Friday 2nd September 2022 (Series 86, Preliminary 55)
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2022 11:35 pm
Hello Countdowners and welcome to another recap, many children across the country will be enjoying their first day back to school after the 6 weeks holiday......so let's see if today's contestants can put in a top of the class performance as they bid to be the next champion of Countdown
C1: Champion Jack Davies (1 win, 109 points.)
C2: Challenger Daniel Bloom.
DC: Susie Dent and Russell Kane .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: K N A S S I D U I
R02: N D A R E A S T O
R03: 25, 8, 2, 7, 6, 1, . Target: 786.
TTT: CORNHEAD - "All at sea but going nowhere."
R04: G A E M S T A E S
R05: X A R T E U D N E
R06: 50, 75, 6, 4, 8, 7. Target: 572.
R07: T R O A C R U S O
R08: T D Q I E A F P S
R09: 75, 3, 10, 10, 1, 6, . Target: 325.
TTT: FOBRELIC - "Dedicated to Mrs. Fawlty, whether she likes it or not. "
R10: T G R I O G P A M
R11: B P U O S L I O I
R12: W L H E A J L I T
R13: D M O E F A N T E
R14: 100, 50, 8, 3, 6, 1. Target: 888.
R15: S A T I N T R E E (conundrum)
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Round 1: K N A S S I D U I
Jack: DUNKS (5)
Daniel: UNSAID (6)
DC: UNSAID (6) UNKISS (6)
OT: SUIDIANS (8)
Score: 0–6 (max 8)
Not the best selection of letters to start the days proceedings........but there is an 8 hidden away !!!
Round 2: N D A R E A S T O
Jack: donaters
Daniel: ROASTED (7)
DC: AERONATS (8)
OT: ADORNATES (18)
Score: 0–13 (max 26)
A good 7 from our challenger Daniel.............with Roasted........Sunday Roast Dinner all the trimmings !!!! but Susie pulls a gem of an 8 out of the bag.......but there is a 9 I managed to spot Adornates !!
Round 3: 25, 8, 2, 7, 6, 1. Target: 786.
Jack: 784. Mistake in working.
Daniel: 792. (6 − 2) × 8 × 25 − 7 − 1 (5)
RR: 786. (7 + 8) × 2 × (25 + 1) + 6 (10)
Score: 0–18 (max 36)
Not easiest of 1 large solves......our challenger does well to bag himself 5 points..........but Rachel shows us how it is done !!!
Teatime teaser: CORNHEAD -> ANCHORED
Round 4: G A E M S T A E S
Jack: MASSAGE (7)
Daniel: MESSAGE (7)
DC: MESSAGE (7) MASSAGE (7) GAMETES (7)
OT: AGAMETES (8) MEGASEAS (8)
Score: 7–25 (max 44)
Round 5: X A R T E U D N E
Jack: DENATURE (8)
Daniel: undereat
Score: 15–25 (max 52)
Round 6: 50, 75, 6, 4, 8, 7. Target: 572.
Jack: 571.
Daniel: 572. 75 × 7 + 50 − 6 ÷ (8 ÷ 4) (10)
Score: 15–35 (max 62)
Another good solve from Daniel...............putting him 20 points ahead of our champion Jack
Round 7: T R O A C R U S O
Jack: CARROTS (7)
Daniel: CURSOR (6)
DC: CURATORS (8)
OT: OUTROARS (8) TOURACOS (8)
Score: 22–35 (max 70)
Round 8: T D Q I E A F P S
Jack: pastied
Daniel: PASTED (6)
DC: PASTIE (6)
OT: ADEPTS (6) AFTIES (6) DEFATS (6) FASTED (6) FASTIE (6) FEDAIS (6) FIESTA (6) FISTED (6) PATESI (6) PIETAS (6) SIFTED (6) SPITED (6)
Score: 22–41 (max 76)
Round 9: 75, 3, 10, 10, 1, 6. Target: 325.
Jack: 325. 75 × 3 + 10 × 10 (10)
Daniel: 325. 75 ÷ 3 × (10 + 10 − 6 − 1) (10)
Score: 32–51 (max 86)
Nice and Straighforward.......Need I say more ???????????
Teatime teaser: FOBRELIC -> FORCIBLE
Round 10: T G R I O G P A M
Jack: IMPORT (6)
Daniel: MAGGOT (6)
DC: MAGGOT (6)
OT: MARIGOT (7) PARIGOT (7)
Score: 38–57 (max 93)
Round 11: B P U O S L I O I
Jack: biosoil
Daniel: BILIOUS (7)
Score: 38–64 (max 100)
Round 12: W L H E A J L I T
Jack: WALLET (6)
Daniel: WEALTH (6)
DC: LETHAL (6)
OT: ALLITE (6) AWHILE (6) HALITE (6) JILLET (6) TAILLE (6) THALLI (6) WILLET (6) WILTJA (6) WITHAL (6)
Score: 44–70 (max 106)
Round 13: D M O E F A N T E
Jack: monated
Daniel: FOMENTED (8)
OT: NEMATODE (8)
Score: 44–78 (max 114)
Round 14: 100, 50, 8, 3, 6, 1. Target: 888.
Jack: 888. (100 + 50 − (3 − 1)) × 6 (10)
Daniel: 880.
Score: 54–78 (max 124)
Memories of subtitles anybody ????? 888 subtitles was on used your Ceefax and Oracle service on your TV remote and TV Programmes for the hard of hearing
This was a numbers game I managed to solve using a different method
100+3=103
103+1=104
104*8=832
832+50=882
882+6=888
Round 15: S A T I N T R E E
Jack buzzes on 29 seconds to say INTEREATS which is incorrect.
Daniel buzzes on 30 seconds to say which is incorrect.
The answer was REINSTATE.
Final Score: 54–78 (max 134)
C1: Champion Jack Davies (1 win, 109 points.)
C2: Challenger Daniel Bloom.
DC: Susie Dent and Russell Kane .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: K N A S S I D U I
R02: N D A R E A S T O
R03: 25, 8, 2, 7, 6, 1, . Target: 786.
TTT: CORNHEAD - "All at sea but going nowhere."
R04: G A E M S T A E S
R05: X A R T E U D N E
R06: 50, 75, 6, 4, 8, 7. Target: 572.
R07: T R O A C R U S O
R08: T D Q I E A F P S
R09: 75, 3, 10, 10, 1, 6, . Target: 325.
TTT: FOBRELIC - "Dedicated to Mrs. Fawlty, whether she likes it or not. "
R10: T G R I O G P A M
R11: B P U O S L I O I
R12: W L H E A J L I T
R13: D M O E F A N T E
R14: 100, 50, 8, 3, 6, 1. Target: 888.
R15: S A T I N T R E E (conundrum)
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Round 1: K N A S S I D U I
Jack: DUNKS (5)
Daniel: UNSAID (6)
DC: UNSAID (6) UNKISS (6)
OT: SUIDIANS (8)
Score: 0–6 (max 8)
Not the best selection of letters to start the days proceedings........but there is an 8 hidden away !!!
Round 2: N D A R E A S T O
Jack: donaters
Daniel: ROASTED (7)
DC: AERONATS (8)
OT: ADORNATES (18)
Score: 0–13 (max 26)
A good 7 from our challenger Daniel.............with Roasted........Sunday Roast Dinner all the trimmings !!!! but Susie pulls a gem of an 8 out of the bag.......but there is a 9 I managed to spot Adornates !!
Round 3: 25, 8, 2, 7, 6, 1. Target: 786.
Jack: 784. Mistake in working.
Daniel: 792. (6 − 2) × 8 × 25 − 7 − 1 (5)
RR: 786. (7 + 8) × 2 × (25 + 1) + 6 (10)
Score: 0–18 (max 36)
Not easiest of 1 large solves......our challenger does well to bag himself 5 points..........but Rachel shows us how it is done !!!
Teatime teaser: CORNHEAD -> ANCHORED
Round 4: G A E M S T A E S
Jack: MASSAGE (7)
Daniel: MESSAGE (7)
DC: MESSAGE (7) MASSAGE (7) GAMETES (7)
OT: AGAMETES (8) MEGASEAS (8)
Score: 7–25 (max 44)
Round 5: X A R T E U D N E
Jack: DENATURE (8)
Daniel: undereat
Score: 15–25 (max 52)
Round 6: 50, 75, 6, 4, 8, 7. Target: 572.
Jack: 571.
Daniel: 572. 75 × 7 + 50 − 6 ÷ (8 ÷ 4) (10)
Score: 15–35 (max 62)
Another good solve from Daniel...............putting him 20 points ahead of our champion Jack
Round 7: T R O A C R U S O
Jack: CARROTS (7)
Daniel: CURSOR (6)
DC: CURATORS (8)
OT: OUTROARS (8) TOURACOS (8)
Score: 22–35 (max 70)
Round 8: T D Q I E A F P S
Jack: pastied
Daniel: PASTED (6)
DC: PASTIE (6)
OT: ADEPTS (6) AFTIES (6) DEFATS (6) FASTED (6) FASTIE (6) FEDAIS (6) FIESTA (6) FISTED (6) PATESI (6) PIETAS (6) SIFTED (6) SPITED (6)
Score: 22–41 (max 76)
Round 9: 75, 3, 10, 10, 1, 6. Target: 325.
Jack: 325. 75 × 3 + 10 × 10 (10)
Daniel: 325. 75 ÷ 3 × (10 + 10 − 6 − 1) (10)
Score: 32–51 (max 86)
Nice and Straighforward.......Need I say more ???????????
Teatime teaser: FOBRELIC -> FORCIBLE
Round 10: T G R I O G P A M
Jack: IMPORT (6)
Daniel: MAGGOT (6)
DC: MAGGOT (6)
OT: MARIGOT (7) PARIGOT (7)
Score: 38–57 (max 93)
Round 11: B P U O S L I O I
Jack: biosoil
Daniel: BILIOUS (7)
Score: 38–64 (max 100)
Round 12: W L H E A J L I T
Jack: WALLET (6)
Daniel: WEALTH (6)
DC: LETHAL (6)
OT: ALLITE (6) AWHILE (6) HALITE (6) JILLET (6) TAILLE (6) THALLI (6) WILLET (6) WILTJA (6) WITHAL (6)
Score: 44–70 (max 106)
Round 13: D M O E F A N T E
Jack: monated
Daniel: FOMENTED (8)
OT: NEMATODE (8)
Score: 44–78 (max 114)
Round 14: 100, 50, 8, 3, 6, 1. Target: 888.
Jack: 888. (100 + 50 − (3 − 1)) × 6 (10)
Daniel: 880.
Score: 54–78 (max 124)
Memories of subtitles anybody ????? 888 subtitles was on used your Ceefax and Oracle service on your TV remote and TV Programmes for the hard of hearing
This was a numbers game I managed to solve using a different method
100+3=103
103+1=104
104*8=832
832+50=882
882+6=888
Round 15: S A T I N T R E E
Jack buzzes on 29 seconds to say INTEREATS which is incorrect.
Daniel buzzes on 30 seconds to say which is incorrect.
The answer was REINSTATE.
Final Score: 54–78 (max 134)