Friday 6th August 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 29)
Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2021 8:42 pm
Annedown XXIX, as England try to fight back against India.
Countdown recap for Friday 6 August 2021.
It's both Cycling to Work day and International Beer Day. Both in one go is not recommended.
C1: Champion Jason Dias (4 wins, 399 points.) Apterite. Floor furniture specialist. Guitarist.
C2: Challenger Matt Gould. Originally from Essex. Now from Whitley Bay.
DC: Susie Dent and Julian Clary.
RR: Rachel Riley. Rachel is wearing a cross between a curtain and a bedspread, it would seem.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: G M L A O O H P S
R02: C R T A I E L O G
R03: 100, 8, 8, 1, 6, 3. Target: 550.
TTT: CHIPIDEA - "This is likely to upset the Green Party."
R04: R C Z E E I R M T
R05: N B N O O E M G S
R06: 75, 6, 10, 7, 10, 1. Target: 589.
R07: H W K A A E Y D C
R08: N O A D R U I L F
R09: 100, 5, 6, 5, 9, 1. Target: 375.
TTT: PREPHOST - "Did these people make money from spreading the word?"
R10: I O E R S F S N A
R11: D T G U E A R S I
R12: P T I E A L P O R
R13: N L T I E U W S V
R14: 7, 8, 9, 10, 9, 4. Target: 743.
R15: H E S S N A R E D (conundrum)
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Round 1: G M L A O O H P S
Jason: GLOOM (5)
Matt: GLAMPS (6)
DC: SHAMPOO (7) HOOPLAS (7)
OT: OMPHALOS (8)
Score: 0–6 (max 8, jos 7)
Darren-o-meter: 1/1 (100%)
Matt with an early lead, as GLAMPING can be there as GLAMPS for an alt on the verb.
Round 2: C R T A I E L O G
Jason: GLOATER (7)
Matt: LOITER (6)
DC: RECTAL (6) EROTICA (7) LORICATE (8)
Score: 7–6 (max 16, jos 15)
Darren-o-meter: 2/2 (100%)
Jason regains the lead, with LORICATE a good darren from Susie.
Round 3: 100, 8, 8, 1, 6, 3. Target: 550.
Jason: 550. (100 − 8) × 6 − (3 − 1) (10)
Matt: 550. (100 − 8) × 6 − (3 − 1) (10)
Score: 17–16 (max 26, jos 25)
10 points each. Next!
Teatime teaser: CHIPIDEA -> APHICIDE
Round 4: R C Z E E I R M T
Jason: MITRE (5)
Matt: RETIME (6)
DC: zitcreem RECITER (7)
OT: MERITER (7) METRIZE (7) TRIREME (7)
Score: 17–22 (max 33, jos 32)
Darren-o-meter: 2/3 (67%)
Matt takes the lead back with a six that's all one word. Zit cream is two words, Julian.
Round 5: N B N O O E M G S
Jason: BONGOS (6)
Matt: BONGOS (6)
DC: MOOBS (5)
OT: GNOMONS (7) MBONGOS (7) SONGMEN (7)
Score: 23–28 (max 40, jos 39)
Darren-o-meter: 2/4 (50%)
Susie provides a very wholesome definition of MOOBS, but both contestants are drumming along nicely.
Round 6: 75, 6, 10, 7, 10, 1. Target: 589.
Jason: 590. (7 + 1) × 75 − 10 (7)
Matt: 590. (7 + 1) × 75 − 10 (7)
RR: 589. (75 − 10 − 6) × 10 − 1 (10)
Score: 30–35 (max 50, jos 49)
Rachel overcomplicates, but this is a poor miss from both contestants. 82 x 7 - 6 was how I did it.
Julian talks about his Drama and English degree, and how his lack of success led to his comedy career, and then Anne asks how he got into writing. Jury is out for me on Julian. I wouldn't mind seeing him again, he has been decent enough, although I felt he didn't bounce well off Anne.
Round 7: H W K A A E Y D C
Jason: WHACKED (7)
Matt: waheyed
DC: WAHEY (5)
OT: HEADWAY (7)
Score: 37–35 (max 57, jos 56)
Darren-o-meter: 2/5 (40%)
Wahey! It's only an expression, not a verb. Jason regains the lead, this is a good game so far.
Julian quizzes Jason on his CCCVVV picks, and he has no real answer for it.
Round 8: N O A D R U I L F
Jason: DURIAN (6)
Matt: LARDON (6)
DC: ORDINAL (7) FOULARD (7)
OT: FLUORIAN (8)
Score: 43–41 (max 65, jos 63)
Darren-o-meter: 3/6 (50%)
The round is tied once more. This game is still balanced perfectly.
Round 9: 100, 5, 6, 5, 9, 1. Target: 375.
Jason: 375. (9 − 6 + 1) × 100 − 5 × 5 (10)
Matt: 375. (Not written down.) (100 − (6 − 1) × 5) × 5 (10)
Score: 53–51 (max 75, jos 73)
Not Ariana level of easiness, but still nonetheless 10 points each.
Teatime teaser: PREPHOST -> PROPHETS
Round 10: I O E R S F S N A
Jason: FAIRNESS (8)
Matt: SNORES (6)
OT: SANSERIF (8) SENSORIA (8)
Score: 61–51 (max 83, jos 81)
Darren-o-meter: 3/7 (43%)
Eight for Jason extends the lead to 10 points, a critical margin.
Round 11: D T G U E A R S I
Jason: GUSTIER (7)
Matt: STAGIER (7) (risky)
DC: GAUDIEST (8) (risky)
Score: 68–58 (max 91, jos 89)
Darren-o-meter: 4/8 (50%)
As risky as STAGIER is, Julian's risky 8 is the darren.
Susie goes dogging - sorry, talks about dogs, and thus segues into GROAK: lusting after someone's food.
Round 12: P T I E A L P O R
Jason: toppler
Matt: POLITER (7)
DC: ELATOR (6) EPILATOR (8)
OT: PAPELITO (8) PELOTARI (8) PETIOLAR (8)
Score: 68–65 (max 99, jos 97)
Darren-o-meter: 4/9 (44%)
Jason squanders 70% of his lead, as one cannot be a TOPPLER^.
Round 13: N L T I E U W S V
Jason: INVEST (6)
Matt: UNITES (6)
DC: UTENSIL (7)
OT: UNLIVES (7) UNVEILS (7) VENTILS (7) WESTLIN (7)
Score: 74–71 (max 106, jos 104)
Darren-o-meter: 4/10 (40%)
And with another round tied, it's going down to the wire.
Round 14: 7, 8, 9, 10, 9, 4. Target: 743.
Jason: 741.
Matt: 743. (10 × 9 − 7) × 9 − 4 (10)
Score: 74–81 (max 116, jos 114)
The numbers game in this situation is fairly immaterial. It was already crucial, and it's even crucial-er now.
Round 15: H E S S N A R E D
Jason buzzes on 28 seconds to say HAREDNESS which is incorrect.
Matt does not buzz.
Rachel gives the answer, which was HARNESSED.
Final Score: 74–81 (max 126, jos 124)
Jason tries a press and guess with two seconds to go. The conundrum has lots of dead ends and is a really difficult one. But Matt gets the game, then, and defeats the quadruple champion.
He'll be back on Monday, as will we. Join us then. Goodbye.
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=84
Countdown recap for Friday 6 August 2021.
It's both Cycling to Work day and International Beer Day. Both in one go is not recommended.
C1: Champion Jason Dias (4 wins, 399 points.) Apterite. Floor furniture specialist. Guitarist.
C2: Challenger Matt Gould. Originally from Essex. Now from Whitley Bay.
DC: Susie Dent and Julian Clary.
RR: Rachel Riley. Rachel is wearing a cross between a curtain and a bedspread, it would seem.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: G M L A O O H P S
R02: C R T A I E L O G
R03: 100, 8, 8, 1, 6, 3. Target: 550.
TTT: CHIPIDEA - "This is likely to upset the Green Party."
R04: R C Z E E I R M T
R05: N B N O O E M G S
R06: 75, 6, 10, 7, 10, 1. Target: 589.
R07: H W K A A E Y D C
R08: N O A D R U I L F
R09: 100, 5, 6, 5, 9, 1. Target: 375.
TTT: PREPHOST - "Did these people make money from spreading the word?"
R10: I O E R S F S N A
R11: D T G U E A R S I
R12: P T I E A L P O R
R13: N L T I E U W S V
R14: 7, 8, 9, 10, 9, 4. Target: 743.
R15: H E S S N A R E D (conundrum)
And now a brief interlude before our main feature:
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Round 1: G M L A O O H P S
Jason: GLOOM (5)
Matt: GLAMPS (6)
DC: SHAMPOO (7) HOOPLAS (7)
OT: OMPHALOS (8)
Score: 0–6 (max 8, jos 7)
Darren-o-meter: 1/1 (100%)
Matt with an early lead, as GLAMPING can be there as GLAMPS for an alt on the verb.
Round 2: C R T A I E L O G
Jason: GLOATER (7)
Matt: LOITER (6)
DC: RECTAL (6) EROTICA (7) LORICATE (8)
Score: 7–6 (max 16, jos 15)
Darren-o-meter: 2/2 (100%)
Jason regains the lead, with LORICATE a good darren from Susie.
Round 3: 100, 8, 8, 1, 6, 3. Target: 550.
Jason: 550. (100 − 8) × 6 − (3 − 1) (10)
Matt: 550. (100 − 8) × 6 − (3 − 1) (10)
Score: 17–16 (max 26, jos 25)
10 points each. Next!
Teatime teaser: CHIPIDEA -> APHICIDE
Round 4: R C Z E E I R M T
Jason: MITRE (5)
Matt: RETIME (6)
DC: zitcreem RECITER (7)
OT: MERITER (7) METRIZE (7) TRIREME (7)
Score: 17–22 (max 33, jos 32)
Darren-o-meter: 2/3 (67%)
Matt takes the lead back with a six that's all one word. Zit cream is two words, Julian.
Round 5: N B N O O E M G S
Jason: BONGOS (6)
Matt: BONGOS (6)
DC: MOOBS (5)
OT: GNOMONS (7) MBONGOS (7) SONGMEN (7)
Score: 23–28 (max 40, jos 39)
Darren-o-meter: 2/4 (50%)
Susie provides a very wholesome definition of MOOBS, but both contestants are drumming along nicely.
Round 6: 75, 6, 10, 7, 10, 1. Target: 589.
Jason: 590. (7 + 1) × 75 − 10 (7)
Matt: 590. (7 + 1) × 75 − 10 (7)
RR: 589. (75 − 10 − 6) × 10 − 1 (10)
Score: 30–35 (max 50, jos 49)
Rachel overcomplicates, but this is a poor miss from both contestants. 82 x 7 - 6 was how I did it.
Julian talks about his Drama and English degree, and how his lack of success led to his comedy career, and then Anne asks how he got into writing. Jury is out for me on Julian. I wouldn't mind seeing him again, he has been decent enough, although I felt he didn't bounce well off Anne.
Round 7: H W K A A E Y D C
Jason: WHACKED (7)
Matt: waheyed
DC: WAHEY (5)
OT: HEADWAY (7)
Score: 37–35 (max 57, jos 56)
Darren-o-meter: 2/5 (40%)
Wahey! It's only an expression, not a verb. Jason regains the lead, this is a good game so far.
Julian quizzes Jason on his CCCVVV picks, and he has no real answer for it.
Round 8: N O A D R U I L F
Jason: DURIAN (6)
Matt: LARDON (6)
DC: ORDINAL (7) FOULARD (7)
OT: FLUORIAN (8)
Score: 43–41 (max 65, jos 63)
Darren-o-meter: 3/6 (50%)
The round is tied once more. This game is still balanced perfectly.
Round 9: 100, 5, 6, 5, 9, 1. Target: 375.
Jason: 375. (9 − 6 + 1) × 100 − 5 × 5 (10)
Matt: 375. (Not written down.) (100 − (6 − 1) × 5) × 5 (10)
Score: 53–51 (max 75, jos 73)
Not Ariana level of easiness, but still nonetheless 10 points each.
Teatime teaser: PREPHOST -> PROPHETS
Round 10: I O E R S F S N A
Jason: FAIRNESS (8)
Matt: SNORES (6)
OT: SANSERIF (8) SENSORIA (8)
Score: 61–51 (max 83, jos 81)
Darren-o-meter: 3/7 (43%)
Eight for Jason extends the lead to 10 points, a critical margin.
Round 11: D T G U E A R S I
Jason: GUSTIER (7)
Matt: STAGIER (7) (risky)
DC: GAUDIEST (8) (risky)
Score: 68–58 (max 91, jos 89)
Darren-o-meter: 4/8 (50%)
As risky as STAGIER is, Julian's risky 8 is the darren.
Susie goes dogging - sorry, talks about dogs, and thus segues into GROAK: lusting after someone's food.
Round 12: P T I E A L P O R
Jason: toppler
Matt: POLITER (7)
DC: ELATOR (6) EPILATOR (8)
OT: PAPELITO (8) PELOTARI (8) PETIOLAR (8)
Score: 68–65 (max 99, jos 97)
Darren-o-meter: 4/9 (44%)
Jason squanders 70% of his lead, as one cannot be a TOPPLER^.
Round 13: N L T I E U W S V
Jason: INVEST (6)
Matt: UNITES (6)
DC: UTENSIL (7)
OT: UNLIVES (7) UNVEILS (7) VENTILS (7) WESTLIN (7)
Score: 74–71 (max 106, jos 104)
Darren-o-meter: 4/10 (40%)
And with another round tied, it's going down to the wire.
Round 14: 7, 8, 9, 10, 9, 4. Target: 743.
Jason: 741.
Matt: 743. (10 × 9 − 7) × 9 − 4 (10)
Score: 74–81 (max 116, jos 114)
The numbers game in this situation is fairly immaterial. It was already crucial, and it's even crucial-er now.
Round 15: H E S S N A R E D
Jason buzzes on 28 seconds to say HAREDNESS which is incorrect.
Matt does not buzz.
Rachel gives the answer, which was HARNESSED.
Final Score: 74–81 (max 126, jos 124)
Jason tries a press and guess with two seconds to go. The conundrum has lots of dead ends and is a really difficult one. But Matt gets the game, then, and defeats the quadruple champion.
He'll be back on Monday, as will we. Join us then. Goodbye.
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=84