Monday 12th August 2024 (Series 90, Preliminary 31)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 12 August 2024.

C1: Champion Paul Johnson (4 wins, 322 points.) A window and door frame polisher from St. Helens, Merseyside.
C2: Challenger Donna Hurd. From Doncaster, South Yorkshire. For her 60th birthday, she decided to learn the piano.
DC: Susie Dent and John Thomson.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: F N L A E U Y G A
R02: S P N O E O R C E
R03: 50, 100, 7, 8, 7, 9. Target: 702.
TTT: NEUTERER - "Give Rachel one of her vowels back to become this."
R04: D S N I E A S I R
R05: T N D E O U S R E
R06: 100, 25, 4, 7, 5, 1. Target: 132.
R07: L R M U O I T N O
R08: W P W E A U B Q I
R09: 25, 100, 50, 75, 8, 9. Target: 674.
TTT: AMPSTORK - "After Mr Wahlberg, think frank and mail."
R10: R G J E O E S A K
R11: W G D O E I M D R
R12: T L C E O A P H E
R13: P R T A U I L N E
R14: 100, 50, 1, 1, 5, 10. Target: 285.
R15: C O N T I N D I U (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: F N L A E U Y G A

Paul: ANGLE (5)
Donna: FLANGE (6)
DC: GALE (4) LEGUAAN (7)
OT: AULNAGE (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: S P N O E O R C E

Paul: SPOONER (7)
Donna: SPOONER (7)
DC: OPENERS (7) ENCORES (7)
OT: COOPERS (7) NECROSE (7) OPERONS (7) OPEROSE (7) PEREONS (7) REOPENS (7) REPONES (7) SCOOPER (7) SNOOPER (7) SPENCER (7)
Score: 7–13 (max 14)

Round 3: 50, 100, 7, 8, 7, 9. Target: 702.

Paul: 702. (7 x 100) + 9 - 7 (10)
Donna: 702. (7 x 100) + 9 - 7 (10)
Score: 17–23 (max 24)

Teatime teaser: NEUTERER -> RETURNEE

Round 4: D S N I E A S I R

Paul: SANDIER (7)
Donna: RAISINS (7)
DC: SARDINES (8)
OT: AIRINESS (8) AIRSIDES (8) ARIDNESS (8) DIARISES (8) INSIDERS (8)
Score: 24–30 (max 32)

Round 5: T N D E O U S R E

Paul: UNRESTED (8)
Donna: RESOUND (7)
DC: ROTUND (6) TONSURED (8)
OT: DEUTERONS (18)
Score: 32–30 (max 50)

Round 6: 100, 25, 4, 7, 5, 1. Target: 132.

Paul: 132. 100 + 25 + 7 (10)
Donna: 132. 100 + 25 + 7 (10)
Score: 42–40 (max 60)

John talks about his favourite condiment, sriracha.

Round 7: L R M U O I T N O

Paul: TURMOIL (7)
Donna: TURMOIL (7)
DC: MONITOR (7)
OT: MIROTON (7) MOONLIT (7)
Score: 49–47 (max 67)

Round 8: W P W E A U B Q I

Paul: EQUIP (5)
Donna: PIQUE (5)
OT: PEQUIA (6)
Score: 54–52 (max 73)

Round 9: 25, 100, 50, 75, 8, 9. Target: 674.

Paul: 674. ((100 - 75) x 25) + 50 - (9 - 8) (10)
Donna: 675.
Score: 64–52 (max 83)

Teatime teaser: AMPSTORK -> POSTMARK

Round 10: R G J E O E S A K

Paul: SOAKER (6)
Donna: JOKERS (6)
DC: AGREES (6)
OT: JAEGERS (7)
Score: 70–58 (max 90)

Round 11: W G D O E I M D R

Paul: GRIMED (6)
Donna: GRIMED (6)
DC: DODGIER (7)
OT: DEMIGOD (7) DERMOID (7) DOWDIER (7)
Score: 76–64 (max 97)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "blue pencil fit".

Round 12: T L C E O A P H E

Paul: peahole
Donna: POLECAT (7)
DC: CHAPLET (7) HEELTAP (7)
OT: PEACHLET (8)
Score: 76–71 (max 105)

Round 13: P R T A U I L N E

Paul: PRALINE (7)
Donna: entrail
OT: INTERLAP (8) PRUINATE (8) RETINULA (8) TENURIAL (8) TRAPLINE (8) TRIPLANE (8)
Score: 83–71 (max 113)

Round 14: 100, 50, 1, 1, 5, 10. Target: 285.

Paul: 280. ((100 + 10 + 5) x (1 + 1)) + 50 (7)
Donna: 290. ((5 - (1 + 1)) x 100) - 10 (7)
RR: 285. ((1 + 1) x (100 + 50)) - 10 - 5 (10)
Score: 90–78 (max 123)

Round 15: C O N T I N D I U

Paul buzzes on 2.5 seconds to say "No, I've gone wrong", which is incorrect.
Donna buzzes on 20.75 seconds to say UNCONDITION which is incorrect.
The answer was INDUCTION.
Final Score: 90–78 (max 133)

Statistics Corner

Paul:
Total score - 90
Raw score - 95
Total % of max - 68
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 6.0
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 5

Donna:
Total score - 78
Raw score - 92
Total % of max - 59
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 5.2
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 4

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=90