Tuesday 6th February 2024 (Series 89, Preliminary 26)

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Tuesday 6th February 2024 (Series 89, Preliminary 26)

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 6 February 2024.

C1: Champion Jack Harvey (3 wins, 268 points.) From Milton Keynes, but originally from Grimsby.
C2: Challenger John Hadley. He was previously on the show, when he lost to the eventual series champion, a certain Ben Wilson.
DC: Susie Dent and Jo Brand.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L N V U E O M G A
R02: D H N R O E I M A
R03: 50, 5, 4, 7, 2, 10. Target: 175.
TTT: BOGEYSAP - "Might they turn over a leaf after the wedding?"
R04: N S N R E I A C S
R05: N L I P A S R E B
R06: 50, 75, 8, 9, 5, 5. Target: 169.
R07: T R F O A O P S I
R08: T S Y C E A W E D
R09: 4, 1, 6, 8, 9, 9. Target: 331.
TTT: POTTAGES - "It's nothing to do with soup, but it is connected to an entrée."
R10: G D B T A E U L O
R11: N R T E U E L C I
R12: S K T S O U M E U
R13: G R T E A E L Q N
R14: 50, 9, 10, 4, 8, 5. Target: 659.
R15: N U N Q I N A M E (conundrum)


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Round 1: L N V U E O M G A

Jack: LOUNGE (6)
John: evangel
DC: lovegum UNLOVE (6) LOVAGE (6) VOLUME (6)
OT: AVELONG (7) MOULAGE (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

Round 2: D H N R O E I M A

Jack: MOANIER (7)
John: HANDIER (7)
DC: hemdrain RHODAMINE (18)
Score: 13–7 (max 25)

Round 3: 50, 5, 4, 7, 2, 10. Target: 175.

Jack: 175. (50 x 4) - ((10 / 2) x 5) (10)
John: 175. (4 x 50) - ((2 x 10) + 5) (10)
Score: 23–17 (max 35)

Teatime teaser: BOGEYSAP -> PAGEBOYS

Round 4: N S N R E I A C S

Jack: SCANNERS (8)
John: SCANNERS (8)
DC: RACINESS (8) CRANNIES (8)
Score: 31–25 (max 43)

Round 5: N L I P A S R E B

Jack: PLAINER (7)
John: PRALINES (8)
DC: beanslip BIPLANES (8)
Score: 31–33 (max 51)

Round 6: 50, 75, 8, 9, 5, 5. Target: 169.

Jack: 170. (9 x 5) + 75 + 50 (7)
John: 164.
RR: 169. (((75 / 5) + 5) x 8) + 9 (10)
Score: 38–33 (max 61)

Jo talks about seemingly modern dating concepts.

Round 7: T R F O A O P S I

Jack: PASTOR (6)
John: PROFITS (7)
DC: fortsoap PATOIS (6) PATIOS (6)
OT: AIRPOTS (7) PAROTIS (7) PIROOTS (7) PRISTAF (7) SOFRITO (7) SPORTIF (7)
Score: 38–40 (max 68)

Round 8: T S Y C E A W E D

Jack: SWEATED (7)
John: CEASED (6)
DC: cadsty CATSEYE (7) catseyed
OT: YEASTED (7)
Score: 45–40 (max 75)

Round 9: 4, 1, 6, 8, 9, 9. Target: 331.

Jack: 321. (((9 x 8) + 6) x 4) + 9 (5 - he actually wrote down 321 as the target... :P :P :P )
John: 330. Mistake in working.
RR: 331. (9 x 9 x 4) + 6 + 1 (10)
Score: 50–40 (max 85)

Teatime teaser: POTTAGES -> GATEPOST

Round 10: G D B T A E U L O

Jack: BUDGET (6)
John: GABLED (6)
DC: DOUBLET (7) BLOATED (7)
OT: GLOBATED (8)
Score: 56–46 (max 93)

Round 11: N R T E U E L C I

Jack: LECTERN (7)
John: CENTILE (7)
DC: runtlice
OT: CEINTURE (8) ENURETIC (8) RELUCENT (8) RETICULE (8) RETINULE (8)
Score: 63–53 (max 101)

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

Round 12: S K T S O U M E U

Jack: STOKES (6)
John: SMOKES (6)
DC: mousetusk MUSKETS (7)
OT: MOUKETS (7)
Score: 69–59 (max 108)

Round 13: G R T E A E L Q N

Jack: retangle
John: ELEGANT (7)
DC: genlater ENLARGE (7) ETERNAL (7) REAGENT (7)
OT: REGENTAL (8)
Score: 69–66 (max 116)

Round 14: 50, 9, 10, 4, 8, 5. Target: 659.

Jack: 659. ((8 + 5) x 50) + 9 (10)
John: 659. ((8 + 5) x 50) + 9 (10)
Score: 79–76 (max 126)

Round 15: N U N Q I N A M E

Jack buzzes on 1.25 seconds to say MANNEQUIN which is correct.
Final Score: 89–76 (max 136)

Statistics Corner

Jack:
Total score - 89
Raw score - 102
Total % of max - 65
Raw % of max - 75
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 6.8
Number of maxes - 5

John:
Total score - 76
Raw score - 89
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 65
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=89
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