Tuesday 2nd January 2007 (Series 56, Prelim 1)

[James Robinson]

This marked the debut of Des O'Connor as host.

Countdown recap for Tuesday 2 January 2007.

C1: Champion Anita Freeland (4 wins, 375 points.)
C2: Challenger Gill Glass.
DC: Susie Dent and Tom O'Connor.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N S W R E O E A G
R02: C E D N I T E H L
R03: S N T Y O A O E D
R04: R O T S A N C I A
R05: 50, 10, 6, 4, 7, 10. Target: 757.
TTT: MICECOTS - "It's all part of a surgeon's make-up"
R06: T E S M P A E H U
R07: N X T R A I E I F
R08: R L D S U E I P T
R09: M J P M O I O I R
R10: 100, 75, 5, 9, 3, 7. Target: 588.
TTT: IVIESTOP - "Thinking about certain charges"
R11: S N Z L O E O A R
R12: E O T B R V E I M
R13: P L C K A E A E R
R14: 75, 4, 8, 8, 10, 5. Target: 101.
R15: B U R Y C L O S E (conundrum)


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Round 1: N S W R E O E A G

C1: WAGONERS (8)
C2: RANGES (6)
DC: ORANGES (7)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: C E D N I T E H L

C1: ENTICED (7)
C2: HINTED (6)
DC: CENTILE (7) DENTICLE (8)
OT: LICHENED (8)
Score: 15–0 (max 16)

Round 3: S N T Y O A O E D

C1: ATONED (6)
C2: DONATES (7)
DC: ODONATES (8)
Score: 15–7 (max 24)

Round 4: R O T S A N C I A

C1: CARTONS (7)
C2: RATIONS (7)
DC: CORTINAS (8) RAINCOATS (18)
Score: 22–14 (max 42)

Round 5: 50, 10, 6, 4, 7, 10. Target: 757.

C1: 756. (((7 x 10) + 6) x 10) - 4 (7)
C2: 756. Mistake in working.
CV: 757. (((10 / (6 - 4)) + 10) x 50) + 7 (10)
Score: 29–14 (max 52)

Teatime teaser: MICECOTS -> COSMETIC

Round 6: T E S M P A E H U

C1: STAMP (5)
C2: THUMPS (6)
DC: AMPUTEES (8)
Score: 29–20 (max 60)

Round 7: N X T R A I E I F

C1: FAINTER (7)
C2: FAINTER (7)
DC: INERTIA (7) NIFTIER (7)
Score: 36–27 (max 67)

Round 8: R L D S U E I P T

C1: DISPUTE (7)
C2: DILUTES (7)
DC: DILUTERS (8) DISPUTER (8)
DO'C: TRIPLED (7)
OT: STUDLIER (8) STUPIDER (8) SERPULID (8) SPLURTED (8)
Score: 43–34 (max 75)

Round 9: M J P M O I O I R

C1: PROMO (5)
C2: PROMO (5)
DC: MOJO (4)
OT: IMPRO (5) PRIMO (5)
Score: 48–39 (max 80)

Round 10: 100, 75, 5, 9, 3, 7. Target: 588.

C1: 588. ((9 - 3) x 100) - (7 + 5) (10)
C2: 587.
Score: 58–39 (max 90)

Teatime teaser: IVIESTOP -> POSITIVE

Round 11: S N Z L O E O A R

C1: SNOOZER (7)
C2: sonoral
DC: LOANERS (7)
OT: AEROSOL (7) ROSEOLA (7)
Score: 65–39 (max 97)

Round 12: E O T B R V E I M

C1: OVERTIME (8)
C2: TIMBER (6)
DC: OVERBITE (8)
Score: 73–39 (max 105)

Round 13: P L C K A E A E R

C1: REPLACE (7)
C2: PERCALE (7)
Score: 80–46 (max 112)

Round 14: 75, 4, 8, 8, 10, 5. Target: 101.

C1: -
C2: 101. 10 + 8 + 8 + 75 (10)
Score: 80–56 (max 122)

Round 15: B U R Y C L O S E

No one buzzes. The answer was OBSCURELY.
Score: 80–56 (max 132)

Statistics Corner

Anita:
Total score - 80
Raw score - 91
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 7

Gill:
Total score - 56
Raw score - 81
Total % of max - 42
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 3.7
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 4

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=56