Thursday 22nd July 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 18)
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 2:14 pm
Annedown XVIII and it's the morning after the launch of the H*ndred, cricket's new white elephant competition. Will Florence score another 100 today?
Countdown recap for Thursday 22 July 2021.
Today in 1844 the Reverend Spooner was born. Without Susie, he would have been a good lexicographer, muses Anne.
C1: Champion Florence Cappleman-Lynes (6 wins, 631 points.) Apterite. Sometimes gets her kids' names mixed up with Sam's.
C2: Challenger Richard Waudby. From York. Assistant Accountant. Also enjoys horse racing. Apparently the punters have all had a bet on today's game. There's quite a lot of money on him losing, apparently.
DC: Rachel Parris.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: D U C E R O T O B
R02: P L E N V O I R G
R03: 5, 4, 9, 2, 1, 10. Target: 235.
TTT: REPTILES - "Some reptiles are hunted and their skins turn into these."
R04: R M E A L N R E F
R05: T U N A S E T U A
R06: 100, 4, 1, 6, 3, 7. Target: 313.
R07: W A G I T A L Y I
R08: N O L D S O E N P
R09: 25, 50, 2, 10, 1, 9. Target: 317.
TTT: DEFTTREE - "Chained up with a bit of cheese, perhaps?"
R10: R A G S E A S D N
R11: V I M E C A T K R
R12: H O O S D T A B S
R13: X E P I M E T G O
R14: 8, 2, 8, 4, 7, 10. Target: 890.
R15: O R N A T E Z I P (conundrum)
And now a brief interlude before our main feature:
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Round 1: D U C E R O T O B
Florence: DEBTOR (6) (stick with)
Richard: BOOTED (6)
DC: OUTRODE (7) DOUBTER (7)
OT: COURTED (7) ECOTOUR (7) EDUCTOR (7) OBTRUDE (7) OUTBRED (7) OUTDOER (7) REDOUBT (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7, jos 7)
Darren-o-meter: 0/1 (0%)
No max or jos game today then as Florence sticks with six. We'll never know what she rejected.
Round 2: P L E N V O I R G
Florence: ELOPING (7)
Richard: ELOPING (7)
DC: RELOVING (8)
OT: LOVERING (8) OVERLING (8)
Score: 13–13 (max 15, jos 15)
Darren-o-meter: 0/2 (0%)
RELOVING is another one of those which Anne thinks should be hyphenated. ELOPING is the contestants' offering.
Round 3: 5, 4, 9, 2, 1, 10. Target: 235.
Florence: 235. (10 × 4 + 9 − 2) × 5 (10)
Richard: 230.
Score: 23–13 (max 25, jos 25)
Florence picks up 10 points from a numbers game which is easy if you know what you're looking for.
Teatime teaser: REPTILES -> PELTRIES
Round 4: R M E A L N R E F
Florence: REFLAME (7)
Richard: FREEMAN (7) (not written down)
OT: LEARNER (7) REELMAN (7) REFRAME (7) RELEARN (7)
Score: 30–20 (max 32, jos 32)
Darren-o-meter: 0/3 (0%)
Sevens for the two contestants, and for the computer too. Richard's "not written down" only comes after Florence declares 7. He'd be very lucky to get away with that in my view, had he had the same word...
Round 5: T U N A S E T U A
Florence: TAUNTS (6)
Richard: UNSEAT (6)
DC: TETANUS (7)
OT: ATTUNES (7) NUTATES (7) TAUTENS (7)
Score: 36–26 (max 39, jos 39)
Darren-o-meter: 0/4 (0%)
Again, the contestants cannot be separated on the letters.
Round 6: 100, 4, 1, 6, 3, 7. Target: 313.
Florence: 313. 3 × 100 + 7 + 6 (10)
Richard: 313. 3 × 100 + 7 + 6 (10)
Score: 46–36 (max 49, jos 49)
thank u, next
Anne asks Rachel P about the adaptability of comedy. Or, basically, how witty is she? The answer appears to be not very. The three of them end up playing word association. Anne tells a funnier joke than anything Rachel P has come out with. RP: "I'm thinking on my feet here" // AR: "No you're not, you're sitting down!" So they try again, this time playing cheddar gorge which Anne keeps ruining.
Round 7: W A G I T A L Y I
Florence: AGILITY (7)
Richard: WAGTAIL (7)
Score: 53–43 (max 56, jos 56)
Darren-o-meter: 0/5 (0%)
Two sevens available, two sevens spotted.
AR: "This is more exciting than a race at York, isn't it?" // RW: "No."
Round 8: N O L D S O E N P
Florence: NOODLES (7)
Richard: SPEND (5)
DC: SPOONED (7)
OT: PODEONS (7) POODLES (7) SNOOPED (7) SPOOLED (7)
Score: 60–43 (max 63, jos 63)
Darren-o-meter: 0/6 (0%)
Florence extends her lead, winning a letters round for the first time today.
Round 9: 25, 50, 2, 10, 1, 9. Target: 317.
Florence: 317. 25 × 10 + 50 + 2 × 9 − 1 (10)
Richard: 318.
Score: 70–43 (max 73, jos 73)
RR: "Only way I saw". Really, Rachel? I did 26 x 10 + 57...
Teatime teaser: DEFTTREE -> FETTERED
Round 10: R A G S E A S D N
Florence: DANGERS (7)
Richard: grenades (phantom E)
DC: AGENDAS (7) GARDENS (7)
OT: GANDERS (7) GRANDAS (7) GRASSED (7) NADGERS (7) NARASES (7) NEGARAS (7) RADNESS (7) SANDERS (7) SANGARS (7) SANGERS (7) SERANGS (7)
Score: 77–43 (max 80, jos 80)
Darren-o-meter: 0/7 (0%)
Richard sees a phantom E, and all of a sudden Florence's lead has ballooned out to 34 points.
Round 11: V I M E C A T K R
Florence: TACKIER (7)
Richard: TRACE (5)
OT: MAVERICK (8)
Score: 84–43 (max 88, jos 87)
Darren-o-meter: 1/8 (13%)
Florence is asked for her word first, despite it being longer than Richard's. Sack everyone!
Round 12: H O O S D T A B S
Florence: BOASTS (6)
Richard: BOOSTS (6)
OT: ADBOTS (6) ADOBOS (6) BASHOS (6) BASTOS (6) BATHOS (6) BODOHS (6) BOOTHS (6) DOSHAS (6) HOSTAS (6) SABOTS (6) SHOATS (6) SHOOTS (6) STOOSH (6) TABOOS (6)
Score: 90–49 (max 94, jos 93)
Darren-o-meter: 1/9 (11%)
Flat. It gets Florence over the line, however, and on to her seventh win.
Round 13: X E P I M E T G O
Florence: TEMPO (5)
Richard: TIME (4)
DC: EXEMPT (6)
OT: EPITOME (7)
Score: 95–49 (max 101, jos 99)
Darren-o-meter: 2/10 (20%)
Florence extends her lead further.
Round 14: 8, 2, 8, 4, 7, 10. Target: 890.
Florence: 900. (not written down)
Richard: 882. (8 × 7 + 8 × 4) × 10 + 2 (5)
RR: 890. 8 × (7 + 4) × 10 + 8 + 2 (10)
Score: 95–54 (max 111, jos 109)
A rare numbers round lost for Florence, but it's too little too late for Richard.
Round 15: O R N A T E Z I P
Florence buzzes on 9 seconds to say PATRONIZE which is correct.
Final Score: 105–54 (max 121, jos 119)
Florence's exceptional conundrum record continues and it's another century for her. Tomorrow will be her last preliminary game - will tomorrow belong to her or will she fall at the final hurdle? It was a good challenge from Richard, but collapsed in the third half.
Join us again for Countdown. Goodbye.
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=84
Countdown recap for Thursday 22 July 2021.
Today in 1844 the Reverend Spooner was born. Without Susie, he would have been a good lexicographer, muses Anne.
C1: Champion Florence Cappleman-Lynes (6 wins, 631 points.) Apterite. Sometimes gets her kids' names mixed up with Sam's.
C2: Challenger Richard Waudby. From York. Assistant Accountant. Also enjoys horse racing. Apparently the punters have all had a bet on today's game. There's quite a lot of money on him losing, apparently.
DC: Rachel Parris.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: D U C E R O T O B
R02: P L E N V O I R G
R03: 5, 4, 9, 2, 1, 10. Target: 235.
TTT: REPTILES - "Some reptiles are hunted and their skins turn into these."
R04: R M E A L N R E F
R05: T U N A S E T U A
R06: 100, 4, 1, 6, 3, 7. Target: 313.
R07: W A G I T A L Y I
R08: N O L D S O E N P
R09: 25, 50, 2, 10, 1, 9. Target: 317.
TTT: DEFTTREE - "Chained up with a bit of cheese, perhaps?"
R10: R A G S E A S D N
R11: V I M E C A T K R
R12: H O O S D T A B S
R13: X E P I M E T G O
R14: 8, 2, 8, 4, 7, 10. Target: 890.
R15: O R N A T E Z I P (conundrum)
And now a brief interlude before our main feature:
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Round 1: D U C E R O T O B
Florence: DEBTOR (6) (stick with)
Richard: BOOTED (6)
DC: OUTRODE (7) DOUBTER (7)
OT: COURTED (7) ECOTOUR (7) EDUCTOR (7) OBTRUDE (7) OUTBRED (7) OUTDOER (7) REDOUBT (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7, jos 7)
Darren-o-meter: 0/1 (0%)
No max or jos game today then as Florence sticks with six. We'll never know what she rejected.
Round 2: P L E N V O I R G
Florence: ELOPING (7)
Richard: ELOPING (7)
DC: RELOVING (8)
OT: LOVERING (8) OVERLING (8)
Score: 13–13 (max 15, jos 15)
Darren-o-meter: 0/2 (0%)
RELOVING is another one of those which Anne thinks should be hyphenated. ELOPING is the contestants' offering.
Round 3: 5, 4, 9, 2, 1, 10. Target: 235.
Florence: 235. (10 × 4 + 9 − 2) × 5 (10)
Richard: 230.
Score: 23–13 (max 25, jos 25)
Florence picks up 10 points from a numbers game which is easy if you know what you're looking for.
Teatime teaser: REPTILES -> PELTRIES
Round 4: R M E A L N R E F
Florence: REFLAME (7)
Richard: FREEMAN (7) (not written down)
OT: LEARNER (7) REELMAN (7) REFRAME (7) RELEARN (7)
Score: 30–20 (max 32, jos 32)
Darren-o-meter: 0/3 (0%)
Sevens for the two contestants, and for the computer too. Richard's "not written down" only comes after Florence declares 7. He'd be very lucky to get away with that in my view, had he had the same word...
Round 5: T U N A S E T U A
Florence: TAUNTS (6)
Richard: UNSEAT (6)
DC: TETANUS (7)
OT: ATTUNES (7) NUTATES (7) TAUTENS (7)
Score: 36–26 (max 39, jos 39)
Darren-o-meter: 0/4 (0%)
Again, the contestants cannot be separated on the letters.
Round 6: 100, 4, 1, 6, 3, 7. Target: 313.
Florence: 313. 3 × 100 + 7 + 6 (10)
Richard: 313. 3 × 100 + 7 + 6 (10)
Score: 46–36 (max 49, jos 49)
thank u, next
Anne asks Rachel P about the adaptability of comedy. Or, basically, how witty is she? The answer appears to be not very. The three of them end up playing word association. Anne tells a funnier joke than anything Rachel P has come out with. RP: "I'm thinking on my feet here" // AR: "No you're not, you're sitting down!" So they try again, this time playing cheddar gorge which Anne keeps ruining.
Round 7: W A G I T A L Y I
Florence: AGILITY (7)
Richard: WAGTAIL (7)
Score: 53–43 (max 56, jos 56)
Darren-o-meter: 0/5 (0%)
Two sevens available, two sevens spotted.
AR: "This is more exciting than a race at York, isn't it?" // RW: "No."
Round 8: N O L D S O E N P
Florence: NOODLES (7)
Richard: SPEND (5)
DC: SPOONED (7)
OT: PODEONS (7) POODLES (7) SNOOPED (7) SPOOLED (7)
Score: 60–43 (max 63, jos 63)
Darren-o-meter: 0/6 (0%)
Florence extends her lead, winning a letters round for the first time today.
Round 9: 25, 50, 2, 10, 1, 9. Target: 317.
Florence: 317. 25 × 10 + 50 + 2 × 9 − 1 (10)
Richard: 318.
Score: 70–43 (max 73, jos 73)
RR: "Only way I saw". Really, Rachel? I did 26 x 10 + 57...
Teatime teaser: DEFTTREE -> FETTERED
Round 10: R A G S E A S D N
Florence: DANGERS (7)
Richard: grenades (phantom E)
DC: AGENDAS (7) GARDENS (7)
OT: GANDERS (7) GRANDAS (7) GRASSED (7) NADGERS (7) NARASES (7) NEGARAS (7) RADNESS (7) SANDERS (7) SANGARS (7) SANGERS (7) SERANGS (7)
Score: 77–43 (max 80, jos 80)
Darren-o-meter: 0/7 (0%)
Richard sees a phantom E, and all of a sudden Florence's lead has ballooned out to 34 points.
Round 11: V I M E C A T K R
Florence: TACKIER (7)
Richard: TRACE (5)
OT: MAVERICK (8)
Score: 84–43 (max 88, jos 87)
Darren-o-meter: 1/8 (13%)
Florence is asked for her word first, despite it being longer than Richard's. Sack everyone!
Round 12: H O O S D T A B S
Florence: BOASTS (6)
Richard: BOOSTS (6)
OT: ADBOTS (6) ADOBOS (6) BASHOS (6) BASTOS (6) BATHOS (6) BODOHS (6) BOOTHS (6) DOSHAS (6) HOSTAS (6) SABOTS (6) SHOATS (6) SHOOTS (6) STOOSH (6) TABOOS (6)
Score: 90–49 (max 94, jos 93)
Darren-o-meter: 1/9 (11%)
Flat. It gets Florence over the line, however, and on to her seventh win.
Round 13: X E P I M E T G O
Florence: TEMPO (5)
Richard: TIME (4)
DC: EXEMPT (6)
OT: EPITOME (7)
Score: 95–49 (max 101, jos 99)
Darren-o-meter: 2/10 (20%)
Florence extends her lead further.
Round 14: 8, 2, 8, 4, 7, 10. Target: 890.
Florence: 900. (not written down)
Richard: 882. (8 × 7 + 8 × 4) × 10 + 2 (5)
RR: 890. 8 × (7 + 4) × 10 + 8 + 2 (10)
Score: 95–54 (max 111, jos 109)
A rare numbers round lost for Florence, but it's too little too late for Richard.
Round 15: O R N A T E Z I P
Florence buzzes on 9 seconds to say PATRONIZE which is correct.
Final Score: 105–54 (max 121, jos 119)
Florence's exceptional conundrum record continues and it's another century for her. Tomorrow will be her last preliminary game - will tomorrow belong to her or will she fall at the final hurdle? It was a good challenge from Richard, but collapsed in the third half.
Join us again for Countdown. Goodbye.
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=84