Countdown recap for Tuesday 25 January 2022.
C1: Champion Dan Hall (7 wins, 614 points.) A teacher from Coventry, but is originally from Crawley, West Sussex.
C2: Challenger Ayshmit Sethi. An A-Level student in physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics from West London.
DC: Susie Dent and making her DC debut, Ruby Wax.
AMI: Anne-Marie Imafidon.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: P S N U I F C E T
R02: Y L D M K I E O O
R03: 75, 10, 5, 6, 2, 1. Target: 761.
TTT: LOADVINO - "He drank a load of vino, then ended the night by eating this."
R04: G P L A D T O E E
R05: M V F U I N E D T
R06: 50, 75, 2, 6, 4, 5. Target: 559.
R07: R M H I O E P G O
R08: I A S N E C R I W
R09: 75, 5, 2, 2, 4, 9. Target: 800.
TTT: BOILSODA - "Forget about Bill & Ben, this is about the woodentops."
R10: P O T E H O R A S
R11: T B G I E N O R D
R12: L S A O R A E G D
R13: W S B A U O T N E
R14: 50, 100, 9, 1, 5, 3. Target: 501.
R15: S H E W I N C E S (conundrum)
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Round 1: P S N U I F C E T
Dan: PUNIEST (7)
Ayshmit: SINCE (5)
DC: INSPECT (7) INFECTS (7)
OT: INCEPTS (7) PECTINS (7) PUNTIES (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)
Round 2: Y L D M K I E O O
Dan: MOODILY (7)
Ayshmit: MODEL (5)
DC: MELODY (6) MILKED (6)
OT: DOOMILY (7) MYELOID (7)
Score: 14–0 (max 14)
Round 3: 75, 10, 5, 6, 2, 1. Target: 761.
Dan: 761. (75 x 10) + 5 + 6 (10)
Ayshmit: 761. ((75 + 1) x 10) + 6 - 5 (10)
Score: 24–10 (max 24)
Teatime teaser: LOADVINO -> VINDALOO
Round 4: G P L A D T O E E
Dan: TADPOLE (7)
Ayshmit: glooped
DC: GLOATED (7)
OT: ADOPTEE (7) AGLETED (7) DOGEATE (7) GOATEED (7) PELTAGE (7) PLEATED (7) PLEDGET (7) PLOATED (7)
Score: 31–10 (max 31)
Round 5: M V F U I N E D T
Dan: untimed
Ayshmit: FIND (4)
DC: UNITED (6) MINUTED (7)
OT: FUNDIET (7)
Score: 31–14 (max 38)
Round 6: 50, 75, 2, 6, 4, 5. Target: 559.
Dan: 558.
Ayshmit: 559. (75 x 6) + (50 x 2) + 4 + 5 (10)
Score: 31–24 (max 48)
Ruby talks about going to university in her 50's.
Round 7: R M H I O E P G O
Dan: PRIME (5)
Ayshmit: morope
DC: ROOMIE (6) GOOP (4) GOOPIER (7)
OT: MOORGHI (7)
Score: 36–24 (max 55)
Round 8: I A S N E C R I W
Dan: CRANES (6)
Ayshmit: cranes (declared as 5)
DC: ARSENIC (7) CREWS (5)
OT: RIANCIES (8)
Score: 42–24 (max 63)
Round 9: 75, 5, 2, 2, 4, 9. Target: 800.
Dan: 800. (75 + 5) x ((2 / 2) + 9) (10)
Ayshmit: 675.
Score: 52–24 (max 73)
Teatime teaser: BOILSODA -> DIABOLOS
Round 10: P O T E H O R A S
Dan: POOTERS (7)
Ayshmit: POSTER (6)
DC: HOOPSTER (8)
OT: PHORATES (8) ROSEPATH (8)
Score: 59–24 (max 81)
Round 11: T B G I E N O R D
Dan: ORBITED (7)
Ayshmit: TINDER (6)
DC: GONE (4) ERODING (7)
OT: BIGOTED (7) BOINGED (7) BORNITE (7) GENITOR (7) GOINTER (7) GOITRED (7) GROINED (7) IGNORED (7) NORDITE (7) REDOING (7) RIGBONE (7) ROBINET (7) TRIGONE (7)
Score: 66–24 (max 88)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some abbreviations of English counties.
Round 12: L S A O R A E G D
Dan: GRADES (6)
Ayshmit: LASER (5)
DC: ORDEALS (7) SAG (3) LODGERS (7)
OT: ALGRADES (8) RASGEADO (8)
Score: 72–24 (max 96)
Round 13: W S B A U O T N E
Dan: ABOUT (5)
Ayshmit: wasten
DC: AUTO (4) SOUTANE (7)
OT: SUBTONE (7)
Score: 77–24 (max 103)
Round 14: 50, 100, 9, 1, 5, 3. Target: 501.
Dan: 501. (5 x 100) + 1 (10)
Ayshmit: 501. (5 x 100) + 1 (10)
Score: 87–34 (max 113)
Round 15: S H E W I N C E S
Dan buzzes on 12.75 seconds to say CHEWINESS which is correct.
Final Score: 97–34 (max 123)
And a pretty straightforward last game sees Dan become our second octochamp of the series!!
His total of 711 puts him in #2 on the leaderboard for now, but with plenty of episodes still to go, he might need to look over his shoulder....Statistics Corner
Dan:
Total score - 97
Raw score - 104
Total % of max - 79
Raw % of max - 85
Total average score per round - 6.5
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 8
Ayshmit:
Total score - 34
Raw score - 61
Total % of max - 28
Raw % of max - 50
Total average score per round - 2.3
Raw average score per round - 4.1
Number of maxes - 3
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=85