Thursday 8th February 2024 (Series 89, Preliminary 28)
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2024 3:49 pm
Countdown recap for Thursday 8 February 2024.
C1: Champion Jack Harvey (5 wins, 444 points.) From Milton Keynes, but originally from Grimsby.
C2: Challenger Katharine Randall. An A-Level student from Sevenoaks, Kent.
DC: Susie Dent and Jo Brand.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R N S E O E R F L
R02: M S I T D A O K I
R03: 75, 1, 7, 6, 1, 3. Target: 867.
TTT: CONSBANK - "Forget the money, it's all about the dough."
R04: C F T O A U M L T
R05: S W T I E I H R L
R06: 25, 100, 75, 50, 3, 8. Target: 461.
R07: R N L D O E U N C
R08: S E I M R P E G T
R09: 50, 10, 4, 3, 6, 9. Target: 871.
TTT: SIDEFILM - "It's an eight that should've been one, but ended up being four."
R10: R Y T U O U N S E
R11: T L D A E U S N T
R12: M G B O E I N S A
R13: N D G O A E P S A
R14: 100, 2, 7, 1, 4, 8. Target: 804.
R15: W O N D E R P U G (conundrum)
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Round 1: R N S E O E R F L
Jack: SNORER (6)
Katharine: LONERS (6)
DC: FLENSER (7) ONESELF (7) FELONS (6)
OT: FRESNEL (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)
Round 2: M S I T D A O K I
Jack: IDIOMS (6)
Katharine: MOIST (5)
DC: mistoad
OT: DAIMIOS (7) DIATOMS (7) IDIOTAS (7) MAIOIDS (7) MAKOTIS (7) MASTOID (7) MIKADOS (7)
Score: 12–6 (max 14)
Round 3: 75, 1, 7, 6, 1, 3. Target: 867.
Jack: 864. (75 - 3) x 6 x (1 + 1) (7)
Katharine: 864. (75 - 3) x 6 x (1 + 1) (7)
RR: 868. (7)
OT: 868. (((75 / 3) x (6 - 1)) - 1) x 7 (7)
Score: 19–13 (max 21)
Teatime teaser: CONSBANK -> BANNOCKS
Round 4: C F T O A U M L T
Jack: outcalm
Katharine: TOTAL (5)
DC: coatful foulcat FACTOTUM (8)
Score: 19–18 (max 29)
Round 5: S W T I E I H R L
Jack: whirliest
Katharine: whirliest
DC: WITHERS (7) WHISTLER (8)
Score: 19–18 (max 37)
Round 6: 25, 100, 75, 50, 3, 8. Target: 461.
Jack: 461. ((100 + 50) x 3) + 8 + (75 / 25) (10)
Katharine: 463.
Score: 29–18 (max 47)
Jo talks about the use of political language.
Round 7: R N L D O E U N C
Jack: uncloned
Katharine: CLONED (6)
DC: NUCLEON (7) coldnun
OT: ROUNCED (7) ROUNDEL (7) RUNCLED (7)
Score: 29–24 (max 54)
Round 8: S E I M R P E G T
Jack: PRESTIGE (8)
Katharine: GERMIEST (8)
Score: 37–32 (max 62)
Round 9: 50, 10, 4, 3, 6, 9. Target: 871.
Jack: 882. (He wrote down the target as 881...
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Katharine: 869. (((9 x 4) + 50) x 10) + 6 + 3 (7)
RR: 871. ((10 + 9) x (50 - 4)) - 3 (10)
Score: 37–39 (max 72)
Teatime teaser: SIDEFILM -> MISFIELD
Round 10: R Y T U O U N S E
Jack: unstory
Katharine: OUTRUNS (7)
DC: ROT TOURNEYS (8)
Score: 37–46 (max 80)
Round 11: T L D A E U S N T
Jack: UNSALTED (8)
Katharine: UNSTATED (8)
DC: TETANUS (7)
OT: UNTASTED (8)
Score: 45–54 (max 88)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some animals in terms of money.
Round 12: M G B O E I N S A
Jack: BEAMING (7)
Katharine: BEAMING (7)
DC: BEGONIAS (8)
OT: GAMBESON (8)
Score: 52–61 (max 96)
Round 13: N D G O A E P S A
Jack: SPONGED (7)
Katharine: SPONGED (7)
DC: PONDAGES (8)
Score: 59–68 (max 104)
Round 14: 100, 2, 7, 1, 4, 8. Target: 804.
Jack: 804. (8 x 100) + 4 (10)
Katharine: 804. (8 x 100) + 4 (10)
Score: 69–78 (max 114)
Round 15: W O N D E R P U G
Katharine buzzes on 11 seconds to say UNPOWDER which is incorrect.
Jack buzzes on 19 seconds to say GUNPOWDER which is correct.
Final Score: 79–78 (max 124)
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Statistics Corner
Jack:
Total score - 79
Raw score - 79
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 6
Katharine:
Total score - 78
Raw score - 90
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 5.2
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 4
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=89
C1: Champion Jack Harvey (5 wins, 444 points.) From Milton Keynes, but originally from Grimsby.
C2: Challenger Katharine Randall. An A-Level student from Sevenoaks, Kent.
DC: Susie Dent and Jo Brand.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R N S E O E R F L
R02: M S I T D A O K I
R03: 75, 1, 7, 6, 1, 3. Target: 867.
TTT: CONSBANK - "Forget the money, it's all about the dough."
R04: C F T O A U M L T
R05: S W T I E I H R L
R06: 25, 100, 75, 50, 3, 8. Target: 461.
R07: R N L D O E U N C
R08: S E I M R P E G T
R09: 50, 10, 4, 3, 6, 9. Target: 871.
TTT: SIDEFILM - "It's an eight that should've been one, but ended up being four."
R10: R Y T U O U N S E
R11: T L D A E U S N T
R12: M G B O E I N S A
R13: N D G O A E P S A
R14: 100, 2, 7, 1, 4, 8. Target: 804.
R15: W O N D E R P U G (conundrum)
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Round 1: R N S E O E R F L
Jack: SNORER (6)
Katharine: LONERS (6)
DC: FLENSER (7) ONESELF (7) FELONS (6)
OT: FRESNEL (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)
Round 2: M S I T D A O K I
Jack: IDIOMS (6)
Katharine: MOIST (5)
DC: mistoad
OT: DAIMIOS (7) DIATOMS (7) IDIOTAS (7) MAIOIDS (7) MAKOTIS (7) MASTOID (7) MIKADOS (7)
Score: 12–6 (max 14)
Round 3: 75, 1, 7, 6, 1, 3. Target: 867.
Jack: 864. (75 - 3) x 6 x (1 + 1) (7)
Katharine: 864. (75 - 3) x 6 x (1 + 1) (7)
RR: 868. (7)
OT: 868. (((75 / 3) x (6 - 1)) - 1) x 7 (7)
Score: 19–13 (max 21)
Teatime teaser: CONSBANK -> BANNOCKS
Round 4: C F T O A U M L T
Jack: outcalm
Katharine: TOTAL (5)
DC: coatful foulcat FACTOTUM (8)
Score: 19–18 (max 29)
Round 5: S W T I E I H R L
Jack: whirliest
Katharine: whirliest
DC: WITHERS (7) WHISTLER (8)
Score: 19–18 (max 37)
Round 6: 25, 100, 75, 50, 3, 8. Target: 461.
Jack: 461. ((100 + 50) x 3) + 8 + (75 / 25) (10)
Katharine: 463.
Score: 29–18 (max 47)
Jo talks about the use of political language.
Round 7: R N L D O E U N C
Jack: uncloned
Katharine: CLONED (6)
DC: NUCLEON (7) coldnun
OT: ROUNCED (7) ROUNDEL (7) RUNCLED (7)
Score: 29–24 (max 54)
Round 8: S E I M R P E G T
Jack: PRESTIGE (8)
Katharine: GERMIEST (8)
Score: 37–32 (max 62)
Round 9: 50, 10, 4, 3, 6, 9. Target: 871.
Jack: 882. (He wrote down the target as 881...
)Katharine: 869. (((9 x 4) + 50) x 10) + 6 + 3 (7)
RR: 871. ((10 + 9) x (50 - 4)) - 3 (10)
Score: 37–39 (max 72)
Teatime teaser: SIDEFILM -> MISFIELD
Round 10: R Y T U O U N S E
Jack: unstory
Katharine: OUTRUNS (7)
DC: ROT TOURNEYS (8)
Score: 37–46 (max 80)
Round 11: T L D A E U S N T
Jack: UNSALTED (8)
Katharine: UNSTATED (8)
DC: TETANUS (7)
OT: UNTASTED (8)
Score: 45–54 (max 88)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some animals in terms of money.
Round 12: M G B O E I N S A
Jack: BEAMING (7)
Katharine: BEAMING (7)
DC: BEGONIAS (8)
OT: GAMBESON (8)
Score: 52–61 (max 96)
Round 13: N D G O A E P S A
Jack: SPONGED (7)
Katharine: SPONGED (7)
DC: PONDAGES (8)
Score: 59–68 (max 104)
Round 14: 100, 2, 7, 1, 4, 8. Target: 804.
Jack: 804. (8 x 100) + 4 (10)
Katharine: 804. (8 x 100) + 4 (10)
Score: 69–78 (max 114)
Round 15: W O N D E R P U G
Katharine buzzes on 11 seconds to say UNPOWDER which is incorrect.
Jack buzzes on 19 seconds to say GUNPOWDER which is correct.
Final Score: 79–78 (max 124)
Seriously, did that just happen...
Statistics Corner
Jack:
Total score - 79
Raw score - 79
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 6
Katharine:
Total score - 78
Raw score - 90
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 5.2
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 4
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=89