Celebrity Countdown recap for Tuesday 7 January 2020.
C1: Stuart Maconie. A radio DJ and television presenter, writer, journalist, and critic originally from Whiston, Lancashire.
C2: James O'Brien. A radio presenter and podcaster originally from Hackney, Greater London.
DC: Susie Dent and Rufus Hound.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: U M N E R I S A T
R02: 8, 9, 7, 3, 2, 5. Target: 671.
R03: C R A B T O A D S (conundrum)
TTT: MACONIED - "He's got to be having a laugh, surely?"
R04: P R C O I E T N O
R05: Y E N T A I S B U
R06: 75, 2, 6, 8, 7, 6. Target: 414.
TTT: SEESWIRL - "There are no cables involved with this set at all."
R07: R A W T I P O N X
R08: G S N E O A R S I
R09: 50, 4, 4, 3, 6, 2. Target: 738.
TTT: HEARRADIO - "You'll never hear our celebrities spouting this verbal nonsense on the radio."
R10: B S D E O U L M E
R11: N A F M E I R U D
R12: S G A E T W L O T
R13: 25, 75, 4, 6, 2, 3. Target: 306.
R14: Q U E E N R Y F C (conundrum)
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Round 1: U M N E R I S A T
Stuart: REMAINS (7)
James: MINSTER (7)
DC: RAIMENTS (8) ANEURISM (8) RUMINATES (18) ANTISERUM (18)
OT: MISAUNTER (18) RUMANITES (18)
Score: 7–7 (max 18)
Rachel's Numbers Tips: Rachel gives out some numbers tips including showing how to do tricky 6 small numbers games, and a great trick to work out if a number is divisible by 11.
Round 2: 8, 9, 7, 3, 2, 5. Target: 671.
Stuart: -
James: 671. (8 + 3) x ((9 x 7) - 2) (10)
Score: 7–17 (max 28)
Round 3: C R A B T O A D S
No one buzzes. The answer was BROADCAST.
Score: 7–17 (max 38)
Teatime teaser: MACONIED -> COMEDIAN
Nick chats to Stuart about his transition from journalism at the NME to radio broadcasting.
Round 4: P R C O I E T N O
Stuart: misdeclared 6
James: CORNET (6)
DC: OPTION (6) PORTION (7) POINTER (7) PROTEIN (7) ENTROPIC (8)
OT: ECTROPION (18) NEOTROPIC (18)
Score: 7–23 (max 56)
Round 5: Y E N T A I S B U
Stuart: YENS (4)
James: BUYS (4)
DC: BUSTY (5) AUNTIES (7)
OT: SUBITANE (8)
Score: 11–27 (max 64)
Round 6: 75, 2, 6, 8, 7, 6. Target: 414.
Stuart: 411. Mistake in working.
James: 414. ((8 - 2) x 75) - (6 x 6) (10)
Score: 11–37 (max 74)
Rufus does a poem about misjudging the mood.
Teatime teaser: SEESWIRL -> WIRELESS
Nick chats to James about the time he was involved in selling a white suit to the then-Prime Minister John Major, whilst he worked as a tailor.
Round 7: R A W T I P O N X
Stuart: portion
James: RATION (6)
DC: PRION (5)
OT: WAITRON (7)
Score: 11–43 (max 81)
Round 8: G S N E O A R S I
Stuart: SINGERS (7)
James: GASSIER (7)
DC: SOARING (7) ORGANISES (18)
OT: AGONISERS (18)
Score: 18–50 (max 99)
Round 9: 50, 4, 4, 3, 6, 2. Target: 738.
Stuart: -
James: 746. ((4 + 6 + 3 + 2) x 50) - 4 (5)
RR: 738. (((50 x 2) + 6) x (4 + 3)) - 4 (10)
Score: 18–55 (max 109)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "bastard" and "batman".
Teatime teaser: HEARRADIO -> DIARRHOEA
Round 10: B S D E O U L M E
Stuart: MOULDS (6)
James: MOULDS (6)
DC: MODULES (7) DOUBLES (7)
OT: DUELSOME (8)
Score: 24–61 (max 117)
Round 11: N A F M E I R U D
Stuart: UNFARMED (8)
James: FRAMED (6)
DC: MAUNDER (7) UNFRAMED (8)
OT: MUDARINE (8) MURAENID (8)
Score: 32–67 (max 125)
Round 12: S G A E T W L O T
Stuart: WATTLES (7)
James: GLOWS (5)
OT: GELATOS (7) GESTALT (7) LEGATOS (7) LOWAGES (7) STOWAGE (7) TOWAGES (7)
Score: 39–72 (max 132)
Rufus also talks about his Radio 4 show My Teenage Diary, and in particular when Sheila Hancock appeared on it.
Round 13: 25, 75, 4, 6, 2, 3. Target: 306.
Stuart: 306. (75 x 4) + 6 (10)
James: 306. (75 x 4) + 6 (10)
Score: 49–82 (max 142)
Round 14: Q U E E N R Y F C
Stuart buzzes on 3 seconds to say FREQUENCY which is correct.
Final Score: 59–82 (max 152)
Statistics Corner
Stuart:
Total score - 59
Actual score - 59
Total % of max - 39
Actual % of max - 39
Total average score per round - 4.2
Actual average score per round - 4.2
Number of maxes - 4
James:
Total score - 82
Actual score - 71
Total % of max - 54
Actual % of max - 47
Total average score per round - 5.9
Actual average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 3
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=-51