Thursday 4th November 2010 (Series 63, Prelim 84)
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 8:29 pm
Welcome one and all to the 34th Robinson Recap of this series. 
(I spend too much time on these, don't I 
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Still, needs must, enjoy.
Countdown recap for Thursday 4 November 2010.
C1: Champion Marcus Hares (3 wins, 300 points.) An Apteforumite from Street, Somerset. He was the captain of his pub skittle team, The Woodpeckers.
C2: Challenger David Hilton. An Apterite from Kenilworth, Warwickshire. He works as a postman, and has been bitten twice by dogs on his rounds.
He's a massive fan of the show and plays the board game with his relatives at weekends. He's currently learning to speak Spanish, and just about manages to count from 1-10 in the language. He's also fan of Rachel, but not as a big a fan as me 
He's also a fan of Coventry City.
DC: Susie Dent and John Parrott.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: W O E P I R N A J
R02: S C N I E O N R A
R03: G U E A M S N I C
R04: T R N E O I H S E
R05: 100, 8, 3, 9, 2, 10. Target: 733.
TTT: TORNITUP - "It's run off, but hasn't gone anywhere"
R06: D K D A O A E R U
R07: M A I O T D G E B
R08: T F D A O A E G M
R09: P U E I Z L P A L
R10: 100, 4, 5, 8, 3, 1. Target: 803.
TTT: RITASEGG - "The untidiest of all the dolls, perhaps?"
R11: D I E E G H S O B
R12: R T L I A E N X S
R13: D A E O N T Q I S
R14: 10, 2, 3, 6, 1, 1. Target: 650.
R15: D R O S S W H I F (conundrum)
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Round 1: W O E P I R N A J
C1: WEAPON (6)
C2: JOINER (6)
DC: REJOIN (6)
OT: ENWRAP (6) INJERA (6) INWRAP (6) ORPINE (6) RAPINE (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)
A nice flat start to today's proceedings.
An INJERA is a white Ethiopian flatbread, similar to a crepe.
The ORPINE (or LIVEFOREVER) is a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
RAPINE is the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property.
Round 2: S C N I E O N R A
C1: CANNIER (7)
C2: CRONIES (7)
DC: SCENARIO (8) CANONISE (8) CRANNIES (8)
OT: CANONRIES (18)
Score: 13–13 (max 24)
Plenty of 8's around and a hidden 9 too, yet Marcus and David settle for 7.
CANONRIES (plural of CANONRY) are the offices or benefices of a canon.
Round 3: G U E A M S N I C
C1: AMUSING (7)
C2: SEAMING (7)
DC: CINEMAS (7) AMNESIC (7)
OT: CAESIUM (7) CAUSING (7) SAUCING (7) CEASING (7) ENIGMAS (7) GAMINES (7) GUINEAS (7)
Score: 20–20 (max 31)
More flatness.
Round 4: T R N E O I H S E
C1: THEORISE (8)
C2: HORNIEST (8)
DC: HEROINES (8)
OT: ISOTHERE (8) THEORIES (8) SEROTINE (8)
Score: 28–28 (max 39)
FLAT, FLAT, FLAT. Pancake, anyone
An ISOTHERE is a line on a weather map or chart connecting points that have the same mean summer temperature.
SEROTINE is an adjective meaning late in occurring, developing, or flowering. It's also the name of a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
Round 5: 100, 8, 3, 9, 2, 10. Target: 733.
C1: 733. ((100 - 9) x 8) + (10 / 2) (10)
C2: 732.
Score: 38–28 (max 49)
The stalemate is broken by Marcus, who solves the numbers game to have a lead of 10 going into the break.
John talks about his time as a team captain on A Question Of Sport, and talks about Chris Eubank's appearance when he came in with his cane and bowler hat 
Teatime teaser: TORNITUP -> PRINTOUT
Round 6: D K D A O A E R U
C1: DRAKE (5)
C2: DARED (5)
DC: DEODAR (6) ADORED (6)
OT: AOUDAD (6)
Score: 43–33 (max 55)
An AOUDAD (or BARBARY SHEEP) is a wild sheep, Ammotragus lervia, of northern Africa, having a long fringe of hair on the throat, chest, and forelegs.
Round 7: M A I O T D G E B
C1: GODETIA (7)
C2: BOATED (6)
DC: MEGABIT (7)
OT: BIGOTED (7)
Score: 50–33 (max 62)
Marcus recalls one of his winners from Monday's show to extend his lead further in this one.
Round 8: T F D A O A E G M
C1: DAMAGE (6)
C2: MOATED (6)
DC: FOAMED (6)
OT: DOTAGE (6)
Score: 56–39 (max 68)
More flatness. Pancakes are still available.
Round 9: P U E I Z L P A L
C1: APPLE (5)
C2: APPLE (5)
DC: LAZULI (6)
OT: PAPULE (6) PILULE (6)
Score: 61–44 (max 74)
3 odd 6's here, but the contestants just stick to their APPLE a day.
Susie's Origin Of Words tells of the origin of some Bonfire Night related terms such as "Moaning Minnie".
Round 10: 100, 4, 5, 8, 3, 1. Target: 803.
C1: 803. (8 x 100) + 3 (10)
C2: 803. (8 x 100) + 3 (10)
Score: 71–54 (max 84)
The easy numbers of the last few weeks make a reappearance in this round.
Teatime teaser: RITASEGG -> RAGGIEST
Round 11: D I E E G H S O B
C1: BODGES (6)
C2: HEDGES (6)
DC: BESIDE (6) SIGHED (6)
OT: BODGIES (7)
Score: 77–60 (max 91)
An evasive darren in this one, but Marcus is still in control at the moment.
A BODGIE is a juvenile delinquent or youthful troublemaker in Australia.
Round 12: R T L I A E N X S
C1: LATRINES (8)
C2: RETAINS (7)
DC: ENTRAILS (8)
OT: RATLINES (8) TRENAILS (8)
Score: 85–60 (max 99)
Marcus goes a quarter of a ton clear with his 8.
Round 13: D A E O N T Q I S
C1: SEDATION (8)
C2: STAINED (7)
Score: 93–60 (max 107)
And that darren means that Marcus has skittled out David for good now.
Round 14: 10, 2, 3, 6, 1, 1. Target: 650.
C1: -
C2: -
OT: 630. 3 x (2 + 1) x (6 + 1) x 10 (0)
Score: 93–60 (max 107)
Following Rachel's request for "not an easy 1 large", David opts for 6 small, which results in the two 1's coming out first, followed by an impossible target.
Round 15: D R O S S W H I F
C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say SWORDFISH which is correct.
Final Score: 103–60 (max 117)
And Marcus maintains his perfect conundrum record with that fishy answer.
A fantastic performance by Marcus, 11 maxes and half-octochampdom too. He now enters the top 10 in the charts, but he needs at least another 3 wins to more or less certain of reaching the finals. Or he could just win 4 more to make certain of his place in the finals.
Mike will be around tomorrow for the Bonfire Night edition.
I'll be lurking around the Historical Recap section and will be back with you all next Wednesday, hopefully for Marcus' octochamp show.
Till then, bye bye.
Statistics Corner
Marcus:
Total score - 103
Raw score - 103
Total % of max - 88
Raw % of max - 88
Total average score per round - 6.9
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 11
David:
Total score - 60
Raw score - 87
Total % of max - 51
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 4.0
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 6
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=63
(I spend too much time on these, don't I )Still, needs must, enjoy.
Countdown recap for Thursday 4 November 2010.
C1: Champion Marcus Hares (3 wins, 300 points.) An Apteforumite from Street, Somerset. He was the captain of his pub skittle team, The Woodpeckers.
C2: Challenger David Hilton. An Apterite from Kenilworth, Warwickshire. He works as a postman, and has been bitten twice by dogs on his rounds.
He's a massive fan of the show and plays the board game with his relatives at weekends. He's currently learning to speak Spanish, and just about manages to count from 1-10 in the language. He's also fan of Rachel, but not as a big a fan as me He's also a fan of Coventry City.DC: Susie Dent and John Parrott.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: W O E P I R N A J
R02: S C N I E O N R A
R03: G U E A M S N I C
R04: T R N E O I H S E
R05: 100, 8, 3, 9, 2, 10. Target: 733.
TTT: TORNITUP - "It's run off, but hasn't gone anywhere"
R06: D K D A O A E R U
R07: M A I O T D G E B
R08: T F D A O A E G M
R09: P U E I Z L P A L
R10: 100, 4, 5, 8, 3, 1. Target: 803.
TTT: RITASEGG - "The untidiest of all the dolls, perhaps?"
R11: D I E E G H S O B
R12: R T L I A E N X S
R13: D A E O N T Q I S
R14: 10, 2, 3, 6, 1, 1. Target: 650.
R15: D R O S S W H I F (conundrum)
And now a brief interlude before our main feature:
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Round 1: W O E P I R N A J
C1: WEAPON (6)
C2: JOINER (6)
DC: REJOIN (6)
OT: ENWRAP (6) INJERA (6) INWRAP (6) ORPINE (6) RAPINE (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)
A nice flat start to today's proceedings.
An INJERA is a white Ethiopian flatbread, similar to a crepe.
The ORPINE (or LIVEFOREVER) is a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
RAPINE is the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property.
Round 2: S C N I E O N R A
C1: CANNIER (7)
C2: CRONIES (7)
DC: SCENARIO (8) CANONISE (8) CRANNIES (8)
OT: CANONRIES (18)
Score: 13–13 (max 24)
Plenty of 8's around and a hidden 9 too, yet Marcus and David settle for 7.
CANONRIES (plural of CANONRY) are the offices or benefices of a canon.
Round 3: G U E A M S N I C
C1: AMUSING (7)
C2: SEAMING (7)
DC: CINEMAS (7) AMNESIC (7)
OT: CAESIUM (7) CAUSING (7) SAUCING (7) CEASING (7) ENIGMAS (7) GAMINES (7) GUINEAS (7)
Score: 20–20 (max 31)
More flatness.
Round 4: T R N E O I H S E
C1: THEORISE (8)
C2: HORNIEST (8)
DC: HEROINES (8)
OT: ISOTHERE (8) THEORIES (8) SEROTINE (8)
Score: 28–28 (max 39)
FLAT, FLAT, FLAT. Pancake, anyone
An ISOTHERE is a line on a weather map or chart connecting points that have the same mean summer temperature.
SEROTINE is an adjective meaning late in occurring, developing, or flowering. It's also the name of a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
Round 5: 100, 8, 3, 9, 2, 10. Target: 733.
C1: 733. ((100 - 9) x 8) + (10 / 2) (10)
C2: 732.
Score: 38–28 (max 49)
The stalemate is broken by Marcus, who solves the numbers game to have a lead of 10 going into the break.
John talks about his time as a team captain on A Question Of Sport, and talks about Chris Eubank's appearance when he came in with his cane and bowler hat
Teatime teaser: TORNITUP -> PRINTOUT
Round 6: D K D A O A E R U
C1: DRAKE (5)
C2: DARED (5)
DC: DEODAR (6) ADORED (6)
OT: AOUDAD (6)
Score: 43–33 (max 55)
An AOUDAD (or BARBARY SHEEP) is a wild sheep, Ammotragus lervia, of northern Africa, having a long fringe of hair on the throat, chest, and forelegs.
Round 7: M A I O T D G E B
C1: GODETIA (7)
C2: BOATED (6)
DC: MEGABIT (7)
OT: BIGOTED (7)
Score: 50–33 (max 62)
Marcus recalls one of his winners from Monday's show to extend his lead further in this one.
Round 8: T F D A O A E G M
C1: DAMAGE (6)
C2: MOATED (6)
DC: FOAMED (6)
OT: DOTAGE (6)
Score: 56–39 (max 68)
More flatness. Pancakes are still available.
Round 9: P U E I Z L P A L
C1: APPLE (5)
C2: APPLE (5)
DC: LAZULI (6)
OT: PAPULE (6) PILULE (6)
Score: 61–44 (max 74)
3 odd 6's here, but the contestants just stick to their APPLE a day.
Susie's Origin Of Words tells of the origin of some Bonfire Night related terms such as "Moaning Minnie".
Round 10: 100, 4, 5, 8, 3, 1. Target: 803.
C1: 803. (8 x 100) + 3 (10)
C2: 803. (8 x 100) + 3 (10)
Score: 71–54 (max 84)
The easy numbers of the last few weeks make a reappearance in this round.
Teatime teaser: RITASEGG -> RAGGIEST
Round 11: D I E E G H S O B
C1: BODGES (6)
C2: HEDGES (6)
DC: BESIDE (6) SIGHED (6)
OT: BODGIES (7)
Score: 77–60 (max 91)
An evasive darren in this one, but Marcus is still in control at the moment.
A BODGIE is a juvenile delinquent or youthful troublemaker in Australia.
Round 12: R T L I A E N X S
C1: LATRINES (8)
C2: RETAINS (7)
DC: ENTRAILS (8)
OT: RATLINES (8) TRENAILS (8)
Score: 85–60 (max 99)
Marcus goes a quarter of a ton clear with his 8.
Round 13: D A E O N T Q I S
C1: SEDATION (8)
C2: STAINED (7)
Score: 93–60 (max 107)
And that darren means that Marcus has skittled out David for good now.
Round 14: 10, 2, 3, 6, 1, 1. Target: 650.
C1: -
C2: -
OT: 630. 3 x (2 + 1) x (6 + 1) x 10 (0)
Score: 93–60 (max 107)
Following Rachel's request for "not an easy 1 large", David opts for 6 small, which results in the two 1's coming out first, followed by an impossible target.
Round 15: D R O S S W H I F
C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say SWORDFISH which is correct.
Final Score: 103–60 (max 117)
And Marcus maintains his perfect conundrum record with that fishy answer.
A fantastic performance by Marcus, 11 maxes and half-octochampdom too. He now enters the top 10 in the charts, but he needs at least another 3 wins to more or less certain of reaching the finals. Or he could just win 4 more to make certain of his place in the finals.
Mike will be around tomorrow for the Bonfire Night edition.
I'll be lurking around the Historical Recap section and will be back with you all next Wednesday, hopefully for Marcus' octochamp show.
Till then, bye bye.
Statistics Corner
Marcus:
Total score - 103
Raw score - 103
Total % of max - 88
Raw % of max - 88
Total average score per round - 6.9
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 11
David:
Total score - 60
Raw score - 87
Total % of max - 51
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 4.0
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 6
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=63