Wednesday 10th April 2013 (Series 68, Prelim 22)

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Wednesday 10th April 2013 (Series 68, Prelim 22)

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It's me again, and with the horse racing causing the schedule to be jumbled up a bit, it's DC guest changeover day today, and it's not a bad débutante either.

Let's see how he gets along. 8-) Enjoy. ;) :) :D

Countdown recap for Wednesday 10 April 2013.

C1: Champion Giles Hutchings (3 wins, 368 points.) An Apteforumite from Farnham, Surrey. He's currently a college student, but is soon hoping to be a maths undergraduate at Imperial College, London or at the University of Warwick.
C2: Challenger Nick Courtnadge. A sport production analyst from London. He previously worked as a deckchair attendant on Worthing Beach. 8-)
DC: Susie Dent and Richard Madeley, making his DC début today. 8-)
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: I A E W N R A D S
R02: H R E O T D E D A
R03: 75, 6, 9, 10, 7, 7. Target: 863.
TTT: SAMGAINS - "Sam's busy accumulating his wealth"
R04: R T U S E U R N I
R05: B R U I P Z E O M
R06: 100, 50, 1, 8, 6, 7. Target: 513.
R07: T W A E T S A O D
R08: L A O R F M I H O
R09: 50, 5, 10, 7, 6, 6. Target: 239.
TTT: IDNOTEAT - "I'd not eat anything potentially poisonous without this"
R10: S I L N D E A E R
R11: N G T I E I S C O
R12: V G E A G S F O A
R13: N S N U I E D O G
R14: 25, 100, 10, 6, 7, 1. Target: 368.
R15: S P I N A L G U T (conundrum)


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Round 1: I A E "W" N R A D S

C1: NAIADES (7)
C2: wainers
OT: ARANEIDS (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

A nice start from Giles, as Nick seems to say wailers, then spells wainers, both wrong either which way. :roll: :P :oops:

NOTE: The "W" is actually an upside "M", so a possible 9 of MARINADES was missed there........................... :oops: :oops:

Round 2: H R E O T D E D A

C1: HEARTED (7)
C2: HEARTED (7)
DC: THREADED (8)
Score: 14–7 (max 16)

Both go whole HEARTED with their 7's, while DC go one better as they THREADED that round up. ;) :) :D

Round 3: 75, 6, 9, 10, 7, 7. Target: 863.

C1: 860. ((75 + 9) x 10) + 7 + 7 + 6 (7)
C2: 866. Mistake in working.
Me: 863. ((75 + ((9 - 7) x 6)) x 10) - 7 (10) :)
Score: 21–7 (max 26)

Hmmm, a tricky numbers for Giles at last. He manages to get within 3, as Nick admits that he messed up his 3 away the other way. :oops: Amazingly, Rachel doesn't get this ! :!: :shock: :shock: :o :o So, I'll just show you my (and Tony Atkins') method instead instead. :D

Teatime teaser: SAMGAINS -> AMASSING

Round 4: R T U S E U R N I

C1: TURNERS (7)
C2: RETURNS (7)
DC: INSURER (7) UNSURE (6)
OT: NURTURES (8)
Score: 28–14 (max 34)

RETURN to TURNER to RETURN to TURNER to RETURN. Surprising miss yet again with the darrenic NURTURES............ :roll:

Round 5: B R U I P Z E O M

C1: BUMPIER (7)
C2: MOPIER (6)
Score: 35–14 (max 41)

Well, Nick's ride has got a whole lot BUMPIER as Giles takes his advantage to above 20.

Round 6: 100, 50, 1, 8, 6, 7. Target: 513.

C1: 515. ((100 - 7) x 6) - 50 + 8 - 1 (7)
C2: 515. ((6 - 1) x 100) + 8 + 7 (7)
RR: 513. (50 x 8) + 6 + 7 + 100 (10)
Score: 42–21 (max 51)

Hmmm, still no maths maximum from the contestants, but a perfect solve from our Rach. ;) :) :D

Richard talks about his habit of forgetting peoples names including the name of his boss at Border Television and his first wife :!: :!: :shock: :shock: :o :o :oops: :oops: :P :lol:

Round 7: T W A E T S A O D

C1: TOASTED (7)
C2: SWATTED (7)
DC: SWOTTED (7) TOSTADA (7)
Score: 49–28 (max 58)

A few 7's there, although Rachel's infectious laugh throughout the selection was more than noticeable. I wonder why............ :? ;) :lol:

Round 8: L A O R F M I H O

C1: MOHAIR (6)
C2: MOHAIR (6)
DC: FORMAL (6)
OT: HALOFORM (8)
Score: 55–34 (max 66)

A very impressive 8 is available there, but it's 6's all round here.

A HALOFORM is a compound with the formula CHX3, where X is a halogen atom.

Round 9: 50, 5, 10, 7, 6, 6. Target: 239.

C1: 239. (5 x 50) - 10 - (6 / 6) (10)
C2: 239. (5 x 50) - 10 - (7 - 6) (10)
Score: 65–44 (max 76)

Definitely a simpler numbers this time. :)

Teatime teaser: IDNOTEAT -> ANTIDOTE

Round 10: S I L N D E A E R

C1: REALISED (8)
C2: REDIALS (7)
DC: ISLANDER (8) REDLINES (8) NEARSIDE (8)
OT: ARSENIDE (8) SIDEREAL (8)
Score: 73–44 (max 84)

Half a dozen 8's here, and Giles gets one of them to increase his lead even further.

An ARSENIDE is a compound containing two elements of which arsenic is the negative one, as silver arsenide, Ag3As.
SIDEREAL is an adjective meaning determined by or from the stars.

Round 11: N G T I E I S C O

C1: EGOISTIC (8)
C2: citings
OT: ISOGENIC (8)
Score: 81–44 (max 92)

A super impressive 8 from Giles there. ;) :) :D :mrgreen: 8-)

Susie's Origins of Words talks about the origins of "ciao", "goodbye", "farewell", "cheerio", "watcha", "toodlepip", "tata", "sayonara", "so long" and "chin chin".

Round 12: V G E A G S F O A

C1: GAVAGE (6)
C2: SAVAGE (6)
OT: AGAVES (6)
Score: 87–50 (max 98)

Just 6's here, but another nice offering there from Giles. 8-)

Round 13: N S N U I E D O G

C1: SOUNDING (8)
C2: DUNNIES (7)
DC: DOGES (5) DINGOES (7)
OT: DUNGEONS (8) UNSIGNED (8)
Score: 95–50 (max 106)

That's SOUNDING good to me. (No Josh Dubovie link please, Rhys!!) That's got Giles' half-octochampdom all sorted. Can he get another century :?:

Round 14: 25, 100, 10, 6, 7, 1. Target: 368.

C1: 368. ((10 + 6 - 1) x 25) - 7 (10)
C2: 364.
Score: 105–50 (max 116)

INDEED HE CAN!!! Another tip top show from Giles. Can he now get 4 conundrums on the spin :?: :?: :?:

Round 15: S P I N A L G U T

C1 buzzes on 1.75 second to say PULSATING which is correct.
Final Score: 115–50 (max 126)

OH YEAH BABY!!! Although, he does get slightly berated by Nick H for "being too slow". :P :lol:

So, the remarkable run of Giles carries on. 483 points already!!! He's currently #2 seed, amazing considering that both Sam McElhinney and Rachael Moran have played 4 wins, but has already more points than both of them :!: :shock: An average of 120.75 is just super staggering, whoever you are. ;) :) :D

Surely octochampdom beckons :!: :!: 8-) 8-)

I'll be back tomorrow to insert another page in the Hutchings books.

See you then, bye bye. ;) :) :D

Statistics Corner

Giles:
Total score - 115
Raw score - 115
Total % of max - 91
Raw % of max - 91
Total average score per round - 7.7
Raw average score per round - 7.7
Number of maxes - 9

Nick:
Total score - 50
Raw score - 77
Total % of max - 40
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 3.3
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=68
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James Robinson wrote: Hmmm, still no maths maximum from the contestants, but a

"but a..." what? what?

I imagine it's "a nice perfect solve from Rachel or something".
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Re: Wednesday 10th April 2013 (Series 68, Prelim 22)

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James Robinson wrote:
Round 1: I A E "W" N R A D S

C1: NAIADES (7)
C2: wainers
OT: ARANEIDS (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

A nice start from Giles, as Nick seems to say wailers, then spells wainers, both wrong either which way. :roll: :P :oops:

NOTE: The "W" is actually an upside "M", so a possible 9 of MARINADES was missed there........................... :oops: :oops:
I looked closely at them and yep, it's true :(
I'm rather annoyed though, pretty sure I would have been able to see that 9.

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Giles wrote:
James Robinson wrote: Hmmm, still no maths maximum from the contestants, but a

"but a..." what? what?

I imagine it's "a nice perfect solve from Rachel or something".
Just that, not sure what happened there. :P Thanks, Giles. :D
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James Robinson wrote:
Round 1: I A E "W" N R A D S

C1: NAIADES (7)
C2: wainers
OT: ARANEIDS (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

A nice start from Giles, as Nick seems to say wailers, then spells wainers, both wrong either which way. :roll: :P :oops:

NOTE: The "W" is actually an upside "M", so a possible 9 of MARINADES was missed there........................... :oops: :oops:
I looked closely at them and yep, it's true :(
I'm rather annoyed though, pretty sure I would have been able to see that 9.

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Don't forget the upside down "S" in the conundrum on Monday too.................... :roll:
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Is that N in the bottom picture sitting so high compared to the other letters because it too is upside down?
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Andy Platt wrote:Is that N in the bottom picture sitting so high compared to the other letters because it too is upside down?
This happens all the time with S's.
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James Robinson wrote:
Round 7: T W A E T S A O D

C1: TOASTED (7)
C2: SWATTED (7)
DC: SWOTTED (7) TOSTADA (7)
Score: 49–28 (max 58)
I didn't think C2's spelling was specified.
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Gavin Chipper wrote:
James Robinson wrote:
Round 7: T W A E T S A O D

C1: TOASTED (7)
C2: SWATTED (7)
DC: SWOTTED (7) TOSTADA (7)
Score: 49–28 (max 58)
I didn't think C2's spelling was specified.
Since Rachel put SWATTED up on the board, I'm taking that as his. :)
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James Robinson wrote:
Gavin Chipper wrote:
James Robinson wrote:
Round 7: T W A E T S A O D

C1: TOASTED (7)
C2: SWATTED (7)
DC: SWOTTED (7) TOSTADA (7)
Score: 49–28 (max 58)
I didn't think C2's spelling was specified.
Since Rachel put SWATTED up on the board, I'm taking that as his. :)
You're messing with history. :o
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It could be either. As soon as Nick declared it, Susie mentioned that both SWATTED and SWOTTED were in the selection and the ODE so he wasn't asked to confirm his spelling of it...
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