Wednesday 19th January 2022 (Series 85, Preliminary 13)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 19 January 2022.

C1: Champion Dan Hall (3 wins, 255 points.) A teacher from Coventry, but is originally from Crawley, West Sussex.
C2: Challenger Darren Tomkins. A payroll administrator from Fife.
DC: Susie Dent and Beth Rigby.
AMI: Anne-Marie Imafidon.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: F C N I A R U T E
R02: S L R O E G T E D
R03: 100, 3, 2, 4, 7, 1. Target: 366.
TTT: COATDIRT - "Richard the vegetable ruled with absolute power."
R04: S N R A E M S I W
R05: D F T U I O B N E
R06: 25, 100, 2, 4, 8, 7. Target: 592.
R07: L D V E A S C A A
R08: N Q R I O S C E N
R09: 50, 2, 2, 3, 9, 5. Target: 948.
TTT: HADANICE - "They had a nice time staying here while visiting Spain."
R10: G L R O E T L A P
R11: G D T E U H E M A
R12: P T S A I D P A V
R13: N M R U I L O P I
R14: 25, 6, 4, 5, 4, 8. Target: 418.
R15: R E N T S T O G S (conundrum)


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Round 1: F C N I A R U T E

Dan: FANCIER (7)
Darren: CURTAIN (7)
DC: CERTAIN (7)
OT: CENTAUR (7) CUNTIER (7) FACTURE (7) FAINTER (7) FRANTIC (7) FURCATE (7) FURNACE (7) INFARCT (7) INFRACT (7) NACRITE (7) NECTRIA (7) RINCEAU (7) RUINATE (7) TACRINE (7) TAURINE (7) TUNICAE (7) UNCRATE (7) UNIFACE (7) URANITE (7) URINATE (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: S L R O E G T E D

Dan: STORED (6)
Darren: RESTED (6)
DC: LEDGERS (7) LODGERS (7) OLDSTER (7)
OT: GELDERTS (8) RELODGES (8)
Score: 13–13 (max 15)

Round 3: 100, 3, 2, 4, 7, 1. Target: 366.

Dan: -
Darren: 367. ((((2 + 1) x 7) + 100) x 3) + 4 (7)
AMI: 366. (((7 - 1) x 4) - 2 + 100) x 3 (10)
Score: 13–20 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: COATDIRT -> DICTATOR

Round 4: S N R A E M S I W

Dan: WARINESS (8)
Darren: WIREMAN (7)
DC: WARMNESS (8) SEMINARS (8)
OT: MISANSWER (18)
Score: 21–20 (max 43)

Round 5: D F T U I O B N E

Dan: OUTBID (6)
Darren: outfind
DC: FONDUE (6)
OT: FODIENT (7) FUNDIET (7)
Score: 27–20 (max 50)

Round 6: 25, 100, 2, 4, 8, 7. Target: 592.

Dan: 592. ((4 + 2) x 100) - 8 (10)
Darren: 592. ((4 + 2) x 100) - 8 (10)
Score: 37–30 (max 60)

Beth talks about how she rose from studying at a grammar school in Berkshire to becoming Sky's political editor.

Round 7: L D V E A S C A A

Dan: LEADS (5)
Darren: SCALED (6)
DC: CALVES (6) escalade
OT: ALCEAS (6) ALDEAS (6) CALVED (6) CLADES (6) CLAVES (6) DECALS (6) SALADE (6) SALVED (6) SLAVED (6)
Score: 37–36 (max 66)

Round 8: N Q R I O S C E N

Dan: sconner
Darren: COINERS (7)
OT: CONNIES (7) CRONIES (7) NEONICS (7) RECOINS (7) RINCONS (7)
Score: 37–43 (max 73)

Round 9: 50, 2, 2, 3, 9, 5. Target: 948.

Dan: 948. ((9 + 5 + 3 + 2) x 50) - 2 (10)
Darren: 948. (((5 x 2) + 9) x 50) - 2 (10)
Score: 47–53 (max 83)

Teatime teaser: HADANICE -> HACIENDA

Round 10: G L R O E T L A P

Dan: PORTAGE (7)
Darren: TALLER (6)
DC: GALLOPER (8) POTAGER (7) PERGOLA (7)
Score: 54–53 (max 91)

Round 11: G D T E U H E M A

Dan: HEDGE (5)
Darren: HEATED (6)
DC: THEMED (6)
OT: GAMETE (6) MAEGTH (6) MEATED (6) METAGE (6) METHEG (6) MUTAGE (6) TEAMED (6)
Score: 54–59 (max 97)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "mandarin" and "tangerine".

Round 12: P T S A I D P A V

Dan: ADAPTS (6)
Darren: PASTA (5)
DC: STADIA (6)
OT: DAVITS (6) PAPADS (6) PAPIST (6) PATIAS (6) SATIVA (6) TAPPAS (6)
Score: 60–59 (max 103)

Round 13: N M R U I L O P I

Dan: LIMP (4)
Darren: IRON (4)
DC: PURLOIN (7)
OT: PRIMULIN (8)
Score: 64–63 (max 111)

Round 14: 25, 6, 4, 5, 4, 8. Target: 418.

Dan: 419.
Darren: 418. (((4 x 25) + 5) x 4) - (8 - 6) (10)
Score: 64–73 (max 121)

Round 15: R E N T S T O G S

Dan buzzes on 16 seconds to say STRONGEST which is correct.
Final Score: 74–73 (max 131)

Statistics Corner

Dan:
Total score - 74
Raw score - 91
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 5

Darren:
Total score - 73
Raw score - 91
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 7

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=85