Monday 10th April 2023 (Series 87, Preliminary 56)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 10 April 2023.

C1: Champion Greg Pearce (2 wins, 184 points.) A big TV addict.
C2: Challenger Chloe Lightowlers. She's preparing to run the London Marathon, which she is running for a Huntingdon's disease charity.
DC: Susie Dent and Grace Dent.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D I C T E O N T A
R02: R M U A N L E B O
R03: 100, 10, 4, 10, 2, 6. Target: 576.
TTT: DONSTEAM - "Might this be able to cure Angry Mick?"
R04: N M L E O E G U I
R05: S L E I R H V E M
R06: 100, 25, 5, 9, 6, 6. Target: 456.
R07: S N I O S R F I N
R08: R T C U I E B G A
R09: 25, 9, 7, 1, 2, 8. Target: 410.
TTT: IMEANDER - "I meander through the Spanish town looking for a bite to eat."
R10: R S N U E A R E I
R11: D A W U F S R A Y
R12: W S E O P J A R E
R13: G L O P H E A S R
R14: 75, 50, 5, 6, 3, 1. Target: 307.
R15: A C T O U T A I M (conundrum)


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Round 1: D I C T E O N T A

Greg: NOTATED (7)
Chloe: cedation
DC: ANTIDOTE (8)
OT: ACTINOTE (8) ACTIONED (8) CATENOID (8) NICTATED (8) TACONITE (8) TETANOID (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: R M U A N L E B O

Greg: UNABLE (6)
Chloe: MOANER (6)
DC: ALBUMEN (7)
OT: ALMONER (7) ENAMOUR (7) MARBLUE (7) MORBLEU (7) MORULAE (7) NEBULAR (7) NELUMBO (7) NEMORAL (7) NEUROMA (7) NUMERAL (7) ROMULEA (7) RUBEOLA (7) UMBONAL (7) UNMORAL (7)
Score: 13–6 (max 15)

Round 3: 100, 10, 4, 10, 2, 6. Target: 576.

Greg: 576. (100 - 4) x 6 (10)
Chloe: 576. (100 - 4) x 6 (10)
Score: 23–16 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: DONSTEAM -> MADSTONE

Round 4: N M L E O E G U I

Greg: LOUNGE (6)
Chloe: MULING (6)
DC: LEGUMEN (7)
OT: LEGUMINE (8)
Score: 29–22 (max 33)

Round 5: S L E I R H V E M

Greg: SHRIVEL (7)
Chloe: SHIVER (6)
OT: HELMERS (7) LEERVIS (7) MILVERS (7) RELIVES (7) RESMILE (7) REVILES (7) SERVILE (7) SHELVER (7) VERMEIL (7)
Score: 36–22 (max 40)

Round 6: 100, 25, 5, 9, 6, 6. Target: 456.

Greg: 456. Mistake in working.
Chloe: 456. ((100 - 9) x 5) + (6 / 6) (10)
Score: 36–32 (max 50)

Grace talks about how she got her love of words from her days at university, and her food critic career.

Round 7: S N I O S R F I N

Greg: FRISSON (7)
Chloe: forns
DC: FISSION (7)
Score: 43–32 (max 57)

Round 8: R T C U I E B G A

Greg: GAITER (6)
Chloe: BRUTE (5)
DC: RIBCAGE (7)
OT: BRUCITE (7) RUBIATE (7)
Score: 49–32 (max 64)

Round 9: 25, 9, 7, 1, 2, 8. Target: 410.

Greg: 410. (2 x 8 x 25) + 9 + 1 (10)
Chloe: 410. (2 x 8 x 25) + 9 + 1 (10)
Score: 59–42 (max 74)

Teatime teaser: IMEANDER -> MERIENDA

Round 10: R S N U E A R E I

Greg: INSURER (7)
Chloe: renurse
DC: REINSURE (8)
OT: REARISEN (8) UNEASIER (8)
Score: 66–42 (max 82)

Round 11: D A W U F S R A Y

Greg: FRAUDS (6)
Chloe: AWARDS (6)
DC: DWARFS (6)
OT: DWARFY (6) FARADS (6)
Score: 72–48 (max 88)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "going into labour".

Round 12: W S E O P J A R E

Greg: POWERS (6)
Chloe: REPOSE (6)
DC: JASPER (6)
OT: OPERAS (6) OWARES (6) PAREOS (6) PERAES (6) PERSEA (6) PESEWA (6) PRESAW (6) RAPEES (6) RESPEW (6) SERAPE (6) SPEWER (6)
Score: 78–54 (max 94)

Round 13: G L O P H E A S R

Greg: PAROLES (7)
Chloe: GOPHERS (7)
DC: PERGOLAS (8)
Score: 85–61 (max 102)

Round 14: 75, 50, 5, 6, 3, 1. Target: 307.

Greg: 307. (50 x 6) + 5 + 3 - 1 (10)
Chloe: 307. (50 x 6) + 5 + 3 - 1 (10)
Score: 95–71 (max 112)

Round 15: A C T O U T A I M

Greg buzzes on 22.25 seconds to say AUTOMATIC which is correct.
Final Score: 105–71 (max 122)

Statistics Corner

Greg:
Total score - 105
Raw score - 105
Total % of max - 86
Raw % of max - 86
Total average score per round - 7.0
Raw average score per round - 7.0
Number of maxes - 8

Chloe:
Total score - 71
Raw score - 82
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 6

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