Thursday 4th March 2010 (Series 62, Prelim 39)
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 5:20 pm
As a little bonus, today's recap comes eariler than usual today, so you can enjoy twice the Robinson Recap goodness in one big helping. 
Countdown recap for Thursday 4 March 2010.
C1: Champion Raheel Mirza (4 wins, 336 points.) A pharmecutical engineer from Nottingham. His favourite place in the world is Canada. He also enjoys playing football, cricket and snooker, where his best break is 73. He loves quizzes and applied for the show, because he his wife hated him saying saying that he could beat the contestants all the time.
C2: Challenger Shakeel Aamer. A 14-year-old student from Ilford, Essex. He likes playing cricket and his idol is Sir Ian Botham. He plays the electric guitar and drums and his favourite band is the Arctic Monkeys.
DC: Susie Dent and Nicholas Owen.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: T D G R A E A D N
R02: F V B P I A O Q I
R03: L S J M E A E L N
R04: B T L O U R I X E
R05: 100, 7, 9, 3, 7, 2. Target: 680.
TTT: STONERUG - "It's the supplier of Millionaire's Roe"
R06: T S D C A I O N A
R07: P H R S W E A E L
R08: S D T O I R C E O
R09: D N T S E A C M O
R10: 25, 4, 10, 1, 6, 5. Target: 975.
TTT: NOVAPINE - "Acting like a very famous captain, perhaps?"
R11: R T D R U A E S G
R12: R T V T I E I M E
R13: T N K H A U I E S
R14: 5, 2, 2, 10, 4, 3. Target: 232.
R15: C I L L Y A L E X (conundrum)
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Round 1: T D G R A E A D N
C1: GRANTED (7)
C2: GRATED (6)
DC: GRADATE (7) GRADATED (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)
DC almost forget to add the D to GRADATE, but just get away with it, as Shakeel misses the chance to wedge the N to his GRATED.
Round 2: F V B P I A O Q I
C1: fibia
C2: BAP (3)
OT: AVO (3) OVA (3) BAI (3) BIO (3) OBI (3) BOA (3) OBA (3) BOP (3) FAB (3) FIB (3) FOB (3) FOP (3) OAF (3) PIA (3) POI (3) VIA (3)
Score: 7–3 (max 11)
Possible Countdown history as Shakeel gets a max with a 3
Raheel like many others mixes his TIBIA with his FIBULA.
AVO is a money of account of Macau, the 100th part of a pataca.
BAI is a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
OBA is a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
PIA is a female given name.
POI is a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
Round 3: L S J M E A E L N
C1: smallen
C2: SEAMEN (6)
DC: ENAMELS (7)
OT: MALLEES (7)
Score: 7–9 (max 18)
Shakeel takes the lead after Raheel's dodgy 7 is just that.
A MALLEE is any of several west Australian evergreen shrubs or trees of the genus Eucalyptus.
Round 4: B T L O U R I X E
C1: loutier
C2: BOLTER (6)
DC: TROUBLE (7) OUTLIER (7)
OT: REBUILT (7)
Score: 7–15 (max 25)
Deary me! Raheel's 3rd illegal word in a row, sees Shakeel carrying on pulling away.
Round 5: 100, 7, 9, 3, 7, 2. Target: 680.
C1: 680. (7 x 100) - ((9 x 3) - 7) (10)
C2: 681.
Score: 17–15 (max 35)
But not for long, as Raheel storms back into the lead with his solved numbers.
Nicholas tells of his trip on a Transatlantic cruiseliner where he did some lectures, involving a trip to the bridge and an alarm involving the kitchens.
Teatime teaser: STONERUG -> STURGEON
Round 6: T S D C A I O N A
C1: ACTIONS (7)
C2: sanction
DC: ANTACIDS (8)
Score: 24–15 (max 43)
A phantom 2nd N sees Raheel extend his lead to 9.
Round 7: P H R S W E A E L
C1: WHALERS (7)
C2: WHALES (6)
DC: HELPERS (7)
OT: HEALERS (7) LEAPERS (7) RELAPSE (7) REPEALS (7) RESHAPE (7) SPHERAL (7) WELSHER (7) WHEREAS (7)
Score: 31–15 (max 50)
As with round 1, if Shakeel had put an extra letter in his word, he'd had 7 points rather than 0.
Round 8: S D T O I R C E O
C1: STEROID (7)
C2: CORSET (6)
DC: EDITORS (7)
OT: COOTERS (7) SCOOTER (7) COOTIES (7) CORDITE (7) COTISED (7) CREDITS (7) DIRECTS (7) DOCTORS (7) SORTIED (7) STORIED (7) TRIODES (7) OCTROIS (7) ODORISE (7) OSTEOID (7) ROOSTED (7) SCOOTED (7) SOOTIER (7) TOROIDS (7)
Score: 38–15 (max 57)
Another flat round where there seemed to be more than 7 available.
Round 9: D N T S E A C M O
C1: DONATES (7)
C2: mandates
DC: DEACONS (7)
OT: COASTED (7) DAEMONS (7) MASONED (7) DECANTS (7) DESCANT (7) SCANTED (7) DOCENTS (7) ENDMOST (7) TANDEMS (7)
Score: 45–15 (max 64)
More phantom letters for Shakeel as his phantom 2nd A seems him still yet to score in this half.
Susie's Origin Of Words tells of the origin of the phrase "under the aegis".
Round 10: 25, 4, 10, 1, 6, 5. Target: 975.
C1: 975. ((4 x 10) - 1) x 25 (10)
C2: 975. (10 x 4 x 25) - ((6 - 1) x 5) (10)
Score: 55–25 (max 74)
Now on the scoresheet for the first time in the half, but Shakeel still has it all to do in the 3rd half.
Teatime teaser: NOVAPINE -> PAVONINE
Round 11: R T D R U A E S G
C1: GUSTED (6)
C2: RUDEST (6)
DC: DRAGSTER (8)
OT: TRUDGERS (8)
Score: 61–31 (max 82)
Nicholas reveals that Susie hasn't heard of a DRAGSTER 
Clearly she has her head in the books too much. 
Round 12: R T V T I E I M E
C1: TRIVET (6)
C2: EMITTER (7)
OT: TERMITE (7)
Score: 61–38 (max 89)
Is there a light at the end of the tunnel for Shakeel, as his brilliant 7 gets him right back in the thick of things.
Round 13: T N K H A U I E S
C1: HAUNTS (6)
C2: HUNKIEST (8)
DC: HANKIES (7)
Score: 61–46 (max 97)
WOW! Can Shakeel pull off one of the biggest comebacks in the history of the show The leads shrinks to 15 points.
Round 14: 5, 2, 2, 10, 4, 3. Target: 232.
C1: 232. (((5 x 4) + 3) x 10) + 2 (10)
C2: 232. (((5 x 4) + 3) x 10) + 2 (10)
Score: 71–56 (max 107)
Unfortunately, the 6 small gamble doesn't pay off, as it results in a relatively easy numbers, giving Raheel win No.5.
Round 15: C I L L Y A L E X
C1 buzzes on 12.5 seconds to say LEXICALLY which is correct.
Score: 81–56 (max 117)
An appropriate dictionary related conundrum gets Raheel above 80 for the 4th time, but spare a thought for Shakeel, who could have made the scoreline much closer than it was, if it hadn't been for his unlucky 2nd half.
But for now, Raheel has made it 5 out of 5 and goes above James Rawson to No.4 in the table.
Find out tomorrow with Mike if he can reach the dizzy heights of 6.
Till next week, bye bye.
Statistics Corner
Raheel:
Total score - 81
Raw score - 93
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 7
Shakeel:
Total score - 56
Raw score - 81
Total % of max - 48
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 3.7
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 5
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=62
Countdown recap for Thursday 4 March 2010.
C1: Champion Raheel Mirza (4 wins, 336 points.) A pharmecutical engineer from Nottingham. His favourite place in the world is Canada. He also enjoys playing football, cricket and snooker, where his best break is 73. He loves quizzes and applied for the show, because he his wife hated him saying saying that he could beat the contestants all the time.
C2: Challenger Shakeel Aamer. A 14-year-old student from Ilford, Essex. He likes playing cricket and his idol is Sir Ian Botham. He plays the electric guitar and drums and his favourite band is the Arctic Monkeys.
DC: Susie Dent and Nicholas Owen.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: T D G R A E A D N
R02: F V B P I A O Q I
R03: L S J M E A E L N
R04: B T L O U R I X E
R05: 100, 7, 9, 3, 7, 2. Target: 680.
TTT: STONERUG - "It's the supplier of Millionaire's Roe"
R06: T S D C A I O N A
R07: P H R S W E A E L
R08: S D T O I R C E O
R09: D N T S E A C M O
R10: 25, 4, 10, 1, 6, 5. Target: 975.
TTT: NOVAPINE - "Acting like a very famous captain, perhaps?"
R11: R T D R U A E S G
R12: R T V T I E I M E
R13: T N K H A U I E S
R14: 5, 2, 2, 10, 4, 3. Target: 232.
R15: C I L L Y A L E X (conundrum)
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Round 1: T D G R A E A D N
C1: GRANTED (7)
C2: GRATED (6)
DC: GRADATE (7) GRADATED (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)
DC almost forget to add the D to GRADATE, but just get away with it, as Shakeel misses the chance to wedge the N to his GRATED.
Round 2: F V B P I A O Q I
C1: fibia
C2: BAP (3)
OT: AVO (3) OVA (3) BAI (3) BIO (3) OBI (3) BOA (3) OBA (3) BOP (3) FAB (3) FIB (3) FOB (3) FOP (3) OAF (3) PIA (3) POI (3) VIA (3)
Score: 7–3 (max 11)
Possible Countdown history as Shakeel gets a max with a 3
Raheel like many others mixes his TIBIA with his FIBULA.AVO is a money of account of Macau, the 100th part of a pataca.
BAI is a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
OBA is a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
PIA is a female given name.
POI is a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
Round 3: L S J M E A E L N
C1: smallen
C2: SEAMEN (6)
DC: ENAMELS (7)
OT: MALLEES (7)
Score: 7–9 (max 18)
Shakeel takes the lead after Raheel's dodgy 7 is just that.
A MALLEE is any of several west Australian evergreen shrubs or trees of the genus Eucalyptus.
Round 4: B T L O U R I X E
C1: loutier
C2: BOLTER (6)
DC: TROUBLE (7) OUTLIER (7)
OT: REBUILT (7)
Score: 7–15 (max 25)
Deary me! Raheel's 3rd illegal word in a row, sees Shakeel carrying on pulling away.
Round 5: 100, 7, 9, 3, 7, 2. Target: 680.
C1: 680. (7 x 100) - ((9 x 3) - 7) (10)
C2: 681.
Score: 17–15 (max 35)
But not for long, as Raheel storms back into the lead with his solved numbers.
Nicholas tells of his trip on a Transatlantic cruiseliner where he did some lectures, involving a trip to the bridge and an alarm involving the kitchens.
Teatime teaser: STONERUG -> STURGEON
Round 6: T S D C A I O N A
C1: ACTIONS (7)
C2: sanction
DC: ANTACIDS (8)
Score: 24–15 (max 43)
A phantom 2nd N sees Raheel extend his lead to 9.
Round 7: P H R S W E A E L
C1: WHALERS (7)
C2: WHALES (6)
DC: HELPERS (7)
OT: HEALERS (7) LEAPERS (7) RELAPSE (7) REPEALS (7) RESHAPE (7) SPHERAL (7) WELSHER (7) WHEREAS (7)
Score: 31–15 (max 50)
As with round 1, if Shakeel had put an extra letter in his word, he'd had 7 points rather than 0.
Round 8: S D T O I R C E O
C1: STEROID (7)
C2: CORSET (6)
DC: EDITORS (7)
OT: COOTERS (7) SCOOTER (7) COOTIES (7) CORDITE (7) COTISED (7) CREDITS (7) DIRECTS (7) DOCTORS (7) SORTIED (7) STORIED (7) TRIODES (7) OCTROIS (7) ODORISE (7) OSTEOID (7) ROOSTED (7) SCOOTED (7) SOOTIER (7) TOROIDS (7)
Score: 38–15 (max 57)
Another flat round where there seemed to be more than 7 available.
Round 9: D N T S E A C M O
C1: DONATES (7)
C2: mandates
DC: DEACONS (7)
OT: COASTED (7) DAEMONS (7) MASONED (7) DECANTS (7) DESCANT (7) SCANTED (7) DOCENTS (7) ENDMOST (7) TANDEMS (7)
Score: 45–15 (max 64)
More phantom letters for Shakeel as his phantom 2nd A seems him still yet to score in this half.
Susie's Origin Of Words tells of the origin of the phrase "under the aegis".
Round 10: 25, 4, 10, 1, 6, 5. Target: 975.
C1: 975. ((4 x 10) - 1) x 25 (10)
C2: 975. (10 x 4 x 25) - ((6 - 1) x 5) (10)
Score: 55–25 (max 74)
Now on the scoresheet for the first time in the half, but Shakeel still has it all to do in the 3rd half.
Teatime teaser: NOVAPINE -> PAVONINE
Round 11: R T D R U A E S G
C1: GUSTED (6)
C2: RUDEST (6)
DC: DRAGSTER (8)
OT: TRUDGERS (8)
Score: 61–31 (max 82)
Nicholas reveals that Susie hasn't heard of a DRAGSTER
Clearly she has her head in the books too much. Round 12: R T V T I E I M E
C1: TRIVET (6)
C2: EMITTER (7)
OT: TERMITE (7)
Score: 61–38 (max 89)
Is there a light at the end of the tunnel for Shakeel, as his brilliant 7 gets him right back in the thick of things.
Round 13: T N K H A U I E S
C1: HAUNTS (6)
C2: HUNKIEST (8)
DC: HANKIES (7)
Score: 61–46 (max 97)
WOW! Can Shakeel pull off one of the biggest comebacks in the history of the show
The leads shrinks to 15 points.Round 14: 5, 2, 2, 10, 4, 3. Target: 232.
C1: 232. (((5 x 4) + 3) x 10) + 2 (10)
C2: 232. (((5 x 4) + 3) x 10) + 2 (10)
Score: 71–56 (max 107)
Unfortunately, the 6 small gamble doesn't pay off, as it results in a relatively easy numbers, giving Raheel win No.5.
Round 15: C I L L Y A L E X
C1 buzzes on 12.5 seconds to say LEXICALLY which is correct.
Score: 81–56 (max 117)
An appropriate dictionary related conundrum gets Raheel above 80 for the 4th time, but spare a thought for Shakeel, who could have made the scoreline much closer than it was, if it hadn't been for his unlucky 2nd half.
But for now, Raheel has made it 5 out of 5 and goes above James Rawson to No.4 in the table.
Find out tomorrow with Mike if he can reach the dizzy heights of 6.
Till next week, bye bye.
Statistics Corner
Raheel:
Total score - 81
Raw score - 93
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 7
Shakeel:
Total score - 56
Raw score - 81
Total % of max - 48
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 3.7
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 5
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=62
