Monday 22nd April 2024 (Series 89, Preliminary 80)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 22 April 2024.

C1: Champion George McAlear (2 wins, 169 points.) A retiree from Essex, but originally from Glasgow.
C2: Challenger John Gibson. A design engineer from Carlisle. He used to be a "Lemonade Man".
DC: Susie Dent and Les Dennis.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S I M O R E S G M
R02: B T I O W S I L G
R03: 25, 3, 8, 2, 3, 6. Target: 593.
TTT: PERMPORT - "If he's in your line of sight, you'll never be lost for words."
R04: C V O A D S E O P
R05: N I D U J N E A T
R06: 100, 6, 7, 3, 1, 4. Target: 191.
R07: N I T E D T O E R
R08: Y S U A C D E S A
R09: 50, 8, 1, 4, 2, 7. Target: 526.
TTT: GRANFLAT - "The behaviour was wrong, but it almost smelt good."
R10: P R I U S F A O N
R11: R E H I F O N M E
R12: V A T E G R A N R
R13: K I M E D A T Z I
R14: 50, 1, 8, 10, 2, 6. Target: 322.
R15: V A I N B L O G S (conundrum)


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Round 1: S I M O R E S G M

George: MOSSIER (7)
John: moriss
DC: MEMOIRS (7) SIMMERS (7) OGREISMS (8)
OT: SOMMIERS (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: B T I O W S I L G

George: BIGOTS (6)
John: BOILS (5)
DC: OWLS (4)
Score: 13–0 (max 14)

Round 3: 25, 3, 8, 2, 3, 6. Target: 593.

George: 594.
John: 593. (3 x 8 x 25) - (3 - 2 + 6) (10)
Score: 13–10 (max 24)

Teatime teaser: PERMPORT -> PROMPTER

Round 4: C V O A D S E O P

George: SCOOPED (7)
John: SCOOPED (7)
DC: PEASCOD (7)
OT: OPCODES (7) VOCODES (7)
Score: 20–17 (max 31)

Round 5: N I D U J N E A T

George: JAUNTED (7)
John: JAUNTED (7)
DC: INUNDATE (8)
Score: 27–24 (max 39)

Round 6: 100, 6, 7, 3, 1, 4. Target: 191.

George: 190.
John: 191. ((7 - 4 - 1) x 100) - 6 - 3 (10)
Score: 27–34 (max 49)

Les talks about his excitement ahead of doing his first Shakespeare performance in Twelfth Night.

Round 7: N I T E D T O E R

George: ROTTED (6)
John: ROTTED (6)
DC: DOTTIER (7)
OT: ENTEROID (8) ORIENTED (8)
Score: 33–40 (max 57)

Round 8: Y S U A C D E S A

George: CAUSED (6)
John: CAUSED (6)
DC: DECAYS (6)
OT: ASSAYED (7) CAUSEYS (7) CAYUSES (7)
Score: 39–46 (max 64)

Round 9: 50, 8, 1, 4, 2, 7. Target: 526.

George: 527. ((8 + 2) x 50) + (7 x 4) - 1 (7)
John: 527. ((8 + 2) x 50) + (7 x 4) - 1 (7)
RR: 526. ((4 + 7) x 50) - ((2 + 1) x 8) (10)
Score: 46–53 (max 74)

Teatime teaser: GRANFLAT -> FLAGRANT

Round 10: P R I U S F A O N

George: PRISON (6)
John: FUSION (6)
DC: INSOFAR (7)
OT: PARISON (7) PORINAS (7) SPURION (7) UNPAIRS (7)
Score: 52–59 (max 81)

Round 11: R E H I F O N M E

George: REFINE (6)
John: INFORM (6)
DC: HEROINE (7)
OT: FERMION (7) FIREMEN (7) FOREMEN (7)
Score: 58–65 (max 88)

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

Round 12: V A T E G R A N R

George: GRANTER (7)
John: VAGRANT (7)
DC: TAVERNA (7) VANTAGE (7)
OT: ARRANGE (7) NARRATE (7) RAVAGER (7) REGRANT (7) TANAGER (7)
Score: 65–72 (max 95)

Round 13: K I M E D A T Z I

George: MATED (5)
John: ADMIT (5)
DC: MEDIA (5)
OT: KEITAI (6)
Score: 70–77 (max 101)

Round 14: 50, 1, 8, 10, 2, 6. Target: 322.

George: 321. Mistake in working.
John: 321. (6 x 50) + (2 x 10) + 1 (7)
RR: 322. (6 x 50) + (2 x (10 + 1)) (10)
Score: 70–84 (max 111)

Round 15: V A I N B L O G S

John buzzes on 2.75 seconds to say ABSOLVING which is correct.
Final Score: 70–94 (max 121)

Statistics Corner

George:
Total score - 70
Raw score - 84
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 3

John:
Total score - 94
Raw score - 99
Total % of max - 78
Raw % of max - 82
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 5

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=89