Monday 21st February 2022 (Series 85, Preliminary 36)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 21 February 2022.

C1: Champion Jacob Kearney (4 wins, 331 points.) A data engineer in cyber security from North London.
C2: Challenger Caelyn O'Reilly. A junior production designer in films from Inverurie, Aberdeenshire.
DC: Susie Dent and Elaine Paige.
AMI: Anne-Marie Imafidon.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N S D C O E A O G
R02: N A E P S X I E T
R03: 75, 100, 25, 50, 6, 2. Target: 563.
TTT: AWOLMONK - "Back out of a commitment to visit outer space."
R04: D L R O E T I O M
R05: S H C N E E A E R
R06: 25, 1, 8, 5, 6, 3. Target: 714.
R07: G K P D A E U I C
R08: E L R F I U N S A
R09: 100, 25, 75, 50, 2, 2. Target: 335.
TTT: ICONSRUG - "Looking everywhere for the kitchen pad."
R10: L Y I U D T E I N
R11: B R D V O O I O L
R12: T N S A U O I M R
R13: G N S W A E I R T
R14: 25, 100, 2, 8, 2, 6. Target: 349.
R15: E L I T E F R I Z (conundrum)


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Round 1: N S D C O E A O G

Jacob: CONGAS (6)
Caelyn: SCONE (5)
DC: DEACONS (7) DECAGONS (8)
Score: 6–0 (max 8)

Round 2: N A E P S X I E T

Jacob: PANTIES (7)
Caelyn: EXPANSE (7)
DC: EXPIATES (8)
OT: PEINETAS (8)
Score: 13–7 (max 16)

Round 3: 75, 100, 25, 50, 6, 2. Target: 563.

Jacob: 562. Mistake in working.
Caelyn: 556. (100 x 6) - 50 + ((75 / 25) x 2) (5)
AMI: 563. ((100 - 2) x 6) - 25 (10)
Score: 13–12 (max 26)

Teatime teaser: AWOLMONK -> MOONWALK

Round 4: D L R O E T I O M

Jacob: MOODIER (7)
Caelyn: MOTORED (7)
DC: ROOTLED (7) MOIDORE (7)
AR!: DOLOMITE (8)
Score: 20–19 (max 34)

Round 5: S H C N E E A E R

Jacob: CHASER (6)
Caelyn: RANCHES (7)
DC: CHEESER (7)
OT: ACHENES (7) CAREENS (7) CASERNE (7) CHENARS (7) ENCHASE (7) NECHERS (7) NEECHES (7) REACHES (7) RECENSE (7)
Score: 20–26 (max 41)

Round 6: 25, 1, 8, 5, 6, 3. Target: 714.

Jacob: 711. Mistake in working.
Caelyn: -
AMI: 714. ((25 + 5) x 8 x 3) - 6 (10)
Score: 20–26 (max 51)

Elaine talks about how she managed to cope with 8 performances a week whilst on the stage.

Round 7: G K P D A E U I C

Jacob: PACKED (6)
Caelyn: PICKED (6)
DC: PICKAGE (7)
Score: 26–32 (max 58)

Round 8: E L R F I U N S A

Jacob: failers
Caelyn: FAILURES (8)
DC: FUNERALS (8)
OT: FLANEURS (8)
Score: 26–40 (max 66)

Round 9: 100, 25, 75, 50, 2, 2. Target: 335.

Jacob: 329. ((100 + 50 + 2) x 2) + 25 (5)
Caelyn: 327.
AMI: 334/336. (7)
OT: 336. ((100 + 75) x (50 - 2)) / 25 (7)
Score: 31–40 (max 73)

Teatime teaser: ICONSRUG -> SCOURING

Round 10: L Y I U D T E I N

Jacob: UNTIDILY (8)
Caelyn: TIDILY (6)
OT: UNITEDLY (8)
Score: 39–40 (max 81)

Round 11: B R D V O O I O L

Jacob: BROIL (5)
Caelyn: BROOD (5)
DC: voodoo
OT: OBOVOID (7)
Score: 44–45 (max 88)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "going like the clappers".

Round 12: T N S A U O I M R

Jacob: OUTMANS (7)
Caelyn: RATIONS (7)
DC: AMOUNTS (7) TINAMOUS (8)
OT: ARSONIUM (8) MAINOURS (8) MANITOUS (8) NATURISM (8) RAINOUTS (8) ROMAUNTS (8)
Score: 51–52 (max 96)

Round 13: G N S W A E I R T

Jacob: SWEARING (8)
Caelyn: TWINGES (7)
DC: WATERING (8) GAITERS (7)
OT: ANGRIEST (8) GANISTER (8) GANTRIES (8) GINESTRA (8) INGRATES (8) RANGIEST (8) RESAWING (8) STREWING (8) SWEATING (8) TASERING (8) TWANGIER (8) WRESTING (8)
Score: 59–52 (max 104)

Round 14: 25, 100, 2, 8, 2, 6. Target: 349.

Jacob: 350. ((6 / 2) x 100) + (25 x 2) (7)
Caelyn: 350. ((6 / 2) x 100) + (25 x 2) (7)
AMI: 349. ((100 + 8) x (6 / 2)) + 25 (10)
Score: 66–59 (max 114)

Round 15: E L I T E F R I Z

Caelyn buzzes on 19.25 seconds to say FERTILIZE which is correct.
Final Score: 66–69 (max 124)

Statistics Corner

Jacob:
Total score - 66
Raw score - 72
Total % of max - 53
Raw % of max - 58
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 4.8
Number of maxes - 2

Caelyn:
Total score - 69
Raw score - 92
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 4.6
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 3

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