Thursday 11th February 2010 (Series 62, Prelim 24)
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:19 pm
Welcome one and all to the 2nd half of this week's Robinson Recap. Following yesterday's fruity offerings, let's orange a nice recap, hopefully full of raisin spirits to all you cherry souls.
Hopefully no raspberries today.
Countdown recap for Thursday 11 February 2010.
C1: Champion Craig Chittenden (3 wins, 287 points.) From Bishop Auckland, County Durham. Is in training to be a chef, his favourite is Jamie Oliver, mainly because of his Essex roots that they share. He also likes reading, his favourite book is Watership Down, or Jeff Stelling's Book On How To Cook Rabbits, as it's otherwise known.
C2: Challenger Catherine Jackson. From Twickenham, London. She works as a project manager. She likes travelling and scuba diving, even going shark diving WITHOUT a cage. She loves everything to do with New Zealand, since she has lived there for 18 months. She also managed to share a jacuzzi with the New Zealand rugby league team, who happened to be at the gym opposite Twickenham Stadium, which is near where she lives.
DC: Susie Dent and Mark Foster.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: V C N E O M H A E
R02: M R E I S G L A Q
R03: R J N I O E N L U
R04: O F S I T D E T A
R05: 8, 7, 2, 3, 5, 1. Target: 803.
TTT: CARALIBI - "The answer is there in black and white"
R06: P L U I B D E T O
R07: N S P E O A O D L
R08: C I T O N I R X O
R09: F R M P A I E N E
R10: 75, 25, 7, 10, 5, 4. Target: 282.
TTT: RAISERIP - "Open land with lots of litte houses, perhaps"
R11: W R A O V P Y A U
R12: T M O E T B L I R
R13: S S N E U I K S E
R14: 50, 10, 1, 4, 3, 7. Target: 962.
R15: T I C K P H O T O (conundrum)
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Round 1: V C N E O M H A E
C1: MENACE (6)
C2: HEAVEN (6)
DC: CAVEMEN (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)
Round 2: M R E I S G L A Q
C1: REALISM (7)
C2: MAILERS (7)
DC: REGALISM (8)
Score: 13–13 (max 15)
Craig will probably be kicking himself for forgetting to add the G to REALISM.
Round 3: R J N I O E N L U
C1: INJURE (6)
C2: JOINER (6)
DC: REUNION (7)
Score: 19–19 (max 22)
3 out of 3 darrens for DC, but there's nothing separating Craig from Catherine.
Round 4: O F S I T D E T A
C1: TOASTED (7)
C2: DAFTEST (7)
DC: FATTIES (7) FOISTED (7)
OT: IODATES (7) TOADIES (7) OATIEST (7) TOASTIE (7) STIFADO (7)
Score: 26–26 (max 29)
And a nice flat round keeps the scores nice and neat, as we head over to Craig's specialist round.
Round 5: 8, 7, 2, 3, 5, 1. Target: 803.
C1: 803. (((8 x 3) - 1) x 7 x 5) - 2 (10)
C2: 801.
Score: 36–26 (max 39)
WOW! Even Rachel looked surprised to see Craig get that numbers game Respect, Mr. Chittenden.
Mark talks about his time on Strictly Come Dancing, mainly in the clothing department and the Weakest Link special, where he won £15,900 for charity.
Teatime teaser: CARALIBI -> BIRACIAL
Round 6: P L U I B D E T O
C1: BOILED (6)
C2: PILOTED (7)
OT: BOULTED (7) DOUBLET (7) EUPLOID (7)
Score: 36–33 (max 46)
But, Catherine's not going to lie down easily and gets back in with a nice 7.
EUPLOID is an adjective referring to having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number for the species.
Round 7: N S P E O A O D L
C1: SPOONED (7)
C2: SPOONED (7)
DC: NOODLES (7) POODLES (7)
OT: ANDOSOL (7) DAPSONE (7) NOPALES (7) PEDALOS (7) SPOOLED (7) SNOOPED (7)
Score: 43–40 (max 53)
Round 8: C I T O N I R X O
C1: CITRON (6)
C2: NITRIC (6)
DC: IRONIC (6)
OT: COITION (7)
Score: 49–46 (max 60)
COITION is a noun relating to COITUS, which I'm sure you all know what that means, maybe apart from you young un's out there.
Round 9: F R M P A I E N E
C1: REMAIN (6)
C2: PRIME (5)
DC: FIREMAN (7)
OT: EPIMERA (7) FIREMEN (7) FREEMAN (7) PERINEA (7)
Score: 55–46 (max 67)
Catherine may be in PRIME form, but that slip sees Craig pull further away again.
EPIMERA (the plural of EPIMERON) is either the part of the side of a somite external to the basal joint of each appendage on a crustacean or the lateral piece behind the episternum of an insect.
Susie's Origin Of Words tells of the origin of "dogsbody".
Round 10: 75, 25, 7, 10, 5, 4. Target: 282.
C1: 282. (75 x 4) - 25 + 7 (10)
C2: 282. (75 x 4) - 25 + 7 (10)
Score: 65–56 (max 77)
Teatime teaser: RAISERIP -> PRAIRIES
Round 11: W R A O V P Y A U
C1: VAPOUR (6)
C2: VAPOUR (6)
DC: OVARY (5)
OT: VAPOURY (7)
Score: 71–62 (max 84)
Everyone misses the simple add-on for the darrenic 7.
Round 12: T M O E T B L I R
C1: mottlier
C2: BOTTLER (7)
DC: LIBRETTO (8)
Score: 71–69 (max 92)
Oh the agony, that dodgy 8, when just having one T for a 7 would've been fine, sees Craig's lead shrink back to 2
Round 13: S S N E U I K S E
C1: KISSES (6)
C2: KISSES (6)
DC: SINUSES (7)
OT: KINESES (7)
Score: 77–75 (max 99)
Craig decided not to go with SINUSES, although he really should've done. As it is, this numbers game could decide the fate of this game....
Catherine goes for the EASY option of 1 large.
Round 14: 50, 10, 1, 4, 3, 7. Target: 962.
C1: 961. (((4 x 3) + 7) x 50) + 10 + 1 (7)
C2: -
RR: 961. (((4 x 3) + 7) x 50) + 10 + 1 (7)
OT: 962. (((50 + 4) x 3) x (7 - 1)) - 10 (10)
Score: 84–75 (max 109)
When will these people learn that 1 large is NEVER SAFE!
Luckily, since Craig didn't find the perfect answer, the gap is at 9 points, meaning we have a crucial for the first time in nearly 2 weeks.
Round 15: T I C K P H O T O
C1 buzzes on 19 seconds to say TOOTHPICK which is correct.
Score: 94–75 (max 119)
And it's Craig who pulls the TOOTHPICK out and advances to tomorrow's show, where he'll hope to make it 5 out of 5.
Catherine put in a very good performance today and could definitely have done good in other games, she was just unlucky to be up against someone in good form.
That's the end of this week's Robinson Recaps, so until next week, bye bye.
Statistics Corner
Craig:
Total score - 94
Raw score - 100
Total % of max - 79
Raw % of max - 84
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 5
Catherine:
Total score - 75
Raw score - 87
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 4
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=62
Hopefully no raspberries today.
Countdown recap for Thursday 11 February 2010.
C1: Champion Craig Chittenden (3 wins, 287 points.) From Bishop Auckland, County Durham. Is in training to be a chef, his favourite is Jamie Oliver, mainly because of his Essex roots that they share. He also likes reading, his favourite book is Watership Down, or Jeff Stelling's Book On How To Cook Rabbits, as it's otherwise known.
C2: Challenger Catherine Jackson. From Twickenham, London. She works as a project manager. She likes travelling and scuba diving, even going shark diving WITHOUT a cage. She loves everything to do with New Zealand, since she has lived there for 18 months. She also managed to share a jacuzzi with the New Zealand rugby league team, who happened to be at the gym opposite Twickenham Stadium, which is near where she lives.
DC: Susie Dent and Mark Foster.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: V C N E O M H A E
R02: M R E I S G L A Q
R03: R J N I O E N L U
R04: O F S I T D E T A
R05: 8, 7, 2, 3, 5, 1. Target: 803.
TTT: CARALIBI - "The answer is there in black and white"
R06: P L U I B D E T O
R07: N S P E O A O D L
R08: C I T O N I R X O
R09: F R M P A I E N E
R10: 75, 25, 7, 10, 5, 4. Target: 282.
TTT: RAISERIP - "Open land with lots of litte houses, perhaps"
R11: W R A O V P Y A U
R12: T M O E T B L I R
R13: S S N E U I K S E
R14: 50, 10, 1, 4, 3, 7. Target: 962.
R15: T I C K P H O T O (conundrum)
And now a brief interlude before our main feature:
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Round 1: V C N E O M H A E
C1: MENACE (6)
C2: HEAVEN (6)
DC: CAVEMEN (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)
Round 2: M R E I S G L A Q
C1: REALISM (7)
C2: MAILERS (7)
DC: REGALISM (8)
Score: 13–13 (max 15)
Craig will probably be kicking himself for forgetting to add the G to REALISM.
Round 3: R J N I O E N L U
C1: INJURE (6)
C2: JOINER (6)
DC: REUNION (7)
Score: 19–19 (max 22)
3 out of 3 darrens for DC, but there's nothing separating Craig from Catherine.
Round 4: O F S I T D E T A
C1: TOASTED (7)
C2: DAFTEST (7)
DC: FATTIES (7) FOISTED (7)
OT: IODATES (7) TOADIES (7) OATIEST (7) TOASTIE (7) STIFADO (7)
Score: 26–26 (max 29)
And a nice flat round keeps the scores nice and neat, as we head over to Craig's specialist round.
Round 5: 8, 7, 2, 3, 5, 1. Target: 803.
C1: 803. (((8 x 3) - 1) x 7 x 5) - 2 (10)
C2: 801.
Score: 36–26 (max 39)
WOW! Even Rachel looked surprised to see Craig get that numbers game Respect, Mr. Chittenden.
Mark talks about his time on Strictly Come Dancing, mainly in the clothing department and the Weakest Link special, where he won £15,900 for charity.
Teatime teaser: CARALIBI -> BIRACIAL
Round 6: P L U I B D E T O
C1: BOILED (6)
C2: PILOTED (7)
OT: BOULTED (7) DOUBLET (7) EUPLOID (7)
Score: 36–33 (max 46)
But, Catherine's not going to lie down easily and gets back in with a nice 7.
EUPLOID is an adjective referring to having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number for the species.
Round 7: N S P E O A O D L
C1: SPOONED (7)
C2: SPOONED (7)
DC: NOODLES (7) POODLES (7)
OT: ANDOSOL (7) DAPSONE (7) NOPALES (7) PEDALOS (7) SPOOLED (7) SNOOPED (7)
Score: 43–40 (max 53)
Round 8: C I T O N I R X O
C1: CITRON (6)
C2: NITRIC (6)
DC: IRONIC (6)
OT: COITION (7)
Score: 49–46 (max 60)
COITION is a noun relating to COITUS, which I'm sure you all know what that means, maybe apart from you young un's out there.
Round 9: F R M P A I E N E
C1: REMAIN (6)
C2: PRIME (5)
DC: FIREMAN (7)
OT: EPIMERA (7) FIREMEN (7) FREEMAN (7) PERINEA (7)
Score: 55–46 (max 67)
Catherine may be in PRIME form, but that slip sees Craig pull further away again.
EPIMERA (the plural of EPIMERON) is either the part of the side of a somite external to the basal joint of each appendage on a crustacean or the lateral piece behind the episternum of an insect.
Susie's Origin Of Words tells of the origin of "dogsbody".
Round 10: 75, 25, 7, 10, 5, 4. Target: 282.
C1: 282. (75 x 4) - 25 + 7 (10)
C2: 282. (75 x 4) - 25 + 7 (10)
Score: 65–56 (max 77)
Teatime teaser: RAISERIP -> PRAIRIES
Round 11: W R A O V P Y A U
C1: VAPOUR (6)
C2: VAPOUR (6)
DC: OVARY (5)
OT: VAPOURY (7)
Score: 71–62 (max 84)
Everyone misses the simple add-on for the darrenic 7.
Round 12: T M O E T B L I R
C1: mottlier
C2: BOTTLER (7)
DC: LIBRETTO (8)
Score: 71–69 (max 92)
Oh the agony, that dodgy 8, when just having one T for a 7 would've been fine, sees Craig's lead shrink back to 2
Round 13: S S N E U I K S E
C1: KISSES (6)
C2: KISSES (6)
DC: SINUSES (7)
OT: KINESES (7)
Score: 77–75 (max 99)
Craig decided not to go with SINUSES, although he really should've done. As it is, this numbers game could decide the fate of this game....
Catherine goes for the EASY option of 1 large.
Round 14: 50, 10, 1, 4, 3, 7. Target: 962.
C1: 961. (((4 x 3) + 7) x 50) + 10 + 1 (7)
C2: -
RR: 961. (((4 x 3) + 7) x 50) + 10 + 1 (7)
OT: 962. (((50 + 4) x 3) x (7 - 1)) - 10 (10)
Score: 84–75 (max 109)
When will these people learn that 1 large is NEVER SAFE!
Luckily, since Craig didn't find the perfect answer, the gap is at 9 points, meaning we have a crucial for the first time in nearly 2 weeks.
Round 15: T I C K P H O T O
C1 buzzes on 19 seconds to say TOOTHPICK which is correct.
Score: 94–75 (max 119)
And it's Craig who pulls the TOOTHPICK out and advances to tomorrow's show, where he'll hope to make it 5 out of 5.
Catherine put in a very good performance today and could definitely have done good in other games, she was just unlucky to be up against someone in good form.
That's the end of this week's Robinson Recaps, so until next week, bye bye.
Statistics Corner
Craig:
Total score - 94
Raw score - 100
Total % of max - 79
Raw % of max - 84
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 5
Catherine:
Total score - 75
Raw score - 87
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 4
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=62