Tuesday 6th July 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 7)
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2021 2:12 pm
Annedown VII, meaning she's now overtaken her guest tally.
Countdown recap for Tuesday 6 July 2021.
Anne tells us today is World Kissing Day.
C1: Champion Daniel Crews (3 wins, 225 points.)
C2: Challenger Tracy Roberts. From Lincolnshire, Barnetby le Wold. Also a motorhomist, snootily pointing out she's not a caravannist.
DC: Susie Dent and Grace Dent.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: T S L O U A F G I
R02: D L K A O P E E D
R03: 100, 75, 9, 4, 2, 4. Target: 585.
TTT: SEMIHARD - "You yearn for that cows. At least, I think that's what you said."
R04: Y C T L O I U S M
R05: B D R G I O E V P
R06: 25, 10, 2, 4, 7, 9. Target: 271.
R07: R W N E A P T A M
R08: N L N R E I O M I
R09: 25, 75, 3, 9, 7, 10. Target: 937.
TTT: SEMIFLAY - "The month goes really quickly for these little creatures."
R10: S G D U E J C I I
R11: N G A U A F M T O
R12: R S P C A E I B H
R13: S W N A E E R H L
R14: 75, 8, 5, 10, 8, 7. Target: 656.
R15: P I G S H R I N E (conundrum)
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Round 1: T S L O U A F G I
Daniel: OUTSAIL (7) (risky)
Tracy: FLOUTS (6)
DC: GALIOTS (7)
OT: AGOUTIS (7) FISTULA (7) FLAUTOS (7) FUGATOS (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7, jos 7)
Darren-o-meter: 0/1 (0%)
Daniel's risk pays off straightaway with a 7-point lead.
Round 2: D L K A O P E E D
Daniel: PADDLE (6)
Tracy: PADDLE (6)
DC: POLKAED (7)
OT: LEPAKED (7) PLEADED (7)
Score: 13–6 (max 14, jos 14)
Darren-o-meter: 0/2 (0%)
Six for the contestants, but a strangely-spelt 7 for Susie, even admitting it looks weird on the page, means the max game is off.
Round 3: 100, 75, 9, 4, 2, 4. Target: 585.
Daniel: 586. (4 + 2) × 75 + 100 + 9 × 4 (7)
Tracy: 586. Mistake in working.
RR: 585. (75 − 4 − 4 − 2) × 9 (10)
Score: 20–6 (max 24, jos 24)
Tracy thinks 175 x 4 is 600, and Daniel thus extends his lead despite missing the 10 points.
Teatime teaser: SEMIHARD -> MISHEARD
Round 4: Y C T L O I U S M
Daniel: MUSTILY (7) (risk)
Tracy: MOISTLY (7)
OT: MUCOSITY (8)
Score: 27–13 (max 32, jos 31)
Darren-o-meter: 1/3 (33%)
Susie is beaten for the first time today as she cannot add to the two sevens offered by the contestants.
Round 5: B D R G I O E V P
Daniel: PODGIER (7)
Tracy: BRIDGE (6)
DC: OVERBID (7) PROVIDE (7)
Score: 34–13 (max 39, jos 38)
Darren-o-meter: 1/4 (25%)
Daniel extends his lead. Anne interrupts proceedings to ask about how Tracy works in the Covid world, given she sells greetings cards.
Round 6: 25, 10, 2, 4, 7, 9. Target: 271.
Daniel: 270.
Tracy: 271. (9 + 2) × 25 − 4 (10)
Score: 34–23 (max 49, jos 48)
Tracy takes 10 off the deficit, with Daniel missing this easy numbers game.
Grace has two dogs and two dogs, and so Anne asks about dogs in restaurants, and Grace squirms and tries to find a way to say no diplomatically, although saves herself by saying she loves dogs and she would go to a dog restaurant. (I have a phobia of dogs, so this isn't exactly my idea of heaven.) She then says the current trends are towards experimental modern European cooking.
Round 7: R W N E A P T A M
Daniel: TAMPER (6)
Tracy: PARENT (6)
DC: WATERMAN (8)
OT: PARAMENT (8)
Score: 40–29 (max 57, jos 56)
Darren-o-meter: 1/5 (20%)
Sixes for the two contestants, but eight for Dictionary Corner, the lead stays at 11. Anne says she's just realised that Susie and Grace have the same surname. (It took you that long, Anne!?) So Susie gives "Dent"'s etymology.
Round 8: N L N R E I O M I
Daniel: OILIER (6)
Tracy: miliner (has two Ls)
DC: OILMEN (6) NEROLI (6)
OT: MERLION (7) ONLINER (7)
Score: 46–29 (max 64, jos 62)
Darren-o-meter: 1/6 (17%)
Daniel takes another six points as Tracy's MILINER^ actually is spelt MILLINER.
Round 9: 25, 75, 3, 9, 7, 10. Target: 937.
Daniel: 940.
Tracy: 937. (75 + 25) × 9 + 10 × 3 + 7 (10)
Score: 46–39 (max 74, jos 72)
Tracy takes another 10 points off Daniel's poor number skills.
Teatime teaser: SEMIFLAY -> MAYFLIES
Round 10: S G D U E J C I I
Daniel: juicies (risk)
Tracy: cudgies (try)
DC: JUDGES (6) SUICIDE (7)
Score: 46–39 (max 81, jos 79)
Darren-o-meter: 2/7 (29%)
Two sevens, but both are invalid, and it's left to Susie to get the darren. Anne asks Grace who she'd like to have dinner with. Grace rejects it, saying she would like to be the biggest name at the table. That leaves Anne disappointed as she would have liked her to say she fancied Gregg Wallace.
Round 11: N G A U A F M T O
Daniel: outnag (try)
Tracy: TANGO (5)
DC: AMOUNT (6) OUTMAN (6)
OT: AGAMONT (7)
Score: 46–44 (max 88, jos 85)
Darren-o-meter: 3/8 (38%)
Daniel: "Can you outnag?" / Anne: "I can."
Mrs E Coker wants to know about the origin of popping one's clogs, although amazingly it only dates back to the 1970s.
Round 12: R S P C A E I B H
Daniel: SPACIER (7)
Tracy: BREACH (6)
DC: ASCRIBE (7) PARCHES (7) BIRCHES (7) PIES (4) CHIPS (5) PEAS (4)
OT: ASPHERIC (8) BEARSHIP (8) SERAPHIC (8)
Score: 53–44 (max 96, jos 92)
Darren-o-meter: 3/9 (33%)
Daniel takes the lead back out to 9 points with SPACIER. Meanwhile, Susie rattles off a list of food items for Grace's pleasure.
Round 13: S W N A E E R H L
Daniel: reheals
Tracy: WHALERS (7)
DC: HEALERS (7)
OT: HENWARES (8) RENEWALS (8)
Score: 53–51 (max 104, jos 99)
Darren-o-meter: 4/10 (40%)
Daniel kicks himself with his failure to spot HEALERS, given he submitted the invalid REHEALS^ which brings the lead back down to 2.
Round 14: 75, 8, 5, 10, 8, 7. Target: 656.
Daniel: 658.
Tracy: 656. 75 × 8 + 8 × 7 (10)
Score: 53–61 (max 114, jos 109)
Tracy gets the lead off this numbers game, which I'm astonished Daniel missed. But it's still a crucial conundrum!
Round 15: P I G S H R I N E
Tracy buzzes on 2.5 seconds to say PERISHING which is correct.
Final Score: 53–71 (max 124, jos 119)
And Tracy manages to steal it off Daniel - one crucial too many for him. Too many bad rounds from Daniel lost him the game, and it's Tracy going home with the teapot.
Join us again for Countdown. Goodbye.
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=84
Countdown recap for Tuesday 6 July 2021.
Anne tells us today is World Kissing Day.
C1: Champion Daniel Crews (3 wins, 225 points.)
C2: Challenger Tracy Roberts. From Lincolnshire, Barnetby le Wold. Also a motorhomist, snootily pointing out she's not a caravannist.
DC: Susie Dent and Grace Dent.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: T S L O U A F G I
R02: D L K A O P E E D
R03: 100, 75, 9, 4, 2, 4. Target: 585.
TTT: SEMIHARD - "You yearn for that cows. At least, I think that's what you said."
R04: Y C T L O I U S M
R05: B D R G I O E V P
R06: 25, 10, 2, 4, 7, 9. Target: 271.
R07: R W N E A P T A M
R08: N L N R E I O M I
R09: 25, 75, 3, 9, 7, 10. Target: 937.
TTT: SEMIFLAY - "The month goes really quickly for these little creatures."
R10: S G D U E J C I I
R11: N G A U A F M T O
R12: R S P C A E I B H
R13: S W N A E E R H L
R14: 75, 8, 5, 10, 8, 7. Target: 656.
R15: P I G S H R I N E (conundrum)
And now a brief interlude before our main feature:
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Round 1: T S L O U A F G I
Daniel: OUTSAIL (7) (risky)
Tracy: FLOUTS (6)
DC: GALIOTS (7)
OT: AGOUTIS (7) FISTULA (7) FLAUTOS (7) FUGATOS (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7, jos 7)
Darren-o-meter: 0/1 (0%)
Daniel's risk pays off straightaway with a 7-point lead.
Round 2: D L K A O P E E D
Daniel: PADDLE (6)
Tracy: PADDLE (6)
DC: POLKAED (7)
OT: LEPAKED (7) PLEADED (7)
Score: 13–6 (max 14, jos 14)
Darren-o-meter: 0/2 (0%)
Six for the contestants, but a strangely-spelt 7 for Susie, even admitting it looks weird on the page, means the max game is off.
Round 3: 100, 75, 9, 4, 2, 4. Target: 585.
Daniel: 586. (4 + 2) × 75 + 100 + 9 × 4 (7)
Tracy: 586. Mistake in working.
RR: 585. (75 − 4 − 4 − 2) × 9 (10)
Score: 20–6 (max 24, jos 24)
Tracy thinks 175 x 4 is 600, and Daniel thus extends his lead despite missing the 10 points.
Teatime teaser: SEMIHARD -> MISHEARD
Round 4: Y C T L O I U S M
Daniel: MUSTILY (7) (risk)
Tracy: MOISTLY (7)
OT: MUCOSITY (8)
Score: 27–13 (max 32, jos 31)
Darren-o-meter: 1/3 (33%)
Susie is beaten for the first time today as she cannot add to the two sevens offered by the contestants.
Round 5: B D R G I O E V P
Daniel: PODGIER (7)
Tracy: BRIDGE (6)
DC: OVERBID (7) PROVIDE (7)
Score: 34–13 (max 39, jos 38)
Darren-o-meter: 1/4 (25%)
Daniel extends his lead. Anne interrupts proceedings to ask about how Tracy works in the Covid world, given she sells greetings cards.
Round 6: 25, 10, 2, 4, 7, 9. Target: 271.
Daniel: 270.
Tracy: 271. (9 + 2) × 25 − 4 (10)
Score: 34–23 (max 49, jos 48)
Tracy takes 10 off the deficit, with Daniel missing this easy numbers game.
Grace has two dogs and two dogs, and so Anne asks about dogs in restaurants, and Grace squirms and tries to find a way to say no diplomatically, although saves herself by saying she loves dogs and she would go to a dog restaurant. (I have a phobia of dogs, so this isn't exactly my idea of heaven.) She then says the current trends are towards experimental modern European cooking.
Round 7: R W N E A P T A M
Daniel: TAMPER (6)
Tracy: PARENT (6)
DC: WATERMAN (8)
OT: PARAMENT (8)
Score: 40–29 (max 57, jos 56)
Darren-o-meter: 1/5 (20%)
Sixes for the two contestants, but eight for Dictionary Corner, the lead stays at 11. Anne says she's just realised that Susie and Grace have the same surname. (It took you that long, Anne!?) So Susie gives "Dent"'s etymology.
Round 8: N L N R E I O M I
Daniel: OILIER (6)
Tracy: miliner (has two Ls)
DC: OILMEN (6) NEROLI (6)
OT: MERLION (7) ONLINER (7)
Score: 46–29 (max 64, jos 62)
Darren-o-meter: 1/6 (17%)
Daniel takes another six points as Tracy's MILINER^ actually is spelt MILLINER.
Round 9: 25, 75, 3, 9, 7, 10. Target: 937.
Daniel: 940.
Tracy: 937. (75 + 25) × 9 + 10 × 3 + 7 (10)
Score: 46–39 (max 74, jos 72)
Tracy takes another 10 points off Daniel's poor number skills.
Teatime teaser: SEMIFLAY -> MAYFLIES
Round 10: S G D U E J C I I
Daniel: juicies (risk)
Tracy: cudgies (try)
DC: JUDGES (6) SUICIDE (7)
Score: 46–39 (max 81, jos 79)
Darren-o-meter: 2/7 (29%)
Two sevens, but both are invalid, and it's left to Susie to get the darren. Anne asks Grace who she'd like to have dinner with. Grace rejects it, saying she would like to be the biggest name at the table. That leaves Anne disappointed as she would have liked her to say she fancied Gregg Wallace.
Round 11: N G A U A F M T O
Daniel: outnag (try)
Tracy: TANGO (5)
DC: AMOUNT (6) OUTMAN (6)
OT: AGAMONT (7)
Score: 46–44 (max 88, jos 85)
Darren-o-meter: 3/8 (38%)
Daniel: "Can you outnag?" / Anne: "I can."
Mrs E Coker wants to know about the origin of popping one's clogs, although amazingly it only dates back to the 1970s.
Round 12: R S P C A E I B H
Daniel: SPACIER (7)
Tracy: BREACH (6)
DC: ASCRIBE (7) PARCHES (7) BIRCHES (7) PIES (4) CHIPS (5) PEAS (4)
OT: ASPHERIC (8) BEARSHIP (8) SERAPHIC (8)
Score: 53–44 (max 96, jos 92)
Darren-o-meter: 3/9 (33%)
Daniel takes the lead back out to 9 points with SPACIER. Meanwhile, Susie rattles off a list of food items for Grace's pleasure.
Round 13: S W N A E E R H L
Daniel: reheals
Tracy: WHALERS (7)
DC: HEALERS (7)
OT: HENWARES (8) RENEWALS (8)
Score: 53–51 (max 104, jos 99)
Darren-o-meter: 4/10 (40%)
Daniel kicks himself with his failure to spot HEALERS, given he submitted the invalid REHEALS^ which brings the lead back down to 2.
Round 14: 75, 8, 5, 10, 8, 7. Target: 656.
Daniel: 658.
Tracy: 656. 75 × 8 + 8 × 7 (10)
Score: 53–61 (max 114, jos 109)
Tracy gets the lead off this numbers game, which I'm astonished Daniel missed. But it's still a crucial conundrum!
Round 15: P I G S H R I N E
Tracy buzzes on 2.5 seconds to say PERISHING which is correct.
Final Score: 53–71 (max 124, jos 119)
And Tracy manages to steal it off Daniel - one crucial too many for him. Too many bad rounds from Daniel lost him the game, and it's Tracy going home with the teapot.
Join us again for Countdown. Goodbye.
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=84