Today is a sad day, as I pay tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II who has died at the age of 96, she was a regular Countdown viewer, and a scrabble player. She congratulated Countdown on transmitting 5,000 episodes and more than 7,800 transmissions during her reign.
On behalf of the Countdown and Apterous community, I would like to pay tribute to a truly remarkable lady and the longest reigning Monarch.
C1: Champion Joseph Bartram (1 win, 78 points.)
C2: Challenger Adam Brown.
DC: Susie Dent and Nina Wadia .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: B E P O L A T I H
R02: S T E O F M R I N
R03: 25, 3, 3, 8, 9, 1. Target: 821.
TTT: MINIBLOG - "He's not drunk, but he's on his knees at the bar."
R04: D U E G D N I E Q
R05: S U T O D I L E R
R06: 100, 75, 2, 7, 9, 3, . Target: 740.
R07: C I R E M A L E T
R08: G J C I O A Y T R
R09: 50, 10, 3, 1, 8, 10. Target: 743.
TTT: VETREELS - "They sound like fake cow skin, but they're real hares."
R10: I E F N D R O A D
R11: M E S A T U P O S
R12: R A U S N T E A E
R13: G O T A R E P O S
R14: 100, 25, 8, 9, 3, 5, . Target: 260.
R15: R A T O W N E R S (conundrum)
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Round 1: B E P O L A T I H
Joseph: HOPLITE (7)
Adam: pilate
DC: PHABLET (7) POTABLE (7)
OT: PHILOBAT (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)
Round 2: S T E O F M R I N
Joseph: INFORMS (7)
Adam: FOSTER (6)
DC: MINSTER (7) MONSTER (7) FERMIONS (8)
OT: ENSIFORM (8) RIMSTONE (8)
Score: 14–0 (max 16)
Round 3: 25, 3, 3, 8, 9, 1. Target: 821.
Joseph: 827.
Adam: 821. (3 × 8 + 9) × 25 − 3 − 1 (10)
Score: 14–10 (max 26)
Teatime teaser: MINIBLOG -> LIMBOING
Round 4: D U E G D N I E Q
Joseph: QUEEN (5)
Adam: GUIDED (6)
DC: NUDGED (6) DEEDING (7)
OT: DEIGNED (7) GUIDEED (7)
Score: 14–16 (max 33)
Round 5: S U T O D I L E R
Joseph: SOLITUDE (8)
Adam: OUTLIERS (8)
DC: OUTSIDER (8) STUDLIER (8)
OT: DELIROUS (8) DILUTERS (8) ETOURDIS (8) OUTRIDES (8)
Score: 22–24 (max 41)
Round 6: 100, 75, 2, 7, 9, 3. Target: 740.
Joseph: 739. Mistake in working.
Adam: 741. (3 + 7) × 75 − 9 (7)
RR: 740. (100 − 2 − 3) × 7 + 75 (10)
Score: 22–31 (max 51)
Round 7: C I R E M A L E T
Joseph: METRICAL (8)
Adam: CREMATE (7)
DC: MIRACLE (7) METRICAL (8)
OT: MATERIEL (8)
Score: 30–31 (max 59)
Round 8: G J C I O A Y T R
Joseph: RATIO (5)
Adam: gaitor
DC: ACTORY (6) TRAGIC (6)
OT: AORTIC (6) COTIJA (6) ORGIAC (6)
Score: 35–31 (max 65)
Round 9: 50, 10, 3, 1, 8, 10. Target: 743.
Joseph: 741. (8 − 3 + 10) × 50 − 10 + 1 (7)
Adam: 743. Mistake in working.
RR: 743. (8 × 10 − 1) × 10 − 50 + 3 (10)
Score: 42–31 (max 75)
Teatime teaser: VETREELS -> LEVERETS
Round 10: I E F N D R O A D
Joseph: FIRENADO (8)
Adam: FINDER (6)
DC: ORDAINED (8)
Score: 50–31 (max 83)
Round 11: M E S A T U P O S
Joseph: STEAMS (6)
Adam: passout
DC: OUTPASS (7)
OT: EMPUSAS (7) MOPUSES (7) MUTASES (7) OMATSUS (7) OSMATES (7) PASTOSE (7) PETASOS (7) PETASUS (7) POSTEAS (7) STUPOSE (7)
Score: 56–31 (max 90)
Round 12: R A U S N T E A E
Joseph: NATURES (7)
Adam: sautee
DC: NAUSEATE (8)
OT: ARSENATE (8) SERENATA (8) URANATES (8)
Score: 63–31 (max 98)
Round 13: G O T A R E P O S
Joseph: PORTAGES (8)
Adam: STORAGE (7)
DC: STORAGE (7)
OT: POTAGERS (8) ROOTAGES (8)
Score: 71–31 (max 106)
Round 14: 100, 25, 8, 9, 3, 5. Target: 260.
Joseph: -
Adam: 260. Mistake in working.
RR: 260. (3 − (9 − 8)) × (100 + 25 + 5) (10)
Score: 71–31 (max 116)
Round 15: R A T O W N E R S
No one buzzes. The answer was NARROWEST.
Final Score: 71–31 (max 126)
Our beloved Queen was a big animal lover, she loved her horses and corgis
A truly amazing lady who was a wife mother grandmother and great grandmother.Forever in our hearts,she will be sadly missed by those who loved her very much
RIP Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022