Tuesday 22 May 2001 (Series 44, Prelim 103)

[Robert Baxter]

Robert Baxter's recap for Tuesday 22 May 2001.

C1: Champion Archie Webster (1 win, 49 points.)
C2: Challenger Ian Rann, from Liversledge in W. Yorkshire.
DC: Susie Dent and Richard Stilgoe.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions (mostly Mike Brown).

R01: Z O R I D E A S R
R02: D O P E G N R I L
R03: A F U W I M A E L
R04: 75, 10, 10, 9, 7, 4. Target: 554.
R05: J O Q A C I T N V
R06: S E N A T I X G E
R07: B U K S O Y A M G
R08: 75, 50, 4, 1, 1, 6. Target: 277.
R09: L O V T E N N I S (conundrum)


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Round 1: Z O R I D E A S R

C1: RAISED (6)
C2: RAIDERS (7)
DC: ADORERS (7)
OT: DROSERA (7) RADIOES (7) ROADIES (7) RAZORED (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)
Off to a slowish start, but there's plenty of time to go yet!
Round 2: D O P E G N R I L (Hi Carol!)

C1: LINGER (6)
C2: PIGEON (6)
DC: DEPLORING (18)
Score: 6–13 (max 25)
Niner!
Round 3: A F U W I M A E L

C1: FLAME (5)
C2: AWFUL (5)
DC: AFLAME (6)
OT: FAMULI (6) LAMIAE (6)
Score: 11–18 (max 31)
Some wackos consider Countdown to be awful. Idiots.
Round 4: 75, 10, 10, 9, 7, 4. Target: 554.

C1: 554. 75 x 7 + (10 + 10 + 9) (10)
C2: 212?
Score: 21–18 (max 41)
Sorry, Mike, but I can't read your handwriting!
Round 5: J O Q A C I T N V

C1: JOINT (5)
C2: ACTION (6)
DC: CATION (6)
OT: ATONIC (6)
Score: 21–24 (max 47)
Once again, honours go to Mike here.
Round 6: S E N A T I X G E

C1: TEASING (7)
C2: SEATING (7)
DC: GENISTA (7) EXIGENT (7)
OT: EASTING (7) INGESTA (7) NEGATES (7) SIXTEEN (7)
Score: 28–31 (max 54)
TEASING. This round was anything but!
Round 7: B U K S O Y A M G

C1: BUOYS (5)
C2: SOYA (4)
OT: BAYOUS (6) GUMBOS (6)
Score: 33–31 (max 60)
Now this round was TEASING!
Round 8: 75, 50, 4, 1, 1, 6. Target: 277.

C1: 277. Mistake in working.
C2: 284. (50 x 6) - (75 ÷ 5) - 1 (5)
CV: 277. (50 x 4) + 75 + 1 + 1 (10)
RB: 277. (75 x 4) - (50 ÷ (1 + 1)) + (6 - 4)
Score: 33–36 (max 70)
My own solution to thia easy numbers game
Round 9: L O V T E N N I S

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say INSOLVENT which is correct.
Score: 43–36 (max 80)

I. Hate. Tennis.

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=44
http://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_3014

[James Robinson]

It's Prelim 103, not 163.

C2: Challenger Ian Rann, from Liversledge in W. Yorkshire.

It's Liversedge. I should know, it's only a couple or so miles away from where I live.

Round 1: Z O R I D E A S R

C1: RAISED (6)
C2: RAIDERS (7)
DC: ADORERS (7)
OT: DROSERA (7) RADIOES (7) ROADIES (7) RAZORED (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)
Off to a slowish start, but there's plenty of time to go yet!

DC also got RAZORED, and that's a bit harsh to call it a slow start.

Round 4: 75, 10, 10, 9, 7, 4. Target: 554.

C1: 554. 75 x 7 + (10 + 10 + 9) (10)
C2: 212?
Score: 21–18 (max 41)
Sorry, Mike, but I can't read your handwriting!

I can easily! The 212 refers to the distribution of small numbers on the board. C2 declared 0.

Round 7: B U K S O Y A M G

C1: BUOYS (5)
C2: SOYA (4)
OT: BAYOUS (6) GUMBOS (6)
Score: 33–31 (max 60)
Now this round was TEASING!

DC got GUMBOS in this one.

Round 9: L O V T E N N I S

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say INSOLVENT which is correct.
Score: 43–36 (max 80)

Actually 2.25 seconds, but you're new so I'll let you off, since not everyone else does the fractions either.
You always seem to do at least 5 mistakes with everything you do, Robert.
I hope this inconsistency can be eradicated. Maybe you should watch more tennis and less F1.
You need to improve to become anywhere near recapping material.

[Robert Baxter]

You always seem to do at least 5 mistakes with everything you do, Robert.

OK, 4 mistakes is the target, then.

But I am doing 23 May 01.

[Charlie Reams]

Can you fix all these errors please, Robert?