Tuesday 31st May 2022 (Series 85, Preliminary 107)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 31 May 2022.

C1: Champion Will Campion (1 win, 94 points.) An accountant for a veterinary hospital from Banbury, Oxfordshire.
C2: Challenger Adam Stewart. A senior pricing analyst at an insurance company from Ealing, Greater London.
DC: Susie Dent and Robert Hardman.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

01: R P D L U O O A N
R02: C P O A T U W O R
R03: 75, 10, 7, 1, 5, 10. Target: 215.
TTT: CAMELDUO - "You'll have to shell out for a serving of this."
R04: E E L I B S N A T
R05: R N L W O A I R E
R06: 50, 8, 6, 1, 1, 9. Target: 764.
R07: D S C S I A I R E
R08: M C D T U E A E M
R09: 50, 4, 3, 8, 2, 3. Target: 839.
TTT: STINGRIG - "Telephone the unpleasant people about a currency."
R10: A O O E D R N L P
R11: M Y N S E A E D U
R12: T F D A E I T E K
R13: M R T S I A E G N
R14: 100, 7, 9, 3, 5, 2. Target: 856.
R15: B E A N O D A N D (conundrum)


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Round 1: R P D L U O O A N

Will: PARDON (6)
Adam: ALOUD (5)
DC: LARDOON (7) NODULAR (7)
OT: PAULDRON (8) POULDRON (8)
Score: 6–0 (max 8)

Round 2: C P O A T U W O R

Will: CAPTOR (6)
Adam: proctor
DC: UPROOT (6) OUTCROP (7)
OT: TOURACO (7)
Score: 12–0 (max 15)

Round 3: 75, 10, 7, 1, 5, 10. Target: 215.

WIll: 215. ((10 - 7) x 75) - 10 (10)
Adam: 215. ((10 - 7) x 75) - 10 (10)
Score: 22–10 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: CAMELDUO -> MOUCLADE

Round 4: E E L I B S N A T

Will: LEANEST (7)
Adam: ENTAILS (7)
DC: ENABLES (7) TENABLE (7) BASELINE (8)
OT: BETAINES (8) NESTABLE (8) STILBENE (8)
Score: 29–17 (max 33)

Round 5: R N L W O A I R E

Will: NARROW (6)
Adam: LOANER (6)
DC: LEARN (5) AILERON (7) IRONWARE (8)
Score: 35–23 (max 41)

Round 6: 50, 8, 6, 1, 1, 9. Target: 764.

Will: 764. ((9 + 6) x (50 + 1)) - 1 (10)
Adam: 765.
Score: 45–23 (max 51)

Robert talks about Princesses Margaret, Anne and Diana.

Round 7: D S C S I A I R E

Will: SCARED (6)
Adam: SCARED (6)
DC: SIDECARS (8) CARDIES (7) DIARISES (8)
OT: ACIDISES (8) AIRSIDES (8)
Score: 51–29 (max 59)

Round 8: M C D T U E A E M

Will: TEAMED (6)
Adam: MUTED (5)
DC: EDUCATE (7) MUDCAT (6)
Score: 57–29 (max 66)

Round 9: 50, 4, 3, 8, 2, 3. Target: 839.

Will: 838. (((50 x 2) + 4) x 8) + 3 + 3 (7)
Adam: 836.
RR: 840. ((50 x 2) + 4 + (3 / 3)) x 8 (7)
Score: 64–29 (max 73)

Teatime teaser: STINGRIG -> RINGGITS

Round 10: A O O E D R N L P

Will: LEOPARD (7)
Adam: PAROLED (7)
DC: PEDALO (6) PADRONE (7)
OT: APRONED (7) LADRONE (7) LARDOON (7) NOODLER (7) OPERAND (7) PANDERO (7) PANDOER (7) PANDOOR (7) PANDORE (7) PANDORO (7) POADLER (7) POLARON (7) POODLER (7) PRELOAD (7)
Score: 71–36 (max 80)

Round 11: M Y N S E A E D U

Will: AMUSED (6)
Adam: SEAMEN (6)
DC: DEMEANS (7) SEEDMAN (7)
OT: DAYSMEN (7) MEDUSAE (7) MEDUSAN (7)
Score: 77–42 (max 87)

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

Round 12: T F D A E I T E K

Will: FITTED (6)
Adam: DEFEAT (6)
DC: FATTED (6)
OT: AETITE (6) DIKTAT (6) IDEATE (6) KETIDE (6) KITTED (6) TEATED (6) TIEFED (6)
Score: 83–48 (max 93)

Round 13: M R T S I A E G N

Will: STREAMING (18)
Adam: STREAMING (18)
DC: TEAMING (7) MASTERING (18)
OT: EMIGRANTS (18) REMASTING (18)
Score: 101–66 (max 111)

Round 14: 100, 7, 9, 3, 5, 2. Target: 856.

Will: 856. ((100 - 5) x 9) + 3 - 2 (10)
Adam: 858.
Score: 111–66 (max 121)

Round 15: B E A N O D A N D

Adam buzzes on 2.25 seconds to say ABANDONED which is correct.
Final Score: 111–76 (max 131)

Statistics Corner

Will:
Total score - 111
Raw score - 111
Total % of max - 85
Raw % of max - 85
Total average score per round - 7.4
Raw average score per round - 7.4
Number of maxes - 7

Adam:
Total score - 76
Raw score - 107
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 82
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 7.1
Number of maxes - 5

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