Celebrity Countdown recap for Tuesday 19 November 2019.
C1: Charlie Higson. An actor, comedian, author, and singer originally from Frome, Somerset.
C2: Rufus Hound. A comedian, actor and presenter originally from Surrey.
DC: Susie Dent and making her DC debut, Anna Richardson.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: S A L N I T U M O
R02: 75, 100, 50, 25, 9, 5. Target: 312.
R03: H I G S O N W A D (conundrum)
TTT: CELEBHAM - "It's white and creamy according to my "sauces"."
R04: S N C M A E I O L
R05: F B S E U D I P A
R06: 25, 100, 75, 50, 8, 3. Target: 243.
TTT: NICEDIME - "These balls are sometimes said to be hard to swallow."
R07: L K H R O U E S C
R08: D T J F I A U E S
R09: 25, 100, 8, 2, 4, 3. Target: 251.
TTT: ENDEDACTS - "Self-indulgent people and the old record label was Susie's."
R10: O E I E H C S G R
R11: W N D M O A I E D
R12: V O T E R A D I T
R13: 100, 75, 50, 25, 3, 2. Target: 203.
R14: R O O F U S W E B (conundrum)
Round 1: S A L N I T U M O
Charlie: SLAM (4)
Rufus: mounts (declared as 5)
DC: TINAMOUS (8)
OT: MANITOUS (8) SIMULANT (8) SOLATIUM (8)
Score: 4–0 (max 8)
Rachel's Numbers Tips: Rachel gives out some numbers tips including showing how to do the memorable 952 achieved by James Martin in 1997, and using the 302/298 trick with the 4 large numbers.
Round 2: 75, 100, 50, 25, 9, 5. Target: 312.
Charlie: -
Rufus: 312. (((100 x 75) - 50) / 25) + 9 + 5 (10)
Score: 4–10 (max 18)
Round 3: H I G S O N W A D
Charlie buzzes on 26.75 seconds to say SHADOWING which is correct.
Score: 14–10 (max 28)
Teatime teaser: CELEBHAM -> BECHAMEL
Nick chats to Charlie about some of the catchphrases he has coined during his career.
Round 4: S N C M A E I O L
Charlie: LANCES (6)
Rufus: melanoic
DC: LESION (6) SEMOLINA (8)
OT: CAMISOLE (8) LACONISM (8) LAMINOSE (8) MECONIAL (8) MENISCAL (8) MESCALIN (8)
Score: 20–10 (max 36)
Round 5: F B S E U D I P A
Charlie: ABUSED (6)
Rufus: BIPEDS (6)
DC: BUSIED (6)
OT: ABIDES (6) ADIEUS (6) BIASED (6) DAUBES (6) FEDAIS (6) PAUSED (6) UPSIDE (6)
Score: 26–16 (max 42)
Round 6: 25, 100, 75, 50, 8, 3. Target: 243.
Charlie: -
Rufus: 250. (8 - 3) x 50 (5)
RR: 243. (75 + 8 - (50 / 25)) x 3 (10)
Score: 26–21 (max 52)
Anna talks about how she got invited to be in Dictionary Corner, and how she wanted to become an English teacher.
Teatime teaser: NICEDIME -> MEDICINE
Nick chats to Rufus about his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Round 7: L K H R O U E S C
Charlie: CLOSER (6)
Rufus: SHOCKER (7)
DC: SUCKHOLE (8)
Score: 32–28 (max 60)
Round 8: D T J F I A U E S
Charlie: jesuit
Rufus: fausted
DC: FEUDIST (7)
Score: 32–28 (max 67)
Round 9: 25, 100, 8, 2, 4, 3. Target: 251.
Charlie: 251. ((100 + 25) x 2) + 4 - 3 (10)
Rufus: 251. ((100 + 25) x 2) + 4 - 3 (10)
Score: 42–38 (max 77)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "titchy".
Teatime teaser: ENDEDACTS -> DECADENTS
Round 10: O E I E H C S G R
Charlie: CHEERS (6)
Rufus: CHEERIO (7)
DC: CHEERIOS (8)
Score: 48–45 (max 85)
Round 11: W N D M O A I E D
Charlie: DOMAIN (6)
Rufus: WINDED (6)
DC: DOMAINE (7) DIAMOND (7)
OT: MIAOWED (7) WOADMEN (7)
Score: 54–51 (max 92)
Round 12: V O T E R A D I T
Charlie: ROTTED (6)
Rufus: DOTTIER (7)
DC: DEVIATOR (8) ROTATIVE (8)
Score: 60–58 (max 100)
Round 13: 100, 75, 50, 25, 3, 2. Target: 203.
Charlie: 203. (2 x 100) + 3 (10)
Rufus: 203. (2 x 100) + 3 (10)
Score: 70–68 (max 110)
Round 14: R O O F U S W E B
Rufus buzzes on 20.5 seconds to say SUBWOOFER which is correct.
Final Score: 70–78 (max 120)
Statistics Corner
Charlie:
Total score - 70
Actual score - 52
Total % of max - 58
Actual % of max - 43
Total average score per round - 5.0
Actual average score per round - 3.7
Number of maxes - 4
Rufus:
Total score - 78
Actual score - 78
Total % of max - 65
Actual % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 5.6
Actual average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 5
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=-51