Friday 28th April 2023 (Series 87, Preliminary 70)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 28 April 2023.

C1: Champion Ian Laird (3 wins, 346 points.) From the Wirral.
C2: Challenger Alex Blundy. An 18-year-old student from Oxfordshire.
DC: Susie Dent and Gabby Logan.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S T R U A E G R T
R02: W T P I E A C N E
R03: 25, 4, 8, 6, 3, 7. Target: 671.
TTT: DANFLUSH - "Dan was flush with as much money as he could carry."
R04: R S T O I A N T E
R05: F S P N I O E R U
R06: 25, 100, 4, 5, 10, 7. Target: 538.
R07: C G S A I U E B A
R08: S T N O A E R V I
R09: 25, 2, 5, 8, 1, 10. Target: 662.
TTT: MADREELS - "Lots of reeling needed to land this type of fish."
R10: R S L O A E G D U
R11: T D E U N M I O D
R12: R L M I E O N K E
R13: S F L S O A I T O
R14: 75, 25, 100, 50, 10, 7. Target: 513.
R15: P I L C A B E A N (conundrum)


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Round 1: S T R U A E G R T

Ian: GUTTERS (7)
Alex: GUTTERS (7)
DC: RATTERS (7) GARTERS (7)
OT: ARGUERS (7) GARRETS (7) GRATERS (7) GURTEST (7) RESTART (7) RESTAUR (7) RETRUST (7) RUTTERS (7) STARTER (7) STATURE (7) TARGETS (7) TRUSTER (7) TURRETS (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: W T P I E A C N E

Ian: PICANTE (7)
Alex: PATIENCE (8)
Score: 7–15 (max 15)

Round 3: 25, 4, 8, 6, 3, 7. Target: 671.

Ian: 671. ((8 - 6 + 7) x 3 x 25) - 4 (10)
Alex: 670.
Score: 17–15 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: DANFLUSH -> HANDFULS

Round 4: R S T O I A N T E

Ian: TOASTIER (8)
Alex: tainters
DC: STATIONER (18)
OT: NITROSATE (18)
Score: 25–15 (max 43)

Round 5: F S P N I O E R U

Ian: perusion
Alex: PRUNES (6)
DC: PERFUSION (18)
Score: 25–21 (max 61)

Round 6: 25, 100, 4, 5, 10, 7. Target: 538.

Ian: 537.
Alex: 538. (100 x 5) + 25 + 10 + 7 - 4 (10)
Score: 25–31 (max 71)

Gabby talks about watching her husband, Kenny Logan, play football in Soccer Aid at Wembley.

Round 7: C G S A I U E B A

Ian: BASIC (5)
Alex: ageism
DC: GUISE (5)
OT: ABUSAGE (7) AGEUSIA (7) AGEUSIC (7) CUBAGES (7)
Score: 30–31 (max 78)

Round 8: S T N O A E R V I

Ian: avertions
Alex: AVERSION (8)
DC: OVERSTAIN (18)
OT: ORVIETANS (18)
Score: 30–39 (max 96)

Round 9: 25, 2, 5, 8, 1, 10. Target: 662.

Ian: 656.
Alex: 658. (((10 x 2) + 5 + 1) x 25) + 8 (7)
RR: 662. ((((5 + 8) x 25) + 1) x 2) + 10 (10)
Score: 30–46 (max 106)

Teatime teaser: MADREELS -> DEMERSAL

Round 10: R S L O A E G D U

Ian: LODGERS (7)
Alex: LODGERS (7)
DC: ROULADES (8)
OT: LARGEOUS (8)
Score: 37–53 (max 114)

Round 11: T D E U N M I O D

Ian: MOUNTED (7)
Alex: UNITED (6)
DC: UNTIMED (7)
OT: OMNITUDE (8)
Score: 44–53 (max 122)

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

Round 12: R L M I E O N K E

Ian: monkier
Alex: MONIKER (7)
OT: KREMLIN (7) LIKENER (7) MERLION (7)
Score: 44–60 (max 129)

Round 13: S F L S O A I T O

Ian: FOSSIL (6)
Alex: FLOATS (6)
DC: SOLOIST (7)
Score: 50–66 (max 136)

Round 14: 75, 25, 100, 50, 10, 7. Target: 513.

Ian: 510.
Alex: 513. (75 x 7) - 10 - (50 / 25) (10)
Score: 50–76 (max 146)

Round 15: P I L C A B E A N

Ian buzzes on 3.75 seconds to say INCAPABLE which is correct.
Final Score: 60–76 (max 156)

Statistics Corner

Ian:
Total score - 60
Raw score - 86
Total % of max - 38
Raw % of max - 55
Total average score per round - 4.0
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 3

Alex:
Total score - 76
Raw score - 89
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 57
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 5

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