Monday 13th May 2024 (Series 89, Preliminary 95)
Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2024 4:07 pm
Countdown recap for Monday 13 May 2024.
C1: Champion Matty Fraser (1 win, 87 points.) A 23-year-old.
C2: Challenger Julie Marshall. A quality assurance auditor from Glasgow. She used to get paid to attend gigs.
DC: Susie Dent and making her DC debut, Sunetra Sarker.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N S O E L R I N A
R02: S E G I E L N A B
R03: 1, 10, 10, 2, 8, 2. Target: 211.
TTT: SIMONHAD - "Simon had been out of order, so you had to let him know."
R04: S O T E I D H E N
R05: P F O A T S L O M
R06: 50, 100, 25, 8, 5, 5. Target: 610.
R07: J S E A C H E P X
R08: R O E C D A R O U
R09: 1, 10, 10, 2, 2, 8. Target: 735.
TTT: PLOTCARS - "You plot to stop the cars by throwing these into the road."
R10: W A T I M T O I G
R11: N S A O R P L E N
R12: A S K U I Y E P G
R13: D R I A S T R O E
R14: 50, 25, 7, 2, 8, 4. Target: 956.
R15: D I N G L O S E S (conundrum)
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Round 1: N S O E L R I N A
Matty: SINNER (6)
Julie: LINEAR (6)
DC: LOSER (5) ROSALINE (8)
OT: AILERONS (8) ALERIONS (8) ALIENORS (8) ONLINERS (8) SOLANINE (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)
Round 2: S E G I E L N A B
Matty: BANGLES (7)
Julie: BASELINE (8)
DC: SINGLE (6) SINGABLE (8)
OT: ALGENIES (8) ANGELISE (8) ENSILAGE (8) GENESIAL (8) LINEAGES (8) SIGNABLE (8) SIGNALEE (8)
Score: 6–14 (max 16)
Round 3: 1, 10, 10, 2, 8, 2. Target: 211.
Matty: 211. (10 x 10 x 2) + 8 + 2 +.1 (10)
Julie: 211. (2 x 10 x 10) + 8 + 2 +.1 (10)
Score: 16–24 (max 26)
Teatime teaser: SIMONHAD -> ADMONISH
Round 4: S O T E I D H E N
Matty: SHINED (6)
Julie: -
DC: HEDONIST (8)
OT: ETHENOID (8)
Score: 22–24 (max 34)
Round 5: P F O A T S L O M
Matty: POSTAL (6)
Julie: FLOATS (6)
DC: FLOTSAM (7)
OT: OOPLASM (7) PLASTOM (7)
Score: 28–30 (max 41)
Round 6: 50, 100, 25, 8, 5, 5. Target: 610.
Matty: 607. ((100 + 25) x 5) - (50 / 5) - 8 (7)
Julie: 620.
RR: 610. ((50 + 25) x 8) + 5 + 5 (10)
Score: 35–30 (max 51)
Sunetra talks about how she got her big break in Brookside.
Round 7: J S E A C H E P X
Matty: PEACHES (7)
Julie: PEACHES (7)
OT: CAPEESH (7)
Score: 42–37 (max 58)
Round 8: R O E C D A R O U
Matty: RACED (5)
Julie: RECORD (6)
DC: ARDOUR (6) CORRODE (7)
Score: 42–43 (max 65)
Round 9: 1, 10, 10, 2, 2, 8. Target: 735.
Matty: 728. (8 - 1) x ((10 x 10) + 2 + 2) (5)
Julie: 724.
RR: 734. ((((10 - 1) x 10) + 2) x 8) - 2 (7) & 736. (((10 - 1) x 10) + 2) x 8 (7 - She said 92 x 8, with the extra 2 if needed.)
Score: 47–43 (max 72)
Teatime teaser: PLOTCARS -> CALTROPS
Round 10: W A T I M T O I G
Matty: WATT (4)
Julie: WATT (4)
DC: AMIGO (5) GOTTA (5)
OT: IMAGO (5) MAGOT (5) MIAOW (5) MITTA (5) OMIAI (5) TOWAI (5)
Score: 51–47 (max 77)
Round 11: N S A O R P L E N
Matty: LANNERS (7)
Julie: PERSONAL (8)
DC: PLANNERS (8)
OT: PSORALEN (8)
Score: 51–55 (max 85)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "cheapskate" and "stiff drink".
Round 12: A S K U I Y E P G
Matty: PESKY (5)
Julie: PAGES (5)
DC: SPIKEY (6)
OT: PEKAUS (6) PIKAUS (6) PIKEYS (6) PISKEY (6) PYGIES (6)
Score: 56–60 (max 91)
Round 13: D R I A S T R O E
Matty: STIRRED (7)
Julie: ASTRIDE (7)
DC: ROASTED (7) ROADSTER (8) ASTEROID (8)
OT: ROSARIED (8) ROTARIES (8)
Score: 63–67 (max 99)
Round 14: 50, 25, 7, 2, 8, 4. Target: 956.
Matty: 964. Mistake in working.
Julie: -
RR: 956. (((50 x 2) + 7) x 8) + (25 x 4) (10)
Score: 63–67 (max 109)
Round 15: D I N G L O S E S
Matty buzzes on 14.5 seconds to say DOSSELING which is incorrect.
Julie does not buzz.
The answer was GODLINESS.
Final Score: 63–67 (max 119)
Statistics Corner
Matty:
Total score - 63
Raw score - 82
Total % of max - 53
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 4.2
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 2
Julie:
Total score - 67
Raw score - 72
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 4.5
Raw average score per round - 4.8
Number of maxes - 4
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=89
C1: Champion Matty Fraser (1 win, 87 points.) A 23-year-old.
C2: Challenger Julie Marshall. A quality assurance auditor from Glasgow. She used to get paid to attend gigs.
DC: Susie Dent and making her DC debut, Sunetra Sarker.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N S O E L R I N A
R02: S E G I E L N A B
R03: 1, 10, 10, 2, 8, 2. Target: 211.
TTT: SIMONHAD - "Simon had been out of order, so you had to let him know."
R04: S O T E I D H E N
R05: P F O A T S L O M
R06: 50, 100, 25, 8, 5, 5. Target: 610.
R07: J S E A C H E P X
R08: R O E C D A R O U
R09: 1, 10, 10, 2, 2, 8. Target: 735.
TTT: PLOTCARS - "You plot to stop the cars by throwing these into the road."
R10: W A T I M T O I G
R11: N S A O R P L E N
R12: A S K U I Y E P G
R13: D R I A S T R O E
R14: 50, 25, 7, 2, 8, 4. Target: 956.
R15: D I N G L O S E S (conundrum)
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Round 1: N S O E L R I N A
Matty: SINNER (6)
Julie: LINEAR (6)
DC: LOSER (5) ROSALINE (8)
OT: AILERONS (8) ALERIONS (8) ALIENORS (8) ONLINERS (8) SOLANINE (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)
Round 2: S E G I E L N A B
Matty: BANGLES (7)
Julie: BASELINE (8)
DC: SINGLE (6) SINGABLE (8)
OT: ALGENIES (8) ANGELISE (8) ENSILAGE (8) GENESIAL (8) LINEAGES (8) SIGNABLE (8) SIGNALEE (8)
Score: 6–14 (max 16)
Round 3: 1, 10, 10, 2, 8, 2. Target: 211.
Matty: 211. (10 x 10 x 2) + 8 + 2 +.1 (10)
Julie: 211. (2 x 10 x 10) + 8 + 2 +.1 (10)
Score: 16–24 (max 26)
Teatime teaser: SIMONHAD -> ADMONISH
Round 4: S O T E I D H E N
Matty: SHINED (6)
Julie: -
DC: HEDONIST (8)
OT: ETHENOID (8)
Score: 22–24 (max 34)
Round 5: P F O A T S L O M
Matty: POSTAL (6)
Julie: FLOATS (6)
DC: FLOTSAM (7)
OT: OOPLASM (7) PLASTOM (7)
Score: 28–30 (max 41)
Round 6: 50, 100, 25, 8, 5, 5. Target: 610.
Matty: 607. ((100 + 25) x 5) - (50 / 5) - 8 (7)
Julie: 620.
RR: 610. ((50 + 25) x 8) + 5 + 5 (10)
Score: 35–30 (max 51)
Sunetra talks about how she got her big break in Brookside.
Round 7: J S E A C H E P X
Matty: PEACHES (7)
Julie: PEACHES (7)
OT: CAPEESH (7)
Score: 42–37 (max 58)
Round 8: R O E C D A R O U
Matty: RACED (5)
Julie: RECORD (6)
DC: ARDOUR (6) CORRODE (7)
Score: 42–43 (max 65)
Round 9: 1, 10, 10, 2, 2, 8. Target: 735.
Matty: 728. (8 - 1) x ((10 x 10) + 2 + 2) (5)
Julie: 724.
RR: 734. ((((10 - 1) x 10) + 2) x 8) - 2 (7) & 736. (((10 - 1) x 10) + 2) x 8 (7 - She said 92 x 8, with the extra 2 if needed.)
Score: 47–43 (max 72)
Teatime teaser: PLOTCARS -> CALTROPS
Round 10: W A T I M T O I G
Matty: WATT (4)
Julie: WATT (4)
DC: AMIGO (5) GOTTA (5)
OT: IMAGO (5) MAGOT (5) MIAOW (5) MITTA (5) OMIAI (5) TOWAI (5)
Score: 51–47 (max 77)
Round 11: N S A O R P L E N
Matty: LANNERS (7)
Julie: PERSONAL (8)
DC: PLANNERS (8)
OT: PSORALEN (8)
Score: 51–55 (max 85)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "cheapskate" and "stiff drink".
Round 12: A S K U I Y E P G
Matty: PESKY (5)
Julie: PAGES (5)
DC: SPIKEY (6)
OT: PEKAUS (6) PIKAUS (6) PIKEYS (6) PISKEY (6) PYGIES (6)
Score: 56–60 (max 91)
Round 13: D R I A S T R O E
Matty: STIRRED (7)
Julie: ASTRIDE (7)
DC: ROASTED (7) ROADSTER (8) ASTEROID (8)
OT: ROSARIED (8) ROTARIES (8)
Score: 63–67 (max 99)
Round 14: 50, 25, 7, 2, 8, 4. Target: 956.
Matty: 964. Mistake in working.
Julie: -
RR: 956. (((50 x 2) + 7) x 8) + (25 x 4) (10)
Score: 63–67 (max 109)
Round 15: D I N G L O S E S
Matty buzzes on 14.5 seconds to say DOSSELING which is incorrect.
Julie does not buzz.
The answer was GODLINESS.
Final Score: 63–67 (max 119)
Statistics Corner
Matty:
Total score - 63
Raw score - 82
Total % of max - 53
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 4.2
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 2
Julie:
Total score - 67
Raw score - 72
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 4.5
Raw average score per round - 4.8
Number of maxes - 4
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=89