Countdown recap for Thursday 25 March 2021.
C1: Champion Luke Boynton (4 wins, 535 points.) A senior finance manager from Birmingham.
C2: Challenger John Lorimer-George. A teacher from Minehead, Somerset. He used to be a self-employed fishmonger, but gave it up once he had a kid.
DC: Susie Dent and Konnie Huq.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: S P N A I E O R T
R02: U I Y G A S H M E
R03: 25, 50, 100, 75, 4, 5. Target: 719.
TTT: VEINGRIT - "A stimulating conversation about steel pins."
R04: C S O G U R M E I
R05: T F S A O E I W V
R06: 25, 8, 4, 6, 2, 8. Target: 926.
R07: B F L U A I O P S
R08: R D T E O I N G E
R09: 50, 9, 1, 9, 8, 4. Target: 864.
TTT: CURESONG - "You get your money for nothing when in dire straits."
R10: D C L A O U M R E
R11: S H T I A O E D N
R12: K D J U A N O P E
R13: S W R I A E G U C
R14: 9, 5, 2, 3, 3, 6. Target: 210.
R15: G I A N T H E R B (conundrum)
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Round 1: S P N A I E O R T
Luke: PATRONISE (18)
John: PORNIEST (8)
OT: ISOPTERAN (18)
Score: 18–0 (max 18)
Round 2: U I Y G A S H M E
Luke: MESHUGA (7)
John: AMUSE (5)
OT: MAGUEYS (7)
Score: 25–0 (max 25)
Round 3: 25, 50, 100, 75, 4, 5. Target: 719.
Luke: 720. (100 + 75 + 5) x 4 (7)
John: 721.
OT: 719. ((((100 x 5) - 4) x 75) / 50) - 25 (10)
Score: 32–0 (max 35)
Teatime teaser: VEINGRIT -> RIVETING
Round 4: C S O G U R M E I
Luke: MORGUES (7)
John: corgies
DC: CORGIS (6) SCOURGE (7) MOUSIER (7)
OT: MORGIES (7) MURICES (7) OECIUMS (7) OGREISM (7) ROUEISM (7)
Score: 39–0 (max 42)
Round 5: T F S A O E I W V
Luke: WAVIEST (7)
John: WAVIEST (7)
DC: FIESTA (6)
Score: 46–7 (max 49)
Round 6: 25, 8, 4, 6, 2, 8. Target: 926.
Luke: 924. (8 - 2) x ((25 x 6) + 4) (7)
John: 936.
RR: 926. (((8 x 4) + 8) x (25 - 2)) + 6 (10)
Score: 53–7 (max 59)
Konnie talks about her 10 years presenting Blue Peter.
Round 7: B F L U A I O P S
Luke: FIBULAS (7)
John: FLOPS (5)
OT: SUBFOLIA (8)
Score: 60–7 (max 67)
Round 8: R D T E O I N G E
Luke: REDINGOTE (18)
John: grinted
Score: 78–7 (max 85)
Round 9: 50, 9, 1, 9, 8, 4. Target: 864.
Luke: 864. (((9 - 8 + 1) x 50) - 4) x 9 (10)
John: 862.
Score: 88–7 (max 95)
Teatime teaser: CURESONG -> SCROUNGE
Round 10: D C L A O U M R E
Luke: CLAMOURED (18)
John: REMOULD (7)
Score: 106–7 (max 113)
Round 11: S H T I A O E D N
Luke: ADHESION (8)
John: HANDIEST (8)
DC: HEDONIST (8) SEDATION (8)
Score: 114–15 (max 121)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "contract".
Round 12: K D J U A N O P E
Luke: PADOUK (6)
John: unpoked
DC: PUNKED (6)
OT: UNOAKED (7)
Score: 120–15 (max 128)
Round 13: S W R I A E G U C
Luke: EARWIGS (7)
John: gausier
DC: SAUCIER (7)
OT: AGEUSIC (7)
Score: 127–15 (max 135)
Round 14: 9, 5, 2, 3, 3, 6. Target: 210.
Luke: 210. ((9 x 5) - 3) x (6 - (3 - 2)) (10)
John: 210. ((6 x 3) + 3) x 5 x 2 (10)
Score: 137–25 (max 145)
Round 15: G I A N T H E R B
John buzzes on 4.5 seconds to say REBATHING which is incorrect.
Luke buzzes on 4.75 seconds to say BREATHING which is correct.
Final Score: 147–25 (max 155)
This is getting silly now 138, 141, 136, 120, 147
Statistics Corner
Luke:
Total score - 147
Raw score - 147
Total % of max - 95
Raw % of max - 95
Total average score per round - 9.8
Raw average score per round - 9.8
Number of maxes - 11
John:
Total score - 25
Raw score - 69
Total % of max - 16
Raw % of max - 45
Total average score per round - 1.7
Raw average score per round - 4.6
Number of maxes - 3
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Thursday 25th March 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 59)
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