Monday 11th May 2015 (series 72, prelim 80)

[Andy McGurn]

Countdown recap for Monday 11 May 2015.

C1: Champion David Pooley (1 win, 105 points)
C2: Challenger Erik Cornish.
DC: Susie Dent and Chris Hollins.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S R T E U E Z G T
R02: H S T A I E P R A
R03: 4, 10, 100, 50, 25, 75. Target: 738.
TTT: DANLIKES - "Dan likes to eat these dumplings"
R04: F S N E O E G Y A
R05: R T K I A E D L V
R06: 10, 9, 2, 1, 7, 25. Target: 187.
R07: B D T I A O X C E
R08: G N L I E A T L R
R09: 2, 1, 25, 100, 50, 75. Target: 526.
TTT: IMAGEURN - "try to image this flower in an urn"
R10: P B R I O U F T A
R11: L C S I E O P R I
R12: D V C O A O I G N
R13: S W P O E A N J S
R14: 10, 3, 3, 6, 2, 50. Target: 666.
R15: S T E M S H O O T (conundrum)


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Round 1: S R T E U E Z G T

David: GUTTERS (7)
Erik: STREET (6)
DC: GESTURE (7) GETTERS (7)
OT: GUTZERS (7) TRUSTEE (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: H S T A I E P R A

David: HARPIES (7)
Erik: TRAIPSE (7)
DC: PARASITE (8)
OT: ASPIRATE (8) HETAIRAS (8) SEPTARIA (8)
Score: 14–7 (max 15)

Round 3: 4, 10, 100, 50, 25, 75. Target: 738.

David: 738. Mistake in working.
Erik: 742. (75*10)-((50/25)*4) (7)
RR: 738. ((100+75+10)*4)-2 (10)
Score: 14–14 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: DANLIKES -> KNAIDELS

Round 4: F S N E O E G Y A

David: FANGS (5)
Erik: GENES (5)
DC: NOSEGAY (7)
Score: 19–19 (max 32)

Round 5: R T K I A E D L V

David: TRAILED (7)
Erik: KILTED (6)
OT: TALKIER (7)
Score: 26–19 (max 39)

Round 6: 10, 9, 2, 1, 7, 25. Target: 187.

David: 187. (7*25)+10+2 (10)
Erik: 187. (7*25)+9+2+1 (10)
Score: 36–29 (max 49)

Round 7: B D T I A O X C E

David: EXOTIC (6)
Erik: BODICE (6)
DC: EXOTICA (7)
OT: ICEBOAT (7) OXIDATE (7)
Score: 42–35 (max 56)

Round 8: G N L I E A T L R

David: ALTERING (8)
Erik: relating - declared as a nine
DC: INTEGRAL (8) ALERTING (8)
OT: RELATING (8) TANGLIER (8) TRIANGLE (8)
Score: 50–35 (max 64)

Round 9: 2, 1, 25, 100, 50, 75. Target: 526.

David: 526. ((75-50)*25)-100+1 (10)
Erik: 525.
Score: 60–35 (max 74)

Teatime teaser: IMAGEURN -> GERANIUM

Round 10: P B R I O U F T A

David: PROFIT (6)
Erik: ABOUT (5)
DC: ABRUPT (6)
OT: PROBIT (6) RUBATI (6) RUBATO (6) UTOPIA (6)
Score: 66–35 (max 80)

Round 11: L C S I E O P R I

David: POLICIES (8)
Erik: POLICIES (8)
DC: POLICIERS (18)
Score: 74–43 (max 98)

Round 12: D V C O A O I G N

David: CODING (6)
Erik: CODING (6)
DC: COOING (6)
OT: ANODIC (6) CAVING (6) CONOID (6) COVING (6) GANOID (6) GOONDA (6)
Score: 80–49 (max 104)

Round 13: S W P O E A N J S

David: SPAWNS (6)
Erik: WEAPONS (7)
Score: 80–56 (max 111)

Round 14: 10, 3, 3, 6, 2, 50. Target: 666.

David: 663.
Erik: 666. ((10+3)*50)+(6*3)-2 (10)
Score: 80–66 (max 121)

Round 15: S T E M S H O O T

No one buzzes. The answer was SMOOTHEST.
Final Score: 80–66 (max 131)


Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=72