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Countdown recap for Wednesday 8 May 2024.

C1: Champion Janet Parton (1 win, 81 points.) From Neath, but originally from the Swansea Valley.
C2: Challenger Carly Evans. A volunteer at her local book cycle.
DC: Susie Dent and Cheryl Baker.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: B H T R A U A I Y
R02: N P F T E O E L S
R03: 75, 5, 5, 8, 8, 1. Target: 126.
TTT: TOESTILT - "No Barbara Woodhouse, but heel and walkies."
R04: T J D I O U V R A
R05: T L N M E I E U D
R06: 25, 75, 2, 7, 7, 10. Target: 697.
R07: R W M X E I U R P
R08: C M N O I S V O D
R09: 100, 4, 10, 5, 5, 7. Target: 786.
TTT: HUMPNOSE - "Put simply, she made the candy floss herself."
R10: E I A S N R N U C
R11: M S K G S E I O H
R12: E A O G R S A G T
R13: G R T C E O E I O
R14: 50, 75, 3, 5, 10, 5. Target: 166.
R15: P R I M E G E N T (conundrum)


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Round 1: B H T R A U A I Y

Janet: BIRTH (5)
Carly: BIRTH (5)
DC: BIRTHY (6)
OT: BARYTA (6) BRUTHA (6) RAIYAT (6) RUBATI (6) TARABU (6) YAUTIA (6)
Score: 5–5 (max 6)

Round 2: N P F T E O E L S

Janet: FLEETS (6)
Carly: OPENS (5)
DC: ELOPES (6) ONESELF (7)
OT: LEPTONS (7) OPELETS (7) PENTOSE (7) POSTEEN (7) POTEENS (7) SEPTOLE (7)
Score: 11–5 (max 13)

Round 3: 75, 5, 5, 8, 8, 1. Target: 126.

Janet: -
Carly: 127. (8 x 5) + 75 + 8 + 5 - 1 (7)
RR: 126. ((75 / (8 - 5)) x 5) + 1 (10)
Score: 11–12 (max 23)

Teatime teaser: TOESTILT -> STILETTO

Round 4: T J D I O U V R A

Janet: ADROIT (6)
Carly: RADIO (5)
DC: AUDITOR (7)
OT: ADJUTOR (7) TOURADI (7)
Score: 17–12 (max 30)

Round 5: T L N M E I E U D

Janet: MINUTED (7)
Carly: UNITED (6)
DC: UNMELTED (8)
OT: DEMILUNE (8) MINUETED (8)
Score: 24–12 (max 38)

Round 6: 25, 75, 2, 7, 7, 10. Target: 697.

Janet: 697. ((75 + 25) x 7) - (10 - 7) (10)
Carly: 697. ((7 + 2) x 75) + 25 - (10 - 7) (10)
Score: 34–22 (max 48)

Cheryl talks about her original Eurovision Song Contest appearance in 1978 with Co-Co.

Round 7: R W M X E I U R P

Janet: UMPIRE (6)
Carly: PRIMER (6)
DC: rumpier
OT: PRIMEUR (7)
Score: 40–28 (max 55)

Round 8: C M N O I S V O D

Janet: VOIDS (5)
Carly: COINS (5)
DC: DOMINO (6) dominos
OT: CONDOMS (7) CONOIDS (7) MONODIC (7) MONOIDS (7) OVONICS (7) SODOMIC (7) VOCOIDS (7)
Score: 45–33 (max 62)

Round 9: 100, 4, 10, 5, 5, 7. Target: 786.

Janet: 785. (7 x 100) + ((5 + 4) x 10) - 5 (7)
Carly: 780.
RR: 786. ((100 x 4) - 7) x (10 / 5) (10)
Score: 52–33 (max 72)

Teatime teaser: HUMPNOSE -> HOMESPUN

Round 10: E I A S N R N U C

Janet: SCANNER (7)
Carly: CRANNIES (8)
DC: INSURANCE (18)
Score: 52–41 (max 90)

Round 11: M S K G S E I O H

Janet: SMOKES (6)
Carly: SKIMS (5)
DC: SMOKIES (7)
OT: GOMESIS (7)
Score: 58–41 (max 97)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "cockles of your heart".

Round 12: E A O G R S A G T

Janet: STORAGE (7)
Carly: toasters
DC: STAGGER (7) TOERAGS (7) GARAGES (7)
OT: AGAROSE (7) GAGSTER (7) GEOTAGS (7) GORGETS (7) OARAGES (7) ORGEATS (7) RAGTAGS (7) TAGGERS (7)
Score: 65–41 (max 104)

Round 13: G R T C E O E I O

Janet: ERECT (5)
Carly: grice
DC: CORTEGE (7)
OT: COTERIE (7)
Score: 70–41 (max 111)

Round 14: 50, 75, 3, 5, 10, 5. Target: 166.

Janet: 165. ((5 - 3) x 75) + 10 + 5 (7)
Carly: 167. 75 + 50 + (5 x 10) - 5 - 3 (7)
RR: 166. (50 x 3) + ((75 + 5) / 5) (10)
Score: 77–48 (max 121)

Round 15: P R I M E G E N T

Janet buzzes on 8.5 seconds to say TEMPERING which is correct.
Final Score: 87–48 (max 131)

Statistics Corner

Janet:
Total score - 87
Raw score - 94
Total % of max - 66
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 5.8
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 3

Carly:
Total score - 48
Raw score - 74
Total % of max - 37
Raw % of max - 56
Total average score per round - 3.2
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 1

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