Time for me to help out with the recapping once again.
Countdown recap for Friday 21 October 2022.
C1: Champion Christy Cooper (3 wins, 233 points.) A 19-year-old from Manchester.
C2: Challenger Lewis Castling-Morey. A 21-year-old from Coventry, who has just finished university, where he spent the last 2 years living with 6 other women!!
DC: Susie Dent and John Thomson.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N A C E D T U O P
R02: F S R C S A I I E
R03: 25, 100, 3, 7, 9, 9. Target: 172.
TTT: RINGCOGS - "Give someone a mouthful and take a hike."
R04: R G S T H O E I E
R05: A O W M D E R A U
R06: 25, 75, 50, 2, 9, 1. Target: 218.
R07: D E A H G I T L B
R08: T R F J R E O E I
R09: 100, 50, 10, 7, 4, 3. Target: 410.
TTT: ERICSNIB - "Eric used the nib of his pen to make his mark."
R10: T K S G N E I A U
R11: A S R E X A N S E
R12: R M L D N O E I O
R13: T V E N U A W S U
R14: 100, 75, 50, 25, 1, 6, . Target: 896.
R15: C R O W S P E A K (conundrum)
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Round 1: N A C E D T U O P
Christy: POUNCED (7)
Lewis: COUNTED (7)
DC: outcaned OUTPACED (8) OUTDANCE (8)
OT: UNCOATED (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)
Round 2: F S R C S A I I E
Christy: FACERS (6)
Lewis: fierce
DC: SCARIFIES (18)
Score: 13–7 (max 26)
Round 3: 25, 100, 3, 7, 9, 9. Target: 172.
Christy: 173. (25 x 3) + 100 - (9 - 7) (7)
Lewis: 173. (25 x 3) + 100 - (9 - 7) (7)
Colin: 172. (7 x 9) + 9 + 100 (10)
Score: 20–14 (max 36)
Teatime teaser: RINGCOGS -> SCROGGIN
Round 4: R G S T H O E I E
Christy: GIRTHS (6)
Lewis: GORIEST (7)
DC: THEORIES (8)
OT: HOGSTEER (8) ISOTHERE (8) OTHERISE (8) THEORISE (8)
Score: 20–21 (max 44)
Round 5: A O W M D E R A U
Christy: mauder
Lewis: WARMED (6)
DC: MARAUD (6)
OT: ADREAM (6) ADWARE (6) AMADOU (6) AMOWED (6) DEWORM (6) MADURO (6) MEADOW (6) MORADA (6) RADEAU (6) RADOME (6) REDOWA (6) REMUDA (6) ROAMED (6) WAURED (6) WOADER (6) WORMED (6)
Score: 20–27 (max 50)
Round 6: 25, 75, 50, 2, 9, 1. Target: 218.
Christy: 218. ((2 + 1) x 75) - (9 - (50 / 25)) (10)
Lewis: 223.
Score: 30–27 (max 60)
Friday as usual is the Q&A with the guest, so Susie asks John about the origins of the title of Cold Feet, Colin asks John about his Hawaiian shirt he's wearing today, and Rachel asks John which of his various strings to his bow that he likes doing the most.
Round 7: D E A H G I T L B
Christy: HALTED (6)
Lewis: DELIGHT (7)
DC: LIGHTED (7) BLIGHTED (8) ALIGHTED (8)
OT: GILTHEAD (8)
Score: 30–34 (max 68)
Round 8: T R F J R E O E I
Christy: FORT (4)
Lewis: ROTE (4)
DC: REFIT (5) ROTIFER (7)
OT: FERRITE (7)
Score: 34–38 (max 75)
Round 9: 100, 50, 10, 7, 4, 3. Target: 410.
Christy: 410. (100 x 4) + 10 (10)
Lewis: 410. (100 x 4) + 10 (10)
Score: 44–48 (max 85)
Teatime teaser: ERICSNIB -> INSCRIBE
Round 10: T K S G N E I A U
Christy: UNITAGES (8)
Lewis: gunkiest
DC: TASKING (7)
OT: SAUTEING (8)
Score: 52–48 (max 93)
Round 11: A S R E X A N S E
Christy: SEXES (5)
Lewis: ARENAS (6)
OT: NARASES (7)
Score: 52–54 (max 100)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "turn up for the books".
Round 12: R M L D N O E I O
Christy: LOONIER (7)
Lewis: MODERN (6)
DC: MELODION (8)
Score: 59–54 (max 108)
Round 13: T V E N U A W S U
Christy: VANES (5)
Lewis: WANTS (5)
DC: WANES (5) SUAVE (5) VAUNTS (6)
OT: ANEWST (6) NAEVUS (6) NASUTE (6) UNSEAT (6)
Score: 64–59 (max 114)
Round 14: 100, 75, 50, 25, 1, 6. Target: 896.
Christy: 850.
Lewis: 899. (((75 / 25) + 6) x 100) - 1 (7)
RR: 896. ((100 + 50) x 6) - (75 / 25) - 1 (10)
Score: 64–66 (max 124)
Round 15: C R O W S P E A K
No one buzzes. The answer was WORKSPACE.
Final Score: 64–66 (max 134)
Statistics Corner
Christy:
Total score - 64
Raw score - 81
Total % of max - 48
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 3
Lewis:
Total score - 66
Raw score - 79
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=86