Thursday 7th June 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 106)

Round-by-round summaries of every game in recent series; for every series in the last 5 years, try cdb, the Countdown database. Obviously this forum contains spoilers!

Moderator: James Robinson

Post Reply
User avatar
James Robinson
Post-apocalypse
Posts: 10573
Joined: Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:38 pm
Location: Mirfield, West Yorkshire

Thursday 7th June 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 106)

Post by James Robinson »

Countdown recap for Thursday 7 June 2018.

C1: Champion Mick Purdie (2 wins, 171 points.) A part-time golf caddy master from Scarborough, North Yorkshire.
C2: Challenger Chris Porter. A sports coach from Croydon, but originally from Peterborough. He plays as an attacking midfielder for Oxsted Hockey Club in the National League, and his team are currently top of the league.
DC: Susie Dent and Nina Hossain.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: I A E I R L G P O
R02: A O A E T N T S I
R03: 50, 6, 10, 7, 9, 3. Target: 262.
TTT: GROWSNINE - "His wart grows to nine millimetres wide, it's definitely not getting any better."
R04: O E I O C T R D A
R05: E U O E S R T M U
R06: 50, 8, 4, 2, 1, 7. Target: 761.
R07: I A E I X L J R O
R08: N R N K E A E O H
R09: 100, 2, 6, 5, 1, 8. Target: 598.
TTT: NERDYBATS - "He was there, but he didn't do anything, he just observed."
R10: M P T M E A O I T
R11: A U E O R S D S A
R12: C G B R I E U A W
R13: I A O E T D Q M A
R14: 50, 10, 6, 7, 2, 3. Target: 789.
R15: R A N T C R E E P (conundrum)


And now a brief interlude before our main feature:

SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER

Enjoy the show.

Round 1: I A E I R L G P O

Mick: GOALIE (6)
Chris: regail
DC: PERGOLA (7) PIRLIE (6)
OT: PELORIA (7) PIEROGI (7) POLIGAR (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

Round 2: A O A E T N T S I

Mick: NOTATES (7)
Chris: STATION (7)
DC: TOAST (5) ATONES (6)
OT: ASTATINE (8)
Score: 13–7 (max 15)

Round 3: 50, 6, 10, 7, 9, 3. Target: 262.

Mick: 259.
Chris: 263. (50 x 6) - (3 x 10) - 7 (7)
RR: 262. ((50 - 3) x 6) - ((9 - 7) x 10) (10)
Score: 13–14 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: GROWSNINE -> WORSENING

Round 4: O E I O C T R D A

Mick: ADROIT (6)
Chris: ROOTED (6)
DC: EROTICA (7) CAROTID (7)
OT: CORDATE (7) CORDITE (7) CORTADO (7) RATIOED (7) REDCOAT (7)
Score: 19–20 (max 32)

Round 5: E U O E S R T M U

Mick: METEORS (7)
Chris: METEORS (7)
DC: UTERUS (6) REMOTES (7)
OT: EMOTERS (7) RUESOME (7) TUMOURS (7)
Score: 26–27 (max 39)

Round 6: 50, 8, 4, 2, 1, 7. Target: 761.

Mick: 761. ((50 + 1) x (7 + 8)) - 4 (10)
Chris: 761. (((50 x 2) + 8) x 7) + 4 + 1 (10)
Score: 36–37 (max 49)

Nina talks about a live interview involving a policeman in a gorilla mask... :lol: :lol:

Round 7: I A E I X L J R O

Mick: JAILER (6)
Chris: JAILER (6)
DC: ELIXIR (6)
OT: OILIER (6)
Score: 42–43 (max 55)

Round 8: N R N K E A E O H

Mick: HANKER (6)
Chris: HARKEN (6)
DC: HEARKEN (7)
Score: 48–49 (max 62)

Round 9: 100, 2, 6, 5, 1, 8. Target: 598.

Mick: 598. (6 x 100) - 2 (10)
Chris: 598. ((5 + 1) x 100) - 2 (10)
Score: 58–59 (max 72)

Teatime teaser: NERDYBATS -> BYSTANDER

Round 10: M P T M E A O I T

Mick: TOTEM (5)
Chris: PATIO (5)
DC: OPTIMATE (8)
Score: 63–64 (max 80)

Round 11: A U E O R S D S A

Mick: ADORES (6)
Chris: DOSSER (6)
DC: ASSURED (7) AROUSED (7)
OT: AROUSES (7) RADEAUS (7)
Score: 69–70 (max 87)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "Cockney rhyming slang".

Round 12: C G B R I E U A W

Mick: CAGIER (6)
Chris: BRACE (5)
DC: EARWIG (6)
OT: RIBCAGE (7)
Score: 75–70 (max 94)

Round 13: I A O E T D Q M A

Mick: MOATED (6)
Chris: TIMED (5)
DC: DIATOM (6)
OT: ADAMITE (7)
Score: 81–70 (max 101)

Round 14: 50, 10, 6, 7, 2, 3. Target: 789.

Mick: 789. Mistake in working.
Chris: 779. (((50 x 2) + 10) x 7) + 6 + 3 (5)
RR: 789. ((6 + 10) x 50) - ((7 x 2) - 3) (10)
Score: 81–75 (max 111)

Round 15: R A N T C R E E P

No one buzzes. The answer was CARPENTER.
Final Score: 81–75 (max 121)

Statistics Corner

Mick:
Total score - 81
Raw score - 88
Total % of max - 67
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 4

Chris:
Total score - 75
Raw score - 85
Total % of max - 62
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 4

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=78
Post Reply