Countdown recap for Friday 20 May 2022.
C1: Champion Ryan Carlsen (7 wins, 688 points.) An transaction reporter for an investment bank from Glasgow.
C2: Challenger William Kennedy. A primary school janitor from Glasgow.
DC: Susie Dent and Nicki Chapman.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: D W N T A U A I R
R02: G D R E I M L O T
R03: 25, 5, 3, 2, 4, 7. Target: 391.
TTT: DEAFBECK - "Information from the public about the guitar noises."
R04: H T U I N M O A R
R05: A U O L S D S E B
R06: 50, 10, 5, 8, 2, 9. Target: 600.
R07: T M C T U A E P T
R08: I S L T O R G I O
R09: 7, 4, 3, 6, 1, 8. Target: 178.
TTT: TESTMARS - "Its grown tired of putting up with all your lies."
R10: D S A E M S E L N
R11: T L F D A I A O E
R12: P S R I E A W T E
R13: Y P H C A E U S D
R14: 8, 4, 10, 5, 1, 6. Target: 763.
R15: E U R O S N O R E (conundrum)
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Round 1: D W N T A U A I R
Ryan: WITARNA (7)
William: TRAIN (5)
DC: UNITARD (7)
OT: DATURIA (7) INTRADA (7) RADIANT (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)
Round 2: G D R E I M L O T
Ryan: MOTLIER (7)
William: merlot
DC: GLORIED (7) GODLIER (7) GOITRED (7)
OT: GILDERT (7) GIRLDOM (7) GOLDITE (7) RIDGLET (7) RIGOLET (7) TOMGIRL (7)
Score: 14–0 (max 14)
Round 3: 25, 5, 3, 2, 4, 7. Target: 391.
Ryan: -
William: 390. (3 x 5 x 25) + (4 x 2) + 7 (7)
RR: 391. ((25 + 3) x 2 x 7) - (5 - 4) (10)
Score: 14–7 (max 24)
Teatime teaser: DEAFBECK -> FEEDBACK
Round 4: H T U I N M O A R
Ryan: RAINOUT (7)
William: minotar
DC: minotaur TINAMOU (7) MANITOU (7) THORIUM (7)
OT: MAINOUR (7) NATRIUM (7) ORTHIAN (7) ROMAUNT (7)
Score: 21–7 (max 31)
Round 5: A U O L S D S E B
Ryan: dousable
William: DOUBLES (7)
DC: BUSLOADS (8) BLOUSED (7) LASSOED (7)
Score: 21–14 (max 39)
Round 6: 50, 10, 5, 8, 2, 9. Target: 600.
Ryan: 600. (10 + 2) x 50 (10)
William: 600. (8 + 2 + 50) x 10 (10)
Score: 31–24 (max 49)
Nicki talks about how the music business has changed, since she was a publicist in the music industry.
Round 7: T M C T U A E P T
Ryan: MUTATE (6)
William: MUTATE (6)
DC: ATTEMPT (7) TAPETUM (7)
Score: 37–30 (max 56)
Round 8: I S L T O R G I O
Ryan: STOOL (5)
William: TORSO (5)
DC: OLOGIST (7) STRIGIL (7)
Score: 42–35 (max 63)
Round 9: 7, 4, 3, 6, 1, 8. Target: 178.
Ryan: 177.
William: 178. (6 x 4 x 8) - ((3 - 1) x 7) (10)
Score: 42–45 (max 73)
Teatime teaser: TESTMARS -> MATTRESS
Round 10: D S A E M S E L N
Ryan: NAMELESS (8)
William: DAMSELS (7)
DC: SEEDSMAN (8) MALENESS (8) SALESMEN (8)
OT: LAMENESS (8) MANELESS (8)
Score: 50–45 (max 81)
Round 11: T L F D A I A O E
Ryan: FOLIATED (8)
William: FLOATED (7)
Score: 58–45 (max 89)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "creosote".
Round 12: P S R I E A W T E
Ryan: WEARIEST (8)
William: PIRATES (7)
DC: WIRETAPS (8) SWEATIER (8)
OT: PEATRIES (8)
Score: 66–45 (max 97)
Round 13: Y P H C A E U S D
Ryan: PSYCHED (7)
William: PAUSED (6)
DC: UPCASED (7)
Score: 73–45 (max 104)
Round 14: 8, 4, 10, 5, 1, 6. Target: 763.
Ryan: 760. (((8 + 4) x 6) + 5 - 1) x 10 (7)
William: -
RR: 763. (((10 x 6) - 1) x (8 + 5)) - 4 (10)
Score: 80–45 (max 114)
Round 15: E U R O S N O R E
Ryan buzzes on 10.75 seconds to say ERRONEOUS which is correct.
Final Score: 90–45 (max 124)
Well, after a little scare was on the cards, Ryan went into steamroller mode in Part 3 to secure his octochampdom, becoming the 7th octochamp of Series 85, and his octototal of 778 points puts him as the #4 seed.
With only 13 episodes left before the finals, we could still have one last octochamp..., or will the current #8 seed Craig Fawcett cling on...
Statistics Corner
Ryan:
Total score - 90
Raw score - 97
Total % of max - 73
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 6.0
Raw average score per round - 6.5
Number of maxes - 9
William:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 77
Total % of max - 36
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 3.0
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=85