Friday 14th June 2024 (Series 89, Preliminary 119)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 14 June 2024.

C1: Champion Laura Mason (1 win, 82 points.) A director of pharmaceutical sciences from near Nottingham.
C2: Challenger Marrianne Garbutt. An admin at Salford Business School, originally from Scotland.
DC: Susie Dent and Sam Quek.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: H N O A D T R E I
R02: F N S A E U K R S
R03: 50, 75, 2, 3, 10, 5. Target: 585.
TTT: BLAMEONE - "It's ground to put on the ground to help underground."
R04: L V T E A I D R S
R05: P L C E O I T G N
R06: 25, 7, 1, 2, 2, 4. Target: 614.
R07: T J H E A O M B T
R08: G M R E O U G S I
R09: 25, 75, 50, 6, 9, 3. Target: 740.
TTT: USERHAIL - "You go to hail a taxi, but it's actually a truck."
R10: G S L T E I E D P
R11: W S G U A O Z N E
R12: S D T I E O B R D
R13: R W S A E U P C N
R14: 100, 3, 5, 7, 6, 4. Target: 837.
R15: L O U D S I R E N (conundrum)


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Round 1: H N O A D T R E I

Laura: TRAINED (7)
Marrianne: TRAINED (7)
DC: ORDINATE (8)
OT: ANTHEROID (18)
Score: 7–7 (max 18)

Round 2: F N S A E U K R S

Laura: unfakes
Marrianne: unsakes
DC: snakefurs FUNKERS (7)
OT: ANKUSES (7) FARNESS (7) KRANSES (7) SUNKERS (7) UNRAKES (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 25)

Round 3: 50, 75, 2, 3, 10, 5. Target: 585.

Laura: 590.
Marrianne: 585. (10 x 50) + (5 x 2) + 75 (10)
Score: 7–17 (max 35)

Teatime teaser: BLAMEONE -> BONEMEAL

Round 4: L V T E A I D R S

Laura: DETAILS (7)
Marrianne: DETAILS (7)
DC: REDTAILS (8) LARDIEST (8)
Score: 14–24 (max 43)

Round 5: P L C E O I T G N

Laura: ploting
Marrianne: POLICE (6)
DC: LEPTONIC (8)
Score: 14–30 (max 51)

Round 6: 25, 7, 1, 2, 2, 4. Target: 614.

Laura: 614. (((25 x 4) + 2) x (7 - 1)) + 2 (10)
Marrianne: 612.
Score: 24–30 (max 61)

Sam talks about playing in boys' football teams growing up, as girls' football teams were very sparse.

Round 7: T J H E A O M B T

Laura: BATHE (5)
Marrianne: TOMB (4)
DC: JETBOAT (7)
Score: 29–30 (max 68)

Round 8: G M R E O U G S I

Laura: MUGGIER (7)
Marrianne: MOUSIER (7)
DC: SMOGGIER (8)
Score: 36–37 (max 76)

Round 9: 25, 75, 50, 6, 9, 3. Target: 740.

Laura: 744.
Marrianne: 741. (9 x 75) + 50 + 25 - 6 - 3 (7)
OT: 739. ((75 + 50 - (9 - 3)) x 6) + 25 (7)
Score: 36–44 (max 83)

Teatime teaser: USERHAIL -> HAULIERS

Round 10: G S L T E I E D P

Laura: DESPITE (7)
Marrianne: PLEDGES (7)
DC: EPISTLE (7) PLEDGETS (8)
Score: 43–51 (max 91)

Round 11: W S G U A O Z N E

Laura: WAGES (5)
Marrianne: SWUNG (5)
DC: GAUZES (6) WAGONS (6) GOWANS (6)
OT: AUGENS (6) GENOAS (6) GUANOS (6) NEOZAS (6) OWNAGE (6) OZENAS (6)
Score: 48–56 (max 97)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "influence" and "influenza".

Round 12: S D T I E O B R D

Laura: debitors
Marrianne: TODDIES (7)
DC: DEBTORS (7) DISROBED (8)
Score: 48–63 (max 105)

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

Laura: PRANCES (7)
Marrianne: PRANCES (7)
DC: RESPAWN (7) REPAWNS (7)
OT: APERCUS (7) ENWRAPS (7) PAWNERS (7) PRUNASE (7) SCAUPER (7) SPAWNER (7) SUNCARE (7) UNSCREW (7) UNWRAPS (7)
Score: 55–70 (max 112)

Round 14: 100, 3, 5, 7, 6, 4. Target: 837.

Laura: -
Marrianne: 834. ((5 + 3) x 100) + (4 x 7) + 6 (7)
RR: 837. (100 - 7) x (6 + 3) (10)
Score: 55–77 (max 122)

Round 15: L O U D S I R E N

Laura buzzes on 20.25 seconds to say UNDERSOIL which is correct.
Final Score: 65–77 (max 132)

Statistics Corner

Laura:
Total score - 65
Raw score - 79
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 3

Marrianne:
Total score - 77
Raw score - 88
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 3

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