Is it going to be as exciting or as controversial as Tuesday's match, I wonder.................
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Countdown recap for Thursday 10 October 2013.
C1: Champion Abdirizak Hirsi (2 wins, 202 points.) An Apterite from Birmingham, but is of Somalian extraction.
C2: Challenger Fiona Hanrahan. An Apterite and legal secretary from Preston, Lancashire. Her first ever job was working in a prison. Her most memorable experience was seeing the rock group, Green Day.
DC: Susie Dent and Kate Adie.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R F S H E A U I S
R02: R N P E O A T E R
R03: 50, 5, 2, 4, 9, 10. Target: 944.
TTT: FRAILBEE - "The bee is frail, but its not got a fever"
R04: H K T G O A E N P
R05: M I N E B O F E W
R06: 25, 3, 1, 10, 9, 5. Target: 259.
R07: D I N A R I T E N
R08: T N G D O E I O Y
R09: 100, 6, 7, 3, 4, 3. Target: 145.
TTT: ICUPHERO - "I scored the winning goal in the cup final and felt this"
R10: R D L S A E O H D
R11: S I X U D A O C T
R12: S V T R S E O I E
R13: R I V O C A M O R
R14: 100, 8, 4, 10, 7, 5. Target: 360.
R15: R I N G I N V E T (conundrum)
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Round 1: R F S H E A U I S
C1: FUSSIER (7)
C2: FISHERS (7)
DC: FISSURE (7)
OT: SHAURIES (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)
Now problems to start with today. There was a darrenic 8 missed here in this one though...........
Round 2: R N P E O A T E R
C1: PRONATE (7)
C2: REPEAT (6)
OT: PERORATE (8)
Score: 14–7 (max 16)
Abdi takes the first lead as he extends his fingers, as well as his brain.
Yet again, a darrenic 8 is left alone as well.To PERORATE is to speak at length; make a long, usually grandiloquent speech.
Round 3: 50, 5, 2, 4, 9, 10. Target: 944.
C1: 944. ((10 + 9) x 50) - 4 - 2 (10)
C2: 944. ((10 + 9) x 50) - 4 - 2 (10)
Score: 24–17 (max 26)
A nice and easy numbers game for starters today.
Teatime teaser: FRAILBEE -> AFEBRILE
Round 4: H K T G O A E N P
C1: PATHOGEN (8)
C2: POTAGE (6)
DC: PHAETON (7)
OT: HEPTAGON (8)
Score: 32–17 (max 34)
Another impressive 8 from Abdi, although after getting DECAGONS yesterday, I was expecting HEPTAGON today.
Round 5: M I N E B O F E W
C1: WOMEN (5)
C2: MINE (4)
DC: BOWMEN (6)
OT: BOWFIN (6) NEWBIE (6)
Score: 37–17 (max 40)
Not much joy here, but Abdi edges further out in front thanks to his WOMEN.
A BOWFIN is a carnivorous ganoid fish, Amia calva, found in sluggish fresh waters of eastern North America.
Round 6: 25, 3, 1, 10, 9, 5. Target: 259.
C1: 259. (10 x 25) + 9 (10)
C2: 259. (10 x 25) + 9 (10)
Score: 47–27 (max 50)
Another simple numbers here. NEXT
Kate talks more about her book, mainly focusing on how women's fashion has changed from a century ago.
Round 7: D I N A R I T E N
C1: TRAINED (7)
C2: TRAINED (7)
DC: DENARII (7) DINAR (5)
OT: DAINTIER (8) TRIENNIA (8)
Score: 54–34 (max 58)
Our contestants have clearly TRAINED well here. A couple of 8's around as well, although it was nice to see DENARII be mentioned, as I quite like that word.
Round 8: T N G D O E I O Y
C1: DOTING (6)
C2: DOTING (6)
DC: TINGED (6) GOODIE (6) GENTOO (6) TOEING (6)
OT: DYEING (6) NOOGIE (6) TONGED (6) TOYING (6)
Score: 60–40 (max 64)
Six, six, six, six, six. Just sixes wherever you look.
A NOOGIE is a light blow or jab, usually to a person's head, back, or upper arm and accompanied by a twisting motion, with the extended knuckle of the curled-up second or third finger.
Round 9: 100, 6, 7, 3, 4, 3. Target: 145.
C1: 145. (6 x 7) + 3 + 100 (10)
C2: 145. (6 x 7) + 3 + 100 (10)
Score: 70–50 (max 74)
The 3rd easy numbers game of the day. Fiona still keeping up with Abdi, and maintaining the gap at 20.
Teatime teaser: ICUPHERO -> EUPHORIC
Round 10: R D L S A E O H D
C1: RELOADS (7)
C2: RELOADS (7)
DC: HERALDS (7) SADDLER (7) ORDEALS (7) LADDERS (7)
RR: SHEDLOAD (8)
Score: 77–57 (max 82)
Rachel can't seem to get any work with the numbers, so she decides to get the darren in the letters instead.
Round 11: S I X U D A O C T
C1: DACOITS (7)
C2: DACOITS (7)
OT: DOXASTIC (8)
Score: 84–64 (max 90)
More similar 7's from our contestants, although there's another amazing 8 there that goes-a-begging.
DOXASTIC is an adjective meaning denoting the branch of modal logic that studies the concept of belief.
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "give me the pip".
Round 12: S V T R S E O I E
C1: SOVIETS (7)
C2: STRIVES (7)
DC: vitesse OVERSITES (18)
Score: 91–71 (max 108)
Hmmm, another pair of 7's, although Abdi sounds like he has something in the back of his head that he was thinking of saying................., especially as there was a 9 there.................
Round 13: R I V O C A M O R
C1: VICAR (5)
C2: ROAM (4)
DC: VROOM (5) CAROM (5)
OT: MACRO (5) MARRI (5) MICRO (5)
Score: 96–71 (max 113)
ARGH!!! Agony for Fiona, as she can only find a 4, whereas Abdi's 5 seals his 3rd win of his run.
A MARRI is a species of eucalyptus, Eucalyptus calophylla, of Western Australia, widely cultivated for its coloured flowers.
Round 14: 100, 8, 4, 10, 7, 5. Target: 360.
C1: 360. (100 - 10) x 4 (10)
C2: 358.
Score: 106–71 (max 123)
And just to rub it in, Fiona misses the fairly straightforward numbers game, which also puts Abdi past the century mark again.
Round 15: R I N G I N V E T
C1 buzzes on 1.75 seconds to say INVERTING which is correct.
Final Score: 116–71 (max 133)
And another fairly quick conundrum spot from Abdi sees him surpass his top score yet again.
Fiona put up a good fight for most of the match, just a shame she fell away at the worst possible moment..........
I'll be back next week for my usual double bill. By then, Mark Hartnett (Mark James to you Apterites out there) will have been on the show, but will he be coming face to face with Abdi or not...............
We'll have to wait and see. So, have a good weekend everyone, and see you later, bye bye.
Statistics Corner
Abdirizak:
Total score - 116
Raw score - 116
Total % of max - 87
Raw % of max - 87
Total average score per round - 7.7
Raw average score per round - 7.7
Number of maxes - 8
Fiona:
Total score - 71
Raw score - 98
Total % of max - 53
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 6.5
Number of maxes - 4
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=69
