Wednesday 7th July 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 8)
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 2:07 pm
Annedown VIII on Euro 2020 Semi Final day. It's coming home, it's coming home, it's coming...
Countdown recap for Wednesday 7 July 2021.
It's world chocolate day, and she implores us to sit alone with a huge box of chocolates. If only. Rachel says that her meeting with Pasha was coincidental with Manchester United's change of fortunes.
C1: Champion Tracy Roberts (1 win, 71 points.)
C2: Challenger Carlos Da Silva. Series 55 returnee - oddly, this is pointed out by Anne. He's an account from South Devon, although looks like a children's entertainer, wearing a black bow tie and a bright red jacket. "Are you going to do a song and dance?", Anne says.
DC: Susie Dent and Grace Dent.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: D T K G E O A R A
R02: S M Y R E O I D R
R03: 50, 8, 5, 2, 4, 9. Target: 917.
TTT: RICOTHIS - "Rico won't be riding his bike for a while; he's suffering from this."
R04: C M L E A E W N B
R05: M R F W A U A E S
R06: 75, 100, 3, 1, 9, 8. Target: 394.
R07: N T R H U I O G I
R08: D P A X S G U E C
R09: 75, 4, 4, 9, 7, 1. Target: 543.
TTT: VICSCREE - "Does the gynaecologist stop here after a long drive?"
R10: L D N A E T P A N
R11: O I A L P N S T I
R12: L G C T E E U S E
R13: O E A T D R N S A
R14: 75, 100, 25, 50, 9, 10. Target: 427.
R15: T H R E E M O D S (conundrum)
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Round 1: D T K G E O A R A
Tracy: RAKED (5)
Carlos: GRADE (5)
DC: DOTAGE (6)
OT: ADROGATE (8)
Score: 5–5 (max 8, jos 6)
Darren-o-meter: 1/1 (100%)
Not the most auspicious start here as only fives for the contestants and a six for Dictionary Corner, but all failing to spot ADROGATE for 8.
Round 2: S M Y R E O I D R
Tracy: ORDERS (6)
Carlos: RIDERS (6)
DC: DORMERS (7)
OT: DERISORY (8) MISORDER (8)
Score: 11–11 (max 16, jos 13)
Darren-o-meter: 1/2 (50%)
Sixes for the contestants; a seven for DC.
Round 3: 50, 8, 5, 2, 4, 9. Target: 917.
Tracy: 917. 9 × 2 × 50 + 8 + 5 + 4 (10)
Carlos: 917. (not written down) 9 × 2 × 50 + 8 + 5 + 4 (10)
Score: 21–21 (max 26, jos 23)
thank u, next
Teatime teaser: RICOTHIS -> ORCHITIS
As the only man on-screen today, only Carlos chuckles his way through Susie's definition. It's a testicle thing.
Round 4: C M L E A E W N B
Tracy: MENACE (6)
Carlos: CABLE (5)
DC: ENABLE (6) BALEEN (6)
OT: BECALM (6) BECAME (6) CABMEN (6) ENAMEL (6) ENLACE (6) LAWMEN (6) MABELE (6) MELENA (6) WEBCAM (6)
Score: 27–21 (max 32, jos 29)
Darren-o-meter: 1/3 (33%)
Flat. But it gives Tracy the lead.
Round 5: M R F W A U A E S
Tracy: FRAMES (6)
Carlos: WAFERS (6)
OT: FRAMEAS (7)
Score: 33–27 (max 39, jos 35)
Darren-o-meter: 2/4 (50%)
The studio only sees FRAMES and WAFERS, and no one is aware that you can throw an A into FRAMES for 7.
Round 6: 75, 100, 3, 1, 9, 8. Target: 394.
Tracy: 392.
Carlos: 393. 3 × 100 + 75 + 1 + 9 + 8 (7)
RR: 394. (100 + 9) × 3 − 8 + 75 (10)
Score: 33–34 (max 49, jos 45)
Carlos gets his own back here with one away, but Rachel shows us how it's done, it's not simple.
Grace talks about her past life as a children's author and her future life as an adult author. Anne rejects her offer of doing a foreword for a cookbook.
Round 7: N T R H U I O G I
Tracy: HURTING (7)
Carlos: HURTING (7)
DC: RIOTING (7)
OT: HOUTING (7) IGNITOR (7) OUTRING (7) ROUGHIT (7) ROUTING (7) THOUING (7) TOURING (7) UNRIGHT (7)
Score: 40–41 (max 56, jos 52)
Darren-o-meter: 2/5 (40%)
Even flatter.
Round 8: D P A X S G U E C
Tracy: SPACE (5)
Carlos: CAGED (5)
DC: PAUSED (6) GASPED (6)
OT: UPCASED (7)
Score: 45–46 (max 63, jos 58)
Darren-o-meter: 3/6 (50%)
Fives for the two contestants but everyone misses the darrenic seven.
Round 9: 75, 4, 4, 9, 7, 1. Target: 543.
Tracy: 543. 75 × 7 + (4 ÷ 4 + 1) × 9 (10)
Carlos: 543. (not written down) (75 + 4) × 7 − 9 − 1 (10)
Score: 55–56 (max 73, jos 68)
Not quite Ariana level but still easy nonetheless. Carlos's NWD probably gets him out of jail, as he umms and ahhs his way to the total.
Teatime teaser: VICSCREE -> CERVICES
Round 10: L D N A E T P A N
Tracy: PLANTED (7)
Carlos: PLANNED (7) - "plaaaaaahned"
DC: PENDANT (7)
OT: PEATLAND (8) PLANATED (8)
Score: 62–63 (max 81, jos 75)
Darren-o-meter: 3/7 (43%)
Carlos pronounces it with an elongated A, confusing the subtitles which say PLAHNED.
Round 11: O I A L P N S T I
Tracy: PIANIST (7)
Carlos: PIANIST (7)
DC: ALPINIST (8) TAILSPIN (8)
OT: PIANOLIST (18)
Score: 69–70 (max 99, jos 83)
Darren-o-meter: 4/8 (50%)
The nine eludes everybody, which is surprising given how close the two contestants were to it.
Susie talks about anti-satanic rituals which things are cured by music alone. Including tarantula bites. (Not everything is a metaphor for Covid, Rhys... cough cough Trump bleach cough)
Round 12: L G C T E E U S E
Tracy: SELECT (6)
Carlos: STEEL (5)
OT: CELESTE (7)
Score: 75–70 (max 106, jos 89)
Darren-o-meter: 5/9 (56%)
Not a great day for Dictionary Corner as they have dropped 17 points so far. Tracy regains the lead with a six.
Round 13: O E A T D R N S A
Tracy: RODENTS (7)
Carlos: ROASTED (7) (stick with)
DC: ADORNATES (18)
Score: 82–77 (max 124, jos 107)
Darren-o-meter: 6/10 (60%)
Six darrens today, and we finish off with a nine. The gap remains at five points, so Carlos gambles on 4 large.
Round 14: 75, 100, 25, 50, 9, 10. Target: 427.
Tracy: 425. 50 × 9 − 25 (7)
Carlos: 425. 50 × 9 − 25 (7)
RR: 427. 75 ÷ 25 × 9 + 50 × 10 − 100 (10)
Score: 89–84 (max 134, jos 117)
Gamble neither succeeds nor fails, and it's going to the conundrum yet again!
Round 15: T H R E E M O D S
Carlos buzzes on 7.25 seconds to say SMOTHERED which is correct.
Final Score: 89–94 (max 144, jos 127)
Once again the conundrum decides the game. SMOTHERED is spotted by Carlos on 7.25 seconds which means Tracy's stay in the Champion's chair is a short one, and Carlos has the teapot.
Join us again for Countdown. Goodbye.
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=84
Countdown recap for Wednesday 7 July 2021.
It's world chocolate day, and she implores us to sit alone with a huge box of chocolates. If only. Rachel says that her meeting with Pasha was coincidental with Manchester United's change of fortunes.
C1: Champion Tracy Roberts (1 win, 71 points.)
C2: Challenger Carlos Da Silva. Series 55 returnee - oddly, this is pointed out by Anne. He's an account from South Devon, although looks like a children's entertainer, wearing a black bow tie and a bright red jacket. "Are you going to do a song and dance?", Anne says.
DC: Susie Dent and Grace Dent.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: D T K G E O A R A
R02: S M Y R E O I D R
R03: 50, 8, 5, 2, 4, 9. Target: 917.
TTT: RICOTHIS - "Rico won't be riding his bike for a while; he's suffering from this."
R04: C M L E A E W N B
R05: M R F W A U A E S
R06: 75, 100, 3, 1, 9, 8. Target: 394.
R07: N T R H U I O G I
R08: D P A X S G U E C
R09: 75, 4, 4, 9, 7, 1. Target: 543.
TTT: VICSCREE - "Does the gynaecologist stop here after a long drive?"
R10: L D N A E T P A N
R11: O I A L P N S T I
R12: L G C T E E U S E
R13: O E A T D R N S A
R14: 75, 100, 25, 50, 9, 10. Target: 427.
R15: T H R E E M O D S (conundrum)
And now a brief interlude before our main feature:
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Round 1: D T K G E O A R A
Tracy: RAKED (5)
Carlos: GRADE (5)
DC: DOTAGE (6)
OT: ADROGATE (8)
Score: 5–5 (max 8, jos 6)
Darren-o-meter: 1/1 (100%)
Not the most auspicious start here as only fives for the contestants and a six for Dictionary Corner, but all failing to spot ADROGATE for 8.
Round 2: S M Y R E O I D R
Tracy: ORDERS (6)
Carlos: RIDERS (6)
DC: DORMERS (7)
OT: DERISORY (8) MISORDER (8)
Score: 11–11 (max 16, jos 13)
Darren-o-meter: 1/2 (50%)
Sixes for the contestants; a seven for DC.
Round 3: 50, 8, 5, 2, 4, 9. Target: 917.
Tracy: 917. 9 × 2 × 50 + 8 + 5 + 4 (10)
Carlos: 917. (not written down) 9 × 2 × 50 + 8 + 5 + 4 (10)
Score: 21–21 (max 26, jos 23)
thank u, next
Teatime teaser: RICOTHIS -> ORCHITIS
As the only man on-screen today, only Carlos chuckles his way through Susie's definition. It's a testicle thing.
Round 4: C M L E A E W N B
Tracy: MENACE (6)
Carlos: CABLE (5)
DC: ENABLE (6) BALEEN (6)
OT: BECALM (6) BECAME (6) CABMEN (6) ENAMEL (6) ENLACE (6) LAWMEN (6) MABELE (6) MELENA (6) WEBCAM (6)
Score: 27–21 (max 32, jos 29)
Darren-o-meter: 1/3 (33%)
Flat. But it gives Tracy the lead.
Round 5: M R F W A U A E S
Tracy: FRAMES (6)
Carlos: WAFERS (6)
OT: FRAMEAS (7)
Score: 33–27 (max 39, jos 35)
Darren-o-meter: 2/4 (50%)
The studio only sees FRAMES and WAFERS, and no one is aware that you can throw an A into FRAMES for 7.
Round 6: 75, 100, 3, 1, 9, 8. Target: 394.
Tracy: 392.
Carlos: 393. 3 × 100 + 75 + 1 + 9 + 8 (7)
RR: 394. (100 + 9) × 3 − 8 + 75 (10)
Score: 33–34 (max 49, jos 45)
Carlos gets his own back here with one away, but Rachel shows us how it's done, it's not simple.
Grace talks about her past life as a children's author and her future life as an adult author. Anne rejects her offer of doing a foreword for a cookbook.
Round 7: N T R H U I O G I
Tracy: HURTING (7)
Carlos: HURTING (7)
DC: RIOTING (7)
OT: HOUTING (7) IGNITOR (7) OUTRING (7) ROUGHIT (7) ROUTING (7) THOUING (7) TOURING (7) UNRIGHT (7)
Score: 40–41 (max 56, jos 52)
Darren-o-meter: 2/5 (40%)
Even flatter.
Round 8: D P A X S G U E C
Tracy: SPACE (5)
Carlos: CAGED (5)
DC: PAUSED (6) GASPED (6)
OT: UPCASED (7)
Score: 45–46 (max 63, jos 58)
Darren-o-meter: 3/6 (50%)
Fives for the two contestants but everyone misses the darrenic seven.
Round 9: 75, 4, 4, 9, 7, 1. Target: 543.
Tracy: 543. 75 × 7 + (4 ÷ 4 + 1) × 9 (10)
Carlos: 543. (not written down) (75 + 4) × 7 − 9 − 1 (10)
Score: 55–56 (max 73, jos 68)
Not quite Ariana level but still easy nonetheless. Carlos's NWD probably gets him out of jail, as he umms and ahhs his way to the total.
Teatime teaser: VICSCREE -> CERVICES
Round 10: L D N A E T P A N
Tracy: PLANTED (7)
Carlos: PLANNED (7) - "plaaaaaahned"
DC: PENDANT (7)
OT: PEATLAND (8) PLANATED (8)
Score: 62–63 (max 81, jos 75)
Darren-o-meter: 3/7 (43%)
Carlos pronounces it with an elongated A, confusing the subtitles which say PLAHNED.
Round 11: O I A L P N S T I
Tracy: PIANIST (7)
Carlos: PIANIST (7)
DC: ALPINIST (8) TAILSPIN (8)
OT: PIANOLIST (18)
Score: 69–70 (max 99, jos 83)
Darren-o-meter: 4/8 (50%)
The nine eludes everybody, which is surprising given how close the two contestants were to it.
Susie talks about anti-satanic rituals which things are cured by music alone. Including tarantula bites. (Not everything is a metaphor for Covid, Rhys... cough cough Trump bleach cough)
Round 12: L G C T E E U S E
Tracy: SELECT (6)
Carlos: STEEL (5)
OT: CELESTE (7)
Score: 75–70 (max 106, jos 89)
Darren-o-meter: 5/9 (56%)
Not a great day for Dictionary Corner as they have dropped 17 points so far. Tracy regains the lead with a six.
Round 13: O E A T D R N S A
Tracy: RODENTS (7)
Carlos: ROASTED (7) (stick with)
DC: ADORNATES (18)
Score: 82–77 (max 124, jos 107)
Darren-o-meter: 6/10 (60%)
Six darrens today, and we finish off with a nine. The gap remains at five points, so Carlos gambles on 4 large.
Round 14: 75, 100, 25, 50, 9, 10. Target: 427.
Tracy: 425. 50 × 9 − 25 (7)
Carlos: 425. 50 × 9 − 25 (7)
RR: 427. 75 ÷ 25 × 9 + 50 × 10 − 100 (10)
Score: 89–84 (max 134, jos 117)
Gamble neither succeeds nor fails, and it's going to the conundrum yet again!
Round 15: T H R E E M O D S
Carlos buzzes on 7.25 seconds to say SMOTHERED which is correct.
Final Score: 89–94 (max 144, jos 127)
Once again the conundrum decides the game. SMOTHERED is spotted by Carlos on 7.25 seconds which means Tracy's stay in the Champion's chair is a short one, and Carlos has the teapot.
Join us again for Countdown. Goodbye.
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=84