Friday 8th April 2022 (Series 85, Preliminary 70)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 8 April 2022.

C1: Champion Mike Canning (2 wins, 187 points.) A retired insurance company worker from Devon.
C2: Challenger Craig Fawcett. A market insight for a deodorant brand from near Wimbledon, Greater London.
DC: Susie Dent and John Thomson.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T V R I E I D A L
R02: N W T G E I E A R
R03: 25, 7, 4, 1, 4, 5. Target: 786.
TTT: ROAMGRIT - "He scarpered abroad with one of my kitchen utensils."
R04: T G S R O A I U D
R05: T S G I U E F E L
R06: 75, 4, 10, 9, 3, 9. Target: 183.
R07: G N T A U O N O R
R08: K T R M E E A U P
R09: 50, 5, 10, 7, 6, 3. Target: 242.
TTT: LEARNHIS - "He learns to keep his with him at all times, in case of an attack."
R10: S B S L A O E A S
R11: D N Y I A U W C O
R12: M S M R I A O I L
R13: T P S E E O P N I
R14: 50, 100, 9, 1, 3, 4. Target: 907.
R15: O U R H A G P A T (conundrum)


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Round 1: T V R I E I D A L

Mike: TRAILED (7)
Craig: TRIVIAL (7)
OT: ILVAITE (7) LAIRDIE (7) REDTAIL (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: N W T G E I E A R

Mike: WATERING (8)
Craig: WATERING (8)
DC: GRATINEE (8)
OT: WINTERAGE (18)
Score: 15–15 (max 25)

Round 3: 25, 7, 4, 1, 4, 5. Target: 786.

Mike: -
Craig: 791. ((7 + 1) x 4 x 25) - 4 - 5 (7)
RR: 784. ("28 squared", so presumably 7 x 4 x (25 + 4 - 1)) (7)
OT: 788. (((25 + 4) x 7) - (5 + 1)) x 4 (7)
Score: 15–22 (max 32)

Teatime teaser: ROAMGRIT -> MIGRATOR

Round 4: T G S R O A I U D

Mike: GOURDS (6)
Craig: RADIUS (6)
DC: GROATS (6) RAGOUTS (7)
OT: AUDITORS (8) GORDITAS (8) TOURADIS (8)
Score: 21–28 (max 40)

Round 5: T S G I U E F E L

Mike: FUTILE (6)
Craig: gefilte
DC: UGLIEST (7) FUGLIEST (8)
Score: 27–28 (max 48)

Round 6: 75, 4, 10, 9, 3, 9. Target: 183.

Mike: 183. Mistake in working.
Craig: 181. (9 x 10) + 75 + 9 + 4 + 3 (7)
RR: 183. ((9 + 3) x 9) + 75 (10)
Score: 27–35 (max 58)

John talks about appearing on The Masked Singer.

Round 7: G N T A U O N O R

Mike: OUTRAN (6)
Craig: OUTRAN (6)
DC: orangutan RATOON (6) GUANO (5)
OT: NUGATOR (7) ORGANON (7) OUTRANG (7) RANTOON (7)
Score: 33–41 (max 65)

Round 8: K T R M E E A U P

Mike: MEERKAT (7)
Craig: UPMARKET (8)
DC: REUPTAKE (8)
Score: 33–49 (max 73)

Round 9: 50, 5, 10, 7, 6, 3. Target: 242.

Mike: 242. (50 x 5) - (7 + 10 - (6 + 3)) (10)
Craig: 242. (50 x 5) - 10 + (6 / 3) (10)
Score: 43–59 (max 83)

Teatime teaser: LEARNHIS -> INHALERS

Round 10: S B S L A O E A S

Mike: LOSSES (6)
Craig: SABLES (6)
DC: LASSOES (7)
OT: BASELAS (7)
Score: 49–65 (max 90)

Round 11: D N Y I A U W C O

Mike: WINDY (5)
Craig: WINDY (5)
DC: WOUND (5) CANDY (5) AUDION (6)
OT: ADONIC (6) ANODIC (6) DOUCIN (6)
Score: 54–70 (max 96)

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

Round 12: M S M R I A O I L

Mike: MOLARS (6)
Craig: MORALISM (8)
DC: AMORISM (7)
Score: 54–78 (max 104)

Round 13: T P S E E O P N I

Mike: POINTS (6)
Craig: PEONIES (7)
DC: TOPPIES (7)
OT: PEPTONISE (18) PIPESTONE (18)
Score: 54–85 (max 122)

Round 14: 50, 100, 9, 1, 3, 4. Target: 907.

Mike: 907. (9 x 100) + 3 + 4 (10)
Craig: 907. (9 x 100) + 3 + 4 (10)
Score: 64–95 (max 132)

Round 15: O U R H A G P A T

Mike buzzes on 5.75 seconds to say AUTOGRAPH which is correct.
Final Score: 74–95 (max 142)

Statistics Corner

Mike:
Total score - 74
Raw score - 93
Total % of max - 52
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 4

Craig:
Total score - 95
Raw score - 95
Total % of max - 67
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 6

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