Monday 30th May 2022 (Series 85, Preliminary 106)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 30 May 2022.

C1: Champion Ian Shorthouse (5 wins, 445 points.) An orthotics technician from Crawley, but is originally from London.
C2: Challenger Will Campion. An accountant for a veterinary hospital from Banbury, Oxfordshire.
DC: Susie Dent and Robert Hardman.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N E S P C A U N D
R02: B G N Y E O I T L
R03: 25, 9, 8, 3, 4, 10. Target: 149.
TTT: TRUELADY - "The lady was true to her husband, and avoided this."
R04: S J R N E I E S A
R05: L M T O O C K I L
R06: 50, 10, 4, 9, 1, 2. Target: 678.
R07: R E O M S R A T D
R08: S G R F U A O A G
R09: 25, 75, 3, 4, 9, 2. Target: 853.
TTT: LATETURF - "I'll have a bet that you're in a state of excitement."
R10: T S N G I E U M A
R11: T O E W N R E A B
R12: D H M P E E I N A
R13: R T O R E L I P L
R14: 75, 2, 4, 3, 5, 10. Target: 625.
R15: S T I T C H T E E (conundrum)


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Round 1: N E S P C A U N D

Ian: PAUSED (6)
Will: SPANNED (7)
DC: DANCES (6) NUANCED (7)
OT: DUENNAS (7) NUANCES (7) SCANNED (7) UNCASED (7) UNPACED (7) UPCASED (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: B G N Y E O I T L

Ian: OBEYING (7)
Will: BOLTING (7)
DC: BELTING (7) IGNOBLE (7)
OT: BELYING (7) BILTONG (7) BIOGENY (7) IGNOBLY (7) LENTIGO (7) YETLING (7)
Score: 7–14 (max 14)

Round 3: 25, 9, 8, 3, 4, 10. Target: 149.

Ian: 150.
Will: 149. ((10 - 4) x 25) - (9 - 8) (10)
Score: 7–24 (max 24)

Teatime teaser: TRUELADY -> ADULTERY

Round 4: S J R N E I E S A

Ian: SARNIES (7)
Will: SNEERS (6)
DC: RAINS (5)
OT: ARNISES (7) SEINERS (7)
Score: 14–24 (max 31)

Round 5: L M T O O C K I L

Ian: LOCK (4)
Will: LOOK (4)
DC: MOOT (4) mocktail MOOLI (5)
OT: MOLLICK (7) MOLLOCK (7) TIMOLOL (7)
Score: 18–28 (max 38)

Round 6: 50, 10, 4, 9, 1, 2. Target: 678.

Ian: 676.
Will: 677. ((4 + 9) x (50 + 2)) + 1 (7)
RR: 678. (((9 x 10) + 1) x 4 x 2) - 50 (10)
Score: 18–35 (max 48)

Robert talks about how the Queen liked to travel around the world in her yacht, Britannia, and showed her sadness when it was scrapped.

Round 7: R E O M S R A T D

Ian: SMARTER (7)
Will: SMARTED (7)
DC: TSAR (4) MORTAR (6) MORTARED (8) ROADSTER (8)
OT: REARMOST (8) ROTAMERS (8)
Score: 25–42 (max 56)

Round 8: S G R F U A O A G

Ian: FROGS (5)
Will: FROGS (5)
DC: SUGAR (5) AGORAS (6)
OT: SAGUARO (7)
Score: 30–47 (max 63)

Round 9: 25, 75, 3, 4, 9, 2. Target: 853.

Ian: 853. ((9 + 2) x 75) + 25 + 3 (10)
Will: 853. ((75 - 25) x ((2 x 4) + 9)) + 3 (10)
Score: 40–57 (max 73)

Teatime teaser: LATETURF -> AFLUTTER

Round 10: T S N G I E U M A

Ian: MANGIEST (8)
Will: STEAMING (8)
DC: TSUNAMI (7) AUGMENTS (8)
OT: MEGAUNITS (18) MINUTAGES (18)
Score: 48–65 (max 91)

Round 11: T O E W N R E A B

Ian: BANTER (6)
Will: BOATER (6)
DC: BARONET (7)
OT: BANEWORT (8)
Score: 54–71 (max 99)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "auburn".

Round 12: D H M P E E I N A

Ian: MEDIAN (6)
Will: DAMPEN (6)
DC: dampened MEDINA (6) PINHEAD (7) MEHENDI (7)
OT: HEADMEN (7) PEAIMEN (7) PENAEID (7)
Score: 60–77 (max 106)

Round 13: R T O R E L I P L

Ian: POLITER (7)
Will: POLITER (7)
DC: TOILER (6) PORTLIER (8)
Score: 67–84 (max 114)

Round 14: 75, 2, 4, 3, 5, 10. Target: 625.

Ian: 624.
Will: 625. ((75 + 3) x (10 - 2)) + 5 - 4 (10)
Score: 67–94 (max 124)

Round 15: S T I T C H T E E

Ian buzzes on 11 seconds to say TETCHIEST which is correct.
Final Score: 77–94 (max 134)

Ouch, that's a bit more fatal for Ian, as he finishes on 522 points, 59 behind Craig Fawcett, but if he had won today, he would've gone above Craig to #8 on the leaderboard..., so Craig is nearly there...

Statistics Corner

Ian:
Total score - 77
Raw score - 104
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 4

Will:
Total score - 94
Raw score - 100
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 75
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 5

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