Thursday 31st March 2022 (Series 85, Preliminary 64)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 31 March 2022.

C1: Champion Andy Evans (1 win, 83 points.) A church youth worker from Worthing, West Sussex.
C2: Challenger Joel Sawyer. A corporate communications manager from Bromborough, Merseyside.
DC: Susie Dent and Stephen Fry.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N R A O G L E I D
R02: S O K E T E P O W
R03: 50, 6, 10, 6, 5, 5. Target: 460.
TTT: PARDONME - "For a fresh smell, keep this in your drawers."
R04: S I R A S O T A M
R05: G P N A U E R D E
R06: 50, 75, 1, 7, 4, 10. Target: 818.
R07: C L H U D E U E N
R08: L U S I R O B E T
R09: 100, 10, 1, 10, 9, 2. Target: 338.
TTT: TESTCARD - "No addition or division, it simply takes away."
R10: N I L E G O S E R
R11: P M I D S U A I R
R12: B A H I S O F E P
R13: T N S A A O M Y I
R14: 75, 50, 9, 5, 8, 5. Target: 297.
R15: A U N T V I O L A (conundrum)


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Round 1: N R A O G L E I D

Andy: RELOADING (18)
Joel: RELOADING (18)
DC: GIRANDOLE (18)
Score: 18–18 (max 18)

Round 2: S O K E T E P O W

Andy: POKES (5)
Joel: SWEET (5)
DC: WOKEST (6) PEKOS (5)
OT: PEKOES (6) TOPEES (6) TWEEPS (6)
Score: 23–23 (max 24)

Round 3: 50, 6, 10, 6, 5, 5. Target: 460.

Andy: 460. (50 - 5 + (6 / 6)) x 10 (10)
Joel: 460. (50 - (5 - (6 - 5))) x 10 (10)
Score: 33–33 (max 34)

Teatime teaser: PARDONME -> POMANDER

Round 4: S I R A S O T A M

Andy: RATIOS (6)
Joel: STORMS (6)
DC: ARISTOS (7) AMORIST (7)
OT: AMORISTS (8)
Score: 39–39 (max 42)

Round 5: G P N A U E R D E

Andy: DERANGE (7)
Joel: UPGRADE (7)
DC: REPUGNED (8)
OT: DUNGAREE (8) UNDERAGE (8) UNGEARED (8) UNREAPED (8)
Score: 46–46 (max 50)

Round 6: 50, 75, 1, 7, 4, 10. Target: 818.

Andy: 818. ((10 + 1) x 75) - 7 (10)
Joel: -
Score: 56–46 (max 60)

Stephen talks about about his love of ties in his new book, Fry's Ties.

Round 7: C L H U D E U E N

Andy: LEECH (5)
Joel: UNDUE (5)
DC: LUNCHED (7) UNCLUED (7)
Score: 61–51 (max 67)

Round 8: L U S I R O B E T

Andy: BOILERS (7)
Joel: TROUBLES (8)
DC: blousier OUTLIERS (8)
OT: BURLIEST (8) RIBULOSE (8)
Score: 61–59 (max 75)

Round 9: 100, 10, 1, 10, 9, 2. Target: 338.

Andy: 339. ((2 + 1) x (100 + 10)) + 9 (7)
Joel: 329.
RR: 338. ((((10 + 1) x 10) + 9) x 2) + 100 (10)
Score: 68–59 (max 85)

Teatime teaser: TESTCARD -> DETRACTS

Round 10: N I L E G O S E R

Andy: LINGERS (7)
Joel: IGNORES (7)
DC: RESOLING (8) LEGIONERS (18)
Score: 75–66 (max 103)

Round 11: P M I D S U A I R

Andy: IMPAIRS (7)
Joel: RAPIDS (6)
OT: DIAPIRS (7) MARUDIS (7) MISPAID (7) MISPAIR (7) RAMIDUS (7)
Score: 82–66 (max 110)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of how the French dropped the "st" sound.

Round 12: B A H I S O F E P

Andy: febish
Joel: BISHOP (6)
DC: PHOBIAS (7)
OT: FOESHIP (7)
Score: 82–72 (max 117)

Round 13: T N S A A O M Y I

Andy: STAMINA (7)
Joel: ANATOMY (7)
DC: ANOSMIA (7)
OT: ANIMATOS (8) MAINSTAY (8)
Score: 89–79 (max 125)

Round 14: 75, 50, 9, 5, 8, 5. Target: 297.

Andy: 297. ((9 - 5) x 75) - (8 - 5) (10)
Joel: -
Score: 99–79 (max 135)

Round 15: A U N T V I O L A

Joel buzzes on 8.25 seconds to say VIOLATION which is incorrect.
Andy does not buzz.
The answer (correctly answered by Stephen) was VALUATION.
Final Score: 99–79 (max 145)

Statistics Corner

Andy:
Total score - 99
Raw score - 106
Total % of max - 68
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 6.6
Raw average score per round - 7.1
Number of maxes - 5

Joel:
Total score - 79
Raw score - 90
Total % of max - 54
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 3

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