Friday 26th March 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 60)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 26 March 2021.

C1: Champion Luke Boynton (5 wins, 682 points.) A senior finance manager from Birmingham.
C2: Challenger Dan Gardner. A primary school teacher from Nottingham. He likes playing music, including the guitar, piano and drums, as well as electronic music.
DC: Susie Dent and Konnie Huq.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: H T C E O I A N R
R02: G E S L U T V A I
R03: 75, 100, 50, 25, 3, 8. Target: 286.
TTT: EPICRING - "The sort of sound that goes right through your ears."
R04: D O B R E W L A U
R05: M S D I E O A G P
R06: 75, 4, 4, 6, 9, 10. Target: 924.
R07: N K R I O E C U T
R08: D O N L S I M E T
R09: 50, 3, 9, 1, 4, 6. Target: 192.
TTT: THEYDEAL - "They deal with their differences in a noisy way."
R10: L A C N I R T E M
R11: G Y N O E U A S P
R12: D I B T E G L O S
R13: P F R A U E O N T
R14: 75, 9, 2, 6, 4, 7. Target: 845.
R15: S A M E L L I C E (conundrum)


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Round 1: H T C E O I A N R

Luke: ANCHORITE (18)
Dan: ACTIONER (8)
DC: NOTCHIER (8) INCHOATE (8)
OT: ANTECHOIR (18)
Score: 18–0 (max 18)

Round 2: G E S L U T V A I

Luke: UGLIEST (7)
Dan: VAULTS (6)
DC: VULGATE (7)
OT: VULGATES (8)
Score: 25–0 (max 26)

Round 3: 75, 100, 50, 25, 3, 8. Target: 286.

Luke: 286. (((100 x 75) - (50 x 3)) / 25) - 8 (10)
Dan: 289.
Score: 35–0 (max 36)

Teatime teaser: EPICRING -> PIERCING

Round 4: D O B R E W L A U

Luke: LABOURED (8)
Dan: WARBLED (7)
DC: WORDABLE (8)
OT: BLUEWARD (8)
Score: 43–0 (max 44)

Round 5: M S D I E O A G P

Luke: MEDIGAPS (8)
Dan: IMAGES (6)
DC: PEGAMOIDS (18)
Score: 51–0 (max 62)

Round 6: 75, 4, 4, 6, 9, 10. Target: 924.

Luke: 924. Mistake in working.
Dan: 924. Mistake in working.
RR: 924. (((10 / (9 - 4)) x 75) + 4) x 6 (10)
Score: 51–0 (max 72)

Konnie talks about her home schooling disasters during lockdown, and performing an Internet rap at the O2.

Round 7: N K R I O E C U T

Luke: NEUROTIC (8)
Dan: COUNTER (7)
Score: 59–0 (max 80)

Round 8: D O N L S I M E T

Luke: MELODIST (8)
Dan: SELDOM (6)
DC: MODELIST (8)
OT: DEMONIST (8) MISNOTED (8) MOLINETS (8)
Score: 67–0 (max 88)

Round 9: 50, 3, 9, 1, 4, 6. Target: 192.

Luke: 192. (50 x 4) - 9 + 1 (10)
Dan: 192. (50 x 4) - 9 + 1 (10)
Score: 77–10 (max 98)

Teatime teaser: THEYDEAL -> HEATEDLY

Round 10: L A C N I R T E M

Luke: TERMINAL (8)
Dan: RECITAL (7)
DC: CLARINET (8) TRAMLINE (8)
OT: MACILENT (8) METRICAL (8)
Score: 85–10 (max 106)

Round 11: G Y N O E U A S P

Luke: POSAUNE (7)
Dan: SPONGEY (7)
OT: NOSEGAY (7) PUNGEYS (7) YAUPONS (7)
Score: 92–17 (max 113)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "fine", "final" and "finish".

Round 12: D I B T E G L O S

Luke: BIGOTED (7)
Dan: BIGOTED (7)
DC: GODLIEST (8)
OT: GOLDITES (8)
Score: 99–24 (max 121)

Round 13: P F R A U E O N T

Luke: PANFORTE (8)
Dan: PRONATE (7)
DC: AUTOPEN (7)
Score: 107–24 (max 129)

Round 14: 75, 9, 2, 6, 4, 7. Target: 845.

Luke: 846.
Dan: 845. ((75 + 9) x (6 + 4)) + 7 - 2 (10)
Score: 107–34 (max 139)

Round 15: S A M E L L I C E

No one buzzes. The answer was LIMESCALE.
Final Score: 107–34 (max 149)

Statistics Corner

Luke:
Total score - 107
Raw score - 114
Total % of max - 72
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 7.1
Raw average score per round - 7.6
Number of maxes - 9

Dan:
Total score - 34
Raw score - 95
Total % of max - 23
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 2.3
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=83