Tuesday 7th March 2023 (Series 87, Preliminary 32)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 7 March 2023.

C1: Champion Dan Spinks (4 wins, 324 points.) An Apterite, and married to former contestant, Claire Spinks.
C2: Challenger Mark Walker. From Yorkshire. He plays online Scrabble, and even broke a record on a Spanish pinball machine that stood for 8 years!
DC: Susie Dent and Ore Oduba.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: W U S O M I N A R
R02: S E U T Y O N C E
R03: 100, 50, 25, 75, 10, 9. Target: 234.
TTT: ICYNAMES - "I've got this tree, and I'm really fed up with it."
R04: M W O I T A P T I
R05: S E R G U A S I G
R06: 25, 100, 2, 1, 3, 7. Target: 789.
R07: N A T E B C A M E
R08: L D A E N F I P L
R09: 75, 100, 25, 50, 1, 9. Target: 473.
TTT: COUNTRAT - "You can't count on a rat like this."
R10: S R E I V X A T R
R11: N O H U T A E I S
R12: R D E O B L I R L
R13: M O H E R A E I Q
R14: 50, 75, 7, 9, 8, 3. Target: 701.
R15: V I L D A R E E D (conundrum)


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Round 1: W U S O M I N A R

Dan: WOMAN (5)
Mark: MINORS (6)
DC: MANOIRS (7) MAINOURS (8)
OT: ARSONIUM (8)
Score: 0–6 (max 8)

Round 2: S E U T Y O N C E

Dan: COUNTY (6)
Mark: COUNTY (6)
DC: OUTSEEN (7) CONTUSE (7)
OT: CENOTES (7) COSTEEN (7) CUENTOS (7) OCTENES (7) OCTYNES (7)
Score: 6–12 (max 15)

Round 3: 100, 50, 25, 75, 10, 9. Target: 234.

Dan: 234. 100 + 50 + 75 + 9 (10)
Mark: 234. 100 + 50 + 75 + 9 (10)
Score: 16–22 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: ICYNAMES -> SYCAMINE

Round 4: M W O I T A P T I

Dan: PATIO (5)
Mark: PATIO (5)
DC: WAPITI (6)
OT: MATIPO (6) OPTIMA (6)
Score: 21–27 (max 31)

Round 5: S E R G U A S I G

Dan: GASSIER (7)
Mark: GASSIER (7)
DC: SAGGIER (7)
OT: AGGRESS (7) AGGRIES (7) ARGUSES (7) GAUGERS (7) GUISERS (7) SAGGERS (7) SAUGERS (7) SAURIES (7) USAGERS (7)
Score: 28–34 (max 38)

Round 6: 25, 100, 2, 1, 3, 7. Target: 789.

Dan: 789. ((7 + 1) x 100) - ((25 - 3) / 2) (10)
Mark: 781.
Score: 38–34 (max 48)

Ore talks about the joys of touring all over the country with a musical.

Round 7: N A T E B C A M E

Dan: beaten (declared as 7)
Mark: MENACE (6)
DC: BEATEN (6) BATMAN (6) EMANATE (7)
OT: BANATEE (7) CATENAE (7) MANATEE (7)
Score: 38–40 (max 55)

Round 8: L D A E N F I P L

Dan: PLAINED (7)
Mark: PLAINED (7)
OT: FINDALL (7) FINDELL (7) FLAILED (7) PINFALL (7)
Score: 45–47 (max 62)

Round 9: 75, 100, 25, 50, 1, 9. Target: 473.

Dan: 474. (9 x 50) + 25 - 1 (7)
Mark: 474. Mistake in working.
RR: 472/474. (7)
OT: 473. (75 x 9) - ((100 + 1) x (50 / 25)) (10)
Score: 52–47 (max 72)

Teatime teaser: COUNTRAT -> TURNCOAT

Round 10: S R E I V X A T R

Dan: STARVE (6)
Mark: raviest
DC: ARRIVES (7) TARRIES (7)
OT: ARTSIER (7) RISERVA (7) STARVER (7) STRIVER (7) TARSIER (7) TRAVERS (7)
Score: 58–47 (max 79)

Round 11: N O H U T A E I S

Dan: OUTENS (6)
Mark: honiest
DC: OUTSHINE (8)
Score: 64–47 (max 87)

Round 12: R D E O B L I R L

Dan: BROILED (7)
Mark: rebroil
DC: REBOIL (6) LORDLIER (8)
Score: 71–47 (max 95)

Round 13: M O H E R A E I Q

Dan: REHOME (6)
Mark: haemier
DC: MOHAIR (6)
OT: HOMIER (6) MEHARI (6)
Score: 77–47 (max 101)

Round 14: 50, 75, 7, 9, 8, 3. Target: 701.

Dan: 699. (9 x 75) + (3 x 8) (7)
Mark: 693.
RR: 701. (9 x 75) + 50 - (3 x 8) (10)
Score: 84–47 (max 111)

Round 15: V I L D A R E E D

Mark buzzes on 23.75 seconds to say REVAILED which is incorrect.
Dan does not buzz.
The answer, correctly given by Ore, was DAREDEVIL.
Final Score: 84–47 (max 121)

Statistics Corner

Dan:
Total score - 84
Raw score - 89
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 5.6
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 5

Mark:
Total score - 47
Raw score - 57
Total % of max - 39
Raw % of max - 47
Total average score per round - 3.1
Raw average score per round - 3.8
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=87