Well, as it looks like we only have a hundred or so episodes left of the Stellmeister, let's praise them as much as possible. Enjoy.
Countdown recap for Tuesday 24 May 2011.
C1: Champion Liam Herringshaw (2 wins, 164 points.) From York, but originally from Leicester. He's a palaeontologist whose studies have taken him across the world, although the most exciting find he has uncovered was some dinosaur footprints in that most exotic of locations......., Scarborough.
C2: Challenger Gary Kenwright. From Macclesfield, Cheshire. He loves snooker, tennis and word games. When he was a boy, his dream was to become an impressionist and that leads to Jeff asking for his best impression, which turns out to be an impression of Leonard Rossiter.
DC: Susie Dent and Alistair McGowan.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: D L O X U A N T O
R02: N E S I G E S A N
R03: T B R E I N S O A
R04: Y O R U T O I M N
R05: 50, 75, 2, 5, 5, 4. Target: 311.
TTT: REDSKATE - "Ran around naked wearing a few pieces of bacon"
R06: D A L E L E H F M
R07: S H T U A P N E B
R08: J K A Z E O T C W
R09: S I E R T R I S E
R10: 100, 4, 9, 8, 10, 6. Target: 508.
TTT: ACEBLOOD - "If you've got the whole kit, you'll need this as well"
R11: L D G A A D E D U
R12: V M O D A E C O M
R13: A G N E R T O I P
R14: 100, 5, 3, 6, 5, 4. Target: 456.
R15: E D G E D L A T E (conundrum)
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Round 1: D L O X U A N T O
C1: UNTOLD (6)
C2: UNLOAD (6)
OT: DALTON (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)
A DALTON Is an atomic mass unit.
Round 2: N E S I G E S A N
C1: ENGINES (7)
C2: ENGINES (7)
DC: ENSIGNS (7)
OT: ASSIGNEE (8)
Score: 13–13 (max 14)
Alistair thinks there might be a 9 hiding in there because of the -ING. There isn't, but there's a darrenic 8 that was missed by all.
Round 3: T B R E I N S O A
C1: beration
C2: BANTERS (7)
DC: BARITONES (18) OBTAINERS (18)
Score: 13–20 (max 32)
But all of a sudden 2 9's come at once, as Gary takes the early lead thanks to Liam's illegal 8.
Round 4: Y O R U T O I M N
C1: MONITOR (7)
C2: MOTION (6)
DC: MUTINY (6)
OT: MONITORY (8)
Score: 20–20 (max 40)
Oh dear, Liam might be happy in getting that 7, and everyone seems to think that 7 is the best here. Maybe a little peek in the dictionary might have been advised.........
MONITORY is an adjective meaning serving to admonish or warn.
Round 5: 50, 75, 2, 5, 5, 4. Target: 311.
C1: 310. (4 x 75) + (2 x 5) (7)
C2: 312. (4 x 75) + 5 + 5 + 2 (7)
RR: 311. ((50 - 2) x 5) - 4 + 75 (10)
Score: 27–27 (max 50)
A tricky numbers game to get spot on, but Rachel shows us how it's done.
Alistair talks about his "green" lifestyle and how he can't give up meat, so he tells of his despair in poem form.
Teatime teaser: REDSKATE -> STREAKED
Round 6: D A L E L E H F M
C1: FELLED (6)
C2: fallen
DC: HALLED (6) FEMALE (6) FELLAH (6)
JS: HEALED (6)
OT: DEFAME (6) FLAMED (6) FLEADH (6) HELMED (6) LEAFED (6) MALLEE (6)
Score: 33–27 (max 56)
Oh dear, Gary mistakes the M for an N, and Liam takes the lead for the first time today.
Round 7: S H T U A P N E B
C1: butanes
C2: HASTEN (6)
DC: PEANUTS (7) SUNBATHE (8)
Score: 33–33 (max 64)
DC bask in their darrenic glory as Liam falls for the old butanes trick.
Round 8: J K A Z E O T C W
C1: JACKET (6)
C2: JACKET (6)
DC: TWEAK (5) WACKO (5)
Score: 39–39 (max 70)
And now its time for the contestants to go darrenic.
Round 9: S I E R T R I S E
C1: RETRIES (7)
C2: RESISTER (8)
Score: 39–47 (max 78)
And Gary now goes solo darrenic to retake the lead.
Susie's Origins Of Words tells of the origins of the various meanings of "hale" and "hail".
Round 10: 100, 4, 9, 8, 10, 6. Target: 508.
C1: 508. ((9 - 4) x 100) + 8 (10)
C2: 508. ((9 - 4) x 100) + 8 (10)
Score: 49–57 (max 88)
Teatime teaser: ACEBLOOD -> CABOODLE
Round 11: L D G A A D E D U
C1: ADDLED (6)
C2: gladed
DC: GLADE (5) LAUDED (6) GADDED (6) GELADA (6)
OT: GLADDED (7) GUDDLED (7)
Score: 55–57 (max 95)
Ouch, gladed might not be in, but if Gary used the 3rd D, then he would have a very good 7 in GLADDED.
To GUDDLE is to to catch fish by groping with the hands, as under rocks or along a riverbank.
Round 12: V M O D A E C O M
C1: CAVED (5)
C2: deacon
DC: COMMODE (7)
Score: 60–57 (max 102)
N-ybody feel a sense of deja vu here
Round 13: A G N E R T O I P
C1: GRANITE (7)
C2: TAPERING (8)
DC: OPERATING (18)
Score: 60–65 (max 120)
And that's another good double DC darren, as Gary retakes the lead again, as we head into the last numbers game.
Round 14: 100, 5, 3, 6, 5, 4. Target: 456.
C1: 461. Mistake in working.
C2: -
RR: 456. (5 + 3 + 6 + 100) x 4 (10)
Score: 60–65 (max 130)
Oh dear, as Gary fails altogether, Liam calls time on his method, even though if he just added the (5 x 5), he'd have got his 7 points, and have the lead going into the conundrum. As it is, he now needs the conundrum to win. Something he hasn't got yet so far...........
Round 15: E D G E D L A T E
C1 buzzes on 1 second to say DELEGATED which is correct.
Final Score: 70–65 (max 140)
Until now, as his quick-fire spot gives him the win. A very up and down game today, and despite both players missing the fairly simple 9's, the tightness of the game made it a very interesting watch.
Liam will be back tomorrow for the last preliminary of the series, which will obviously decide who will be the carryover champion for Series 65, which will begin on June 6.
I'll be back too for the 2nd of my end of series triple bill.
So, till then, bye bye.
Statistics Corner
Liam:
Total score - 70
Raw score - 84
Total % of max - 50
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 5
Gary:
Total score - 65
Raw score - 71
Total % of max - 46
Raw % of max - 51
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 4.7
Number of maxes - 4
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=64
