Tuesday 15th November 2011.(Series 65, Prelim 97)

[Liam Tiernan]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 15 November 2011.

C1: Champion Paul Keane (3 wins, 276 points.)
C2: Challenger Claire Aizlewood.
DC: Susie Dent and John Parrott.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: B S T I E U N B I
R02: P R L O E S I J E
R03: C F W A O A K R N
R04: I O A G D R T E Z
R05: 25, 50, 2, 9, 3, 5. Target: 886.
TTT: DAFTHOME - "Worked out the word for six feet of depth."
R06: H L L U E O V D E
R07: N S X O E I N L Y
R08: G M D A E O G M R
R09: W H P A A I N D A
R10: 25, 10, 5, 4, 9, 5. Target: 903.
TTT: ISNTFAIL - "It's not a failure to get this far."
R11: C N S E I E D R U
R12: S R N O E O C T S
R13: T R Q M I A E G T
R14: 50, 6, 1, 10, 10, 9. Target: 889.
R15: D R O P D I V E S (conundrum)


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Round 1: B S T I E U N B I

C1: tubbies
C2: BITES (5)
DC: tubbies
OT: UNITIES (7) UNITISE (7)
Score: 0–5 (max 7)

Round 2: P R L O E S I J E

C1: SPOILER (7)
C2: PROLES (6)
DC: ELOPERS (7)
OT: LOERIES (7) REPLIES (7) SPIELER (7)
Score: 7–5 (max 14)

Round 3: C F W A O A K R N

C1: FROWN (5)
C2: WRACK (5)
DC: FRANK (5) ROWAN (5)
OT: ANORAK (6)
Score: 12–10 (max 20)

Round 4: I O A G D R T E Z

C1: rogated
C2: garoted
DC: GRAZED (6) DOTAGE (6) GODETIA (7) GOITRED (7)
OT: TRIAGED (7)
Score: 12–10 (max 27)

Round 5: 25, 50, 2, 9, 3, 5. Target: 886.

C1: 885. (9*2*50)-(3*5) (7)
C2: 880.
RR: 886. (((50*9)+3)*2)-(25-5) (10)
Score: 19–10 (max 37)

Teatime teaser: DAFTHOME -> FATHOMED

Round 6: H L L U E O V D E

C1: HULLED (6)
C2: HULLED (6)
DC: HELLOED (7)
OT: HULLOED (7)
Score: 25–16 (max 44)

Round 7: N S X O E I N L Y

C1: NOISE (5)
C2: NOSILY (6)
DC: SEXILY (6) INSOLE (6)
OT: LESION (6) LINENS (6) LYNXES (6) LYSINE (6) NELSON (6) NYLONS (6) ONLINE (6) XYLOSE (6)
Score: 25–22 (max 50)

Round 8: G M D A E O G M R

C1: dammed
C2: ROAMED (6)
DC: DAGGER (6) GORGED (6)
OT: DOGGER (6) GAMMER (6) GRAMME (6) MAGGED (6) RADOME (6) RAGGED (6) RAMMED (6)
Score: 25–28 (max 56)

Round 9: W H P A A I N D A

C1: PANDA (5)
C2: PAIN (4)
DC: DAPHNIA (7)
Score: 30–28 (max 63)

Round 10: 25, 10, 5, 4, 9, 5. Target: 903.

C1: 903. (25*9*4)+(5-(10/5)) (10)
C2: 905.
Score: 40–28 (max 73)

Teatime teaser: ISNTFAIL -> FINALIST

Round 11: C N S E I E D R U

C1: CENSURED (8)
C2: CENSURED (8)
OT: INDUCERS (8) INSECURE (8) SINECURE (8)
Score: 48–36 (max 81)

Round 12: S R N O E O C T S

C1: CORONETS (8)
C2: ROOSTS (6)
DC: SCOOTERS (8)
OT: CONSORTS (8)
Score: 56–36 (max 89)

Round 13: T R Q M I A E G T

C1: MIGRATE (7)
C2: MATTER (6)
DC: RAGTIME (7)
Score: 63–36 (max 96)

Round 14: 50, 6, 1, 10, 10, 9. Target: 889.

C1: 889. (50*(10+9))-(6*10)-1 (10)
C2: -
Score: 73–36 (max 106)

Round 15: D R O P D I V E S

C1 buzzes on 29 seconds to say PROVIDED which is incorrect.
C2 does not buzz.
The answer was DISPROVED.
Final Score: 73–36 (max 116)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=65