Tuesday 24th January 2012 (Series 66, Prelim 12)

[Liam Tiernan]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 24 January 2012.

C1: Champion Mark Murphy (4 wins, 327 points.)
C2: Challenger Robert Coyne.
DC: Susie Dent and Michael Vaughan.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L S H A U E B A S
R02: T I G R U T M E I
R03: S X C O I E R J S
R04: D A G E M P I E N
R05: 75, 100, 4, 5, 6, 9. Target: 205.
TTT: MANYRIDE - "Many of them ride around on floats>"
R06: R O N A S N E S O
R07: L P F E A U R O L
R08: U S E D G M I V A
R09: D N R O E A Y C I
R10: 25, 8, 2, 5, 6, 7. Target: 464.
TTT: MADEFISH - "Was ravenous, so made lots of fish for tea."
R11: P E O R W E U N T
R12: A R P I Q T O A N
R13: S T E I F L O A H
R14: 75, 50, 4, 2, 1, 6. Target: 495.
R15: E P I C F A L E R (conundrum)


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Round 1: L S H A U E B A S

C1: BLUSHES (7)
C2: BLUSHES (7)
DC: BUSHELS (7)
OT: ABASHES (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: T I G R U T M E I

C1: MITRE (5)
C2: GUTTER (6)
DC: GUTTIER (7)
OT: TRITIUM (7)
Score: 7–13 (max 14)

Round 3: S X C O I E R J S

C1: SIXES (5)
C2: COSIER (6)
DC: SCORES (6)
OT: CORSES (6) COSIES (6) COSSIE (6) CRISES (6) CROSSE (6) JOSSER (6) OSIERS (6) SCRIES (6) SIXERS (6)
Score: 7–19 (max 20)

Round 4: D A G E M P I E N

C1: DAMPING (7)
C2: MAGPIE (6)
DC: ENDGAME (7)
OT: DEEMING (7)
Score: 14–19 (max 27)

Round 5: 75, 100, 4, 5, 6, 9. Target: 205.

C1: 205. (100*(6-4))+5 (10)
C2: 205. 100+75+(6*5) (10)
Score: 24–29 (max 37)

Teatime teaser: MANYRIDE -> DAIRYMEN

Round 6: R O N A S N E S O

C1: REASONS (7)
C2: SEASON (6)
DC: NOONERS (7)
Score: 31–29 (max 44)

Round 7: L P F E A U R O L

C1: LAUREL (6)
C2: FALLER (6)
DC: PLURAL (6)
OT: PLEURAL (7)
Score: 37–35 (max 51)

Round 8: U S E D G M I V A

C1: SMUDGE (6)
C2: MIDGES (6)
DC: MISGAVE (7) VISAGED (7)
OT: GAUDIES (7)
Score: 43–41 (max 58)

Round 9: D N R O E A Y C I

C1: CRAYONED (8)
C2: CRAYONED (8)
Score: 51–49 (max 66)

Round 10: 25, 8, 2, 5, 6, 7. Target: 464.

C1: 464. (((6-5)+7)+(50*2))*8 (10)
C2: 472.
Score: 61–49 (max 76)

Teatime teaser: MADEFISH -> FAMISHED

Round 11: P E O R W E U N T

C1: PEWTER (6)
C2: POUTER (6)
OT: UPTOWNER (8)
Score: 67–55 (max 84)

Round 12: A R P I Q T O A N

C1: QINTAR (6)
C2: portain
OT: APORIA (6) ARONIA (6) PATINA (6) PATRIA (6) PATRON (6) PINATA (6) RATION (6) TAIPAN (6) TARIQA (6) TARPAN (6) TARPON (6)
Score: 73–55 (max 90)

Round 13: S T E I F L O A H

C1: FLASH (5)
C2: FOLIATES (8)
Score: 73–63 (max 98)

Round 14: 75, 50, 4, 2, 1, 6. Target: 495.

C1: 496.
C2: 495. (75*6)+50-4-1 (10)
Score: 73–73 (max 108)

Round 15: E P I C F A L E R

C2 buzzes on 28 seconds to say PERCIFAL which is incorrect.
C1 does not buzz.
The answer was FIREPLACE.

Tie-break: B I T T E N F I G

C1 buzzes on 8 seconds to say BEFITTING which is correct.

Final Score: 83–73 (max 118)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=66