Tuesday 22nd March 2005 (Series 53, Prelim 52)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 22 March 2005.

C1: Champion Tanmay Dixit (1 win, 85 points.)
C2: Challenger Isabel Fennemore.
DC: Susie Dent and Ken Bruce.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: O E I L G W A N T
R02: R G D O E O B M U
R03: R S P M E A O S E
R04: H L J O E O M P E
R05: 75, 10, 7, 6, 5, 1. Target: 133.
TTT: ONMYPOOL - "One parrot takes a trip to Marylebone Station"
R06: F D N T I O A E C
R07: R T S M I E U F E
R08: S R X T I A E D O
R09: T R T N I A E S R
R10: 75, 1, 3, 4, 10, 7. Target: 581.
TTT: HERRACES - "Always on the lookout for needles and pins"
R11: A I A E Z P N H N
R12: S N T S I E O I Y
R13: E A E S C L N L U
R14: 50, 5, 9, 8, 1, 4. Target: 422.
R15: S U S I E D A N T (conundrum)


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Round 1: O E I L G W A N T

C1: TOWING (6)
C2: TANGLE (6)
DC: LEGATION (8) GELATION (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Round 2: R G D O E O B M U

C1: GROOMED (7)
C2: GROOMED (7)
DC: BEDROOM (7) BOREDOM (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 15)

Round 3: R S P M E A O S E

C1: SPARES (6)
C2: spermosa
DC: AMPERES (7) REPOSES (7)
OT: ASPERSE (7) PARESES (7) SERAPES (7) EMPRESS (7) SEAMERS (7)
Score: 19–13 (max 22)

Round 4: H L J O E O M P E

C1: HOLE (4)
C2: LOOP (4)
DC: POMELO (6)
OT: PHLOEM (6)
Score: 23–17 (max 28)

Round 5: 75, 10, 7, 6, 5, 1. Target: 133.

C1: 133. ((7 - 5) x 75) - 10 - 6 - 1 (10)
C2: 133. (75 x (6 - 5 + 1)) - 10 - 7 (10)
Score: 33–27 (max 38)

Teatime teaser: ONMYPOOL -> MONOPOLY

Round 6: F D N T I O A E C

C1: ACTION (6)
C2: FACTION (7)
DC: ACTIONED (8)
OT: CATENOID (8)
Score: 33–34 (max 46)

Round 7: R T S M I E U F E

C1: FRUITS (6)
C2: MUSTIER (7)
DC: REFUTES (7) SURFEIT (7) EMERITUS (8) TUMEFIES (8)
Score: 33–41 (max 54)

Round 8: S R X T I A E D O

C1: STORIED (7)
C2: SORTIED (7)
DC: ASTEROID (8)
OT: EXTRADOS (8)
Score: 40–48 (max 62)

Round 9: T R T N I A E S R

C1: RESTRAINT (18)
C2: RETAINS (7)
Score: 58–48 (max 80)

Round 10: 75, 1, 3, 4, 10, 7. Target: 581.

C1: 583. ((7 + 1) x 75) - 10 - 4 - 3 (7)
C2: -
CV: 581. (75 + 4 + 1 + 3) x 7 (10)
Score: 65–48 (max 90)

Teatime teaser: HERRACES -> SEARCHER

Round 11: A I A E Z P N H N

C1: PAIN (4)
C2: HEAP (4)
DC: PINNAE (6)
OT: PENNIA (6) ZENANA (6)
Score: 69–52 (max 96)

Round 12: S N T S I E O I Y

C1: STONES (6)
C2: NOSIEST (7)
DC: NOISIEST (8)
Score: 69–59 (max 104)

Round 13: E A E S C L N L U

C1: LANCES (6)
C2: nucleas
DC: CLEANSE (7) SCALENE (7)
OT: NACELLES (8) NUCLEASE (8)
Score: 75–59 (max 112)

Round 14: 50, 5, 9, 8, 1, 4. Target: 422.

C1: 422. (50 x 8) + ((4 - 1) x 9) - 5 (10)
C2: 424.
Score: 85–59 (max 122)

Round 15: S U S I E D A N T

C1 buzzes on 23.75 seconds to say SUSTAINED which is correct.
Score: 95–59 (max 132)

Statistics Corner

Tanmay:
Total score - 95
Raw score - 113
Total % of max - 72
Raw % of max - 86
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 7.5
Number of maxes - 5

Isabel:
Total score - 59
Raw score - 73
Total % of max - 45
Raw % of max - 55
Total average score per round - 3.9
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 2

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=53