Friday 3rd May 2024 (Series 89, Preliminary 89)
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2024 3:39 pm
Is the magic EIGHT octochamps going to be reached before the May Day bank holiday... 
Countdown recap for Friday 3 May 2024.
C1: Champion Charlotte Robson (7 wins, 585 (595) points.) A 16-year-old A-Level student from East Sussex.
C2: Challenger Bernard McDonald. From Greater Manchester. He's a big snooker fan too.
DC: Susie Dent and John Virgo.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R T L T E A U R D
R02: N A T G T I K S E
R03: 50, 10, 8, 4, 10, 9. Target: 689.
TTT: AUSAVOTE - "Thanks to this, you won't lose what you've already done."
R04: G N R I O B S I R
R05: W L S P O A I S A
R06: 25, 10, 6, 4, 8, 2. Target: 280.
R07: H M C T E O A E D
R08: M I O C L E Z H M
R09: 50, 25, 75, 9, 1, 2. Target: 714.
TTT: LEDRANCH - "He probably made candles for his Friends."
R10: B G T U F A C S E
R11: T P W L O U E G O
R12: V N I D T A U D N
R13: S N X S A E A T N
R14: 50, 2, 1, 10, 1, 9. Target: 879.
R15: C O D C O I L E R (conundrum)
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Round 1: R T L T E A U R D
Charlotte: RATTLED (7)
Bernard: RATTLED (7)
OT: ADULTER (7) RATTLER (7) RUDERAL (7) RUTTLED (7) TUTELAR (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
Round 2: N A T G T I K S E
Charlotte: TANGIEST (8)
Bernard: STAKING (7)
Score: 15–7 (max 15)
Round 3: 50, 10, 8, 4, 10, 9. Target: 689.
Charlotte: 689. ((10 + 4) x 50) - 10 - (9 - 8) (10)
Bernard: 689. ((10 + 4) x 50) - 10 - (9 - 8) (10)
Score: 25–17 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: AUSAVOTE -> AUTOSAVE
Round 4: G N R I O B S I R
Charlotte: BORING (6)
Bernard: ORIGINS (7)
OT: BIRSING (7)
Score: 25–24 (max 32)
Round 5: W L S P O A I S A
Charlotte: SPOILS (6)
Bernard: WASSAIL (7)
OT: PASILAS (7)
Score: 25–31 (max 39)
Round 6: 25, 10, 6, 4, 8, 2. Target: 280.
Charlotte: 280. (25 + (6 / 2)) x 10 (10)
Bernard: 280. (25 + (6 / 2)) x 10 (10)
Score: 35–41 (max 49)
John talks about future snooker world champions.
Round 7: H M C T E O A E D
Charlotte: MATCHED (7)
Bernard: MATCHED (7)
DC: CHEATED (7)
OT: CATHODE (7) MACHETE (7)
Score: 42–48 (max 56)
Round 8: M I O C L E Z H M
Charlotte: MOCHI (5)
Bernard: CHIME (5)
DC: ZILCH (5) COMMIE (6)
OT: MOHELIM (7)
Score: 47–53 (max 63)
Round 9: 50, 25, 75, 9, 1, 2. Target: 714.
Charlotte: 721.
Bernard: 710. (75 - ((50 / 25) + 2)) x (9 + 1) (7)
RR: 714. ((75 - 1) x 9) - 2 + 50 (10)
Score: 47–60 (max 73)
Teatime teaser: LEDRANCH -> CHANDLER
Round 10: B G T U F A C S E
Charlotte: FAUCETS (7)
Bernard: FAUCETS (7)
OT: CUBAGES (7) GABFEST (7) SCUTAGE (7) SUBFACE (7)
Score: 54–67 (max 80)
Round 11: T P W L O U E G O
Charlotte: POOTLE (6)
Bernard: POULET (6)
DC: OUTGLOW (7)
Score: 60–73 (max 87)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some more place names.
Round 12: V N I D T A U D N
Charlotte: UNDID (5)
Bernard: DAUNT (5)
DC: VAUNT (5)
OT: DUNNIT (6) INDUNA (6)
Score: 65–78 (max 93)
Round 13: S N X S A E A T N
Charlotte: TAXES (5)
Bernard: SEATS (5)
DC: ANSATE (6)
OT: ANNATES (7) TAXANES (7)
Score: 70–83 (max 100)
Round 14: 50, 2, 1, 10, 1, 9. Target: 879.
Charlotte: 884. (10 + 9 - 2) x (50 + 1 + 1) (7)
Bernard: 872.
RR: 879. (((50 x 9) - 10) x 2) - 1 (10)
Score: 77–83 (max 110)
Round 15: C O D C O I L E R
Charlotte buzzes on 3 seconds to say "Oh, I've got it wrong, never mind", which is incorrect.
Bernard does not buzz.
The answer was CROCODILE.
Final Score: 77–83 (max 120)
OH NO, it's agony for Charlotte as she misses out on becoming the youngest octochamp in Countdown history...
And it could be even more agony still, she does 7 wins and 662 points, but owing to the 7 octochamps we've already had in this series, she's only #8 on the leaderboard, meaning only one more octochamp is needed to knock her out of a return..., and we still have a month and a half before the series finals begin..., which certainly isn't looking promising for her, sadly...
Statistics Corner
Charlotte:
Total score - 77
Raw score - 94
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 6
Bernard:
Total score - 83
Raw score - 95
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 5.5
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 7
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=89
Countdown recap for Friday 3 May 2024.
C1: Champion Charlotte Robson (7 wins, 585 (595) points.) A 16-year-old A-Level student from East Sussex.
C2: Challenger Bernard McDonald. From Greater Manchester. He's a big snooker fan too.
DC: Susie Dent and John Virgo.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R T L T E A U R D
R02: N A T G T I K S E
R03: 50, 10, 8, 4, 10, 9. Target: 689.
TTT: AUSAVOTE - "Thanks to this, you won't lose what you've already done."
R04: G N R I O B S I R
R05: W L S P O A I S A
R06: 25, 10, 6, 4, 8, 2. Target: 280.
R07: H M C T E O A E D
R08: M I O C L E Z H M
R09: 50, 25, 75, 9, 1, 2. Target: 714.
TTT: LEDRANCH - "He probably made candles for his Friends."
R10: B G T U F A C S E
R11: T P W L O U E G O
R12: V N I D T A U D N
R13: S N X S A E A T N
R14: 50, 2, 1, 10, 1, 9. Target: 879.
R15: C O D C O I L E R (conundrum)
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Round 1: R T L T E A U R D
Charlotte: RATTLED (7)
Bernard: RATTLED (7)
OT: ADULTER (7) RATTLER (7) RUDERAL (7) RUTTLED (7) TUTELAR (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
Round 2: N A T G T I K S E
Charlotte: TANGIEST (8)
Bernard: STAKING (7)
Score: 15–7 (max 15)
Round 3: 50, 10, 8, 4, 10, 9. Target: 689.
Charlotte: 689. ((10 + 4) x 50) - 10 - (9 - 8) (10)
Bernard: 689. ((10 + 4) x 50) - 10 - (9 - 8) (10)
Score: 25–17 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: AUSAVOTE -> AUTOSAVE
Round 4: G N R I O B S I R
Charlotte: BORING (6)
Bernard: ORIGINS (7)
OT: BIRSING (7)
Score: 25–24 (max 32)
Round 5: W L S P O A I S A
Charlotte: SPOILS (6)
Bernard: WASSAIL (7)
OT: PASILAS (7)
Score: 25–31 (max 39)
Round 6: 25, 10, 6, 4, 8, 2. Target: 280.
Charlotte: 280. (25 + (6 / 2)) x 10 (10)
Bernard: 280. (25 + (6 / 2)) x 10 (10)
Score: 35–41 (max 49)
John talks about future snooker world champions.
Round 7: H M C T E O A E D
Charlotte: MATCHED (7)
Bernard: MATCHED (7)
DC: CHEATED (7)
OT: CATHODE (7) MACHETE (7)
Score: 42–48 (max 56)
Round 8: M I O C L E Z H M
Charlotte: MOCHI (5)
Bernard: CHIME (5)
DC: ZILCH (5) COMMIE (6)
OT: MOHELIM (7)
Score: 47–53 (max 63)
Round 9: 50, 25, 75, 9, 1, 2. Target: 714.
Charlotte: 721.
Bernard: 710. (75 - ((50 / 25) + 2)) x (9 + 1) (7)
RR: 714. ((75 - 1) x 9) - 2 + 50 (10)
Score: 47–60 (max 73)
Teatime teaser: LEDRANCH -> CHANDLER
Round 10: B G T U F A C S E
Charlotte: FAUCETS (7)
Bernard: FAUCETS (7)
OT: CUBAGES (7) GABFEST (7) SCUTAGE (7) SUBFACE (7)
Score: 54–67 (max 80)
Round 11: T P W L O U E G O
Charlotte: POOTLE (6)
Bernard: POULET (6)
DC: OUTGLOW (7)
Score: 60–73 (max 87)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some more place names.
Round 12: V N I D T A U D N
Charlotte: UNDID (5)
Bernard: DAUNT (5)
DC: VAUNT (5)
OT: DUNNIT (6) INDUNA (6)
Score: 65–78 (max 93)
Round 13: S N X S A E A T N
Charlotte: TAXES (5)
Bernard: SEATS (5)
DC: ANSATE (6)
OT: ANNATES (7) TAXANES (7)
Score: 70–83 (max 100)
Round 14: 50, 2, 1, 10, 1, 9. Target: 879.
Charlotte: 884. (10 + 9 - 2) x (50 + 1 + 1) (7)
Bernard: 872.
RR: 879. (((50 x 9) - 10) x 2) - 1 (10)
Score: 77–83 (max 110)
Round 15: C O D C O I L E R
Charlotte buzzes on 3 seconds to say "Oh, I've got it wrong, never mind", which is incorrect.
Bernard does not buzz.
The answer was CROCODILE.
Final Score: 77–83 (max 120)
OH NO, it's agony for Charlotte as she misses out on becoming the youngest octochamp in Countdown history...
And it could be even more agony still, she does 7 wins and 662 points, but owing to the 7 octochamps we've already had in this series, she's only #8 on the leaderboard, meaning only one more octochamp is needed to knock her out of a return..., and we still have a month and a half before the series finals begin..., which certainly isn't looking promising for her, sadly...
Statistics Corner
Charlotte:
Total score - 77
Raw score - 94
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 6
Bernard:
Total score - 83
Raw score - 95
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 5.5
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 7
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=89