Time for me to help out with the recapping once again.
Countdown recap for Thursday 20 October 2022.
C1: Champion Christy Cooper (2 wins, 153 points.) A 19-year-old from Manchester.
C2: Challenger Boden Smith. From Tavistock, Devon. When he was 10 years old, he was in an advert for Mini Rolls, that helped rise sales by 30%!!
DC: Susie Dent and John Thomson.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: H O E M D I N A P
R02: N T S O E O D P R
R03: 50, 100, 1, 8, 7, 3. Target: 181.
TTT: CATSCOAT - "It was depressed, but not for very long at all."
R04: V G W U A E C D T
R05: U R I S O N I O N
R06: 75, 25, 7, 6, 5, 9. Target: 312.
R07: G I S E C T O A B
R08: R L X O E I L G L
R09: 100, 25, 3, 6, 3, 2. Target: 477.
TTT: LUMPYLIT - "Get mathematical with the very thick tissue."
R10: S A T E N A R E S
R11: T I G E L I E F I
R12: R N R A O A E T S
R13: I U F E T G I R S
R14: 75, 50, 100, 25, 9, 10. Target: 670.
R15: I S S T O I C A L (conundrum)
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Round 1: H O E M D I N A P
Christy: DOMAIN (6)
Boden: PHONED (6)
DC: MOPHEAD (7) DIAPHONE (8)
OT: DOPAMINE (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)
Round 2: N T S O E O D P R
Christy: STOOPED (7)
Boden: SPOONED (7)
DC: PROSE (5) DOORSTEP (8)
OT: PORTENDS (8) PRODNOSE (8) PROTENDS (8) TROPONES (8)
Score: 13–13 (max 16)
Round 3: 50, 100, 1, 8, 7, 3. Target: 181.
Christy: 181. 100 + 50 + (3 x 8) + 7 (10)
Boden: 181. 100 + 50 + (3 x 8) + 7 (10)
Score: 23–23 (max 26)
Teatime teaser: CATSCOAT -> STACCATO
Round 4: V G W U A E C D T
Christy: VAGUE (5)
Boden: CAVED (5)
DC: GATED (5) WAGED (5) CAGED (5)
OT: ACUTED (6) ADVECT (6)
Score: 28–28 (max 32)
Round 5: U R I S O N I O N
Christy: UNIONS (6)
Boden: misdeclared 7
DC: ONIONS (6) UNISON (6) ORISON (6)
OT: INIONS (6) INURNS (6) NONIUS (6) OURSIN (6) RONINS (6)
Score: 34–28 (max 38)
Round 6: 75, 25, 7, 6, 5, 9. Target: 312.
Christy: 312. ((9 - 5) x 75) + 25 - 6 - 7 (10)
Boden: 309.
Score: 44–28 (max 48)
John talks about staying in touch with his castmates from Cold Feet, including James Nesbitt.
Round 7: G I S E C T O A B
Christy: BOATIES (7)
Boden: CAGIEST (7)
DC: BISECT (6)
OT: ICEBOATS (8)
Score: 51–35 (max 56)
Round 8: R L X O E I L G L
Christy: GRILLE (6)
Boden: gollier
OT: GIROLLE (7)
Score: 57–35 (max 63)
Round 9: 100, 25, 3, 6, 3, 2. Target: 477.
Christy: 477. ((2 + 3) x 100) - 25 + (6 / 3) (10)
Boden: 477. ((2 + 3) x 100) - 25 + (6 / 3) (10)
Score: 67–45 (max 73)
Teatime teaser: LUMPYLIT -> MULTIPLY
Round 10: S A T E N A R E S
Christy: RESENT (6)
Boden: NEATER (6)
DC: SENATE (6) NEAREST (7) ASSENTER (8)
OT: ARSENATES (18) SERENATAS (18)
Score: 73–51 (max 91)
Round 11: T I G E L I E F I
Christy: figlet
Boden: FELT (4)
DC: LEFTIE (6)
OT: ELEGIT (6) GIFTEE (6)
Score: 73–55 (max 97)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some of the frustrations with the English language.
Round 12: R N R A O A E T S
Christy: STARER (6)
Boden: NARRATES (8)
OT: AERATORS (8) AERONATS (8) ANTRORSE (8) NORRATES (8)
Score: 73–63 (max 105)
Round 13: I U F E T G I R S
Christy: REGIFTS (7)
Boden: gifters
OT: FIGURES (7) FUSTIER (7) GUSTIER (7) GUTSIER (7) SURFEIT (7)
Score: 80–63 (max 112)
Round 14: 75, 50, 100, 25, 9, 10. Target: 670.
Christy: 671. Mistake in working.
Boden: 665. Mistake in working.
RR: 670. (9 x 75) - (50 / 10) (10)
Score: 80–63 (max 122)
Round 15: I S S T O I C A L
No one buzzes. The answer was SOCIALIST.
Final Score: 80–63 (max 132)
Statistics Corner
Christy:
Total score - 80
Raw score - 86
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 5
Boden:
Total score - 63
Raw score - 70
Total % of max - 48
Raw % of max - 53
Total average score per round - 4.2
Raw average score per round - 4.7
Number of maxes - 3
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=86