Unfortunately, my Scrabble luck is pretty rubbish, considering that when I played it when I was younger, I always lost to my sister and my best friend, who is dyslexic...........
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So, when it comes to expert Scrabble knowledge, I suggest you look elsewhere.......
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But, luckily this is a Countdown contest, so lets see how these 2 Scrabblers get on in my territory.
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Enjoy.
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Countdown recap for Thursday 7 February 2013.
C1: Series 6 Champion & CoC III Semi-Finalist Darryl Francis (16 Games, 14 Wins, 904 Points.) An Apteforumite and retired IT manager from Brampton, Cumbria. He is also a good Scrabbler too.
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C2: Series 21 Champion, CoC VI Quarter-Finalist & Supreme Championship Group Finalist Barry Grossman (14 Games, 11 Wins, 810 points.) A market researcher and Scrabble Expert from Hertford.
DC: Susie Dent and Kate Adie.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R A X E S I N M T
R02: R P T O U E G L S
R03: N E Q T O D A B E
R04: T S G S A I E D U
R05: 25, 3, 7, 2, 10, 5. Target: 437.
TTT: NILBUYIT - "Nobody buys this, it's something you're born with"
R06: O I A L N S F C S
R07: Z N O W I L E N T
R08: L S P U A I H R I
R09: C E M O F A N U G
R10: 75, 7, 7, 2, 6, 1. Target: 845.
TTT: ADULTWOE - "It sounds like Billy the Kid has been banned"
R11: P I R U I T E N Y
R12: L R V D O I E T C
R13: J D I T A G E S W
R14: 100, 2, 9, 3, 9, 7. Target: 218.
R15: T I T A N P I N E (conundrum)
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Round 1: R A X E S I N M T
C1: MINARETS (8)
C2: MINARETS (8)
DC: INMATES (7) RAIMENTS (8)
OT: MATRIXES (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)
A very good start for the Scrabblers with the same fine 8.
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Round 2: R P T O U E G L S
C1: grouplets
C2: POSTURE (7)
DC: TROUPES (7) TROPES (6)
OT: GROUPSET (8)
Score: 8–15 (max 16)
Uh-oh, SCRABBLE ALERT!!!!!! SCRABBLE ALERT!!!!!! Amazingly, as in his preliminary with David Webb, Darryl goes for a 9 in round 2, and like before, it doesn't make it into the OED.............
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Round 3: N E Q T O D A B E
C1: DENOTE (6)
C2: DONATE (6)
DC: DEBONE (6) batoned
OT: ATONED (6) BEANED (6) BEATEN (6) BOATED (6) DEBATE (6)
Score: 14–21 (max 22)
Plenty of 6's around, although DC try to get a 7 in there, with no success.
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Round 4: T S G S A I E D U
C1: GAUDIEST (8)
C2: DIGESTS (7)
DC: GUSSIED (7) DEGUSTS (7)
Score: 22–21 (max 30)
A very good 8 from Darryl gives him the lead, albeit by 1 point, but a lead's a lead.
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Round 5: 25, 3, 7, 2, 10, 5. Target: 437.
C1: 436. Mistake in working.
C2: 438. ((10 + 7) x 25) + (5 x 2) + 3 (7)
RR: 437. ((7 - 3 + 25) x (10 + 5)) + 2 (10)
Score: 22–28 (max 40)
Oh dear, like in his last game, Darryl gets his multiplication wrong and it lets Barry retake the lead, while Rachel takes us one step further.
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Kate talks about her first major news story in 1980 when she was covering the Iranian hostage siege in Kensington.
Teatime teaser: NILBUYIT -> NUBILITY
Round 6: O I A L N S F C S
C1: FALCONS (7)
C2: sialons
DC: FLACONS (7) FIASCOS (7)
OT: CAISSON (7) CASINOS (7) CASSONI (7) FISCALS (7) FOLACIN (7) OILCANS (7) SOCIALS (7)
Score: 29–28 (max 47)
SCRABBLE ALERT!!!!!! SCRABBLE ALERT!!!!!! Another Scrabble word on show, and another change in the lead, as Darryl's numbers mistake is quickly negated by Barry.
A CAISSON is a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water.
A CASSONE (plural CASSONI) is a large Italian chest of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, usually highly ornamented.
FOLACIN is quite simply, another name for folic acid.
Round 7: Z N O W I L E N T
C1: lionet
C2: lionet
DC: LINNET (6) TOWNIE (6) TOWLINE (7)
Score: 29–28 (max 54)
SCRABBLE ALERT!!!!!! SCRABBLE ALERT!!!!!! SCRABBLE ALERT!!!!!! SCRABBLE ALERT!!!!!! Dear, oh dear, oh dear. Another calamity from the Scrabble brigade. At least DC can restore some dignity with the darrenic 7.
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Round 8: L S P U A I H R I
C1: PULSAR (6)
C2: spirula
DC: SPIRAL (6) AIRSHIP (7)
OT: RUPIAHS (7)
Score: 35–28 (max 61)
SCRABBLE ALERT!!!!!! SCRABBLE ALERT!!!!!! Luckily, this recap is visual, rather than audible, otherwise you'd probably all be deaf by now
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A RUPIAH is an aluminum coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Indonesia, equal to 100 sen.
Round 9: C E M O F A N U G
C1: congue
C2: CAMEO (5)
DC: ACUMEN (6)
Score: 35–33 (max 67)
ALERT!!!!!! ALERT!!!!!! A full house for the alarm in this half, but it's Darryl's turn to feel the noise, as the alarm is on his side, although it's a bit quieter, because it turns out that his word is not only not in our dictionary, but not in ANY other dictionary
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Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of the places "Perry", "Derby", "Keswick", "Needham", "Hungerford", "Slough" and "Bovey Tracey".
Round 10: 75, 7, 7, 2, 6, 1. Target: 845.
C1: 843. ((6 - 2 + 7) x (75 + 1)) + 7 (7)
C2: 842.
RR: 845. (7 + 6) x (75 - (7 + 2 + 1)) (10)
Score: 42–33 (max 77)
Eeeeeeeeek, a nasty little numbers game appears, and it's only good news for Darryl, as he gets 1 nearer than Barry, but with the gap only at 9 points, this low-scoring affair is heading towards an intriguing finish.............
Teatime teaser: ADULTWOE -> OUTLAWED
Round 11: P I R U I T E N Y
C1: TURNIP (6)
C2: PURITY (6)
DC: PENURY (6) TURNIPY (7)
Score: 48–39 (max 84)
Not much joy in terms of finding longer words, apart from the well bizarre TURNIPY found by DC for 7.
Round 12: L R V D O I E T C
C1: CORDITE (7)
C2: VERDICT (7)
DC: CORVID (6) DIVORCE (7)
OT: CORTILE (7) EVICTOR (7)
Score: 55–46 (max 91)
Flatness all around. This game is heading towards a climactic finish................
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A CORTILE is an open internal courtyard inclosed by the walls of a large dwelling house or other large and stately building.
Round 13: J D I T A G E S W
C1: AGISTED (7)
C2: WAISTED (7)
DC: DIGEST (6) WIDGETS (7)
Score: 62–53 (max 98)
An almost identical round to round 4, but you can't be GAUDIEST without the U, so just 7's for our contestants, as we head into the final numbers game..............
Round 14: 100, 2, 9, 3, 9, 7. Target: 218.
C1: 218. (100 + 9) x 2 (10)
C2: 218. (100 + 9) x 2 (10)
Score: 72–63 (max 108)
Nice and simple for once.
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Round 15: T I T A N P I N E
C1 buzzes on 11.5 seconds to say INPATIENT which is correct.
Final Score: 82–63 (max 118)
That's a super impressive spot from Darryl, and a fitting way to win a match filled with a mix of Scrabble confusion, with some bright lights inbetween.
He'll be back for his 2nd round match on Tuesday, when he'll be taking on Series 53 semi-finalist Jon O'Neill. Join Jack (for once
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Heather will be around tomorrow for what could be a juicy little cracker in the making with the last Round 1 match in a battle of the runner-ups, Andrew Hulme of Series 61 and Jonathan Rawlinson of Series 66.
I'll be back on Wednesday for the Round 2 match between Conor Travers and Chris Hawkins.
So, till then, have a good weekend, and bye bye.
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Statistics Corner
Darryl:
Total score - 82
Raw score - 82
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 5.5
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 8
Barry:
Total score - 63
Raw score - 77
Total % of max - 53
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 4.2
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 5
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=-16