Friday 28th February 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 42)

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

Friday 28th February 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 42)

Post by James Robinson »

Are we due another octochamp so soon.... :?: :?: :?:

Countdown recap for Friday 28 February 2020.

C1: Champion Ryan Styles (7 wins, 720 points.) An exams officer from Mitcham, Surrey.
C2: Challenger Trish Lodge. A retired bus driver from Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. She's a big Scunthrope United F.C. fan, and goes to every match home and away supporting The Iron, and is only 9 grounds away from completing "The 92". 8-) 8-) 8-)
DC: Susie Dent and Dr. Linda Papadopoulos.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L P D A E I R B U
R02: D Y O E G I N D F
R03: 100, 1, 1, 6, 10, 8. Target: 564.
TTT: MANTARGET - "The man became a target for all her vitriol and unpleasantness."
R04: L H W C A O U R E
R05: N V I O C T R A I
R06: 100, 5, 6, 9, 5, 6. Target: 885.
R07: S R H E O R Z U M
R08: E A N T N I R N T
R09: 25, 100, 1, 7, 8, 10. Target: 260.
TTT: EVILCURSE - ""Leave me alone", she said. "All of you, just go away!""
R10: E A S G V M I N T
R11: J C L A E N C U M
R12: P T Y W O I E L T
R13: R C S I A M S O E
R14: 100, 75, 8, 10, 1, 2. Target: 145.
R15: L O G I C N O S H (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: L P D A E I R B U

Ryan: BRIDAL (6)
Trish: lardier
DC: EPIDURAL (8)
Score: 6–0 (max 8)

Round 2: D Y O E G I N D F

Ryan: DEFYING (7)
Trish: DEFYING (7)
DC: GODIFY (6)
OT: DINGOED (7) EDDYING (7)
Score: 13–7 (max 15)

Round 3: 100, 1, 1, 6, 10, 8. Target: 564.

Ryan: 564. (100 - (8 - 1 - 1)) x 6 (10)
Trish: 550.
Score: 23–7 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: MANTARGET -> TERMAGANT

Round 4: L H W C A O U R E

Ryan: CHOLERA (7)
Trish: WHALE (5)
DC: CHORALE (7)
OT: LOUCHER (7) WAREHOU (7)
Score: 30–7 (max 32)

Round 5: N V I O C T R A I

Ryan: RATION (6)
Trish: RATION (6)
DC: victorian VICTORIA (8)
Score: 36–13 (max 40)

Round 6: 100, 5, 6, 9, 5, 6. Target: 885.

Ryan: 885. ((100 - (6 - 5)) x 9) - 6 (10)
Trish: -
Score: 46–13 (max 50)

Dr. Linda talks about how to get out of a bad mood.

Round 7: S R H E O R Z U M

Ryan: mosher
Trish: USHER (5)
DC: MUSHER (6)
OT: HEROUMS (7) MORSURE (7)
Score: 46–18 (max 57)

Round 8: E A N T N I R N T

Ryan: ENTRANT (7)
Trish: ENTRANT (7)
DC: NITRATE (7) NATTIER (7) INTRANET (8)
Score: 53–25 (max 65)

Round 9: 25, 100, 1, 7, 8, 10. Target: 260.

Ryan: 260. (25 + 1) x 10 (10)
Trish: -
Score: 63–25 (max 75)

Teatime teaser: EVILCURSE -> RECLUSIVE

Round 10: E A S G V M I N T

Ryan: STEAMING (8)
Trish: STEAMING (8)
DC: VINTAGES (8) MINTAGE (7)
OT: MANGIEST (8) MEATINGS (8) NEGATISM (8) VEGANISM (8)
Score: 71–33 (max 83)

Round 11: J C L A E N C U M

Ryan: CANCEL (6)
Trish: CLEAN (5)
DC: MACULE (6)
OT: ACUMEN (6) ALUMEN (6) AUNCEL (6) CAECUM (6) CANULE (6) CULMEN (6) LAUNCE (6) UNCALM (6) UNLACE (6)
Score: 77–33 (max 89)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "swearing".

Round 12: P T Y W O I E L T

Ryan: POLITE (6)
Trish: POLITE (6)
DC: PETTILY (7)
Score: 83–39 (max 96)

Round 13: R C S I A M S O E

Ryan: MOSSIER (7)
Trish: MOSAICS (7)
DC: AIRSOME (7)
OT: MARISCOS (8)
Score: 90–46 (max 104)

Round 14: 100, 75, 8, 10, 1, 2. Target: 145.

Ryan: 145. ((75 - 8) x 2) + 10 + 1 (10)
Trish: 150.
Score: 100–46 (max 114)

Round 15: L O G I C N O S H

Trish buzzes on 4.25 seconds to say SCHOOLING which is correct.
Final Score: 100–56 (max 124)

Well, I didn't see Trish nicking the conundrum like that, and it could yet be a killer blow to Ryan in the long run, as I'll explain...

Ryan has been a revelation on the show, and has produced some magnificent performances, especially yesterday, but his octototal is 820 points, 6 behind Ian Volante's total, so if he had got the conundrum, he would've gone ahead of Ian into the #2 spot, but he'll have to settle for #3 for now. :D :D :D

Statistics Corner

Ryan:
Total score - 100
Raw score - 100
Total % of max - 81
Raw % of max - 81
Total average score per round - 6.7
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 8

Trish:
Total score - 56
Raw score - 73
Total % of max - 45
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 3.7
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=82
Post Reply