Monday 4th April 2016 (Series 74, Prelim 46)

[Sean Fletcher]

John Parke beat 5 time champion Sean Cooke on Friday and will be hoping to get more wins under his belt.

Countdown recap for Monday 4 April 2016.

C1: Champion John Parke (1 win, 66 points.) A genetics student at Liverpool University who breathes, eats and juggles with fire.
C2: Challenger Steve Heywood. A retired aerospace engineer from Preston. Enjoys walking, cycling and loves watching rugby.
DC: Susie Dent and Tim Vine.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: Y S U A P N I O D
R02: R C A P S L I E R
R03: 5, 1, 2, 8, 50, 75. Target: 888.
TTT: CLEARTIN - "It'll take the blows and bring music to your ears."
R04: D S O M T D A I E
R05: R U A K N A I H L
R06: 9, 9, 7, 2, 50, 25. Target: 758.
R07: R E O W N I B A R
R08: M G M U E B T O I
R09: 2, 9, 7, 10, 75, 50. Target: 950.
TTT: MELTIRIS - "These can help the motorists stay on the right side of the law."
R10: P S T A E F V O G
R11: N E O D N U T I R
R12: T P L A E P S O V
R13: S R N U A R I E M
R14: 7, 8, 5, 10, 100, 75. Target: 189.
R15: S P A N K E M O S (conundrum)


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Round 1: Y S U A P N I O D

John: UNPAID (6)
Steve: astound
DC: PIANOS (6) DUPION (6)
OT: ADIPOUS (7) AUDIONS (7) PODINAS (7) PUDINAS (7) UNIPODS (7) YAUPONS (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

John takes an early lead as Steve sees a phantom T. Numerous 7's missed by all in the studio.

Round 2: R C A P S L I E R

John: PLAICE (6)
Steve: REPLICAS (8)
DC: CALIPERS (8)
OT: REPLICARS (18)
Score: 6–8 (max 25)

A good eight from Steve makes up for the last round. DC match him with an 8 of their own. A 9 was hidden though.

Round 3: 5, 1, 2, 8, 50, 75. Target: 888.

John: -
Steve: 892. (1+5)*2*75-8 (7)
RR: 888. (50/5+2)*(75-1) (10)
Score: 6–15 (max 35)

John blanks allowing Steve to further his lead with his 4 away. Rachel gets it exact.

Teatime teaser: CLEARTIN -> CLARINET

Round 4: D S O M T D A I E

John: MADDEST (7)
Steve: -
DC: MISDATED (8)
OT: ATOMISED (8) MODISTAE (8)
Score: 13–15 (max 43)

Steve forgot allowing John to cut the deficit. DC spot one of the three 8's on offer.

Round 5: R U A K N A I H L

John: unhair
Steve: unhail
DC: URINAL (6)
OT: ANURIA (6) INHAUL (6) KAHUNA (6) KALIAN (6) KARAHI (6) KINARA (6) NAHUAL (6) NARIAL (6) RANULA (6) RHINAL (6) UAKARI (6)
Score: 13–15 (max 49)

Two UN- words that both get disallowed. A tough selection that contained a variety of 6's.

Round 6: 9, 9, 7, 2, 50, 25. Target: 758.

John: -
Steve: 764. Mistake in working.
RR: 758. (50+25+9)*9+2 (10)
Score: 13–15 (max 59)

John blanks the numbers again, whilst Steve's mistake means Rachel is called into action once more.

Tim talks about making decisions.

Round 7: R E O W N I B A R

John: BROWNER (7)
Steve: BROWNIE (7)
DC: RAINBOW (7) AIRBORNE (8)
OT: BRAWNIER (8) IRONWARE (8)
Score: 20–22 (max 67)

The first round where both contestants score points. DC better them with one of the eights.

Round 8: M G M U E B T O I

John: BOGIE (5)
Steve: BIGOT (5)
DC: IMBUE (5) GUMBO (5)
OT: BOMMIE (6) BOUGIE (6)
Score: 25–27 (max 73)

A difficult selection sees the studio stuck on 5. Two tough sixes were hidden in there.
Round 9: 2, 9, 7, 10, 75, 50. Target: 950.

John: 950. 75*10+(9-7+2)*50 (10)
Steve: 950. (10+2)*75+50 (10)
Score: 35–37 (max 83)

An easy numbers gets both contestants 10 points.

Teatime teaser: MELTIRIS -> LIMITERS

Round 10: P S T A E F V O G

John: POSTAGE (7)
Steve: POSTAGE (7)
DC: POTAGES (7)
Score: 42–44 (max 90)

Only two max words available and the contestants spot the same one.

Round 11: N E O D N U T I R

John: dunnier
Steve: outdone
DC: NEUTRINO (8) ROUTINED (8)
OT: INDENTOR (8) UNIRONED (8)
Score: 42–44 (max 98)

Steve duplicates the O and John has his word disallowed. DC spot half of the 8's available.

OoW: Susie talks about the history of the word stew.

Round 12: T P L A E P S O V

John: TOPPLES (7)
Steve: TOPPLES (7)
DC: APPLETS (7)
OT: APOSTLE (7) LAPPETS (7) LAPTOPS (7) PELOTAS (7) SOLVATE (7) STOPPLE (7)
Score: 49–51 (max 105)

The contestants can't TOPPLE each other and a 2 point gap remains with the game growing old.

Round 13: S R N U A R I E M

John: MARINERS (8)
Steve: MARINERS (8)
DC: ANEURISM (8) UNMARRIES (18)
Score: 57–59 (max 123)

The contestant match each other with a good 8, making a crucial conundrum look likely. DC spot the 9.
Round 14: 7, 8, 5, 10, 100, 75. Target: 189.

John: 188. 100+75+10+8-5 (7)
Steve: 188. 100+75+8+5 (7)
RR: 189. ((100+75)/5-8)*7 (10)
Score: 64–66 (max 133)

With both contestants 1 away, Rachel gets a chance to shine again.

Round 15: S P A N K E M O S

No one buzzes. The answer was SPOKESMAN.
Final Score: 64–66 (max 143)

Neither player hazards a guess at the crucial conundrum allowing an audience member to take the plaudits.
After a decent win against Sean Cooke, John would have been hoping for another one but his numbers slightly let him down today.
Steve won't be concerned about that though, and will be hoping to get another win tomorrow. Join Tim to see if he is successful.


Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=74