Thursday 3rd February 2022 (Series 85, Preliminary 24)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 3 February 2022.

C1: Champion Dan Byrom (5 wins, 641 points.) An Apterite and Cambridge graduate from Sheffield.
C2: Challenger Gabriel Thallon. An Apterite and a soon-to-be accountant.
DC: Susie Dent and Tim Vine.
AMI: Anne-Marie Imafidon.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N S P D I E A E U
R02: T P G O O R I E I
R03: 50, 25, 4, 8, 5, 10. Target: 616.
TTT: BILLFUSS - "Bill won't fuss, he's in a state of deep joy."
R04: E I O N B T U E S
R05: V N C S O A E U L
R06: 75, 100, 10, 1, 7, 2. Target: 808.
R07: P R N Y O E I E T
R08: M S W A I E D P I
R09: 100, 50, 8, 4, 8, 1. Target: 306.
TTT: HOMETERM - "A bright spark wouldn't leave home without one."
R10: O I A T R L O B A
R11: N D T G E E U A T
R12: O E A S R K O N J
R13: M G H D A I E O F
R14: 100, 25, 1, 2, 8, 8. Target: 633.
R15: R I V E R D O V E (conundrum)


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Round 1: N S P D I E A E U

Dan: PENAEIDS (8)
Gabriel: PANSIED (7)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: T P G O O R I E I

Dan: PIEROGI (7)
Gabriel: GOOIER (6)
OT: TROOPIE (7)
Score: 15–0 (max 15)

Round 3: 50, 25, 4, 8, 5, 10. Target: 616.

Dan: 616. (50 + 25 + (10 / 5)) x 8 (10)
Gabriel: 616. (50 + 25 + (10 / 5)) x 8 (10)
Score: 25–10 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: BILLFUSS -> BLISSFUL

Round 4: E I O N B T U E S

Dan: BOUNTIES (8)
Gabriel: ebonites
DC: EBONITE (7)
OT: BETONIES (8)
Score: 33–10 (max 33)

Round 5: V N C S O A E U L

Dan: CONVULSE (8)
Gabriel: VACUOLES (8)
DC: LANCE (5)
OT: LACUNOSE (8)
Score: 41–18 (max 41)

Round 6: 75, 100, 10, 1, 7, 2. Target: 808.

Dan: 808. (10 - 2) x (100 + 1) (10)
Gabriel: 808. ((7 + 1) x 100) + 10 - 2 (10)
Score: 51–28 (max 51)

Tim does some quick-fire jokes about things that happened on 3 February.

Round 7: P R N Y O E I E T

Dan: TROPEINE (8)
Gabriel: TROPEINE (8)
Score: 59–36 (max 59)

Round 8: M S W A I E D P I

Dan: SWAMPED (7)
Gabriel: SWAMPED (7)
DC: piemaids
OT: MAPWISE (7) MIDWISE (7) MISPAID (7)
Score: 66–43 (max 66)

Round 9: 100, 50, 8, 4, 8, 1. Target: 306.

Dan: 306. ((50 + 1) x 8) - 100 - (8 / 4) (10)
Gabriel: 306. ((50 + 1) x 8) - 100 - (8 / 4) (10)
Score: 76–53 (max 76)

Teatime teaser: HOMETERM -> OHMMETER

Round 10: O I A T R L O B A

Dan: ORBITAL (7)
Gabriel: ORBITAL (7)
DC: AIRBOAT (7)
OT: ARABITOL (8)
Score: 83–60 (max 84)

Round 11: N D T G E E U A T

Dan: TAUTENED (8)
Gabriel: duettage
DC: ATTUNED (7) TAUNTED (7) NEGATED (7)
Score: 91–60 (max 92)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some words which were created by famous people, but haven't reached the dictionary.

Round 12: O E A S R K O N J

Dan: SNOOKER (7)
Gabriel: SNOOKER (7)
DC: JOKERS (6) JANKERS (7)
OT: KORONAS (7)
Score: 98–67 (max 99)

Round 13: M G H D A I E O F

Dan: homaged
Gabriel: homaged
DC: HOMAGE (6) AGED
OT: FAGDOM (6) FOAMED (6) GOAFED (6) HOAGIE (6) IMAGED (6) OHMAGE (6)
Score: 98–67 (max 105)

Round 14: 100, 25, 1, 2, 8, 8. Target: 633.

Dan: 633. ((8 - 2) x 100) + 25 + 8 (10)
Gabriel: 633. ((100 - 25 + (8 / 2)) x 8) + 1 (10)
Score: 108–77 (max 115)

Round 15: R I V E R D O V E

Gabriel buzzes on 1.25 seconds to say OVERDRIVE which is correct.
Final Score: 108–87 (max 125)

Statistics Corner

Dan:
Total score - 108
Raw score - 108
Total % of max - 86
Raw % of max - 86
Total average score per round - 7.2
Raw average score per round - 7.2
Number of maxes - 11

Gabriel:
Total score - 87
Raw score - 100
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 80
Total average score per round - 5.8
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 9

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=85