Countdown recap for Tuesday 18 February 2020.
C1: Challenger Tony Lloyd. A retired man from Wargrave, Berkshire. He's the lead governor of the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. He went on holiday to the Galapagos Islands recently, and saw a group of sharks in the waters.
C2: Challenger Steve Collins. A retired project manager from Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside. He loves astronomy and is a big fan of Liverpool F.C., and even has the Liver bird tattooed on his right arm.
DC: Susie Dent and Janet Street-Porter.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: A I U T R L D V E
R02: N D O C I E H A Y
R03: 25, 10, 3, 1, 2, 8. Target: 894.
TTT: ABREWTHAT - "He made me a brew that tasted really funny, what could've been in it?"
R04: U N E C T W A C I
R05: E O A D F R N S L
R06: 75, 8, 2, 1, 5, 10. Target: 360.
R07: U E I S N M S X G
R08: T H A E D O S Q I
R09: 25, 3, 2, 5, 2, 1. Target: 493.
TTT: LACTICIVY - "Ivy's got a build-up of lactic acid in her legs, she's been walking up this for too long."
R10: P R E A D O B T U
R11: A I E M N S L G S
R12: O K R A D F E N O
R13: E U I C N T R M T
R14: 50, 9, 4, 1, 5, 2. Target: 564.
R15: T H I C C K F O G (conundrum)
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Round 1: A I U T R L D V E
Tony: VIRTUE (6)
Steve: TRAILED (7)
DC: VAULTED (7) VIRTUAL (7) RIVULET (7) DURATIVE (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)
Round 2: N D O C I E H A Y
Tony: CHAINED (7)
Steve: CHAINED (7)
DC: ECHIDNA (7)
OT: CYANIDE (7) HEDONIC (7) ONYCHIA (7)
Score: 7–14 (max 15)
Round 3: 25, 10, 3, 1, 2, 8. Target: 894.
Tony: -
Steve: -
RR: 894. (((10 + 8) x 25) - 3) x 2 (10)
Score: 7–14 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: ABREWTHAT -> BATHWATER
Round 4: U N E C T W A C I
Tony: ENACT (5)
Steve: WANT (4)
DC: TWAIN (5) ACCENT (6) TUNICAE (7)
Score: 12–14 (max 32)
Round 5: E O A D F R N S L
Tony: forclose
Steve: SLANDER (7)
DC: LOANED (6) FORELANDS (18)
Score: 12–21 (max 50)
Round 6: 75, 8, 2, 1, 5, 10. Target: 360.
Tony: 360. (75 x 5) - ((8 x 2) - 1) (10)
Steve: 360. ((8 / 2) x 75) + ((5 + 1) x 10) (10)
Score: 22–31 (max 60)
Janet talks about the fact that the wedding chapel in Las Vegas (to a man that she has removed from her memory
) that she got married in is being sold for $12 million.Round 7: U E I S N M S X G
Tony: MESSING (7)
Steve: MESSING (7)
DC: MUSINGS (7)
OT: MINUSES (7) MUSSING (7) SIGNUMS (7) SUNGEMS (7) UNMIXES (7)
Score: 29–38 (max 67)
Round 8: T H A E D O S Q I
Tony: HATES (5)
Steve: DEATHS (6)
DC: SATED (5) TOADIES (7)
OT: HOISTED (7) IODATES (7) TOADISH (7)
Score: 29–44 (max 74)
Round 9: 25, 3, 2, 5, 2, 1. Target: 493.
Tony: 496. (5 x 2 x 2 x 25) - 3 - 1 (7)
Steve: 497.
RR: 493. (((5 x 25) - 1) x 2 x 2) - 3 (10)
Score: 36–44 (max 84)
Teatime teaser: LACTICIVY -> ACCLIVITY
Round 10: P R E A D O B T U
Tony: PROBATE (7)
Steve: PROBATE (7)
DC: PROBATED (8)
OT: ABRUPTED (8) OBDURATE (8)
Score: 43–51 (max 92)
Round 11: A I E M N S L G S
Tony: MASSING (7)
Steve: MENIALS (7)
DC: GLASSINE (8) MEASLINGS (18)
Score: 50–58 (max 110)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "bath".
Round 12: O K R A D F E N O
Tony: DANKER (6)
Steve: FRANKED (7)
OT: FORDONE (7)
Score: 50–65 (max 117)
Round 13: E U I C N T R M T
Tony: cinture
Steve: MUTTER (6)
DC: INTERCUT (8)
OT: TINCTURE (8)
Score: 50–71 (max 125)
Round 14: 50, 9, 4, 1, 5, 2. Target: 564.
Tony: 565. ((9 + 2) x (50 + 1)) + 4 (7)
Steve: 559.
RR: 564. (((2 + 1) x 50) - 9) x 4 (10)
Score: 57–71 (max 135)
Round 15: T H I C C K F O G
Steve buzzes on 7.75 seconds to say COCKFIGHT which is correct.
Final Score: 57–81 (max 145)
Statistics Corner
Tony:
Total score - 57
Raw score - 74
Total % of max - 39
Raw % of max - 51
Total average score per round - 3.8
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 3
Steve:
Total score - 81
Raw score - 99
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 5
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=82