Thursday 7th April 2022 (Series 85, Preliminary 69)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 7 April 2022.

C1: Champion Mike Canning (1 win, 107 points.) A retired insurance company worker from Devon.
C2: Challenger David Buchanan. An accounting and finance student from Glasgow.
DC: Susie Dent and John Thomson.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T M S O O E R W I
R02: S B F O E G H E A
R03: 25, 10, 4, 1, 7, 3. Target: 818.
TTT: AFINETAN - "He's got a fine tan, he lazes around all day doing nothing."
R04: S G R U A D N F E
R05: N T P A I I H C O
R06: 25, 100, 9, 9, 1, 1. Target: 643.
R07: G R L I O E T P E
R08: I O E G M O E R N
R09: 25, 4, 3, 5, 6, 2. Target: 768.
TTT: ICETAILS - "Catherine gets ridiculous about this mineral."
R10: S T P A U I D O R
R11: S M T A O I S P C
R12: L S U E U D R L E
R13: S B T O A I S M E
R14: 9, 8, 1, 2, 6, 3. Target: 307.
R15: D U D R E P O R T (conundrum)


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Round 1: T M S O O E R W I

Mike: SOOTIER (7)
David: ROOST (5)
DC: MOOT (4) MOOTERS (7) MOTORISE (8) ROOMIEST (8)
OT: MISWROTE (8) WORMIEST (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: S B F O E G H E A

Mike: SHEAF (5)
David: BEEFS (5)
DC: FOGS (4) BEFOGS (6) HOSEBAG (7)
Score: 12–5 (max 15)

Round 3: 25, 10, 4, 1, 7, 3. Target: 818.

Mike: 813. (25 x 4 x (7 + 1)) + 10 + 3 (7)
David: 813. ((7 + 1) x 4 x 25) + 10 + 3 (7)
RR: 818. ((10 + 1) x 3 x 25) - 7 (10)
Score: 19–12 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: AFINETAN -> FAINEANT

Round 4: S G R U A D N F E

Mike: DANGERS (7)
David: DANGERS (7)
DC: SUGARED (7) GARDENS (7)
OT: ASUNDER (7) AUGENDS (7) DANSEUR (7) DEFANGS (7) DEFRAGS (7) DUNGERS (7) FUNDERS (7) GANDERS (7) GERUNDS (7) NADGERS (7) NUDGERS (7) REFUNDS (7) SNAFUED (7) SNARFED (7)
Score: 26–19 (max 32)

Round 5: N T P A I I H C O

Mike: CAPTION (7)
David: PATIO (5)
DC: COPITA (6) OPTICIAN (8)
OT: PHOTINIA (8)
Score: 33–19 (max 40)

Round 6: 25, 100, 9, 9, 1, 1. Target: 643.

Mike: -
David: -
RR: "2 away", but you can't get 645, so must've been 641. (7)
OT: 641. (((25 x 9) + 100) x (1 + 1)) - 9 (7)
Score: 33–19 (max 47)

John talks about his appearance of quiz shows and his stint on Coronation Street.

Round 7: G R L I O E T P E

Mike: POLITER (7)
David: GROPE (5)
OT: PERLITE (7) PETIOLE (7) PETROIL (7) POITREL (7) PROTEGE (7) REPTILE (7) RIGOLET (7)
Score: 40–19 (max 54)

Round 8: I O E G M O E R N

Mike: MOORING (7)
David: monger
DC: ROOMING (7)
OT: MEROGONE (8)
Score: 47–19 (max 62)

Round 9: 25, 4, 3, 5, 6, 2. Target: 768.

Mike: 768. (6 x 5 x 25) + ((4 + 2) x 3) (10)
David: -
Score: 57–19 (max 72)

Teatime teaser: ICETAILS -> SILICATE

Round 10: S T P A U I D O R

Mike: AUDITORS (8)
David: drapist
DC: STUPID (6) PAROTIDS (8)
OT: PARODIST (8) TOURADIS (8)
Score: 65–19 (max 80)

Round 11: S M T A O I S P C

Mike: SPASTIC (7)
David: ATOMICS (7)
OT: ACOSMIST (8) APOMICTS (8) MASSICOT (8) POTASSIC (8)
Score: 72–26 (max 88)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of the drinking toasts, "here's mud in your eye", "chin-chin" and "bottoms up".

Round 12: L S U E U D R L E

Mike: DUELLERS (8)
David: DUELLERS (8)
DC: SUEDE (5) RUELLES (7)
Score: 80–34 (max 96)

Round 13: S B T O A I S M E

Mike: toastie
David: BOASTS (6)
DC: taoism ATOMISES (8)
OT: OSMIATES (8) SOMATISE (8)
Score: 80–40 (max 104)

Round 14: 9, 8, 1, 2, 6, 3. Target: 307.

Mike: -
David: 306. ((9 + 1) x (8 + 2) x 3) + 6 (7)
RR: 307. ((((2 + 3) x 8) - 6) x 9) + 1 (10)
Score: 80–47 (max 114)

Round 15: D U D R E P O R T

No one buzzes. The answer, said by Rachel and Susie in unison, was PROTRUDED.
Final Score: 80–47 (max 124)

Statistics Corner

Mike:
Total score - 80
Raw score - 80
Total % of max - 65
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 5

David:
Total score - 47
Raw score - 62
Total % of max - 38
Raw % of max - 50
Total average score per round - 3.1
Raw average score per round - 4.1
Number of maxes - 2

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