Will they be staking a claim for a finals spot further down the line..........
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Countdown recap for Wednesday 30 October 2013.
C1: Challenger Anne James. An 85-year-old retired history lecturer from Winchester, Hampshire. She enjoys writing poems and hymns, and her favourite book is the Oxford History of Verse.
C2: Challenger Joe Branker. A 19-year-old student from Blackpool, Lancashire. He used to work in a fish and chip shop which was voted the best in the country.
DC: Susie Dent and Mark Foster.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: T S G L A E A E H
R02: A O A N S T U A Y
R03: 50, 5, 6, 8, 4, 3. Target: 131.
TTT: HISMODEL - "Smash his model aeroplane to pieces"
R04: S T W E O I L F O
R05: S L T R E I E D A
R06: 100, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10. Target: 810.
R07: S X R P O U O E T
R08: I E U P N G D E J
R09: 50, 6, 5, 8, 3, 9. Target: 713.
TTT: SOUNDJAR - "Takes a break and comes back in a few minutes"
R10: A T E C R S V I M
R11: R D T G I A O A T
R12: G S H O E M D U Q
R13: B M R N E O I E C
R14: 75, 9, 6, 2, 6, 4. Target: 328.
R15: V A N P E R S I O (conundrum)
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Round 1: T S G L A E A E H
C1: HASTE (5)
C2: STEAL (5)
DC: AGLETS (6) LEGATES (7)
OT: EAGLETS (7)
Score: 5–5 (max 7)
A slow start by our contestants today, but DC get off to a brilliant start with a 6 and a 7 (although they could've add the other E to their 6 to get the other 7 available........
)Round 2: A O A N S T U A Y
C1: outsay
C2: NASTY (5)
DC: SATAY (5) AUNTS (5) SAUNA (5) SONATA (6)
OT: SUNYATA (7)
Score: 5–10 (max 14)
Anne tries a risky 6, which isn't there unfortunately, and not even DC can spot the darrenic 7 this time.............
In Buddhist philosophy, SUNYATA is the voidness that constitutes ultimate reality; sunyata is seen not as a negation of existence but rather as the undifferentiation out of which all apparent entities, distinctions, and dualities arise.
Round 3: 50, 5, 6, 8, 4, 3. Target: 131.
C1: 131. (3 x 50) - ((6 x 4) - 5) (10)
C2: 130.
Score: 15–10 (max 24)
A nice low target for the target, but it proves too tricky for Joe, and Anne's 5 point deficit has now turned into a 5 point lead.
Teatime teaser: HISMODEL -> DEMOLISH
Round 4: S T W E O I L F O
C1: LOWEST (6)
C2: wooliest
DC: FOOTLES (7)
OT: FLOOSIE (7) FOLIOSE (7) FOOTSIE (7) OOFIEST (7) OOLITES (7) OSTIOLE (7) STOOLIE (7) WITLOOF (7)
Score: 21–10 (max 31)
Another unlucky guess, this time by Joe, as you need a 2nd L for WOOLLIEST................
FOLIOSE is an adjective meaning having a leaflike thallus loosely attached to a surface, as certain lichens.
An OOLITE (or EGG STONE) is a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
An OSTIOLE is a small opening or pore, especially in the fruiting body of a fungus.
A STOOLIE (or STOOL PIGEON) is a person employed or acting as a decoy or informer, especially for the police.
A WITLOOF is a widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched.
Round 5: S L T R E I E D A
C1: LARDIEST (8)
C2: DETAILS (7)
DC: READIEST (8) STEADIER (8) REALISED (8)
OT: ATELIERS (8) EARLIEST (8) RELISTED (8) RETAILED (8) SERIATED (8) SIDEREAL (8) TREADLES (8)
Score: 29–10 (max 39)
Loadsa loadsa 8's (I must admit I was certain I was missing an obvious 9 there..........), but Joe can't see one, so Anne extends her lead further.
An ATELIER is a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
Round 6: 100, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10. Target: 810.
C1: 810. ((5 + 4) x 100) - (9 x 10) (10)
C2: 810. ((5 + 3) x 100) + 10 (10)
Score: 39–20 (max 49)
2 different ways to get 810, but 2 lots of 10 points.
Mark talks about his work in maintaining the Olympic legacy through the charity, SwimBritain.
Round 7: S X R P O U O E T
C1: POUTERS (7)
C2: POUTERS (7)
OT: EXPORTS (7) PETROUS (7) POOREST (7) POSTURE (7) PROTEUS (7) SPOUTER (7) TROUPES (7) UPROOTS (7)
Score: 46–27 (max 56)
Plenty of 7's around in this flat round.
PETROUS is an adjective meaning noting or pertaining to the hard dense portion of the temporal bone, containing the internal auditory organs.
A PROTEUS is a person or thing that readily changes appearance, character, principles, etc.
Round 8: I E U P N G D E J
C1: DEEP (4)
C2: PEEING (6)
DC: DUPING (6) PINGED (6)
OT: DENGUE (6) GUINEP (6) PEINED (6) UNIPED (6)
Score: 46–33 (max 62)
Joe's rude 6 isn't really that rude, but its got him back in with a shout, with Anne struggling in the deep.
Round 9: 50, 6, 5, 8, 3, 9. Target: 713.
C1: -
C2: 714. ((9 + 5) x 50) + 8 + 6 (7)
RR: 713. (((50 x 3) - 8) x 5) + 9 - 6 (10)
Score: 46–40 (max 72)
A tricky little one large again, and while Anne completely blanks out, Joe's one away sees him cut the gap down to 6 points, while Rachel solves it, like we've come to expect her to do.
Teatime teaser: SOUNDJAR -> ADJOURNS
Round 10: A T E C R S V I M
C1: CATERS (6)
C2: MATERS (6)
DC: STRIVE (6) MATIER (6) RACIEST (7)
OT: MATRICES (8)
Score: 52–46 (max 80)
A pair of 6's for the contestants, but DC only find one 7, and shockingly miss the darrenic 8
Round 11: R D T G I A O A T
C1: ADROIT (6)
C2: TRIAD (5)
DC: AGITATOR (8)
Score: 58–46 (max 88)
Anne's lead is doubled thanks to her ADROIT offering, but DC make up for missing MATRICES by hitting the jackpot with their AGITATOR.
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about Oxford Dictionary Online, which in case you haven't read, will be the show's new dictionary from the next series in January.
Round 12: G S H O E M D U Q
C1: HOMES (5)
C2: MOSHED (6)
DC: GUMSHOE (7)
OT: SOUGHED (7)
Score: 58–52 (max 95)
But, Joe immediately negates that 6 with one of his own. A very nice 7 spotted by DC too.
Round 13: B M R N E O I E C
C1: INCOMER (7)
C2: BROMINE (7)
DC: RECOMBINE (18)
Score: 65–59 (max 113)
Two very nice 7's, but full marks to DC for spotting the 9 last seen on the début show of the Series 65 champion. Wonder whatever happened to him
Round 14: 75, 9, 6, 2, 6, 4. Target: 328.
C1: 330.
C2: 327. (75 x 4) + (6 x 6) - 9 (7)
RR: 328. (9 - 2 + 75) x 4 (10)
Score: 65–66 (max 123)
Another interesting turn of events, as Joe takes the lead again with his 1 away, meaning we have a crucial conundrum.
Round 15: V A N P E R S I O
C2 buzzes on 5.5 seconds to say RESPONSIVE which is incorrect.
C1 buzzes on 16.75 seconds to say PERVERSION which is incorrect.
The answer was PERVASION.
Final Score: 65–66 (max 133)
WOAH! WOAH!! WOAH!!! It's a double negative, but it's a positive for Joe, as he wins by a point, although I bet his heart was in his mouth, when Anne buzzed in with her answer.
So, Joe, after being behind for the majority of the match manages to make a minor miracle in coming back from the dead to win by a single point, but I think he might need to up his game tomorrow when he takes on the Apterite, Alan Young.
I'll be back with that tomorrow, so until then, bye bye.
Statistics Corner
Anne:
Total score - 65
Raw score - 81
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 4
Joe:
Total score - 66
Raw score - 85
Total % of max - 50
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 3
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=69
