Thursday 25th April 2024 (Series 89, Preliminary 83)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 25 April 2024.

C1: Champion Charlotte Robson (1 win, 85 points.) A 16-year-old A-Level student.
C2: Challenger Elina Riuttanen. Originally from Finland. She moved over to the UK, because of her love of Monty Python!!
DC: Susie Dent and Les Dennis.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M H D L O E I O N
R02: T E L T A R D O N
R03: 50, 25, 7, 8, 5, 2. Target: 128.
TTT: ICYSTARS - "You fire Linford in the priest's dressing room."
R04: I A O S D F N I S
R05: M L N R A E I E Y
R06: 25, 3, 2, 5, 8, 5. Target: 501.
R07: T P C S A I E R O
R08: B U A N G C I T E
R09: 100, 2, 4, 7, 2, 1. Target: 728.
TTT: LOUSYREF - "It's something Lionel wanted you to consider."
R10: O E D N P A R L S
R11: R V K G U O E S U
R12: T G D E I E H R X
R13: C N R P A E A N U
R14: 50, 75, 25, 5, 7, 10. Target: 736.
R15: O F F T O M A R S (conundrum)


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Round 1: M H D L O E I O N

Charlotte: MOONED (6)
Elina: LOOMED (6)
DC: MELODION (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Round 2: T E L T A R D O N

Charlotte: RATTLED (7)
Elina: ROTTEN (6)
DC: LEOTARD (7)
OT: ATTORNED (8) TOLERANT (8)
Score: 13–6 (max 16)

Round 3: 50, 25, 7, 8, 5, 2. Target: 128.

Charlotte: 128. (2 x 50) + 25 + 8 - 5 (10)
Elina: 128. (2 x 50) + 25 + 8 - 5 (10)
Score: 23–16 (max 26)

Teatime teaser: ICYSTARS -> SACRISTY

Round 4: I A O S D F N I S

Charlotte: FINDS (5)
Elina: FINDS (5)
DC: adonis FISSION (7)
OT: DISINFO (7)
Score: 28–21 (max 33)

Round 5: M L N R A E I E Y

Charlotte: REMAIN (6)
Elina: ENAMEL (6)
DC: MINELAYER (18)
Score: 34–27 (max 51)

Round 6: 25, 3, 2, 5, 8, 5. Target: 501.

Charlotte: 500. ((8 / 2) x 5 x 25 (7)
Elina: 500. 2 x 25 x (3 - (5 / 5) + 8) (7)
RR: 501. ((5 x 8 x 25) + 2) / (5 - 3) (10)
Score: 41–34 (max 61)

Les talks about the trickiness of portraying yourself.

Round 7: T P C S A I E R O

Charlotte: ROPIEST (7)
Elina: PASTIER (7)
DC: OPERATICS (18)
Score: 48–41 (max 79)

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

Charlotte: BEATING (7)
Elina: BATING (6)
DC: INCUBATE (8)
Score: 55–41 (max 87)

Round 9: 100, 2, 4, 7, 2, 1. Target: 728.

Charlotte: 728. (100 + 4) x 7 (10)
Elina: 728. (100 + 4) x 7 (10)
Score: 65–51 (max 97)

Teatime teaser: LOUSYREF -> YOURSELF

Round 10: O E D N P A R L S

Charlotte: LEOPARDS (8)
Elina: PONDERS (7)
OT: ADPERSON (8) LADRONES (8) OPERANDS (8) PADRONES (8) PANDEROS (8) PANDOERS (8) PANDORES (8) PARSONED (8) PERSONAL (8) POADLERS (8) PRELOADS (8) PSORALEN (8) SOLANDER (8) SPANDREL (8)
Score: 73–51 (max 105)

Round 11: R V K G U O E S U

Charlotte: ROGUES (6)
Elina: GROUSE (6)
DC: VOGUES (6)
OT: GROVES (6) OKRUGS (6) ROUGES (6) RUGOSE (6) RUGOUS (6) VOGUER (6)
Score: 79–57 (max 111)

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

Round 12: T G D E I E H R X

Charlotte: RIGHTED (7)
Elina: GIRTHED (7)
Score: 86–64 (max 118)

Round 13: C N R P A E A N U

Charlotte: PRANCE (6)
Elina: ARCANE (6)
DC: NUANCE (6)
OT: ANURAN (6) APERCU (6) CANAPE (6) CANNAE (6) CANNER (6) CARNAP (6) CUNNER (6) PANNER (6) PUNNER (6) UNNEAR (6)
Score: 92–70 (max 124)

Round 14: 50, 75, 25, 5, 7, 10. Target: 736.

Charlotte: 736. (75 x 10) - ((50 / 25) x 7) (10)
Elina: 736. (75 x 10) - 7 - 5 - (50 / 25) (10)
Score: 102–80 (max 134)

Round 15: O F F T O M A R S

C1 buzzes on 30 seconds to say FOREMOST which is incorrect.
Elina does not buzz.
The answer, correctly guessed by Rachel, was STAFFROOM.
Final Score: 102–80 (max 144)

Statistics Corner

Charlotte:
Total score - 102
Raw score - 102
Total % of max - 71
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 6.8
Raw average score per round - 6.8
Number of maxes - 7

Elina:
Total score - 80
Raw score - 99
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 6

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=89