Wednesday 6th April 2022 (Series 85, Preliminary 68)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 6 April 2022.

C1: Champion Andy Evans (5 wins, 432 points.) A church youth worker from Worthing, West Sussex.
C2: Challenger Mike Canning. A retired insurance company worker from Devon.
DC: Susie Dent and John Thomson.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: P H A D Y E U T D
R02: S C S A A W O T A
R03: 100, 4, 5, 1, 9, 8. Target: 861.
TTT: ACASHWIN - "It's not about a cash win, it's about severe cutbacks."
R04: G N K I A I T O N
R05: L S L A E R D E P
R06: 50, 3, 1, 6, 4, 10. Target: 614.
R07: R F N O O I L D E
R08: S R M I A S E R N
R09: 25, 5, 2, 6, 8, 1. Target: 743.
TTT: MUTEDBAR - "Hands, feet and skin combine to make this."
R10: T M L E U S A D E
R11: B S W A U I G F A
R12: B T M I O I S E N
R13: P H G I O C T I N
R14: 100, 1, 8, 9, 7, 4. Target: 763.
R15: G I N I T S S I N (conundrum)


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Round 1: P H A D Y E U T D

Andy: TEDDY (5)
Mike: DEPUTY (6)
DC: UPDATED (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: S C S A A W O T A

Andy: COASTS (6)
Mike: STOWS (5)
DC: CASSATA (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 14)

Round 3: 100, 4, 5, 1, 9, 8. Target: 861.

Andy: 862. ((100 + 9) x 8) - 5 - 4 - 1 (7)
Mike: 862. ((100 + 9) x 8) - 5 - 4 - 1 (7)
RR: 861. ((100 - 4) x 9) - (8 - 5) (10)
Score: 13–13 (max 24)

Teatime teaser: ACASHWIN -> CHAINSAW

Round 4: G N K I A I T O N

Andy: TANKING (7)
Mike: TONKING (7)
OT: AGNITION (8)
Score: 20–20 (max 32)

Round 5: L S L A E R D E P

Andy: LEADERS (7)
Mike: PLEASED (7)
DC: LASERED (7) RELAPSED (8)
OT: PEDALLERS (18) PREDELLAS (18)
Score: 27–27 (max 50)

Round 6: 50, 3, 1, 6, 4, 10. Target: 614.

Andy: 614. ((3 - 1) x 6 x 50) + 10 + 4 (10)
Mike: 614. ((3 - 1) x 6 x 50) + 10 + 4 (10)
Score: 37–37 (max 60)

John talks about the hardest impersonations to do, such as the actor Christopher Walken.

Round 7: R F N O O I L D E

Andy: FOILED (6)
Mike: FLOORED (7)
DC: FOOLED (6) NOODLER (7) ROOFLINE (8)
Score: 37–44 (max 68)

Round 8: S R M I A S E R N

Andy: manerisms
Mike: MARINERS (8)
DC: SEMINARS (8)
OT: SIMARRES (8)
Score: 37–52 (max 76)

Round 9: 25, 5, 2, 6, 8, 1. Target: 743.

Andy: 743. (6 x 5 x 25) - 8 + 1 (10)
Mike: 743. (6 x 5 x 25) - 8 + 1 (10)
Score: 47–62 (max 86)

Teatime teaser: MUTEDBAR -> DRUMBEAT

Round 10: T M L E U S A D E

Andy: MELTED (6)
Mike: EMULATED (8)
DC: AMULETS (7) MEASLED (7) STEAMED (7)
OT: EMULATES (8) MEDALETS (8)
Score: 47–70 (max 94)

Round 11: B S W A U I G F A

Andy: FIGS (4)
Mike: SWAG (4)
DC: WAIFS (5) wages WASABI (6)
OT: GABAIS (6)
Score: 51–74 (max 100)

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

Round 12: B T M I O I S E N

Andy: MOISTEN (7)
Mike: MOISTEN (7)
OT: BONITIES (8) MIONITES (8) SIMONITE (8)
Score: 58–81 (max 108)

Round 13: P H G I O C T I N

Andy: piction
Mike: COPING (6)
DC: PITCHING (8)
Score: 58–87 (max 116)

Round 14: 100, 1, 8, 9, 7, 4. Target: 763.

Andy: 763. (100 + 9) x 7 (10)
Mike: 763. (7 x 100) + ((8 - 1) x 9) (10)
Score: 68–97 (max 126)

Round 15: G I N I T S S I N

Mike buzzes on 2.75 seconds to say INSISTING which is correct.
Final Score: 68–107 (max 136)

So, Mike's run as champ comes to an end, and with 500 points from his 5 wins, I think that with him already being at #6 seed on the leaderboard with just under half the series still to go, I'd say it's a long shot that he'll be in the finals...

Statistics Corner

Andy:
Total score - 68
Raw score - 85
Total % of max - 50
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 4.5
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 3

Mike:
Total score - 107
Raw score - 112
Total % of max - 79
Raw % of max - 82
Total average score per round - 7.1
Raw average score per round - 7.5
Number of maxes - 6

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