Friday 7th June 2024 (Series 89, Preliminary 114)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 7 June 2024.

C1: Champion Peter Young (4 wins, 324 points.) From Cowes, Isle of Wight.
C2: Challenger Danny Stant. From Wrexham, but is originally from Ellesmere Port, Merseyside. He's an Everton fan, and even got Everton celebrity fan Tony Bellew to do a video announcing the pregnancy of he and his partner's child.
DC: Susie Dent and Krishnan Guru-Murthy.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: A O I G S D A L N
R02: G R M E I A T B O
R03: 50, 7, 1, 10, 9, 10. Target: 372.
TTT: DINEMASS - "He'd dine on a mass of coleslaw, corn on the cob and onion rings, prior to helping at the church."
R04: S L G U I O N G E
R05: F S N D M I A E I
R06: 75, 25, 6, 1, 7, 2. Target: 681.
R07: T D N P O U O M A
R08: L R Y E O E N T I
R09: 25, 50, 8, 7, 8, 9. Target: 409.
TTT: MINTYCAP - "Mr. Henman gets flustered, it's something about his ears."
R10: D E O E V L O D T
R11: A E S T O E G H U
R12: T R S E O E Q T A
R13: S T D N O U I A F
R14: 50, 100, 75, 8, 9, 10. Target: 626.
R15: S T E E L B I R D (conundrum)


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Round 1: A O I G S D A L N

Peter: DIAGONALS (18)
Danny: DIALS (5)
Score: 18–0 (max 18)

Round 2: G R M E I A T B O

Peter: MIRAGE (6)
Danny: GRIME (5)
DC: BERGAMOT (8)
Score: 24–0 (max 26)

Round 3: 50, 7, 1, 10, 9, 10. Target: 372.

Peter: 371. (50 x 7) + 10 + 10 + 1 (7)
Danny: -
RR: 372. ((7 + 1) x (50 + 9)) - (10 x 10) (10)
Score: 31–0 (max 36)

Teatime teaser: DINEMASS -> SIDESMAN

Round 4: S L G U I O N G E

Peter: LOUNGES (7)
Danny: LOUNGE (6)
DC: LIGNEOUS (8)
Score: 38–0 (max 44)

Round 5: F S N D M I A E I

Peter: FAMINES (7)
Danny: FAMED (5)
DC: DAMNIFIES (18)
Score: 45–0 (max 62)

Round 6: 75, 25, 6, 1, 7, 2. Target: 681.

Peter: 681. ((7 + 2) x 75) + 6 (10)
Danny: 687.
Score: 55–0 (max 72)

Krishnan talks about his work for Kew Gardens.

Round 7: T D N P O U O M A

Peter: AMOUNT (6)
Danny: AMOUNT (6)
DC: PANTOUM (7)
OT: PUNATOO (7)
Score: 61–6 (max 79)

Round 8: L R Y E O E N T I

Peter: RETINOL (7)
Danny: TONER (5)
DC: ENTIRELY (8)
OT: LIENTERY (8) ORIENTLY (8)
Score: 68–6 (max 87)

Round 9: 25, 50, 8, 7, 8, 9. Target: 409.

Peter: 409. (50 x 8) + 9 (10)
Danny: 409. (50 x 8) + 9 (10)
Score: 78–16 (max 97)

Teatime teaser: MINTYCAP -> TYMPANIC

Round 10: D E O E V L O D T

Peter: TOOLED (6)
Danny: DEVOTED (7)
Score: 78–23 (max 104)

Round 11: A E S T O E G H U

Peter: TOUGHS (6)
Danny: TOUGH (5)
DC: TEAHOUSE (8) GATEHOUSE (18)
Score: 84–23 (max 122)

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

Round 12: T R S E O E Q T A

Peter: ROTATES (7)
Danny: TREATS (6)
DC: TOASTER (7) ROSETTE (7)
OT: ESTREAT (7) RESTATE (7) RETASTE (7) ROSEATE (7) TEETARS (7) TETROSE (7)
Score: 91–23 (max 129)

Round 13: S T D N O U I A F

Peter: ASTOUND (7)
Danny: STAND (5)
DC: DONUT (5) STIFADO (7)
OT: ADUSTION (8) FONDUTAS (8)
Score: 98–23 (max 137)

Round 14: 50, 100, 75, 8, 9, 10. Target: 626.

Peter: 626. Mistake in working.
Danny: 626. Mistake in working.
RR: 626. ((100 x 50) / 8) + 10 - 9 (10)
Score: 98–23 (max 147)

Round 15: S T E E L B I R D

Peter buzzes on 6.5 seconds to say BLISTERED which is correct.
Final Score: 108–23 (max 157)

Statistics Corner

Peter:
Total score - 108
Raw score - 114
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 7.2
Raw average score per round - 7.6
Number of maxes - 5

Danny:
Total score - 23
Raw score - 70
Total % of max - 15
Raw % of max - 45
Total average score per round - 1.5
Raw average score per round - 4.7
Number of maxes - 2

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