Welcome to the first weekly installment of the Robinson Recap. I hope you enjoy it.
C1: Champion Jamie Ellwood (1 win, 94 points).
C2: Challenger Aptoforumite Kevin Davis.
DC: Susie Dent and Pam Ayres.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: C D T E A E R J E
R02: D I L M A T E W I
R03: N G G A O E I B T
R04: S E A P L E Y R A
R05: 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 9. Target: 462.
TTT: ILOVEROB - "The unwatched pan loses. Now, that's a surprise."
R06: H U C O E N T O D
R07: P N T E I U D V S
R08: N T B A E K I R D
R09: X L O I O R N E S
R10: 75, 9, 3, 1, 4, 7. Target: 242.
TTT: SLOGONCE - "Their scent all the way from Germany."
R11: R T S V A E A L I
R12: C Q O E U M M S O
R13: F Z R O I A O L E
R14: 75, 100, 50, 4, 6, 2. Target: 915.
R15: S E E S D R E A D (conundrum)
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Round 1: C D T E A E R J E
C1: CREATED (7)
C2: REJECTED (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)
Kevin gets off to a strong start with a good darren.
Round 2: D I L M A T E W I
C1: WAITED (6)
C2: WILTED (6)
DC: LIMITED (7)
OT: DELIMIT (7)
Score: 6–14 (max 15)
Round 3: N G G A O E I B T
C1: BEATING (7)
C2: BEATING (7)
DC: BOATING (7)
OT: BEGONIA (7)
Score: 13–21 (max 22)
Round 4: S E A P L E Y R A
C1: PLAYERS (7)
C2: PLAYERS (7)
DC: PARALYSE (8)
Score: 20–28 (max 30)
Round 5: 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 9. Target: 462.
C1: 462. 10x9x5+9+3 (10)
C2: 462. 10x9x5+9+3 (10)
Score: 30–38 (max 40)
A good first half looks like the start of a promising game.
Pam talks about her son in a football team I think. DQMOT
Teatime teaser: ILOVEROB -> BOILOVER
Round 6: H U C O E N T O D
C1: COUNTED (7)
C2: TOUCHED (7)
DC: OUTDONE (7)
OT: DUOTONE (7) NOTCHED (7)
Score: 37–45 (max 47)
Round 7: P N T E I U D V S
C1: STUPID (6)
C2: PUNDITS (7)
DC: DISPUTE (7) PUNIEST (7)
OT: PUNTIES (7) STIPEND (7) UNIPEDS (7)
Score: 37–52 (max 54)
Kevin pulls ahead again to open the gap up a bit.
Round 8: N T B A E K I R D
C1: BRAINED (7)
C2: BRAINED (7)
DC: BEATNIK (7) ANTBIRD (7)
OT: BANDIER (7) BARTEND (7) DETRAIN (7) TRAINED (7)
KERATIN (7) TRANKED (7) TRIBADE (7)Score: 44–59 (max 61)
Round 9: X L O I O R N E S
C1: LOONIER (7)
C2: LOONIES (7)
DC: EROSION (7)
OT: ORIOLES (7)
Score: 51–66 (max 68)
These words are starting to follow a pattern...
OoW: Susie again plays Call My Bluff; it's Jeff's turn, and he incorrectly guesses the origin of MAGENTA.
Round 10: 75, 9, 3, 1, 4, 7. Target: 242.
C1: 242. 75 x 3 + 9 + 7 + 1 (10)
C2: 242. 75 x 3 + 9 + 7 + 1 (10)
Score: 61–76 (max 78)
Teatime teaser: SLOGONCE -> COLOGNES
Round 11: R T S V A E A L I
C1: SALTIER (7)
C2: VARIES (6)
DC: VARIETALS (18)
Score: 68–76 (max 96)
A lovely 9 was available, but alas Jamie had to suffice with 7.
Round 12: C Q O E U M M S O
C1: COMES (5)
C2: MOSQUE (6)
Score: 68–82 (max 102)
Another good darren from Kevin maintains his narrow lead...
Round 13: F Z R O I A O L E
C1: loofier
C2: ORIOLE (6)
OT: AEROFOIL (8)
Score: 68–88 (max 110)
And Jamie's risky word is just that. (© J Robinson 2010) But the game is not in the bag yet...
Round 14: 75, 100, 50, 4, 6, 2. Target: 915.
C1: 907. Mistake in working.
C2: 923. (6 + 4) x 100 - 75 - 2 (5)
OT: 916. (100 + 50 + 2) x 6 + 4
Score: 68–93 (max 117)
Both contestants declare 8 away but Jamie uses the 2 twice, and his fate is sealed by an impossible game.
Round 15: S E E S D R E A D
No one buzzes. The answer was ADDRESSEE.
Score: 68–93 (max 127)
Both contestants seemed very amicable, and it was a well fought game, but Jamie lost it in the latter stages.
Statistics Corner
Jamie:
Total score - 68
Raw score - 86
Total % of max - 54
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 5
Raw average score per round - 6
Number of maxes - 6
Kevin:
Total score - 93
Raw score - 99
Total % of max - 73
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 6
Raw average score per round - 7
Number of maxes - 9
And now for the picture:
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