Countdown recap for Monday 7 February 2022.
C1: Champion Dan Byrom (7 wins, 863 points.) An Apterite and Cambridge graduate from Sheffield.
C2: Challenger Iain Andrews. Originally from Glasgow, but now lives just south of Norwich. He is now trying his hand at being a novelist.
DC: Susie Dent and Tim Vine.
AMI: Anne-Marie Imafidon.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R N P D E O A U T
R02: S C G B I E T U R
R03: 75, 25, 4, 1, 2, 9. Target: 881.
TTT: PIESCAMS - "Forget pies, she's fantasising about a place."
R04: S H C A A T I E L
R05: R L V P U I A E G
R06: 100, 25, 50, 75, 8, 3. Target: 561.
R07: M H L S E A E O E
R08: R I A N T O W L I
R09: 100, 75, 25, 8, 3, 5. Target: 833.
TTT: CANARIES - "They're not big crosses, they're small ticks."
R10: N B S A U Y T I O
R11: K D M C A E I O S
R12: D N R E A E P N U
R13: D G T V O E O I R
R14: 100, 4, 5, 2, 9, 6. Target: 153.
R15: D I G I N S O I L (conundrum)
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Round 1: R N P D E O A U T
Dan: UNPARTED (8)
Iain: POUTED (6)
DC: PRONATED (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)
Round 2: S C G B I E T U R
Dan: BUSTIER (7)
Iain: biccies
DC: GUSTIER (7)
OT: BRUCITE (7) CRUSTIE (7) GUTSIER (7) ICTERUS (7) RECTIUS (7) SUBERIC (7)
Score: 15–0 (max 15)
Round 3: 75, 25, 4, 1, 2, 9. Target: 881.
Dan: 881. ((75 + 25 - 2) x 9) - 1 (10)
Iain: 881. (((4 x 25) - 2) x 9) - 1 (10)
Score: 25–10 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: PIESCAMS -> ESCAPISM
Round 4: S H C A A T I E L
Dan: LATCHES (7)
Iain: CASTLE (6)
DC: SATCHEL (7) ELASTIC (7) ACHIEST (7) LACIEST (7)
OT: ALCAHEST (8)
Score: 32–10 (max 33)
Round 5: R L V P U I A E G
Dan: PREVAIL (7)
Iain: VULGAR (6)
DC: GRAVEL (6) EARPLUG (7)
OT: GRAUPEL (7) PARVULE (7) PERVIAL (7) PLAGUER (7) VIRGULE (7)
Score: 39–10 (max 40)
Round 6: 100, 25, 50, 75, 8, 3. Target: 561.
Dan: 560. (75 - 3 - (50 / 25)) x 8 (7)
Iain: 552.
AMI: 561. ((50 + 3) x ((100 / 25) + 8)) - 75 (10)
Score: 46–10 (max 50)
Tim does some quick-fire jokes about things that happened on 7 February.
Round 7: M H L S E A E O E
Dan: measle
Iain: SHALOM (6)
DC: HALESOME (8)
Score: 46–16 (max 58)
Round 8: R I A N T O W L I
Dan: WAITRON (7)
Iain: RATION (6)
OT: NAILWORT (8)
Score: 53–16 (max 66)
Round 9: 100, 75, 25, 8, 3, 5. Target: 833.
Dan: 833. (100 x 8) + 25 + 5 + 3 (10)
Iain: 834.
Score: 63–16 (max 76)
Teatime teaser: CANARIES -> ACARINES
Round 10: N B S A U Y T I O
Dan: BASTION (7)
Iain: BASTION (7)
DC: BUOYANT (7)
OT: BUSTIAN (7) NUTBOYS (7) OBTAINS (7) OYABUNS (7)
Score: 70–23 (max 83)
Round 11: K D M C A E I O S
Dan: mackies
Iain: SMACKED (7)
DC: MOSAICKED (18)
Score: 70–30 (max 101)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "flush".
Round 12: D N R E A E P N U
Dan: UNPARED (7)
Iain: unpaned
DC: UNEARNED (8)
OT: DEPANNEUR (18)
Score: 77–30 (max 119)
Round 13: D G T V O E O I R
Dan: GROOVED (7)
Iain: GOITRE (6)
DC: VERTIGO (7)
OT: GOITRED (7) OVERDOG (7) OVERDOT (7) OVERGOT (7)
Score: 84–30 (max 126)
Round 14: 100, 4, 5, 2, 9, 6. Target: 153.
Dan: 153. (9 x 5) + (4 x 2) + 100 (10)
Iain: 153. (9 x 6) - (5 - 4) + 100 (10)
Score: 94–40 (max 136)
Round 15: D I G I N S O I L
Dan buzzes on 4.25 seconds to say IDOLISING which is correct.
Final Score: 104–40 (max 146)
And to no-one's real surprise, Dan is an octochamp, with 8 centuries no less (even if he did cut it very close this time), and a total of 967, which is around 200 more than Adrian Fletcher has, and unsurprisingly, Dan is now the new #1 seed, and definitely you have to wonder how many octochamps we're going to get this series, if we have 3 already, and we haven't even reached my birthday yet
Statistics Corner
Dan:
Total score - 104
Raw score - 104
Total % of max - 71
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 6.9
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 9
Iain:
Total score - 40
Raw score - 82
Total % of max - 27
Raw % of max - 56
Total average score per round - 2.7
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 3
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=85