Monday 12th April 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 71)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 12 April 2021.

C1: Champion Joe Parry (1 win, 80 points.) A 21-year-old from Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.
C2: Challenger Jay Turner. A salesman and amateur football referee from Dover, Kent.
DC: Susie Dent and Nicki Chapman.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: W O P E T A N S R
R02: D P I G E C N O R
R03: 75, 6, 10, 9, 4, 8. Target: 809.
TTT: EVEDINED - "Eve dined on king prawns after she'd fully prepared them."
R04: Y T E L U V B I F
R05: S A R O N E M L G
R06: 50, 100, 6, 8, 6, 1. Target: 181.
R07: H I P S A U W T E
R08: C B O L N A K M I
R09: 75, 3, 2, 4, 10, 9. Target: 954.
TTT: HARDCLIP - "The tablet and the veg combine to make fish."
R10: R E F H G O A S P
R11: T I L E D U C M A
R12: G O S L J E A D T
R13: R O N I M E S O Z
R14: 25, 100, 75, 5, 1, 6. Target: 474.
R15: U H I N D O O R S (conundrum)


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Round 1: W O P E T A N S R

Joe: raptors
Jay: trapse
DC: PRONATE (7) PRONATES (8) OPERANTS (8)
OT: PENTROWS (8) TROPANES (8)
Score: 0–0 (max 8)

Round 2: D P I G E C N O R

Joe: depoing
Jay: PIGEON (6)
DC: RECODING (8) PRECODING (18)
Score: 0–6 (max 26)

Round 3: 75, 6, 10, 9, 4, 8. Target: 809.

Joe: 808. (75 x 10) + (6 x 9) + 4 (7)
Jay: 801.
RR: 809. ((75 + 6) x 10) - (9 - 8) (10)
Score: 7–6 (max 36)

Teatime teaser: EVEDINED -> DEVEINED

Round 4: Y T E L U V B I F

Joe: BEFIT (5)
Jay: vitule
DC: FUTILE (6)
OT: FLUTEY (6) FULYIE (6) LEVITY (6) UBIETY (6)
Score: 12–6 (max 42)

Round 5: S A R O N E M L G

Joe: GOLEMS (6)
Jay: GLEAMS (6)
DC: MONGRELS (8) MANGLERS (8) ALMONERS (8)
OT: LANGSOME (8) MEGARONS (8)
Score: 18–12 (max 50)

Round 6: 50, 100, 6, 8, 6, 1. Target: 181.

Joe: -
Jay: 180. 100 + 50 + ((6 - 1) x 6) (7)
RR: 180/182. (7)
OT: 181. 100 + 6 + (((8 + 1) x 50) / 6) (10)
Score: 18–19 (max 60)

Nicki talks about filming Escape to the Country.

Round 7: H I P S A U W T E

Joe: PASTE (5)
Jay: PASTIE (6)
OT: APESHIT (7) PEISHWA (7)
Score: 18–25 (max 67)

Round 8: C B O L N A K M I

Joe: NAIL (4)
Jay: BLACK (5)
DC: LOCKMAN (7)
OT: LAMBKIN (7) MANLOCK (7)
Score: 18–30 (max 74)

Round 9: 75, 3, 2, 4, 10, 9. Target: 954.

Joe: -
Jay: -
RR: 954. ((75 x 4) + (2 x 9)) x 3 (10)
Score: 18–30 (max 84)

Teatime teaser: HARDCLIP -> PILCHARD

Round 10: R E F H G O A S P

Joe: GOPHERS (7)
Jay: SHAPER (6)
DC: GOFER (5)
OT: FORAGES (7) GHERAOS (7) PROFESH (7)
Score: 25–30 (max 91)

Round 11: T I L E D U C M A

Joe: TILED (5)
Jay: MATED (5)
DC: TALCUMED (8)
Score: 30–35 (max 99)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "the cut of someone's jib".

Round 12: G O S L J E A D T

Joe: JOSTLED (7)
Jay: GOALS (5)
DC: GLOATED (7) LEGATOS (7)
OT: AJOSTLE (7) DOGATES (7) DOTAGES (7) GELATOS (7) GODLETS (7)
Score: 37–35 (max 106)

Round 13: R O N I M E S O Z

Joe: monie
Jay: ROOMIES (7)
DC: MOONRISE (8) IONOMERS (8)
OT: OZONISER (8) SNOOZIER (8)
Score: 37–42 (max 114)

Round 14: 25, 100, 75, 5, 1, 6. Target: 474.

Joe: 474. (5 x 100) - 25 - 1 (10)
Jay: 475.
Score: 47–42 (max 124)

Round 15: U H I N D O O R S

Jay buzzes on 29.5 seconds to say HOUNDIES which is incorrect.
Joe buzzes on 29.75 seconds to say HINDOURIS which is incorrect.
The answer was DISHONOUR.
Final Score: 47–42 (max 134)

Statistics Corner

Joe:
Total score - 47
Raw score - 56
Total % of max - 35
Raw % of max - 42
Total average score per round - 3.1
Raw average score per round - 3.7
Number of maxes - 3

Jay:
Total score - 42
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 31
Raw % of max - 49
Total average score per round - 2.8
Raw average score per round - 4.3
Number of maxes - 0

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=83