Tuesday 24th April (Series 66 Prelim 71)
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:51 pm
Welcome to my debut recap, I hope to have a lot of fun writing recaps for you but enough about me and lets go to the more important matter and that is todays contest
After a strong(ish) performance yesterday can Megan Jephson get her second win? We shall find out.
C1: Champion Megan Jephson (1 win, 80 points.)
C2: Challenger Jonathan Green.
DC: Susie Dent and Paul Zenon.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
Round 1: D T S O E I R M E
C1: MOISTER (7)
C2: STORMED (7)
DC: DEMISTER, (8) DOSIMETER (18)
Score: 7–7 (max 18)
A dosimeter is a device carried on a person for measuring the quantity of ionizing radiation, as gamma rays, to which someone has been exposed.
Round 2: T C Q O E N U O R
C1: CONQUER (7)
C2: COUNTER (7)
DC: TROUNCE, (7) CROQUET (7)
OT: CONTOUR (7) CORONET (7) CROUTON (7) ECOTOUR (7) RECOUNT (7)
Score: 14–14 (max 25)
Round 3: V R T A I E T L I
C1: TRAVEL (6)
C2: RATTLE (6)
DC: TRIVIAL, (7) LITERATI (8)
Score: 20–20 (max 33)
Round 4: S P L O U B L I M
C1: PLUMS (5)
C2: billous
DC: PLUMBS (6)
OT: BLIMPS (6) LIMBOS (6) LIMBUS (6) PILOUS (6) POILUS (6)
Score: 25–20 (max 39)
Unlucky for Jonathon there, Susie thinks billious is there and that is where he went wrong
Round 5: 100, 3, 8, 6, 8, 4. Target: 272.
C1: 272. (100X3)-((8/8)+6)x4 (10)
C2: 274.
Score: 35–20 (max 49)
A miss for Jonathon puts a bit more daylight in between him and Megan who has had a decent first third
Teatime teaser: BESORDID -> DISROBED
Round 6: R N G E A I H X P
C1: HEARING (7)
C2: HEARING (7)
DC: REAPING (7)
OT: APEXING (7) HARPING (7) HEAPING (7) HEPARIN (7)
Score: 42–27 (max 56)
Round 7: R S R E A A T P E
C1: SEPARATE (8)
C2: SEPARATE (8)
DC: REPEATS (7)
Score: 50–35 (max 64)
A darrenic 8 for both Megan and Jonathon, he is still in it.
Round 8: S N S O E A T S E
C1: STONES (6)
C2: SEASONS (7)
DC: SENATES, (7) SENSATE (7)
OT: STENOSES (8)
Score: 50–42 (max 72)
Signs of a comeback for Jonathon maybe?
Round 9: J N P B A E I G L
C1: PEALING (7)
C2: LEAPING (7)
DC: BIPLANE (7)
Score: 57–49 (max 79)
Cue a talk from Paul Xenon about how he swotted up on Harry Houdini
Origins of words: Susie goes on to talk about different terms for making tea
Round 10: 75, 100, 25, 10, 7, 1. Target: 226.
C1: 226. 25x10-(100-75)+1 (10)
C2: -
Score: 67–49 (max 89)
Another miss for Jonathon there, he really needs to up his numbers solving if he is going to pick 3 large
Teatime teaser: IMETCHAP -> EMPATHIC
Round 11: F D M U O I R W E
C1: MOWED (5)
C2: FORMED (6)
DC: WEIRDO (6)
OT: DEFORM (6) DEWORM (6) FIRMED (6) FUMIER (6) WORMED (6)
Score: 67–55 (max 95)
He makes ammends though for that last miss to just creep back into the contest
Round 12: T S I O K Y A L T
C1: TOASTY (6)
C2: STALKY (6)
DC: TASTILY (7)
OT: SALOTTI (7)
Score: 73–61 (max 102)
Round 13: H Z N E U I G S F
C1: FUSING (6)
C2: FUSING (6)
DC: INFUSE (6)
OT: FEIGNS (6) FEUING (6) GENIUS (6) HINGES (6) NEIGHS (6)
Score: 79–67 (max 108)
Round 14: 100, 25, 50, 5, 3, 4. Target: 618.
C1: 620.
C2: 618. (100+25)x5)-4-3 (10)
Score: 79–77 (max 118)
A miss from Megan on a fairly easy numbers round there, will it prove costly as we head into a crucial conundrum?
Round 15: D I R T Y E X A M
C1 buzzes on 10 seconds to say TAXIDERMY which is correct.
Final Score: 89–77 (max 128)
Megan has narrowly scraped through against a decent competitor who was with her all the time, who knows what would have happened if he could have solved another numbers game
STATS CORNER
Raw score
Megan 99 (77%)
Jonathon 81 (63%)
Total score
Megan 89 (70%)
Jonathon 77 (60%)
Maxes
Jonathon 8
Megan 8
For the meantime Megan will be gunning for her third win tomorrow, can she do it? We'll have to see tomorrow, same time.
Be sure of it
After a strong(ish) performance yesterday can Megan Jephson get her second win? We shall find out.
C1: Champion Megan Jephson (1 win, 80 points.)
C2: Challenger Jonathan Green.
DC: Susie Dent and Paul Zenon.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
Round 1: D T S O E I R M E
C1: MOISTER (7)
C2: STORMED (7)
DC: DEMISTER, (8) DOSIMETER (18)
Score: 7–7 (max 18)
A dosimeter is a device carried on a person for measuring the quantity of ionizing radiation, as gamma rays, to which someone has been exposed.
Round 2: T C Q O E N U O R
C1: CONQUER (7)
C2: COUNTER (7)
DC: TROUNCE, (7) CROQUET (7)
OT: CONTOUR (7) CORONET (7) CROUTON (7) ECOTOUR (7) RECOUNT (7)
Score: 14–14 (max 25)
Round 3: V R T A I E T L I
C1: TRAVEL (6)
C2: RATTLE (6)
DC: TRIVIAL, (7) LITERATI (8)
Score: 20–20 (max 33)
Round 4: S P L O U B L I M
C1: PLUMS (5)
C2: billous
DC: PLUMBS (6)
OT: BLIMPS (6) LIMBOS (6) LIMBUS (6) PILOUS (6) POILUS (6)
Score: 25–20 (max 39)
Unlucky for Jonathon there, Susie thinks billious is there and that is where he went wrong
Round 5: 100, 3, 8, 6, 8, 4. Target: 272.
C1: 272. (100X3)-((8/8)+6)x4 (10)
C2: 274.
Score: 35–20 (max 49)
A miss for Jonathon puts a bit more daylight in between him and Megan who has had a decent first third
Teatime teaser: BESORDID -> DISROBED
Round 6: R N G E A I H X P
C1: HEARING (7)
C2: HEARING (7)
DC: REAPING (7)
OT: APEXING (7) HARPING (7) HEAPING (7) HEPARIN (7)
Score: 42–27 (max 56)
Round 7: R S R E A A T P E
C1: SEPARATE (8)
C2: SEPARATE (8)
DC: REPEATS (7)
Score: 50–35 (max 64)
A darrenic 8 for both Megan and Jonathon, he is still in it.
Round 8: S N S O E A T S E
C1: STONES (6)
C2: SEASONS (7)
DC: SENATES, (7) SENSATE (7)
OT: STENOSES (8)
Score: 50–42 (max 72)
Signs of a comeback for Jonathon maybe?
Round 9: J N P B A E I G L
C1: PEALING (7)
C2: LEAPING (7)
DC: BIPLANE (7)
Score: 57–49 (max 79)
Cue a talk from Paul Xenon about how he swotted up on Harry Houdini
Origins of words: Susie goes on to talk about different terms for making tea
Round 10: 75, 100, 25, 10, 7, 1. Target: 226.
C1: 226. 25x10-(100-75)+1 (10)
C2: -
Score: 67–49 (max 89)
Another miss for Jonathon there, he really needs to up his numbers solving if he is going to pick 3 large
Teatime teaser: IMETCHAP -> EMPATHIC
Round 11: F D M U O I R W E
C1: MOWED (5)
C2: FORMED (6)
DC: WEIRDO (6)
OT: DEFORM (6) DEWORM (6) FIRMED (6) FUMIER (6) WORMED (6)
Score: 67–55 (max 95)
He makes ammends though for that last miss to just creep back into the contest
Round 12: T S I O K Y A L T
C1: TOASTY (6)
C2: STALKY (6)
DC: TASTILY (7)
OT: SALOTTI (7)
Score: 73–61 (max 102)
Round 13: H Z N E U I G S F
C1: FUSING (6)
C2: FUSING (6)
DC: INFUSE (6)
OT: FEIGNS (6) FEUING (6) GENIUS (6) HINGES (6) NEIGHS (6)
Score: 79–67 (max 108)
Round 14: 100, 25, 50, 5, 3, 4. Target: 618.
C1: 620.
C2: 618. (100+25)x5)-4-3 (10)
Score: 79–77 (max 118)
A miss from Megan on a fairly easy numbers round there, will it prove costly as we head into a crucial conundrum?
Round 15: D I R T Y E X A M
C1 buzzes on 10 seconds to say TAXIDERMY which is correct.
Final Score: 89–77 (max 128)
Megan has narrowly scraped through against a decent competitor who was with her all the time, who knows what would have happened if he could have solved another numbers game
STATS CORNER
Raw score
Megan 99 (77%)
Jonathon 81 (63%)
Total score
Megan 89 (70%)
Jonathon 77 (60%)
Maxes
Jonathon 8
Megan 8
For the meantime Megan will be gunning for her third win tomorrow, can she do it? We'll have to see tomorrow, same time.
Be sure of it
