Tuesday 2nd November 2010 (Series 63, Prelim 82)
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 9:27 pm
Since Oliver is busy in training for his mock exams, he has asked me to do his recaps for 2 weeks ago and next week. So, prepare for a limited edition triple bill next week. 
In the meantime, let's wind the clock back 15 days, to when a certain Westcountryman had just become the champ. Enjoy.
Countdown recap for Tuesday 2 November 2010.
C1: Champion Marcus Hares (1 win, 87 points.) An Apteforumite from Street, Somerset. He loves his tennis and is hoping to become a line judge this winter, and then one day, an umpire at Wimbledon.
C2: Challenger James Bradley. An Apteforumite from Dudley, West Midlands. He is a student. He likes football and is a season ticket holder at Aston Villa. He also likes speedway, with his favourite team being Wolverhampton. He also likes golf. His ambition is to be a politician, to travel, and see Aston Villa win the Champions League.
DC: Susie Dent and John Parrott.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N I E O H T S E M
R02: C T D A O E M S N
R03: J A E I S R N U R
R04: P S G A I O P M E
R05: 25, 2, 8, 6, 9, 5. Target: 607.
TTT: CUTSTEEL - "They can't cut steel, but they can provide iron"
R06: N G W A I O F N I
R07: C A E U D T S A A
R08: L F R E I E G Y L
R09: D U E A T C L E R
R10: 100, 25, 1, 8, 2, 10. Target: 420.
TTT: CHINASPY - "It's how the sailor man likes his food"
R11: D E U O H L Z E R
R12: T S B I U A P R O
R13: L A O I N V K E G
R14: 50, 7, 3, 10, 8, 1. Target: 429.
R15: L A T H E H I R E (conundrum)
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Round 1: N I E O H T S E M
C1: MOISTEN (7)
C2: HONIES (6)
DC: SEMITONE (8) MONETISE (8)
OT: HOMESITE (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)
Marcus gets quick off the blocks with his 7, while DC get two-thirds of the available 8's.
Round 2: C T D A O E M S N
C1: COASTED (7)
C2: COATED (6)
DC: DAEMONS (7)
OT: MASONED (7) DEACONS (7) DECANTS (7) DESCANT (7) SCANTED (7) DOCENTS (7) DONATES (7) ENDMOST (7) TANDEMS (7)
Score: 14–0 (max 15)
Ouch, James will be kicking himself for not sticking the S in the middle of his word.
A DOCENT is a university or college lecturer.
Round 3: J A E I S R N U R
C1: INSURER (7)
C2: unraise
DC: INJURERS (8)
Score: 21–0 (max 23)
James isn't getting any luck today. His 7 is a no-no, and Marcus is just pulling away further. John actually got the darrenic 8 in DC.
Round 4: P S G A I O P M E
C1: gippoes
C2: GAMES (5)
DC: MAGPIES (7)
Score: 21–5 (max 30)
Marcus' dodgy 7 doesn't pay off. He was probably thinking of GYPPOS, the slang term for a gypsy. But, at least James is off 0.
Round 5: 25, 2, 8, 6, 9, 5. Target: 607.
C1: 607. ((9 - 6) x 8 x 25) + 5 + 2 (10)
C2: 605.
Score: 31–5 (max 40)
A perfect solve by Marcus and his lead is already at 26 points at the end of the first half.
John talks about the time when he was at Manchester Airport just after he won the World Championship in 1991, when he was mistaken by an old lady, for the owner of a chip shop
Teatime teaser: CUTSTEEL -> LETTUCES
Round 6: N G W A I O F N I
C1: OWNING (6)
C2: WANING (6)
DC: FAWNING (7)
Score: 37–11 (max 47)
Plenty of -ING's around, with DC getting the darren here.
Round 7: C A E U D T S A A
C1: CAUSED (6)
C2: casted
OT: CAUDATES (8)
Score: 43–11 (max 55)
James falls into the CAST/casted trap, as the 8 is left untouched.
Round 8: L F R E I E G Y L
C1: GRILLE (6)
C2: GRIEF (5)
DC: EERILY (6) FRILLY (6) FREELY (6) FILLER (6)
OT: FELLER (6) REFILL (6) RELIEF (6) RELLIE (6)
Score: 49–11 (max 61)
6's aplenty here, but just more GRIEF for James.
Round 9: D U E A T C L E R
C1: ULCERATED (18)
C2: CLEARED (7)
DC: TRADUCE (7)
JS: TREACLE (7)
Score: 67–11 (max 79)
Woah, a fantastic 9 from Marcus, and the game is more or less over already.
Susie's Origin Of Words goes with a country theme, with the origins of "spruce up", which comes from Prussia, now modern-day Germany and "Bohemian", now part of the Czech Republic.
Round 10: 100, 25, 1, 8, 2, 10. Target: 420.
C1: 420. (100 - ((25 x 2) + 8)) x 10 (10)
C2: 420. Mistake in working.
Score: 77–11 (max 89)
James is clearly not getting any luck, as his solution leads him astray, as Marcus shows off a brilliant solution.
Teatime teaser: CHINASPY -> SPINACHY
Round 11: D E U O H L Z E R
C1: LOUDER (6)
C2: HOLDER (6)
DC: HURLED (6) ZEROED (6)
OT: URODELE (7)
Score: 83–17 (max 96)
And that 6 means that the game is settled already.
A URODELE is any amphibian of the order Urodela, having a long body and tail and four short limbs: includes the salamanders and newts.
Round 12: T S B I U A P R O
C1: SUITOR (6)
C2: SPROUT (6)
DC: ROBUST (6) ROBUSTA (7)
OT: SUBTOPIA (8)
Score: 89–23 (max 104)
Another darren is missed in the studio, but James has already doubled his points total in the first 2 rounds of this half.
A SUBTOPIA is suburban development that encroaches on rural areas yet appears to offer the attractions of country life to suburban dwellers.
Round 13: L A O I N V K E G
C1: LEAVING (7)
C2: EVOKING (7)
DC: LEAKING (7)
OT: LINKAGE (7)
Score: 96–30 (max 111)
Flat, flat, flat.
Round 14: 50, 7, 3, 10, 8, 1. Target: 429.
C1: 429. ((50 - 7) x 10) - 1 (10)
C2: 429. (8 x 50) + (3 x 10) - 1 (10)
Score: 106–40 (max 121)
James has at least scored in a numbers game, while Marcus wraps up a century.
Round 15: L A T H E H I R E
C1 buzzes on 2.75 seconds to say HEALTHIER which is correct.
Final Score: 116–40 (max 131)
A brilliant score by Marcus here. How much further will he go
Join me 2 weeks ago to find out.
Interestingly, at the end, John brought up a question from his time on A Question Of Sport, which was, "Who was the last Wimbledon champion who had facial hair?", to which someone replied, "Billie Jean King".
Till then, bye bye.
Statistics Corner
Marcus:
Total score - 116
Raw score - 116
Total % of max - 89
Raw % of max - 89
Total average score per round - 7.7
Raw average score per round - 7.7
Number of maxes - 8
James:
Total score - 40
Raw score - 71
Total % of max - 31
Raw % of max - 54
Total average score per round - 2.7
Raw average score per round - 4.7
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=63
In the meantime, let's wind the clock back 15 days, to when a certain Westcountryman had just become the champ. Enjoy.
Countdown recap for Tuesday 2 November 2010.
C1: Champion Marcus Hares (1 win, 87 points.) An Apteforumite from Street, Somerset. He loves his tennis and is hoping to become a line judge this winter, and then one day, an umpire at Wimbledon.
C2: Challenger James Bradley. An Apteforumite from Dudley, West Midlands. He is a student. He likes football and is a season ticket holder at Aston Villa. He also likes speedway, with his favourite team being Wolverhampton. He also likes golf. His ambition is to be a politician, to travel, and see Aston Villa win the Champions League.
DC: Susie Dent and John Parrott.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N I E O H T S E M
R02: C T D A O E M S N
R03: J A E I S R N U R
R04: P S G A I O P M E
R05: 25, 2, 8, 6, 9, 5. Target: 607.
TTT: CUTSTEEL - "They can't cut steel, but they can provide iron"
R06: N G W A I O F N I
R07: C A E U D T S A A
R08: L F R E I E G Y L
R09: D U E A T C L E R
R10: 100, 25, 1, 8, 2, 10. Target: 420.
TTT: CHINASPY - "It's how the sailor man likes his food"
R11: D E U O H L Z E R
R12: T S B I U A P R O
R13: L A O I N V K E G
R14: 50, 7, 3, 10, 8, 1. Target: 429.
R15: L A T H E H I R E (conundrum)
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Round 1: N I E O H T S E M
C1: MOISTEN (7)
C2: HONIES (6)
DC: SEMITONE (8) MONETISE (8)
OT: HOMESITE (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)
Marcus gets quick off the blocks with his 7, while DC get two-thirds of the available 8's.
Round 2: C T D A O E M S N
C1: COASTED (7)
C2: COATED (6)
DC: DAEMONS (7)
OT: MASONED (7) DEACONS (7) DECANTS (7) DESCANT (7) SCANTED (7) DOCENTS (7) DONATES (7) ENDMOST (7) TANDEMS (7)
Score: 14–0 (max 15)
Ouch, James will be kicking himself for not sticking the S in the middle of his word.
A DOCENT is a university or college lecturer.
Round 3: J A E I S R N U R
C1: INSURER (7)
C2: unraise
DC: INJURERS (8)
Score: 21–0 (max 23)
James isn't getting any luck today. His 7 is a no-no, and Marcus is just pulling away further. John actually got the darrenic 8 in DC.
Round 4: P S G A I O P M E
C1: gippoes
C2: GAMES (5)
DC: MAGPIES (7)
Score: 21–5 (max 30)
Marcus' dodgy 7 doesn't pay off. He was probably thinking of GYPPOS, the slang term for a gypsy. But, at least James is off 0.
Round 5: 25, 2, 8, 6, 9, 5. Target: 607.
C1: 607. ((9 - 6) x 8 x 25) + 5 + 2 (10)
C2: 605.
Score: 31–5 (max 40)
A perfect solve by Marcus and his lead is already at 26 points at the end of the first half.
John talks about the time when he was at Manchester Airport just after he won the World Championship in 1991, when he was mistaken by an old lady, for the owner of a chip shop
Teatime teaser: CUTSTEEL -> LETTUCES
Round 6: N G W A I O F N I
C1: OWNING (6)
C2: WANING (6)
DC: FAWNING (7)
Score: 37–11 (max 47)
Plenty of -ING's around, with DC getting the darren here.
Round 7: C A E U D T S A A
C1: CAUSED (6)
C2: casted
OT: CAUDATES (8)
Score: 43–11 (max 55)
James falls into the CAST/casted trap, as the 8 is left untouched.
Round 8: L F R E I E G Y L
C1: GRILLE (6)
C2: GRIEF (5)
DC: EERILY (6) FRILLY (6) FREELY (6) FILLER (6)
OT: FELLER (6) REFILL (6) RELIEF (6) RELLIE (6)
Score: 49–11 (max 61)
6's aplenty here, but just more GRIEF for James.
Round 9: D U E A T C L E R
C1: ULCERATED (18)
C2: CLEARED (7)
DC: TRADUCE (7)
JS: TREACLE (7)
Score: 67–11 (max 79)
Woah, a fantastic 9 from Marcus, and the game is more or less over already.
Susie's Origin Of Words goes with a country theme, with the origins of "spruce up", which comes from Prussia, now modern-day Germany and "Bohemian", now part of the Czech Republic.
Round 10: 100, 25, 1, 8, 2, 10. Target: 420.
C1: 420. (100 - ((25 x 2) + 8)) x 10 (10)
C2: 420. Mistake in working.
Score: 77–11 (max 89)
James is clearly not getting any luck, as his solution leads him astray, as Marcus shows off a brilliant solution.
Teatime teaser: CHINASPY -> SPINACHY
Round 11: D E U O H L Z E R
C1: LOUDER (6)
C2: HOLDER (6)
DC: HURLED (6) ZEROED (6)
OT: URODELE (7)
Score: 83–17 (max 96)
And that 6 means that the game is settled already.
A URODELE is any amphibian of the order Urodela, having a long body and tail and four short limbs: includes the salamanders and newts.
Round 12: T S B I U A P R O
C1: SUITOR (6)
C2: SPROUT (6)
DC: ROBUST (6) ROBUSTA (7)
OT: SUBTOPIA (8)
Score: 89–23 (max 104)
Another darren is missed in the studio, but James has already doubled his points total in the first 2 rounds of this half.
A SUBTOPIA is suburban development that encroaches on rural areas yet appears to offer the attractions of country life to suburban dwellers.
Round 13: L A O I N V K E G
C1: LEAVING (7)
C2: EVOKING (7)
DC: LEAKING (7)
OT: LINKAGE (7)
Score: 96–30 (max 111)
Flat, flat, flat.
Round 14: 50, 7, 3, 10, 8, 1. Target: 429.
C1: 429. ((50 - 7) x 10) - 1 (10)
C2: 429. (8 x 50) + (3 x 10) - 1 (10)
Score: 106–40 (max 121)
James has at least scored in a numbers game, while Marcus wraps up a century.
Round 15: L A T H E H I R E
C1 buzzes on 2.75 seconds to say HEALTHIER which is correct.
Final Score: 116–40 (max 131)
A brilliant score by Marcus here. How much further will he go
Join me 2 weeks ago to find out.
Interestingly, at the end, John brought up a question from his time on A Question Of Sport, which was, "Who was the last Wimbledon champion who had facial hair?", to which someone replied, "Billie Jean King".
Till then, bye bye.
Statistics Corner
Marcus:
Total score - 116
Raw score - 116
Total % of max - 89
Raw % of max - 89
Total average score per round - 7.7
Raw average score per round - 7.7
Number of maxes - 8
James:
Total score - 40
Raw score - 71
Total % of max - 31
Raw % of max - 54
Total average score per round - 2.7
Raw average score per round - 4.7
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=63