But, it's been a good 11.5 years while it has lasted.
Countdown recap for Friday 7 May 2021.
C1: Champion Trudy Garbett (3 wins, 282 points.) A school secretary from Dudley, West Midlands.
C2: Challenger Scott Baldock. A postman from Hemyock, Devon.
DC: Susie Dent and Samira Ahmed.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: D R S E E N A I H
R02: T N E I R A F T O
R03: 25, 2, 9, 7, 7, 8. Target: 253.
TTT: DONSGOAL - "Don's goal was to ride in these, both in the air and on water."
R04: P V A U T D E O S
R05: Y R I E T B S U J
R06: 75, 25, 1, 6, 4, 4. Target: 343.
R07: R E W O E F N I R
R08: M R U D P I O A N
R09: 50, 2, 1, 4, 8, 8. Target: 681.
TTT: MILKRICE - "There once was a smart Irish geezer, who would often butcher the Teaser."
R10: D S G U A S L E N
R11: R T A O O D M U A
R12: T P E L E T O M D
R13: P A U E S G L I R
R14: 50, 75, 9, 9, 6, 5. Target: 274.
R15: U N T A X B E E R (conundrum)
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Round 1: D R S E E N A I H
Trudy: HINDERS (7)
Scott: HANDIER (7)
DC: NEARSIDE (8)
OT: RHEADINES (18)
Score: 7–7 (max 18)
Round 2: T N E I R A F T O
Trudy: FATTIER (7)
Scott: fainter (declared as 6)
DC: FAINTER (7) NITRATE (7)
OT: FETATION (8) TENTORIA (8)
Score: 14–7 (max 26)
Round 3: 25, 2, 9, 7, 7, 8. Target: 253.
Trudy: 252. ((8 + 2) x 25) + 9 - 7 (7)
Scott: 252. ((8 + 2) x 25) + 9 - 7 (7)
RR: 253. ((9 + 2) x 25) - (8 + 7 + 7) (10)
Score: 21–14 (max 36)
Teatime teaser: DONSGOAL -> GONDOLAS
Round 4: P V A U T D E O S
Trudy: SPOUTED (7)
Scott: SPOUTED (7)
DC: UPDATE (6) UPDATES (7)
OT: ADEPTUS (7) OUTSPED (7) PODESTA (7) UPVOTED (7) UPVOTES (7)
Score: 28–21 (max 43)
Round 5: Y R I E T B S U J
Trudy: BUSTIER (7)
Scott: BUSTIER (7)
DC: UBIETY (6)
OT: BRUISEY (7)
Score: 35–28 (max 50)
Round 6: 75, 25, 1, 6, 4, 4. Target: 343.
Trudy: -
Scott: 343. (75 x 4) + 25 + ((4 - 1) x 6) (10)
Score: 35–38 (max 60)
Samira talks about her Super-marionette Juliet Destiny, based on puppets used in Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet.
Round 7: R E W O E F N I R
Trudy: frownier
Scott: frownier
DC: FROWNER (7)
OT: REFINER (7)
Score: 35–38 (max 67)
Round 8: M R U D P I O A N
Trudy: PODIUM (6)
Scott: PODIUM (6)
DC: MAINOUR (7) DURIAN (6)
OT: IMPOUND (7) MAROUDI (7) MORINDA (7) MUDARIN (7) PADRINO (7) PANDOUR (7) PODURAN (7) PONIARD (7) PRUNOID (7) RAMPION (7)
Score: 41–44 (max 74)
Round 9: 50, 2, 1, 4, 8, 8. Target: 681.
Trudy: -
Scott: 691. ((8 + 4 + 2) x 50) - 8 - 1 (5)
RR: 681. ((((50 - 8) x 8) + 4) x 2) + 1 (10)
Score: 41–49 (max 84)
Teatime teaser: MILKRICE -> LIMERICK
Round 10: D S G U A S L E N
Trudy: GLASSED (7)
Scott: LUNGES (6)
DC: DANGLES (7) SUNGLADES (18)
Score: 48–49 (max 102)
Round 11: R T A O O D M U A
Trudy: MATADOR (7)
Scott: MOOD (4)
DC: DOORMAT (7) AUTORAD (7)
OT: AMORADO (7)
Score: 55–49 (max 109)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "waffle".
Round 12: T P E L E T O M D
Trudy: PLOTTED (7)
Scott: PLOTTED (7)
DC: MOTTLED (7)
OT: METTLED (7) MODETTE (7) PLETTED (7) PLOTTEE (7) POEMLET (7) POTTLED (7) TEMPTED (7) TOMELET (7)
Score: 62–56 (max 116)
Round 13: P A U E S G L I R
Trudy: PLAGUES (7)
Scott: SLURP (5)
DC: EARPLUGS (8) PLAGUERS (8)
OT: SUPERIAL (8)
Score: 69–56 (max 124)
Round 14: 50, 75, 9, 9, 6, 5. Target: 274.
Trudy: 275. ((9 - 5) x 50) + 75 (7)
Scott: 275. ((9 - 5) x 50) + 75 (7)
RR: 274. ((75 - 9) x 5) - 50 - 6 (10)
Score: 76–63 (max 134)
Round 15: U N T A X B E E R
Trudy buzzes on 5.75 seconds to say EXUBERANT which is correct.
Final Score: 86–63 (max 144)
Well, that's my recapping duties done for now, I might return in the future, but for now, I'll leave you in the capable hands of Rhys Benjamin.
Statistics Corner
Trudy:
Total score - 86
Raw score - 86
Total % of max - 60
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 5
Scott:
Total score - 63
Raw score - 78
Total % of max - 44
Raw % of max - 54
Total average score per round - 4.2
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 4
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=83
