Monday 24th September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 62)

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

Monday 24th September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 62)

Post by James Robinson »

Countdown recap for Monday 24 September 2018.

C1: Champion Robin Johnson (2 wins, 143 points.) A retired man from Wimborne, Dorset.
C2: Challenger Jack Healy. An A&E doctor from near Gatwick, West Sussex. He worked as a coach for a Mexican girl's football team, and helped set up an academy.
DC: Susie Dent and Janet Street-Porter.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: I S K S E U L T S
R02: R D I L O G E T L
R03: 100, 10, 5, 4, 4, 7. Target: 775.
TTT: AMPLEBEER - "They drank ample amounts of beer, it's a good job their skin isn't this."
R04: D H U B A N O I O
R05: T R E C T A L U T
R06: 75, 1, 7, 1, 5, 9. Target: 381.
R07: N M A E V R I T A
R08: R T E S I L E R U
R09: 100, 6, 2, 3, 1, 5. Target: 239.
TTT: SINGERACT - "The singer couldn't act, so they're looking for someone else instead,"
R10: H N A V E D P O T
R11: N I A D S M U O R
R12: W R A F E W O R A
R13: E A N S O G N Q E
R14: 75, 8, 5, 4, 10, 9. Target: 907.
R15: P E T E R M E A T (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 S K S E U L T S

Robin: SULKIEST (8)
Jack: SULKIEST (8)
DC: TISSUES (7) TUSSLES (7)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)

Round 2: R D I L O G E T L

Robin: GLORIED (7)
Jack: TOILED (6)
DC: TROLLIED (8)
Score: 15–8 (max 16)

Round 3: 100, 10, 5, 4, 4, 7. Target: 775.

Robin: 775. ((100 + 10) x 7) + 5 (10)
Jack: 775. ((100 + 10) x 7) + 5 (10)
Score: 25–18 (max 26)

Teatime teaser: AMPLEBEER -> PERMEABLE

Round 4: D H U B A N O I O

Robin: ABOUND (6)
Jack: HOUND (5)
DC: BHUNA (5) BHOONA (6)
OT: AUDION (6) BOHAUN (6) BOOHAI (6) BOUDIN (6) HOODIA (6) UNHOOD (6)
Score: 31–18 (max 32)

Round 5: T R E C T A L U T

Robin: RECTAL (6)
Jack: RECTAL (6)
DC: CLUTTER (7) CLATTER (7)
OT: CULTRATE (8)
Score: 37–24 (max 40)

Round 6: 75, 1, 7, 1, 5, 9. Target: 381.

Robin: 381. (75 x 5) + 7 - 1 (10)
Jack: 381. (75 x 5) + 7 - 1 (10)
Score: 47–34 (max 50)

Janet talks about attitudes towards accents in the media.

Round 7: N M A E V R I T A

Robin: ANIMATE (7)
Jack: MINTER (6)
DC: MAVEN (5) VARMINT (7) MARINATE (8)
OT: ANIMATER (8) MARANITE (8)
Score: 54–34 (max 58)

Round 8: R T E S I L E R U

Robin: SULTRIER (8)
Jack: RESTER (6)
DC: RESULT (6) RESILE (6) RUSTIER (7) LUSTIER (7)
Score: 62–34 (max 66)

Round 9: 100, 6, 2, 3, 1, 5. Target: 239.

Robin: -
Jack: 240. (((6 x 3) + 100) x 2) + 5 - 1 (7)
RR: 239. ((100 - ((6 - 2) x 5)) x 3) - 1 (10)
Score: 62–41 (max 76)

Teatime teaser: SINGERACT -> RECASTING

Round 10: H N A V E D P O T

Robin: NOVATED (7)
Jack: PANTED (6)
DC: POTHEAD (7) PHONATED (8)
Score: 69–41 (max 84)

Round 11: N I A D S M U O R

Robin: ROUNDS (6)
Jack: NOMADS (6)
DC: DINOSAUR (8)
OT: MAINOURS (8) MAROUDIS (8) MORINDAS (8) MUDARINS (8)
Score: 75–47 (max 92)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "cut one's teeth".

Round 12: W R A F E W O R A

Robin: WARFARE (7)
Jack: WAFER (5)
Score: 82–47 (max 99)

Round 13: E A N S O G N Q E

Robin: NONE (4)
Jack: SONG (4)
DC: SANG (4) NONAGE (6) NONAGES (7)
OT: NOSEANE (7)
Score: 86–51 (max 106)

Round 14: 75, 8, 5, 4, 10, 9. Target: 907.

Robin: 907. ((8 + 4) x 75) + 9 - (10 / 5) (10)
Jack: 911.
Score: 96–51 (max 116)

Round 15: P E T E R M E A T

Jack buzzes on 12.5 seconds to say TEMPERATE which is correct.
Final Score: 96–61 (max 126)

Statistics Corner

Robin:
Total score - 96
Raw score - 96
Total % of max - 76
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 6.4
Raw average score per round - 6.4
Number of maxes - 7

Jack:
Total score - 61
Raw score - 102
Total % of max - 48
Raw % of max - 81
Total average score per round - 4.1
Raw average score per round - 6.8
Number of maxes - 4

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=79
Post Reply