Tuesday 1st November 2011. (Series 65, Preliminary 87)

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Tuesday 1st November 2011. (Series 65, Preliminary 87)

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 1 November 2011.

C1: Champion David Butcher (5 wins, 391 points.)
C2: Challenger John Cammies.
DC: Susie Dent and Mark Durden-Smith.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M L S R I E A I P
R02: T L X O E I E R S
R03: D T W P A I O A R
R04: N E R O L A T R N
R05: 100, 4, 7, 7, 5, 8. Target: 104.
TTT: WETSHARE - "Hot or cold, he rides out the storm."
R06: T D K O A E P H P
R07: S Z D I A R S E N
R08: J N F B W O A E T
R09: M S L S A U O E C
R10: 75, 100, 10, 5, 1, 7. Target: 317.
TTT: IATECRAB - "I ate crab, and ended up with food poisoning caused by this."
R11: G T N A E O R S I
R12: N T L O E N D I R
R13: V G N T O I E M U
R14: 50, 75, 8, 7, 1, 1. Target: 774.
R15: T E L L I E S O N (conundrum)


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Round 1: M L S R I E A I P

C1: PRIMAL (6)
C2: SIMILAR (7)
DC: IMPERIALS (18)
Score: 0–7 (max 18)

Round 2: T L X O E I E R S

C1: exiles
C2: RETILES (7)
DC: retoxes LOITERS (7)
OT: ESTOILE (7) LEISTER (7) LOERIES (7) SEXTILE (7) STERILE (7) TOILERS (7)
Score: 0–14 (max 25)

David misdeclares EXILES as a 7

Round 3: D T W P A I O A R

C1: TOWARD (6)
C2: APART (5)
DC: PAROTID (7)
OT: ADAPTOR (7) PATWARI (7)
Score: 6–14 (max 32)

Round 4: N E R O L A T R N

C1: LANTERN (7)
C2: LONER (5)
DC: REALTOR (7)
OT: NORTENA (7) RELATOR (7)
Score: 13–14 (max 39)

Round 5: 100, 4, 7, 7, 5, 8. Target: 104.

C1: 104. 100+4 (10)
C2: 104. 100+4 (10)
Score: 23–24 (max 49)

Teatime teaser: WETSHARE -> WEATHERS

Round 6: T D K O A E P H P

C1: HOPPED (6)
C2: HOPPED (6)
DC: POTHEAD (7) TOAD
OT: KATHODE (7)
Score: 29–30 (max 56)

Round 7: S Z D I A R S E N

C1: SNARED (6)
C2: SARNIES (7)
DC: ZANDER (6) SARDINES (8)
OT: ARIDNESS (8)
Score: 29–37 (max 64)

Round 8: J N F B W O A E T

C1: OFTEN (5)
C2: abent
DC: JAWBONE (7)
Score: 34–37 (max 71)

Round 9: M S L S A U O E C

C1: CLOSES (6)
C2: CAMELS (6)
DC: MUSCLES (7) MUSSEL (6)
OT: LEUCOMAS (8)
Score: 40–43 (max 79)

Round 10: 75, 100, 10, 5, 1, 7. Target: 317.

C1: 317. ((5-1)*75)+10+7 (10)
C2: 312.
Score: 50–43 (max 89)

Teatime teaser: IATECRAB -> BACTERIA

Round 11: G T N A E O R S I

C1: ANGRIEST (8)
C2: ROASTING (8)
DC: ORGANIST (8) GANTRIES (8) ORGANISE (8)
OT: GANISTER (8) GENITORS (8) GRANITES (8) INGRATES (8) NEGATORS (8) NOTARIES (8) NOTARISE (8) RAGSTONE (8) RANGIEST (8) TASERING (8) TRIGONES (8)
Score: 58–51 (max 97)

Round 12: N T L O E N D I R

C1: INDOLENT (8)
C2: DINNER (6)
OT: INDENTOR (8)
Score: 66–51 (max 105)

Round 13: V G N T O I E M U

C1: OUTING (6)
C2: VOTING (6)
DC: MUTING (6) EMOTING (7) VETOING (7)
OT: MITOGEN (7)
Score: 72–57 (max 112)

Round 14: 50, 75, 8, 7, 1, 1. Target: 774.

C1: -
C2: -
RR: 774. ((8+7-1)*50)+75-1 (10)
Score: 72–57 (max 122)

Round 15: T E L L I E S O N

C1 buzzes on 4 seconds to say LONELIEST which is correct.
Final Score: 82–57 (max 132)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=65
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Re: Tuesday 1st November 2011. (Series 65, Preliminary 87)

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Liam Tiernan wrote:C1: Champion David Butcher (6 wins, 451 points.)
Should be 5 wins and 391 points.
Liam Tiernan wrote:Round 2: T L X O E I E R S

C1: exiles
C2: RETILES (7)
DC: retoxes LOITERS (7)
OT: ESTOILE (7) LEISTER (7) LOERIES (7) SEXTILE (7) STERILE (7) TOILERS (7)
Score: 0–14 (max 25)
Just for clarity, David misdeclared EXILES as a 7, when it was a 6.
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Re: Tuesday 1st November 2011. (Series 65, Preliminary 87)

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James Robinson wrote:Just for clarity, David misdeclated
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Re: Tuesday 1st November 2011. (Series 65, Preliminary 87)

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James Robinson wrote:
Liam Tiernan wrote:C1: Champion David Butcher (6 wins, 451 points.)
Should be 5 wins and 391 points.
As you've probably guessed, I was adding on to Rhys's total from Mondays recap.
Just for clarity, David misdeclared EXILES as a 7, when it was a 6.
Fixed.
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