c4countdown

Annedown CXIII and I went to Craven Cottage to watch Fulham vs Bournemouth. Not a fan of our fans telling our former manager Scott Parker to eff off.

Countdown recap for Friday 3 December 2021.

C1: Champion Stu Harkness (7 wins, 786 points.)
C2: Challenger .
DC: Susie Dent and Clare Balding.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

Oh... it looks like this episode has been pulled from the schedule due to a technical failure. Booooooooooo.

Join us on Monday for... I don't know what. A new episode? This one but delayed? A double bill at some point? A Saturday episode? Or will this get premiered on the 5am repeat? Let's wait and see.


Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=84

The 5am Repeat (which is actually on at 6:10am today) was unfortunately not this episode, but that of Episode 098 which aired on 11 November

Thank you to Fiona for having Virgin Media and thus providing the recap.

Countdown recap for Friday 3 December 2021.

C1: Champion Stu Harkness (7 wins, 786 points.)
C2: Challenger Sophie Wilcox.
DC: Susie Dent and Clare Balding.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L A N E P E I D S
R02: P E B A G O T E C
R03: 25, 8, 5, 2, 3, 7. Target: 130.
TTT: BERTLOOK - "Bert took something small to read by the river."
R04: L A N A V I P A S
R05: F O N O M E S R L
R06: 50, 75, 100, 25, 7, 4. Target: 976.
R07: N E F A R O A E L
R08: M I T U A R D A I
R09: 100, 9, 2, 6, 4, 9. Target: 415.
TTT: TOYBLOOM - "Use your head to get the answer to this."
R10: N U T D E B R U M
R11: H E S N E U T C P
R12: S O C G E I T R A
R13: N I H O D E R G T
R14: 25, 100, 50, 75, 8, 4. Target: 995.
R15: S A R C A S T I E (conundrum)


And now a brief interlude before our main feature:

SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER

Enjoy the show.

Round 1: L A N E P E I D S

Stu: PLEASED (7)
Sophie: LANES (5)
DC: PENALISED (18)
OT: PANELISED (18) PLANESIDE (18)
Score: 7–0 (max 18, jos 18)
Darren-o-meter: 0/1 (0%)

Round 2: P E B A G O T E C

Stu: GOATEE (6)
Sophie: PAGE (4)
DC: ECOTAGE (7)
OT: PEATBOG (7)
Score: 13–0 (max 25, jos 25)
Darren-o-meter: 0/2 (0%)

Round 3: 25, 8, 5, 2, 3, 7. Target: 130.

Stu: 130. (8 × 2 + 7 + 3) × 5​ (10)
Sophie: 130. 5 × 25 + 7 − 2 (10)
Score: 23–10 (max 35, jos 35)

Teatime teaser: BERTLOOK -> BROOKLET

Round 4: L A N A V I P A S

Stu: PLAINS (6)
Sophie: SALIVA (6)
OT: APLASIA (7) PANSALA (7)
Score: 29–16 (max 42, jos 41)
Darren-o-meter: 0/3 (0%)

Round 5: F O N O M E S R L

Stu: SOLEMN (6)
Sophie: FELONS (6)
DC: FLOORMEN (8)
Score: 35–22 (max 50, jos 49)
Darren-o-meter: 1/4 (25%)

Round 6: 50, 75, 100, 25, 7, 4. Target: 976.

Stu: 975. (7 + 4) × 100 − 75 − 50​ (7)
Sophie: 975. (7 + 4 + 50 ÷ 25)​ × 75 (7)
Score: 42–29 (max 57, jos 56)

Round 7: N E F A R O A E L

Stu: AERONEF (7)
Sophie: laner
DC: AREOLAE (7)
Score: 49–29 (max 64, jos 63)
Darren-o-meter: 1/5 (20%)

Round 8: M I T U A R D A I

Stu: ATRIUM (6)
Sophie: RAID (4)
OT: DATURIA (7)
Score: 55–29 (max 71, jos 69)
Darren-o-meter: 2/6 (33%)

Round 9: 100, 9, 2, 6, 4, 9. Target: 415.

Stu: 415. 4 × 100 + 9 + 6​ (10)
Sophie: 415. (100 + 6) × 4 − 9 (10)
Score: 65–39 (max 81, jos 79)

Teatime teaser: TOYBLOOM -> LOBOTOMY

Round 10: N U T D E B R U M

Stu: NUMBER (6)
Sophie: brunted
OT: UNMUTED (7)
Score: 71–39 (max 88, jos 85)
Darren-o-meter: 3/7 (43%)

Round 11: H E S N E U T C P

Stu: PUNCHES (7)
Sophie: CHESNUT (7)
OT: PENUCHES (8)
Score: 78–46 (max 96, jos 92)
Darren-o-meter: 4/8 (50%)

Round 12: S O C G E I T R A

Stu: ESCARGOT (8)
Sophie: CRATES (6)
DC: AGRESTIC (8)
OT: ORGASTIC (8)
Score: 86–46 (max 104, jos 100)
Darren-o-meter: 4/9 (44%)

Round 13: N I H O D E R G T

Stu: REDOING (7)
Sophie: HINDER (6)
DC: DEHORTING (18)
Score: 93–46 (max 122, jos 118)
Darren-o-meter: 5/10 (50%)

Round 14: 25, 100, 50, 75, 8, 4. Target: 995.

Stu: 996. (100 + 25) × 8 − 4 (7)
Sophie: 996. (100 + 25) × 8 − 4 (7)
Score: 100–53 (max 129, jos 125)

Round 15: S A R C A S T I E

No one buzzes. The answer was STAIRCASE.
Final Score: 100–53 (max 139, jos 135)

Well done Stu.


Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=84

Can confirm this episode aired in the early hours of this morning (8 December). I have made few changes on the Apterous Wiki after viewing the recording. At least Channel 4 made up for this eventually which I'm sure most of us are happy, even if it meant not watching it live