Monday 7th March 2022 (Series 85, Preliminary 46)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 7 March 2022.

C1: Champion Jas Manoor (1 win, 73 points.) A talent partner for an IT firm from Croydon.
C2: Challenger Christine Kirkham. A bar manager from Sheffield.
DC: Susie Dent and Nicky Campbell.
AMI: Anne-Marie Imafidon.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S L U N A O G A E
R02: Y P S U E O A T S
R03: 100, 7, 5, 5, 9, 10. Target: 987.
TTT: NICKLAGS - "Nick lags behind, he needs to pull his socks up."
R04: T C I A D I O T S
R05: L O C H E E N P A
R06: 50, 7, 3, 6, 10, 1. Target: 212.
R07: B U N L I O P R E
R08: G N R O I I B N U
R09: 50, 8, 10, 7, 1, 5. Target: 694.
TTT: UNLITFAG - "Finding flaws in somebody's tennis serve, perhaps?"
R10: D S A E H W O M T
R11: W A L R D A E R I
R12: S L C E A E S F D
R13: S N R A I E T D I
R14: 75, 8, 10, 5, 2, 9. Target: 848.
R15: C O N S P I I R E (conundrum)


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Round 1: S L U N A O G A E

Jas: LOUNGES (7)
Christine: LOUNGES (7)
DC: ANALOGUES (18)
Score: 7–7 (max 18)

Round 2: Y P S U E O A T S

Jas: PASTES (6)
Christine: UPSETS (6)
DC: POSSET (6) AUTOPSY (7)
OT: EUSTASY (7) OUTPASS (7) PASTOSE (7) PAYOUTS (7) PETASOS (7) PETASUS (7) POSTEAS (7) STUPOSE (7) TEAPOYS (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 25)

Round 3: 100, 7, 5, 5, 9, 10. Target: 987.

Jas: 988. (100 x 10) - (7 + 5) (7)
Christine: 988. (100 x 10) - (7 + 5) (7)
AMI: 987. ((100 + 10) x 9) - (5 - (7 - 5)) (10)
Score: 20–20 (max 35)

Teatime teaser: NICKLAGS -> SLACKING

Round 4: T C I A D I O T S

Jas: ATTICS (6)
Christine: TOAST (5)
DC: COTS (4) DOTS (4) TOTS (4) IDIOTS (6) DACOITS (7)
OT: IDIOTAS (7)
Score: 26–20 (max 42)

Round 5: L O C H E E N P A

Jas: CHEAPEN (7)
Christine: CHEAPEN (7)
DC: LOCH (4) LOCHAN (6) PLANCHE (7)
OT: CEPHALON (8)
Score: 33–27 (max 50)

Round 6: 50, 7, 3, 6, 10, 1. Target: 212.

Jas: 212. (50 + 3) x (10 - 6) (10)
Christine: 212. (50 + 3) x (10 - 6) (10)
Score: 43–37 (max 60)

Nicky talks about his early TV career including Top of the Pops and Wheel of Fortune.

Round 7: B U N L I O P R E

Jas: BOILER (6)
Christine: PROBE (5)
DC: PURLOIN (7) PLEURON (7)
OT: NEUROPIL (8)
Score: 49–37 (max 68)

Round 8: G N R O I I B N U

Jas: BURNING (7)
Christine: BURNING (7)
DC: BRING (5) BRUNG (5) UNROBING (8)
Score: 56–44 (max 76)

Round 9: 50, 8, 10, 7, 1, 5. Target: 694.

Jas: 695. ((8 + 7 - 1) x 50) - 5 (7)
Christine: 693. ((10 + 5 - 1) x 50) - 7 (7)
AMI: 694. ((10 - 8) x 7 x 50) - 5 - 1 (10)
Score: 63–51 (max 86)

Teatime teaser: UNLITFAG -> FAULTING

Round 10: D S A E H W O M T

Jas: WASHED (6)
Christine: MEADOWS (7)
DC: METHODS (7) HEADMOST (8)
OT: SOMEWHAT (8) TOWHEADS (8)
Score: 63–58 (max 94)

Round 11: W A L R D A E R I

Jas: LARDIER (7)
Christine: REWARD (6)
DC: RAIDER (6) AIRWARD (7) REWILD (6)
OT: AWARDER (7) DRAWLER (7) RADIALE (7)
Score: 70–58 (max 101)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "trash" and "rubbish".

Round 12: S L C E A E S F D

Jas: fleaces
Christine: CLASSED (7)
DC: FACELESS (8) DESCALES (8)
OT: DECLASSE (8) FADELESS (8) SEEDLACS (8)
Score: 70–65 (max 109)

Round 13: S N R A I E T D I

Jas: RAINIEST (8)
Christine: STRAINED (8)
DC: DETRAINS (8)
OT: ADENITIS (8) DAINTIER (8) DAINTIES (8) DISINTER (8) DISTRAIN (8) NITRIDES (8) RANDIEST (8)
Score: 78–73 (max 117)

Round 14: 75, 8, 10, 5, 2, 9. Target: 848.

Jas: 848. ((9 + 2) x 75) + 10 + 8 + 5 (10)
Christine: 848. ((75 + 9) x 10) + 8 (10)
Score: 88–83 (max 127)

Round 15: C O N S P I I R E

No one buzzes. The answer was PRECISION.
Final Score: 88–83 (max 137)

Statistics Corner

Jas:
Total score - 88
Raw score - 94
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 4

Christine:
Total score - 83
Raw score - 99
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 5.5
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 3

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