Thursday 29th April 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 84)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 29 April 2021.

C1: Champion Tomas Banerjee (2 wins, 177 points.) A student from North London.
C2: Challenger Mark Prosser. A technician from Drybrook, Gloucestershire. He used to be a semi-professional footballer, and is a big fan of Tottenham Hotspur F.C..
DC: Susie Dent and Jay Rayner.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: Y E S N O M I R D
R02: S C T A L E S O D
R03: 100, 6, 10, 2, 8, 5. Target: 368.
TTT: EDNAECHO - "It wasn't an echo, the thing just wouldn't shut up."
R04: L B G U S A W I F
R05: N H R E U O G T D
R06: 75, 50, 5, 4, 2, 7. Target: 817.
R07: L A N I C J S E I
R08: R H G A P O W E L
R09: 100, 1, 2, 10, 7, 1. Target: 570.
TTT: SOLDICES - "You're happy to let them know you don't like what they're wearing."
R10: T B N A P U K O V
R11: C I L E S G R U D
R12: T P M O F A N I R
R13: T P E U O A N R O
R14: 50, 100, 10, 4, 1, 6. Target: 968.
R15: T U R F Y H U L L (conundrum)


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Round 1: Y E S N O M I R D

Tomas: MISERY (6)
Mark: REMINDS (7)
DC: SNORED (6) snorey MIRED (5)
OT: MYROSINE (8) SYNDROME (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Round 2: S C T A L E S O D

Tomas: LACTOSE (7)
Mark: CASTLES (7)
DC: COASTED (7) CLASSED (7) LASSOED (7)
OT: ALECOSTS (8)
Score: 7–14 (max 16)

Round 3: 100, 6, 10, 2, 8, 5. Target: 368.

Tomas: 368. ((5 - 2) x 100) + (6 x 10) + 8 (10)
Mark: -
Score: 17–14 (max 26)

Teatime teaser: EDNAECHO -> CONEHEAD

Round 4: L B G U S A W I F

Tomas: FAILS (5)
Mark: FIBULAS (7)
DC: BAGFULS (7)
OT: ISABGUL (7)
Score: 17–21 (max 33)

Round 5: N H R E U O G T D

Tomas: THRONGED (8)
Mark: ungrouted (declared as 8 too)
DC: GROUTED (7) TOUGHEN (7) TOUGHER (7)
OT: TROUGHED (8)
Score: 25–21 (max 41)

Round 6: 75, 50, 5, 4, 2, 7. Target: 817.

Tomas: 817. ((4 + 7) x 75) - ((50 / 5) - 2) (10)
Mark: 817. ((4 + 7) x 75) - ((50 / 5) - 2) (10)
Score: 35–31 (max 51)

Jay talks about his love of influential cookbooks.

Round 7: L A N I C J S E I

Tomas: LANCES (6)
Mark: CLEANS (6)
DC: SANICLE (7)
OT: CELSIAN (7) LAICISE (7) SALICIN (7) SCALENI (7)
Score: 41–37 (max 58)

Round 8: R H G A P O W E L

Tomas: GOPHER (6)
Mark: PAROLE (6)
DC: PERGOLA (7)
Score: 47–43 (max 65)

Round 9: 100, 1, 2, 10, 7, 1. Target: 570.

Tomas: 570. ((100 / 2) + 7) x 10 (10)
Mark: 570. ((7 - 1) x 100) - ((2 + 1) x 10) (10)
Score: 57–53 (max 75)

Teatime teaser: SOLDICES -> DISCLOSE

Round 10: T B N A P U K O V

Tomas: ABOUT (5)
Mark: ABOUT (5)
DC: PANTO (5) KNOUT (5)
OT: BATON (5) BUNKO (5) KAPUT (5) OTAKU (5) PANKO (5) PAVON (5) PUNTO (5) TABUN (5) UNAPT (5) UNPOT (5) VAUNT (5)
Score: 62–58 (max 80)

Round 11: C I L E S G R U D

Tomas: GLIDERS (7)
Mark: CUDGELS (7)
DC: SLUDGIER (8) CLUDGIES (8)
OT: CLUDGIER (8) GUILDERS (8)
Score: 69–65 (max 88)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "humble" and "humility".

Round 12: T P M O F A N I R

Tomas: IMPORT (6)
Mark: INFORM (6)
DC: MAINPORT (8)
OT: NAPIFORM (8)
Score: 75–71 (max 96)

Round 13: T P E U O A N R O

Tomas: OPERANT (7)
Mark: PUNTER (6)
DC: patreon PATROON (7)
OT: AUTOPEN (7) NEATRUP (7) PATURON (7) PRONATE (7) PRONOTA (7) PROTEAN (7) PUNATOO (7) TROPANE (7) TROPONE (7)
Score: 82–71 (max 103)

Round 14: 50, 100, 10, 4, 1, 6. Target: 968.

Tomas: 967. ((100 - 4) x 10) + 1 + 6 (7)
Mark: 966.
RR: 968. (100 x 10) - 50 + ((4 - 1) x 6) (10)
Score: 89–71 (max 113)

Round 15: T U R F Y H U L L

Tomas buzzes on 1.25 seconds to say HURTFULLY which is correct.
Final Score: 99–71 (max 123)

Statistics Corner

Tomas:
Total score - 99
Raw score - 110
Total % of max - 80
Raw % of max - 89
Total average score per round - 6.6
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 7

Mark:
Total score - 71
Raw score - 84
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 4

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