Wednesday 1st May 2024 (Series 89, Preliminary 87)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 1 May 2024.

C1: Champion Charlotte Robson (5 wins, 400 (410) points.) A 16-year-old A-Level student.
C2: Challenger Olly Mearns. From Thorne, South Yorkshire. He's a massive snooker fan.
DC: Susie Dent and John Virgo.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R G S R E O I N C
R02: R S E I A P N E R
R03: 100, 5, 9, 6, 8, 1. Target: 320.
TTT: HEVOICES - "He voices his belief that everyone should stick together."
R04: T S N I O E G T P
R05: D L T S I A E Q I
R06: 75, 50, 25, 1, 4, 7. Target: 975.
R07: W D S K O I U G E
R08: U E U N B T M A E
R09: 100, 10, 4, 8, 7, 2. Target: 172.
TTT: CHUGSKIN - "If you get this, the world's your oyster."
R10: S Y L T A O U R P
R11: L N L T A O E S A
R12: H W X O U A G D L
R13: M N P C I O E V O
R14: 25, 4, 6, 7, 9, 6. Target: 385.
R15: O N M Y B I G E D (conundrum)


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Round 1: R G S R E O I N C

Charlotte: RESCORING (18)
Olly: GROIN (5)
Score: 18–0 (max 18)

Round 2: R S E I A P N E R

Charlotte: RAINS (5)
Olly: pansie
DC: REPAIRS (7) REPINERS (8)
OT: RAPINERS (8) REARISEN (8) RIPENERS (8)
Score: 23–0 (max 26)

Round 3: 100, 5, 9, 6, 8, 1. Target: 320.

Charlotte: 320. (9 - 6 - 1) x (100 / 5) x 8 (10)
Olly: -
Score: 33–0 (max 36)

Teatime teaser: HEVOICES -> COHESIVE

Round 4: T S N I O E G T P

Charlotte: SPOTTING (8)
Olly: PEST (4)
DC: PIGEONS (7)
OT: NEPOTIST (8) PENTITOS (8) PONGIEST (8)
Score: 41–0 (max 44)

Round 5: D L T S I A E Q I

Charlotte: DETAILS (7)
Olly: listed (declared as 5)
DC: IDEALIST (8)
Score: 48–0 (max 52)

Round 6: 75, 50, 25, 1, 4, 7. Target: 975.

Charlotte: 975. ((25 - 7) x 50) + 75 (10)
Olly: -
Score: 58–0 (max 62)

John talks about how the first televised 147 wasn't televised, due to a tea break!!

Round 7: W D S K O I U G E

Charlotte: WOKS (4)
Olly: GUIDES (6)
DC: WODGES (6)
OT: DOGIES (6) GODISE (6) GUIDOS (6) KIDEOS (6)
Score: 58–6 (max 68)

Round 8: U E U N B T M A E

Charlotte: unbeat
Olly: BUTANE (6)
DC: BATMEN (6) AUTUMN (6)
OT: BEATEN (6) BUTENE (6) MAUNTE (6) NUMBAT (6) UNMATE (6) UNMEET (6) UNMUTE (6)
Score: 58–12 (max 74)

Round 9: 100, 10, 4, 8, 7, 2. Target: 172.

Charlotte: 172. (7 x 10) + 100 + 2 (10)
Olly: 172. (7 x 10) + 2 + 100 (10)
Score: 68–22 (max 84)

Teatime teaser: CHUGSKIN -> SHUCKING

Round 10: S Y L T A O U R P

Charlotte: OUTPLAYS (8)
Olly: SALTY (5)
DC: OUTPRAYS (8)
OT: PULSATORY (18)
Score: 76–22 (max 102)

Round 11: L N L T A O E S A

Charlotte: ATONES (6)
Olly: SEALANT (7)
DC: STOLLEN (7) ETALONS (7)
OT: NASELLA (7)
Score: 76–29 (max 109)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of dialect words for "tired".

Round 12: H W X O U A G D L

Charlotte: LAUGH (5)
Olly: LAUGH (5)
DC: DOUGH (5)
OT: DOUGLA (6) WOULDA (6)
Score: 81–34 (max 115)

Round 13: M N P C I O E V O

Charlotte: MOON (4)
Olly: MINCE (5)
DC: NOVICE (6) INCOME (6)
OT: COVINE (6) MEONIC (6) NOCIVE (6) ONCOME (6) OVONIC (6)
Score: 81–39 (max 121)

Round 14: 25, 4, 6, 7, 9, 6. Target: 385.

Charlotte: 389. ((7 + 6 + 25) x (6 + 4)) + 9 (7)
Olly: -
RR: 385. ((6 / 6) + 9 + 25) x (4 + 7) (10)
Score: 88–39 (max 131)

Round 15: O N M Y B I G E D

Charlotte buzzes on 13 seconds to say EMBODYING which is correct.
Final Score: 98–39 (max 141)

Statistics Corner

Charlotte:
Total score - 98
Raw score - 112
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 6.5
Raw average score per round - 7.5
Number of maxes - 6

Olly:
Total score - 39
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 28
Raw % of max - 38
Total average score per round - 2.6
Raw average score per round - 3.5
Number of maxes - 4

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=89