Oh, and who's that bearded guy hosting the show..., oh, it's Colin.
Countdown recap for Friday 12 April 2024.
C1: Champion Jessica Pratesi (7 wins, 722 points.) An indoor air quality consultant from Leyton, Greater London.
C2: Challenger Steve Henton. A retired man from Nottinghamshire. He's a Mansfield Town supporter.
DC: Susie Dent and making his DC debut, JB Gill.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: T A S E F U G M A
R02: N R D I E V I T S
R03: 8, 5, 7, 2, 8, 3. Target: 362.
TTT: MUDSCONE - "The answer: It's ate."
R04: H E G D T O E R I
R05: P T C E I U L M L
R06: 75, 3, 4, 7, 10, 7. Target: 958.
R07: N E S T U I X D L
R08: O E O T R E T N R
R09: 9, 7, 4, 3, 2, 10. Target: 902.
TTT: ROASTCOD - "Forget the fish, focus on the beans."
R10: T P U E D R M I E
R11: B S Q O A I C W R
R12: G S E O J I R C N
R13: F S N Y U I E D O
R14: 50, 9, 4, 7, 6, 3. Target: 449.
R15: I M U S T S O A P (conundrum)
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Round 1: T A S E F U G M A
Jessica: FEAST (5)
Steve: FEAST (5)
DC: FUMETS (6) GATEAUS (7)
OT: MUTAGES (7)
Score: 5–5 (max 7)
Round 2: N R D I E V I T S
Jessica: DIVINES (7)
Steve: divets
DC: DIVINEST (8)
OT: DISINTER (8) DIVINERS (8) INVITERS (8) NITRIDES (8) VITRINES (8)
Score: 12–5 (max 15)
Round 3: 8, 5, 7, 2, 8, 3. Target: 362.
Jessica: 361. (((8 x 8) + 7) x 5) + (3 x 2) (7)
Steve: -
RR: 362. ((7 + 8) x 3 x 8) + 2 (10)
Score: 19–5 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: MUDSCONE -> CONSUMED
Round 4: H E G D T O E R I
Jessica: GOITRED (7)
Steve: HEDGER (6)
DC: RIGHTED (7)
OT: DOITHER (7) GIRTHED (7) ORTHIDE (7) OTHERED (7) THEROID (7)
Score: 26–5 (max 32)
Round 5: P T C E I U L M L
Jessica: MULTIPLE (8)
Steve: MILLET (6)
Score: 34–5 (max 40)
Round 6: 75, 3, 4, 7, 10, 7. Target: 958.
Jessica: 957. ((10 + 3) x 75) - 7 - 4 - 7 (7)
Steve: 957. ((10 + 3) x 75) - 7 - 4 - 7 (7)
RR: 958. ((10 + 3) x (75 - (7 / 7))) - 4 (10)
Score: 41–12 (max 50)
JB talks about how JLS began.
Round 7: N E S T U I X D L
Jessica: INSULTED (8)
Steve: LISTEN (6)
DC: UNLISTED (8)
OT: DILUENTS (8)
Score: 49–12 (max 58)
Round 8: O E O T R E T N R
Jessica: ROTTEN (6)
Steve: TORRENT (7)
DC: ROTTENER (8)
Score: 49–19 (max 66)
Round 9: 9, 7, 4, 3, 2, 10. Target: 902.
Jessica: 902. (10 x 9 x (7 + 3)) + 2 (10)
Steve: 902. (10 x 9 x (7 + 3)) + 2 (10)
Score: 59–29 (max 76)
Teatime teaser: ROASTCOD -> CORTADOS
Round 10: T P U E D R M I E
Jessica: TRUMPED (7)
Steve: TRUMPED (7)
DC: PERMUTED (8) UMPIRED (7)
Score: 66–36 (max 84)
Round 11: B S Q O A I C W R
Jessica: carbos
Steve: BOARS (5)
OT: BIOWARS (7) CABRIOS (7)
Score: 66–41 (max 91)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "lolly-gagging".
Round 12: G S E O J I R C N
Jessica: SCORING (7)
Steve: JOINERS (7)
DC: CRINGES (7)
OT: COGNISE (7) COINERS (7) CONGERS (7) CRONIES (7) IGNORES (7) JINGOES (7) RECOINS (7) REGIONS (7) REJOINS (7) SCRINGE (7)
Score: 73–48 (max 98)
Round 13: F S N Y U I E D O
Jessica: INFUSED (7)
Steve: SOUND (5)
OT: DENSIFY (7) FONDUES (7) FUNDIES (7) FUSIONY (7)
Score: 80–48 (max 105)
Round 14: 50, 9, 4, 7, 6, 3. Target: 449.
Jessica: 449. (9 x 50) - (7 - 6) (10)
Steve: 449. (9 x 50) - (4 - 3) (10)
Score: 90–58 (max 115)
Round 15: I M U S T S O A P
Jessica buzzes on 3.75 seconds to say POTASSIUM which is correct.
Final Score: 100–58 (max 125)
And we do incredibly have 7 octochamps after only 74 episodes!!! Jessica's 822 points sees her climb to #3 on the leaderboard, so she should be safe..., but who knows..., will an octochamp miss out...
Statistics Corner
Jessica:
Total score - 100
Raw score - 106
Total % of max - 80
Raw % of max - 85
Total average score per round - 6.7
Raw average score per round - 7.1
Number of maxes - 8
Steve:
Total score - 58
Raw score - 81
Total % of max - 46
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 3.9
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 3
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=89