Wednesday 16th February 2022 (Series 85, Preliminary 33)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 16 February 2022.

C1: Champion Jacob Kearney (1 win, 76 points.) A data engineer in cyber security from North London.
C2: Challenger Keith Hennigan. A university partnership manager from Oxford, but he's originally from Ireland.
DC: Susie Dent and Elaine Paige.
AMI: Anne-Marie Imafidon.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R T P M E O I U A
R02: S D E I N T A A L
R03: 25, 50, 100, 75, 10, 6. Target: 667.
TTT: GILLFINS - "It's nicer to have these in a pie than in your teeth."
R04: I A E R F P A E C
R05: N T W S O E O I O
R06: 6, 8, 1, 7, 6, 1. Target: 652.
R07: D B G R E U E I A
R08: M T A O I N C S E
R09: 75, 25, 100, 50, 6, 2. Target: 556.
TTT: QUEENPAT - "In France, this game might make you throw up."
R10: R H N E O A K O V
R11: P G D S E I O R E
R12: N Z I O U M A L R
R13: T H N S A E O B R
R14: 50, 1, 6, 9, 10, 5. Target: 350.
R15: D E E P C R E S T (conundrum)


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Round 1: R T P M E O I U A

Jacob: EMPORIA (7)
Keith: MOPIER (6)
DC: TEMPURA (7)
OT: OPIUMATE (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: S D E I N T A A L

Jacob: DETAINS (7)
Keith: DETAINS (7)
DC: DENTAL (6) SALINATED (18)
Score: 14–7 (max 26)

Round 3: 25, 50, 100, 75, 10, 6. Target: 667.

Jacob: 667. (6 x 100) + 75 - 10 + (50 / 25) (10)
Keith: 667. (6 x 100) + 75 - 10 + (50 / 25) (10)
Score: 24–17 (max 36)

Teatime teaser: GILLFINS -> FILLINGS

Round 4: I A E R F P A E C

Jacob: PREFACE (7)
Keith: CARAFE (6)
DC: PACIER (6)
Score: 31–17 (max 43)

Round 5: N T W S O E O I O

Jacob: TOWNIES (7)
Keith: TOWNIES (7)
DC: SWOON (5) TWOONIES (8)
Score: 38–24 (max 51)

Round 6: 6, 8, 1, 7, 6, 1. Target: 652.

Jacob: -
Keith: -
AMI: 650. (7)
OT: 650. ((8 x 6) + 1 + 1) x (7 + 6) (7)
Score: 38–24 (max 58)

Elaine talks about her first musical appearance in The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd, and how she changed her surname to Paige.

Round 7: D B G R E U E I A

Jacob: BADGER (6)
Keith: BRIGADE (7)
DC: ABRIDGE (7) AUBERGE (7)
OT: BEDEGUAR (8)
Score: 38–31 (max 66)

Round 8: M T A O I N C S E

Jacob: cesation
Keith: SEMANTIC (8)
DC: MACONITES (18)
OT: ENCOMIAST (18)
Score: 38–39 (max 84)

Round 9: 75, 25, 100, 50, 6, 2. Target: 556.

Jacob: 556. (100 x 6) - 50 + ((75 / 25) x 2) (10)
Keith: 557.
Score: 48–39 (max 94)

Teatime teaser: QUEENPAT -> PETANQUE

Round 10: R H N E O A K O V

Jacob: HOOKER (6)
Keith: HOOKER (6)
OT: HAVENOR (7)
Score: 54–45 (max 101)

Round 11: P G D S E I O R E

Jacob: PRESIDE (7)
Keith: DIRGES (6)
DC: PORGIES (7) EPISODE (7)
OT: PEROGIES (8)
Score: 61–45 (max 109)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "blow that for a game of soldiers".

Round 12: N Z I O U M A L R

Jacob: MORAL (5)
Keith: LAIR (4)
DC: UNMORAL (7)
OT: AROLIUM (7) ILMORAN (7) MAINOUR (7) MARLION (7) RUMINAL (7)
Score: 66–45 (max 116)

Round 13: T H N S A E O B R

Jacob: BATHERS (7)
Keith: BOATERS (7)
DC: BARONETS (8)
Score: 73–52 (max 124)

Round 14: 50, 1, 6, 9, 10, 5. Target: 350.

Jacob: 350. (6 + 1) x 50 (10)
Keith: 350. (6 + 1) x 50 (10)
Score: 83–62 (max 134)

Round 15: D E E P C R E S T

Jacob buzzes on 29.5 seconds to say DECEPTERS which is incorrect.
Keith does not buzz.
The answer was RESPECTED.
Final Score: 83–62 (max 144)

Statistics Corner

Jacob:
Total score - 83
Raw score - 89
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 5.5
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 4

Keith:
Total score - 62
Raw score - 91
Total % of max - 43
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 4.1
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 2

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