Thursday 17th February 2022 (Series 85, Preliminary 34)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 17 February 2022.

C1: Champion Jacob Kearney (2 wins, 159 points.) A data engineer in cyber security from North London.
C2: Challenger James Wainwright. A self-employed decorator from Falkirk, but originally from Troon, Ayrshire.
DC: Susie Dent and Elaine Paige.
AMI: Anne-Marie Imafidon.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L N G S I E O A P
R02: T H U E R N U D I
R03: 75, 25, 50, 100, 9, 1. Target: 781.
TTT: GLENDIGS - "Glen has verbal digs at his opponent, it's just not cricket!"
R04: P G T E O E M R A
R05: V S W T A E U I E
R06: 25, 10, 6, 9, 1, 5. Target: 574.
R07: R L P D E I E S I
R08: N L R O A E D S U
R09: 75, 100, 50, 25, 10, 6. Target: 675.
TTT: MADESTEP - "Everyone made a step for the entrance when the sales started."
R10: G N L B A E A O R
R11: Q S T L I O E N A
R12: H R T P A O A I M
R13: C R S F E O E G V
R14: 25, 4, 10, 8, 4, 10. Target: 829.
R15: I T S T H E C A T (conundrum)


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Round 1: L N G S I E O A P

Jacob: PLEASING (8)
James: PLEASING (8)
DC: GASOLINE (8) ELAPSING (8)
OT: AEGILOPS (8) OPALINES (8) SPOILAGE (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)

Round 2: T H U E R N U D I

Jacob: UNDERHIT (8)
James: THUNDER (7)
Score: 16–8 (max 16)

Round 3: 75, 25, 50, 100, 9, 1. Target: 781.

Jacob: 778. Mistake in working.
James: 777. ((9 + 1) x 75) + 25 + (100 / 50) (7)
AMI: 780/782. (7)
OT: 782. ((75 + 1) x 9) + 100 - (50 / 25) (7)
Score: 16–15 (max 23)

Teatime teaser: GLENDIGS -> SLEDGING

Round 4: P G T E O E M R A

Jacob: TEMPER (6)
James: PROTEGE (7)
DC: OPERATE (7)
OT: PROGAMETE (18)
Score: 16–22 (max 41)

Round 5: V S W T A E U I E

Jacob: WAVIEST (7)
James: WAVIEST (7)
OT: AESTIVE (7)
Score: 23–29 (max 48)

Round 6: 25, 10, 6, 9, 1, 5. Target: 574.

Jacob: -
James: -
AMI: 574. (((6 x 10) + 1) x 9) + 25 (10)
Score: 23–29 (max 58)

Elaine talks about how she got her role in Evita.

Round 7: R L P D E I E S I

Jacob: REPLIED (7)
James: sliedier
OT: DELIRES (7) PERLIDS (7) PIERIDS (7) PIRLIES (7) PRESIDE (7) REPLIES (7) RESILED (7) RESLIDE (7) SPIEDIE (7) SPIELED (7) SPIELER (7)
Score: 30–29 (max 65)

Round 8: N L R O A E D S U

Jacob: UNLOADERS (18)
James: RELOANS (7)
DC: EUROLANDS (18)
Score: 48–29 (max 83)

Round 9: 75, 100, 50, 25, 10, 6. Target: 675.

Jacob: 675. (100 x 6) + 50 + 25 (10)
James: 675. (100 x 6) + 50 + 25 (10)
Score: 58–39 (max 93)

Teatime teaser: MADESTEP -> STAMPEDE

Round 10: G N L B A E A O R

Jacob: BELONG (6)
James: ORANGE (6)
DC: ABALONE (7)
OT: BARONAGE (8)
Score: 64–45 (max 101)

Round 11: Q S T L I O E N A

Jacob: ELATION (7)
James: ELATION (7)
DC: TOENAILS (8)
OT: ALNOITES (8)
Score: 71–52 (max 109)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "don".

Round 12: H R T P A O A I M

Jacob: ARMPIT (6)
James: IMPART (6)
DC: MOHAIR (6)
OT: AMORPHA (7) AMPHORA (7) MORPHIA (7)
Score: 77–58 (max 116)

Round 13: C R S F E O E G V

Jacob: FEVERS (6)
James: COVERS (6)
DC: GROVES (6)
OT: CORVEES (7)
Score: 83–64 (max 123)

Round 14: 25, 4, 10, 8, 4, 10. Target: 829.

Jacob: 829. (((4 x 8) + (10 / 10)) x 25) + 4 (10)
James: 829. (10 x 10 x 8) + 25 + 4 (10)
Score: 93–74 (max 133)

Round 15: I T S T H E C A T

Jacob buzzes on 6.25 seconds to say CATHETIST which is incorrect.
James buzzes on 15.5 seconds to say CHATTIEST which is correct.
Final Score: 93–84 (max 143)

Statistics Corner

Jacob:
Total score - 93
Raw score - 99
Total % of max - 65
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 6.2
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 7

James:
Total score - 84
Raw score - 98
Total % of max - 59
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 5.6
Raw average score per round - 6.5
Number of maxes - 6

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