Friday 3rd May 2013 (Series 68, Prelim 38)

[Thomas Carey]

So I’m recapping again. Was going to start at the start of this series, but a lot of things happened. Not to mention those bloody horses. Anyway...


Countdown recap for Friday 3 May 2013.

C1: Champion Eileen Taylor (6 wins, 584 points.)
C2: Challenger Sam Lake. Dances and studies computers in Bath.
DC: Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

Round 1: AIATSPNLO
Round 2: SHEIONPSE
Round 3: 100 25 50 3 7 10 → 592
TTT: BONEWALK The answer to this is certainly not that obscure.
Round 4: OEDRDRIAT
Round 5: OEILNDVRG
Round 6: 100 10 3 8 10 6 → 485
Round 7: AEANDTSTB
Round 8: RDEOUSREM
Round 9: 25 3 4 2 10 8 → 638
TTT: GIANTPOD Taking on an idea, or even a child.
Round 10: JOIATNGLE
Round 11: IEAMXSMYT
Round 12: UEIORMLFT
Round 13: AIEWDQSSU
Round 14: 100 1 3 8 9 3 → 547
Round 15: TRAINCLUB (conundrum)

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Nick and the others talk about Gone With The Wind and literary couples.

Round 1: AIATSPNLO
C1: PLAINTS (7)
C2: SPATIAL (7)
DC: PIANOLAS (8)
OT: TALAPOINS (18)
Score: 7 – 7 (max 18)

Both get off the mark with a seven, but there was a hidden nine, TALAPOINS, which are African monkeys.

Round 2: SHEIONPSE
C1: PHONIES (7)
C2: SIPHONS (7)
OT: HIPNESS, PENISES, PEONIES, SONSHIP, SPINOSE (all 7)
Score: 14 – 14 (max 25)

Round 3: 100 25 50 3 7 10 → 592
C1: 596. (7+3+50)* 10-100/ 25 (7)
C2: 590. Mistake in working.
RR: 592. (50+25+10)*7-3 (10)
Score: 21 – 14 (max 35)

Eileen goes with her ‘T for Taylor’ which worked so well in her first game, but ends up 4 away. Sam messes up though, so she still gets seven points.

TTT: BONEWALK → KNOWABLE (The answer to this is certainly not that obscure.)

Round 4: OEDRDRIAT
C1: TARRIED (7)
C2: TARDIER (7)
OT: RADIOED, ROADIED, TOADIED (all 7)
Score: 28 – 21 (max 42 )

Gyles says he’ll try for a 1,573,214 because that’s the amount of words in the OED, the first 3 letters of this selection.

Round 5: OEILNDVRG
C1: DROVING (7)
C2: DELVING (7)
OT: RINGDOVE (8)
Score: 35 – 28 (max 50 )

Gyles does an impression of a RINGDOVE.

Round 6: 100 10 3 8 10 6 → 485
C1: 489.
C2: 483. 6*10*8+3 (7)
RR: 485. (100-3)*10/(8-6) (10)
Score: 35 – 35 (max 60 )

Sam equalises with numbers.

Gyles talks about death.

Round 7: AEANDTSTB
C1: ATTENDS (7)
C2: banters
OT: BATTENS (7)
Score: 42 – 35 (max 67 )

A phantom R makes Eileen go ahead again.

Round 8: RDEOUSREM
C1: DEMURER (7)
C2: MOUSED (6)
OT: DORMERS, MURDERS, REMORSE, REREDOS, RESUMED
Score: 49 – 35 (max 74 )

Eileen goes further ahead with DEMURER.

Round 9: 25 3 4 2 10 8 → 638
C1: 638. (10+3)*2*25-(8+4) (10)
C2: -
Score: 59 – 35 (max 84 )

More numbers. This new format...
Also this is the first round where the contestant scores weren’t both multiples of 7.

TTT: GIANTPOD → ADOPTING (Taking on an idea, or even a child.)

Round 10: JOIATNGLE
C1: LEGATION (8)
C2: TINGLE (6)
DC: GELATION (8) alegjoint
Score: 67 – 35 (max 92 )

The classic LEGATION with a useless J. Eileen is now 32 points ahead.

Round 11: IEAMXSMYT
C1: maytime
C2: STEAMY (6)
DC: xmas
OT: MISMATE (7)
Score: 67 – 41 (max 99 )

MAYTIME isn’t a word.

Origins of words is here for some reason. Susie talks about ‘soppy’.

Round 12: UEIORMLFT
C1: flouter
C2: LOFTIER (7)
DC: FLORUIT (7)
OT: FLUORITE (8)
Score: 67 – 48 (max 107)

Eileen makes up another word as DC get FLORUIT but not FLUORITE.

Round 13: AIEWDQSSU
C1: QUADS (5)
C2: SQUIDS (6)
DC: SQUADS (6), QUIDS (5), quaids
OT: ADIEUS, ASIDES, DAISES, DASSIE, DISUSE, EQUIDS, ISSUED, SQUAWS, WISSED (all 6)
Score: 67 – 54 (max 113)



Round 14: 100 1 3 8 9 3 → 547
C1: -
C2: -
RR: 547. (9+1+100)*(8−3)-3 (10)
Score: 67 – 54 (max 123)

Both contestants mess up this relatively easy numbers so Eileen wins the game. Alternate method: (100+8-3)*9+3-1.

Round 15: TRAINCLUB
C2: LUBRICANT (16 seconds)

Score: 67 – 64 (max 133)

Despite not scoring in the last FIVE rounds, Eileen is now one game off octochamping. Join whoever does Mondays nowadays to see it.

Eileen is 74 now. The previous oldest octochamp was Series 51’s John Hunt who was 69. Eileen will be the oldest, if she manages tomorrow.

Giles makes a joke about tomatoes, and Nick says ‘be certain of it’ instead of ‘be sure of it’. Standard.

Score: 67-64
Raw: 72-76
RAUNSWC: 79-76
Stepdown: 83-83
Maxes: 6-4

Further summaries are at:
Series summary
Link to the spoiler thread
Wikicap
Mystery link

[Giles]

Giles makes a joke about tomatoes,

Why did the tomato blush?
Because he saw the salad dressing.