Tuesday 26th August - Series 71, prelim 33

[Callum Todd]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 26 August 2014.

C1: Champion Russ Thornton (1 win, 79 points.)
C2: Challenger David Stanford.
DC: Susie Dent and Angelica Bell.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D G O M A R S E D
R02: L I E V O R N Z S
R03: 100, 2, 9, 8, 4, 9. Target: 422.
TTT: THROWONE - "You might throw one sprig of this into your cooking"
R04: K I E I C T N C Q
R05: N R E D A T R O P
R06: 75, 7, 6, 8, 4, 10. Target: 926.
R07: T M I L A G I B E
R08: X O I E N L R G U
R09: 50, 4, 9, 2, 1, 4. Target: 514.
TTT: MENSGIFT - "They definitely exist, but only in your head."
R10: S O I O M G B L E
R11: H A T V O H W A S
R12: J N E I A P S D S
R13: T S L P I A C O S
R14: 100, 4, 3, 9, 8, 6. Target: 571.
R15: M O T O R C A R N (conundrum)


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Round 1: D G O M A R S E D

Russ: MADDER (6)
David: DREAMS (6)
DC: ORGASMED (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Sixes from the contestants, but Nick is pleased to hear DC's great eight.

Round 2: L I E V O R N Z S

Russ: LIVERS (6)
David: SILVER (6)
DC: SILVERN (7)
OT: VERSION (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 15)

Sixes from the contestants again, but DC have a seven to top them once more.

Round 3: 100, 2, 9, 8, 4, 9. Target: 422.

Russ: 422. 100x4+9+9+8/2 (10)
David: 408.
Score: 22–12 (max 25)

A good numbers solve from Russ gives him the lead.

Teatime teaser: THROWONE -> HONEWORT

Round 4: K I E I C T N C Q

Russ: KINETIC (7)
David: INCITE (6)
Score: 29–12 (max 32)

An excellent darrenic seven from Russ extends his lead.

Round 5: N R E D A T R O P

Russ: PRONATE (7)
David: OPERANT (7)
DC: PRONATED (8) PREDATOR (8)
OT: PARDONER (8) PARROTED (8) PRORATED (8) TEARDROP (8)
Score: 36–19 (max 40)

Sevens from the contestants here but DC get two of the six eights.
Round 6: 75, 7, 6, 8, 4, 10. Target: 926.

Russ: 923. (8+4)x75+7+6+10 (7)
David: 923. (8+4)x75+7+6+10 (7)
RR: 926. (4x10+75)x8+6 (10)
Score: 43–26 (max 50)

Both contestants are three away on this tricky numbers game that Rachel needs a little extra time to solve.

Round 7: T M I L A G I B E

Russ: LIMIT (5)
David: giblet
DC: MEGABIT (7) IMITABLE (8)
OT: MITIGABLE (18)
Score: 48–26 (max 68)

Very unlucky for David here as Russ adds five points onto his lead. DC have a seven and an eight, but nobody in the studio gets the nine.

Round 8: X O I E N L R G U

Russ: LURING (6)
David: RULING (6)
DC: LOUNGER (7)
OT: LOURING (7)
Score: 54–32 (max 75)

DC are one step ahead of the contestants again here.

Round 9: 50, 4, 9, 2, 1, 4. Target: 514.

Russ: 513.
David: 514. 4x4-2+(1+9)x50 (10)
Score: 54–42 (max 85)

David pulls ten points back here with another impressive numbers solve. Could this be the beginning of a comeback?

Teatime teaser: MENSGIFT -> FIGMENTS

Round 10: S O I O M G B L E

Russ: BLOOMS (6)
David: IGLOOS (6)
DC: BOOGIES (7) MOBILES (7)
OT: GLOBOSE (7) GOOLIES (7) MOBLOGS (7) OBLIGES (7) OLOGIES (7)
Score: 60–48 (max 92)

Sixes from the contestants as DC get some of the available sevens.

Round 11: H A T V O H W A S

Russ: AWASH (5)
David: AWASH (5)
DC: WHATSO (6)
Score: 65–53 (max 98)

A very nice darrenic six from DC as the contestants equal each other with the same nice five.

Round 12: J N E I A P S D S

Russ: PAINS (5)
David: JADES (5)
DC: PAINED (6) SPADES (6) PANSIES (7)
OT: APSIDES (7)
Score: 70–58 (max 105)

Both players continue to equal each other here while DC remain one step ahead.

Round 13: T S L P I A C O S

Russ: PISTOLS (7)
David: CAPITOLS (8)
OT: OPTICALS (8) PLASTICS (8) POTASSIC (8) TOPSAILS (8)
Score: 70–66 (max 113)

David needed to win either this round or the next in order to take it to a crucial, and after some deliberation from Susie over his declaration, he takes this round to get himself back within an assailable distance of Russ.

Round 14: 100, 4, 3, 9, 8, 6. Target: 571.

Russ: 571. 100x6-9x3-8/4 (10)
David: 571. 100x6-3x4-8-9 (10)
Score: 80–76 (max 123)

And as both players get the numbers round, it is going down to a crucial.

Round 15: M O T O R C A R N

David buzzes on 15 seconds to say CORMORANT which is correct.
Final Score: 80–86 (max 133)

A very good conundrum solve from David caps an impressive comeback. Russ was unlucky with the PRONATE(D) miss, but you could say the same for David with SILVER(N) so in the end it's a fair result.

Statistics
Raw score: Russ 87 - David 92
Maximums: Russ 3 - David 4

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=71