Tuesday 27th April 2010 (Series 62, Prelim 72)

[Ryan Taylor]

Well, this is my attempt at a recap as Oliver was away filming the finals stage of series 62 and Dinos is otherwise engaged.

C1: Champion Nicki Sellars (3 wins, 256 points.)
C2: Challenger Annette Sutton. Annette is from Litlington, Cambridgeshire and is nicknamed "fatty" by her friends. She enjoys to swim, play badminton and Ceroc dance. She loves chocolate!
DC: Susie Dent and John Parrott.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M T N O E A B L R
R02: T R C A O U T D O
R03: J P C I O A G M S
R04: M R S N E I E I H
R05: 75, 2, 8, 7, 5, 5. Target: 212.
TTT: DAMNDUDE
R06: D W R A E U V N O
R07: G F S A O E K X S
R08: T R S I E O R T E
R09: M R L A E E A D S
R10: 75, 10, 1, 10, 1, 4. Target: 261.
TTT: RATBASIS
R11: Y L P U O I N D R
R12: T F A E N P O S C
R13: S U N U S N L R E
R14: 25, 10, 2, 5, 6, 6. Target: 610.
R15: W O R D C O V E R (conundrum)


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Round 1: M T N O E A B L R

C1: BLOATER (7)
C2: BLOATER (7)
DC: NOTABLE (7) BARONET (7) LAMBENT (7) ALMONER (7)
OT: BELTMAN (7) RETABLO (7) BOATMEN (7) BROMATE (7) LAMBERT (7) OMENTAL (7) TELAMON (7) TEMBLOR (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Both contestants have no problem finding the max here.

Round 2: T R C A O U T D O

C1: outtrod
C2: DOCTOR (6)
OT: TOURACO (7)
Score: 7–13 (max 14)

Challenger, Annette manages to OUTDO our champion Nicki after having her word disallowed.

A TOURACO is a large brightly crested bird from Africa.

Round 3: J P C I O A G M S

C1: SCAMPI (6)
C2: SCAMPI (6)
DC: MAGICS (6)
OT: AMIGOS (6) IMAGOS (6) CAMPOS (6) MOSAIC (6)
Score: 13–19 (max 20)

Round 4: M R S N E I E I H

C1: SHINIER (7)
C2: SHINIER (7)
DC: MENHIRS (7)
OT: ERMINES (7) HEINIES (7) HENRIES (7) INHERES (7)
Score: 20–26 (max 27)

A MENHIR is a large upright stone

Round 5: 75, 2, 8, 7, 5, 5. Target: 212.

C1: 212. (75-5)*(8-5)+2 (10)
C2: 215.
Score: 30–26 (max 37)

Nicki's mental arithmetic is spot on and she takes the lead for the first time in the match.

John talks about not liking to play slow opponents in the World Championships. He also mentions the time when his wife mistook N-gage with engage whilst in Liverpool with their children. Hilarity ensued.

Teatime teaser: DAMNDUDE -> ADDENDUM

Round 6: D W R A E U V N O

C1: wounder
C2: AROUND (6)
DC: REWOUND (7)
OT: UNAVOWED (8)
Score: 30–32 (max 45)

Nicki busily kicks herself after Jeff points out by placing the R and E to the front of WOUND she could have had REWOUND to further increase her lead. As it is, Annette restores her initial advantage.

Round 7: G F S A O E K X S

C1: SAKES (5)
C2: FAKES (5)
OT: FOSSAE (6)
Score: 35–37 (max 51)

Round 8: T R S I E O R T E

C1: TESTIER (7)
C2: ROTTERS (7)
DC: ROISTER (7) ROSETTE (7)
OT: RORTIEST (8)
Score: 42–44 (max 59)

Another tied round leaves the 2 point gap between the two ladies.

Round 9: M R L A E E A D S

C1: ALARMED (7)
C2: MEDALS (6)
DC: EMERALDS (8)
OT: DEMERSAL (8)
Score: 49–44 (max 67)

Despite missing two 8's Nicki is pleased to get her nose back in front with a 7 in this topsy turvy match.

Susie asks Rachel which of the following words used to mean a large rake with wolves teeth. Rachel guesses correctly with HEARSE. Other options were SCYTHE and TOASTER.

Round 10: 75, 10, 1, 10, 1, 4. Target: 261.

C1: 261. (75-10)*4+1 (10)
C2: 261. (75-10)*4+1 (10)
Score: 59–54 (max 77)

Both know their 75 times tables and scoop the 10 points to boost their scores.

Teatime teaser: RATBASIS -> BARISTAS

Round 11: Y L P U O I N D R

C1: ROUNDLY (7)
C2: ROUNDLY (7)
DC: PROUDLY (7) PURLOIN (7)
Score: 66–61 (max 84)

Round 12: T F A E N P O S C

C1: octanes
C2: CAPOTES (7)
DC: CAPSTONE (8)
OT: OPENCAST (8) POSTFACE (8)
Score: 66–68 (max 92)

Annette isn't sure of CAPOTES but it proves good and as Nicki declares her second invalid word, Annette takes the lead for the 3rd time in the match.

Round 13: S U N U S N L R E

C1: runless
C2: runless
DC: RUNNELS (7)
Score: 66–68 (max 99)

A tricky darren eludes both contestants who offer no-goers despite seeming plausible to them. The gap is a slender 2 point lead to the challenger as we head into the final numbers round.

Round 14: 25, 10, 2, 5, 6, 6. Target: 608.

C1: 610. (6-2)*6*25+10 (7)
C2: 610. (6-2)*6*25+10 (7)
RR: 608. (25*6+2)*(6-(10/5))
Score: 73–75 (max 109)

Both ladies manage 2 away which means it's a crucial conundrum.

Round 15: W O R D C O V E R

C1 buzzes on 7 seconds to say OVERCROWD which is correct.
Score: 83–75 (max 119)

Nicki apologises to Annette at the end after winning on a crucial conundrum but it is a well deserved victory after the lead changed hands no more than 6 times. The former teaching assistant marches on past the halfway mark on the road to octochampdom. Can Nicki cement a fifth win and inch closer to a quarter finals place? Find out with James on Wednesday.

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=62

[Dinos Sfyris]

Nicki apologises to Annette at the end after winning on a crucial conundrum.

For some reason I found this really endearing. Suppose I can relate to apologising after a "performance"

[Lesley Hines]

Nicki apologises to Annette at the end after winning on a crucial conundrum.

For some reason I found this really endearing. Suppose I can relate to apologising after a "performance"

Yeah, Emma said that

Nice recap Ryan, fair play

[Mike Brown]

Yes, nice first recap, Ryan. Hope it's not your last.

[James Robinson]

Yes, nice first recap, Ryan. Hope it's not your last.

What Mike said.

Welcome to the family, Ryan.

[Malcolm James]

Having watched the repeat, the recap for R14 is wrong. The target was 608 and the contestants both got 610 for 2 away.

[Ryan Taylor]

Having watched the repeat, the recap for R14 is wrong. The target was 608 and the contestants both got 610 for 2 away.

Thanks James. Edited.