Wednesday 13th October 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 77)

[Rhys Benjamin]

Annedown LXXVI and we're doing these out of order again.

Countdown recap for Wednesday 13 October 2021.

C1: Champion Adam Beach (1 win, 83 points.) Countdown superfan who plugs the Countdowners FB Group and lies about the group's reactions to Anne.
C2: Challenger Rachael Montgomery. Recycling worker.
DC: Susie Dent and Keith Allen.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L R G E A E T F A
R02: L N D S O I O G O
R03: 25, 50, 8, 6, 10, 5. Target: 597.
TTT: MAILCROP - "Tell everyone you'd walked 500 miles."
R04: D H R N A O E E K
R05: C D I U I T S A L
R06: 75, 10, 2, 7, 9, 3. Target: 447.
R07: T P U A O D N E H
R08: S M S C O A O E W
R09: 50, 75, 25, 100, 4, 3. Target: 425.
TTT: STOICMAN - "It takes a stoic man to live this kind of life."
R10: T R L D I I U I R
R11: S E T E M I R E N
R12: Q F P N U A O A R
R13: G C L A E E S Y T
R14: 100, 75, 25, 8, 10, 3. Target: 245.
R15: H A N G I N P E P (conundrum)


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Round 1: L R G E A E T F A

Adam: LARGE (5)
Rachael: LEGATE (6)
DC: REFLATE (7)
OT: FALGATE (7) GALEATE (7) LEAFAGE (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7, jos 7)
Darren-o-meter: 0/1 (0%)

Rachael takes an early lead.

Round 2: L N D S O I O G O

Adam: LOSING (6) (stick with)
Rachael: LOSING (6)
DC: SOLOING (7) LOOSING (7)
OT: OODLINGS (8)
Score: 6–12 (max 15, jos 14)
Darren-o-meter: 1/2 (50%)

Adam gets off the mark.

Round 3: 25, 50, 8, 6, 10, 5. Target: 597.

Adam: 598.
Rachael: 597. (50 + 25) × 8 − 5 × 6 ÷ 10​ (10)
Score: 6–22 (max 25, jos 24)

10 points for Rachael, and she has a big lead early on.

Teatime teaser: MAILCROP -> PROCLAIM

Round 4: D H R N A O E E K

Adam: RANKED (6)
Rachael: RANKED (6)
DC: HARKEN (6) (misdeclared as 7!) HANKERED (8)
OT: HARKENED (8)
Score: 12–28 (max 33, jos 32)
Darren-o-meter: 1/3 (33%)

Sixes once again for the two contestants.

Round 5: C D I U I T S A L

Adam: TAILS (5)
Rachael: AUDITS (6)
DC: DUALISTIC (18)
Score: 12–34 (max 51, jos 50)
Darren-o-meter: 2/4 (50%)

Rachael extends her lead again, as Keith sees the darrenic nine.

Round 6: 75, 10, 2, 7, 9, 3. Target: 447.

Adam: 447. 3 × 2 × 75 − (10​ − 7) (10)
Rachael: 447. (10​ − 7) × 2 × 75 − 3 (10)
Score: 22–44 (max 61, jos 60)

Easy enough.

Keith reminisces about his dead at Brentwood school.

Round 7: T P U A O D N E H

Adam: HAUNTED (7)
Rachael: NOTEPAD (7)
DC: UNPATHED (8)
OT: PHONATED (8)
Score: 29–51 (max 69, jos 68)
Darren-o-meter: 2/5 (40%)

Sevens here, but Keith sees an eight.

Round 8: S M S C O A O E W

Adam: mooses (risk)
Rachael: mooses (risk)
DC: CAMEOS (6)
OT: COWASES (7)
Score: 29–51 (max 76, jos 74)
Darren-o-meter: 3/6 (50%)

No MOOSES^ - it's not a verb - so nul points here.

Adam is goaded by Rachel into gambling...

Round 9: 50, 75, 25, 100, 4, 3. Target: 425.

Adam: 425. 100 × 4 + 25 (10)
Rachael: 425. 100 × 4 + 25 (10)
Score: 39–61 (max 86, jos 84)

thank u, next

Teatime teaser: STOICMAN -> MONASTIC

Round 10: T R L D I I U I R

Adam: RID (3)
Rachael: DIRT (4)
DC: LURID (5)
Score: 39–65 (max 91, jos 89)
Darren-o-meter: 4/7 (57%)

Well that was a brilliant round.

Round 11: S E T E M I R E N

Adam: MINSTER (7)
Rachael: TEENIER (7)
DC: MISENTER (8)
OT: MEETINERS (18)
Score: 46–72 (max 109, jos 97)
Darren-o-meter: 5/8 (63%)

All or nothing in this game, a nine in this round, but it goes begging.

OOW Susie gives us a history of Worcester Sauce.

Round 12: Q F P N U A O A R

Adam: FOUR (4)
Rachael: PORN (4)
DC: APRON (5) quorn
OT: ANURA (5) FAUNA (5) FURAN (5) PRANA (5) PRUNO (5) PURAO (5) RAUPO (5) RUANA (5)
Score: 50–76 (max 114, jos 102)
Darren-o-meter: 5/9 (56%)

I'm surprised Rachael's four wasn't censored.

Round 13: G C L A E E S Y T

Adam: ELECTS (6)
Rachael: LEGATES (7)
OT: CATSEYE (7) CELESTA (7) EAGLETS (7) SELECTA (7) TELEGAS (7)
Score: 50–83 (max 121, jos 109)
Darren-o-meter: 5/10 (50%)

For the second time today, Rachael declares LEGATE(S) and wins the game.

Round 14: 100, 75, 25, 8, 10, 3. Target: 245.

Adam: 245. 25 × 10 − (8 − 3) (10)
Rachael: 245. 100 ÷ 25 × 8 × 10 − 75 (10)
Score: 60–93 (max 131, jos 119)

Strange method from Rachael, but it'll do.

Round 15: H A N G I N P E P

Rachael buzzes on 0.5 seconds to say HAPPENING which is correct.
Final Score: 60–103 (max 141, jos 129)

And an instabuzz from Rachael gets her over the 100. She'll be back tomorrow.

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Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=84