 50, 75, 100, 25, 8, 10. Target: 271.
TTT: ABOULDER - "Moved a boulder and made very hard work of it."
R10: O S A I B N R U B
R11: E N O T E S A M L
R12: C I E D I J X R E
R13: D O N E S A T R T
R14: 7, 5, 8, 2, 3, 10. Target: 854.
R15: U N M A C A B L E (conundrum)
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Round 1: E N O S I P R S E
Jerry: PRISON (6)
Allan: POSERS (6)
DC: PRISONS (7) RESPONSE (8) PIONEERS (8) ROPINESS (8)
OT: PENSIEROS (18) PERNIOSES (18)
Score: 6–6 (max 18)
Round 2: O H G A E R C K A
Jerry: CHARGE (6)
Allan: REACH (5)
DC: CORKAGE (7)
Score: 12–6 (max 25)
Round 3: 100, 3, 9, 1, 6, 2. Target: 780.
Jerry: 780. ((9 - 1) x 100) - (6 x 3) - 2 (10)
Allan: 780. ((9 - 1) x 100) - (6 x 3) - 2 (10)
Score: 22–16 (max 35)
Teatime teaser: OURBEACH -> BAROUCHE
Round 4: S N G E I R U G O
Jerry: ROUSING (7)
Allan: SOURING (7)
DC: GINGEROUS (18)
Score: 29–23 (max 53)
Round 5: U N A L E M I L R
Jerry: MARINE (6)
Allan: MAILER (6)
DC: ALLUMINE (8)
Score: 35–29 (max 61)
Round 6: 75, 7, 6, 6, 9, 5. Target: 214.
Jerry: 214. (75 x (9 - 6)) - (6 + 5) (10)
Allan: 216.
Score: 45–29 (max 71)
Gabby talks about hosting during the 2012 London Olympics, and accidentally letting David Beckham say that a Team GB boxer's family were dead...
Round 7: E P O W I T U E F
Jerry: -
Allan: WIPE (4)
DC: WIFE (4) WIPEOUT (7)
OT: OUTWEEP (7)
Score: 45–33 (max 78)
Round 8: O E U T L T A S W
Jerry: OUTLETS (7)
Allan: OUTLAST (7)
DC: OUTLAW (6) OUTLAWS (7) WATTLES (7) OUTSWEAT (8)
OT: OUTWALES (8)
Score: 52–40 (max 86)
Round 9: 50, 75, 100, 25, 8, 10. Target: 271.
Jerry: 268. 50 + 75 + 100 + 25 + 8 + 10 (7)
Allan: 280.
RR: 271. ((100 - (10 - 8)) x (50 / 25)) + 75 (10)
Score: 59–40 (max 96)
Teatime teaser: ABOULDER -> LABOURED
Round 10: O S A I B N R U B
Jerry: BISON (5)
Allan: BRAINS (6)
DC: BRUINS (6) RABBIS (6) ROBINS (6)
OT: BANSURI (7) RIBBONS (7) ROBBINS (7) RUBIANS (7)
Score: 59–46 (max 103)
Round 11: E N O T E S A M L
Jerry: LAMENTS (7)
Allan: METALS (6)
DC: MALTOSE (7) MANTLES (7)
OT: TELAMONES (18)
Score: 66–46 (max 121)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of words relating to "pubs".
Round 12: C I E D I J X R E
Jerry: credit
Allan: DICIER (6)
Score: 66–52 (max 127)
Round 13: D O N E S A T R T
Jerry: STARTED (7)
Allan: STARTED (7)
DC: NATTERS (7) RODENTS (7)
OT: ATTORNED (8) TRADENTS (8)
Score: 73–59 (max 135)
Round 14: 7, 5, 8, 2, 3, 10. Target: 854.
Jerry: 1,000,000.
Allan: 867.
RR: 854. ((5 x 10) + 8 + 3) x 2 x 7 (10)
Score: 73–59 (max 145)
Round 15: U N M A C A B L E
No one buzzes. The answer, correctly provided by Rachel, was AMBULANCE.
Final Score: 73–59 (max 155)
Statistics Corner
Jerry:
Total score - 73
Raw score - 78
Total % of max - 47
Raw % of max - 50
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 2
Allan:
Total score - 59
Raw score - 82
Total % of max - 38
Raw % of max - 53
Total average score per round - 3.9
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=87