Friday 25th March 2005 (Special S22)

[James Robinson]

This was the entertainers special from the original set of specials.

Countdown recap for Friday 25 March 2005.

C1: Challenger John Marlowe.
C2: Challenger Alf Berry.
DC: Alison Heard and Sir Bernard Ingham.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T L U S G I P E C
R02: D R O I L N E T A
R03: M B F E O I R S Y
R04: N T U A D L O Z E
R05: 25, 5, 10, 8, 3, 8. Target: 710.
TTT: FLUALOT - "A radioactive argument, perhaps?"
R06: C R E O M K I T S
R07: H N D A O A L S R
R08: M C U E D G I S T
R09: P W R E A I Q S A
R10: 50, 5, 1, 2, 3, 1. Target: 913.
TTT: IMSCOTS - "Bread and porridge from the dinnerladies"
R11: L F T O U A B N E
R12: I A V M E R C D S
R13: N T O E A L R E P
R14: 75, 2, 3, 8, 1, 10. Target: 527.
R15: A N N A C U B E D (conundrum)


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Round 1: T L U S G I P E C

C1: PULSE (5)
C2: TULIPS (6)
DC: UGLIEST (7) SPICULE (7)
OT: PICULETS (8)
Score: 0–6 (max 8)

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

C1: dilation
C2: RELATION (8)
DC: LOINER (6) ORIENTAL (8) RATIONED (8)
OT: DELATION (8) DERATION (8) ORDINATE (8) IDOLATER (8) TAILORED (8)
Score: 0–14 (max 16)

Round 3: M B F E O I R S Y

C1: MISERY (6)
C2: EMBRYOS (7)
DC: SOMBRE (6) BRIEFS (6)
Score: 0–21 (max 23)

Round 4: N T U A D L O Z E

C1: TALONED (7)
C2: ADULT (5)
Score: 7–21 (max 30)

Round 5: 25, 5, 10, 8, 3, 8. Target: 710.

C1: 712.
C2: 710. ((25 x 3) - (5 - (8 / 8))) x 10 (10)
Score: 7–31 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: FLUALOT -> FALLOUT

Round 6: C R E O M K I T S

C1: MOCKERS (7)
C2: STICKER (7)
DC: ROCKIEST (8) CORKIEST (8)
OT: STOCKIER (8) MORTICES (8)
Score: 14–38 (max 48)

Round 7: H N D A O A L S R

C1: HOARDS (6)
C2: SANDAL (6)
DC: LARDONS (7)
OT: DARSHAN (7) HADRONS (7)
Score: 20–44 (max 55)

Round 8: M C U E D G I S T

C1: DIGEST (6)
C2: MISCUED (7)
DC: MIDGETS (7)
OT: DICTUMS (7) DUGITES (7) MIDGUTS (7) SIDECUT (7)
Score: 20–51 (max 62)

Round 9: P W R E A I Q S A

C1: PRAISE (6)
C2: WIPERS (6)
OT: SPIRAEA (7)
Score: 26–57 (max 69)

Round 10: 50, 5, 1, 2, 3, 1. Target: 913.

C1: -
C2: 916. ((5 + 1) x 3 x (50 + 1)) - 2 (7)
CV: 913. (((3 x 50) + 2) x (5 + 1)) + 1 (10)
Score: 26–64 (max 79)

Teatime teaser: IMSCOTS -> SITCOMS

Round 11: L F T O U A B N E

C1: BOATFUL (7)
C2: FLAUNT (6)
OT: BANEFUL (7) BUTANOL (7) NOTABLE (7) TUNABLE (7)
Score: 33–64 (max 86)

Round 12: I A V M E R C D S

C1: CRAVED (6)
C2: maverics
DC: SIDECAR (7) SIDEARM (7)
OT: MEDIVACS (8)
Score: 39–64 (max 94)

Round 13: N T O E A L R E P

C1: PRELATE (7)
C2: ETERNAL (7)
DC: ANTELOPE (8)
OT: PERONEAL (8)
Score: 46–71 (max 102)

Round 14: 75, 2, 3, 8, 1, 10. Target: 527.

C1: 527. ((8 - 1) x 75) + 2 (10)
C2: 527. ((8 - 1) x 75) + 2 (10)
Score: 56–81 (max 112)

Round 15: A N N A C U B E D

C2 buzzes on 12.5 seconds to say ABUNDANCE which is correct.
Score: 56–91 (max 122)

Statistics Corner

John:
Total score - 56
Raw score - 80
Total % of max - 46
Raw % of max - 66
Total average score per round - 3.7
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 3

Alf:
Total score - 91
Raw score - 102
Total % of max - 75
Raw % of max - 84
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 6.8
Number of maxes - 6

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=-14