Thursday 25th November 2010 (Series 63, Prelim 99)
Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 8:24 pm
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Countdown recap for Thursday 25 November 2010.
C1: Champion Niall Young (7 wins, 638 points.) From Sleaford, Lincolnshire. He works as a county cricket development manager. Niall could become an octochamp today, so Jeff asks if he has had any troubles in the 90's while playing cricket, to which Niall admits that he has been out 4 times in the 90's, but has made 6 or 7 centuries. So, today might be interesting.
C2: Challenger Greg Hayhurst. From Esher, Surrey. He works as a personal trainer. He enjoys football, squash, running, and bizarrely, unicycling. His biggest claim to fame was playing for his university football team against Sol Campbell on his debut during his ill-fated stay at Notts County. His team lost 4-1, but Greg did intercept one of Campbell's crosses.
DC: Susie Dent and Gino D'Acampo, sporting a purple watch to accompany his purple shirt.
RR: Rachel Riley, who likes to destroy microwaves in her spare time.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: W C G A E A X M D
R02: E U A N R T R I S
R03: T R J E I A N L H
R04: S T N O A S T E L
R05: 100, 6, 9, 10, 1, 7. Target: 509.
TTT: EAGLETED - "It sounds like a fragile conference member"
R06: O I U D G S N E M
R07: T C D O E A T R G
R08: S V N I E U Q K C
R09: G R L O A I T E P
R10: 50, 8, 5, 4, 4, 5. Target: 883.
TTT: GREETSIR - "Greet Sir at school when taking your name"
R11: L N F O E U R N P
R12: S W H F A E I B S
R13: M P D Z E A E R U
R14: 50, 2, 7, 9, 9, 4. Target: 194.
R15: I S N O C L U E S (conundrum)
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Round 1: W C G A E A X M D
C1: DAMAGE (6)
C2: WAXED (5)
DC: MACAW (5)
Score: 6–0 (max 6)
A very dreadful collection of letters to start with, but Niall finds the darren to take the early lead in this one.
Round 2: E U A N R T R I S
C1: TRAINERS (8)
C2: TRAINERS (8)
DC: URINATES (8) urinaters RESTRAIN (8)
OT: RETRAINS (8) STRAINER (8) TERRAINS (8) TRANSIRE (8)
Score: 14–8 (max 14)
Flat 8's, and we even get treated to Gino saying URINATES in that brilliant Italian accent of his.
A TRANSIRE is a customhouse clearance for a coasting vessel; a permit.
Round 3: T R J E I A N L H
C1: INHALER (7)
C2: LATHER (6)
DC: LATRINE (7)
OT: ENTHRAL (7) HAIRNET (7) THERIAN (7) HERNIAL (7) RELIANT (7) RETINAL (7) TRENAIL (7)
Score: 21–8 (max 21)
More flatness, but don't tell Greg that, as he only got 6.
THERIAN is an adjective meaning belonging or pertaining to the group Theria, which comprises the marsupial and placental mammals and their extinct ancestors.
A TRENAIL (or TREENAIL) is a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
Round 4: S T N O A S T E L
C1: ATONES (6)
C2: NOTATES (7)
DC: TALENTS (7)
OT: ETALONS (7) STALEST (7) TELSONS (7)
Score: 21–15 (max 28)
But, Niall's max game is suddenly ended, as he misses one of the few 7's available.
A TELSON is the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
Round 5: 100, 6, 9, 10, 1, 7. Target: 509.
C1: 509. ((6 - 1) x 100) + 9 (10)
C2: 509. ((6 - 1) x 100) + 9 (10)
Score: 31–25 (max 38)
Gino talks about how he despises the traditional British Christmas dinner, and how he enjoys the traditional Italian Christmas dinner of fish, instead of the turkey.
Teatime teaser: EAGLETED -> DELEGATE
Round 6: O I U D G S N E M
C1: DOUSING (7)
C2: DOUSING (7)
DC: SMIDGEON (8)
Score: 38–32 (max 46)
DC go darrenic, as the contestants debate whether DOUSING needed a W, rather than the available U. Both are fine, by the way.
Round 7: T C D O E A T R G
C1: COTTAGE (7)
C2: COATED (6)
DC: teatro (Italian for theatre) COTTAGER (8)
OT: COTTAGED (8) GAROTTED (8)
Score: 45–32 (max 54)
Niall's lead returns to double figures, but if he added the R or D to his COTTAGE, he'd have had a very nice 8.
Round 8: S V N I E U Q K C
C1: QUICKENS (8)
C2: QUICKENS (8)
DC: QUINCES (7)
Score: 53–40 (max 62)
Double darren.
Round 9: G R L O A I T E P
C1: GLOATER (7)
C2: PORTAGE (7)
DC: EPILATOR (8) PILOTAGE (8)
OT: PETIOLAR (8)
Score: 60–47 (max 70)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about "lost origins", and how the origin of "nacho" was eventually found.
Round 10: 50, 8, 5, 4, 4, 5. Target: 883.
C1: 870.
C2: 884. ((5 + 5 + 8) x 50) - (4 x 4) (7)
RR: 883. ((((50 - 4) x 5) - 8) x 4) - 5 (10)
Score: 60–54 (max 80)
Oooooh, a tricky numbers game appears. A bit of a rarity nowadays. It certainly fooled Niall, as he is too far out, but Greg's one away cuts the gap down to 6 points. Rachel eventually solves it, after originally thinking that it was impossible.
Teatime teaser: GREETSIR -> REGISTER
Round 11: L N F O E U R N P
C1: NEURON (6)
C2: FUNNEL (6)
DC: PRUNE (5) PLEURON (7)
OT: FLEURON (7)
Score: 66–60 (max 87)
A FLEURON is a floral motif, as one used as a terminal point or in a decorative series on an object.
Round 12: S W H F A E I B S
C1: WASHES (6)
C2: BASHES (6)
OT: SAWFISH (7)
Score: 72–66 (max 94)
That 6 means that Niall has qualified for the finals, regardless of if he wins or not.
A SAWFISH is a large, elongated ray of the genus Pristis, living along tropical coasts and lowland rivers, with a bladelike snout bearing strong teeth on each side.
Round 13: M P D Z E A E R U
C1: AMPERE (6)
C2: DAMPER (6)
OT: RAMPED (6) DEMURE (6) DUMPER (6) PERMED (6) PUREED (6) REAMED (6) REMADE (6) REAPED (6) REMUDA (6)
Score: 78–72 (max 100)
3 lots of 6's mean that this game is still as close as yesterday's encounter. It might've been even closer if Niall went for ampered.
Round 14: 50, 2, 7, 9, 9, 4. Target: 194.
C1: 194. (50 x 4) - 7 + (9 / 9) (10)
C2: 194. (50 x 4) - 7 + (9 / 9) (10)
Score: 88–82 (max 110)
No gambles from Greg, despite Niall's near-perfect conundrum record.
Round 15: I S N O C L U E S
C2 buzzes on 1 second to say SECLUSION which is correct.
Final Score: 88–92 (max 120)
And indeed it is a quick buzz, but from the challenger's side, and Greg has denied Niall his octochamp status right at the death. 
But, at least Niall has the consolation prize of qualifying for the finals, currently as the #7 seed, meaning that the people's favourite, Peter Godwin, will not be making a reappearance in the studios. Instead, he'll have the agony of missing out by a single point, assuming no-one else makes it.
I'll be back next Wednesday, when the finals might be sorted out.
So, till then, bye bye.
Statistics Corner
Niall:
Total score - 88
Raw score - 94
Total % of max - 73
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 7
Greg:
Total score - 92
Raw score - 109
Total % of max - 77
Raw % of max - 91
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 7
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=63
So, enjoy.
Countdown recap for Thursday 25 November 2010.
C1: Champion Niall Young (7 wins, 638 points.) From Sleaford, Lincolnshire. He works as a county cricket development manager. Niall could become an octochamp today, so Jeff asks if he has had any troubles in the 90's while playing cricket, to which Niall admits that he has been out 4 times in the 90's, but has made 6 or 7 centuries. So, today might be interesting.
C2: Challenger Greg Hayhurst. From Esher, Surrey. He works as a personal trainer. He enjoys football, squash, running, and bizarrely, unicycling. His biggest claim to fame was playing for his university football team against Sol Campbell on his debut during his ill-fated stay at Notts County. His team lost 4-1, but Greg did intercept one of Campbell's crosses.
DC: Susie Dent and Gino D'Acampo, sporting a purple watch to accompany his purple shirt.
RR: Rachel Riley, who likes to destroy microwaves in her spare time.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: W C G A E A X M D
R02: E U A N R T R I S
R03: T R J E I A N L H
R04: S T N O A S T E L
R05: 100, 6, 9, 10, 1, 7. Target: 509.
TTT: EAGLETED - "It sounds like a fragile conference member"
R06: O I U D G S N E M
R07: T C D O E A T R G
R08: S V N I E U Q K C
R09: G R L O A I T E P
R10: 50, 8, 5, 4, 4, 5. Target: 883.
TTT: GREETSIR - "Greet Sir at school when taking your name"
R11: L N F O E U R N P
R12: S W H F A E I B S
R13: M P D Z E A E R U
R14: 50, 2, 7, 9, 9, 4. Target: 194.
R15: I S N O C L U E S (conundrum)
And now a brief interlude before our main feature:
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Round 1: W C G A E A X M D
C1: DAMAGE (6)
C2: WAXED (5)
DC: MACAW (5)
Score: 6–0 (max 6)
A very dreadful collection of letters to start with, but Niall finds the darren to take the early lead in this one.
Round 2: E U A N R T R I S
C1: TRAINERS (8)
C2: TRAINERS (8)
DC: URINATES (8) urinaters RESTRAIN (8)
OT: RETRAINS (8) STRAINER (8) TERRAINS (8) TRANSIRE (8)
Score: 14–8 (max 14)
Flat 8's, and we even get treated to Gino saying URINATES in that brilliant Italian accent of his.
A TRANSIRE is a customhouse clearance for a coasting vessel; a permit.
Round 3: T R J E I A N L H
C1: INHALER (7)
C2: LATHER (6)
DC: LATRINE (7)
OT: ENTHRAL (7) HAIRNET (7) THERIAN (7) HERNIAL (7) RELIANT (7) RETINAL (7) TRENAIL (7)
Score: 21–8 (max 21)
More flatness, but don't tell Greg that, as he only got 6.
THERIAN is an adjective meaning belonging or pertaining to the group Theria, which comprises the marsupial and placental mammals and their extinct ancestors.
A TRENAIL (or TREENAIL) is a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
Round 4: S T N O A S T E L
C1: ATONES (6)
C2: NOTATES (7)
DC: TALENTS (7)
OT: ETALONS (7) STALEST (7) TELSONS (7)
Score: 21–15 (max 28)
But, Niall's max game is suddenly ended, as he misses one of the few 7's available.
A TELSON is the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
Round 5: 100, 6, 9, 10, 1, 7. Target: 509.
C1: 509. ((6 - 1) x 100) + 9 (10)
C2: 509. ((6 - 1) x 100) + 9 (10)
Score: 31–25 (max 38)
Gino talks about how he despises the traditional British Christmas dinner, and how he enjoys the traditional Italian Christmas dinner of fish, instead of the turkey.
Teatime teaser: EAGLETED -> DELEGATE
Round 6: O I U D G S N E M
C1: DOUSING (7)
C2: DOUSING (7)
DC: SMIDGEON (8)
Score: 38–32 (max 46)
DC go darrenic, as the contestants debate whether DOUSING needed a W, rather than the available U. Both are fine, by the way.
Round 7: T C D O E A T R G
C1: COTTAGE (7)
C2: COATED (6)
DC: teatro (Italian for theatre) COTTAGER (8)
OT: COTTAGED (8) GAROTTED (8)
Score: 45–32 (max 54)
Niall's lead returns to double figures, but if he added the R or D to his COTTAGE, he'd have had a very nice 8.
Round 8: S V N I E U Q K C
C1: QUICKENS (8)
C2: QUICKENS (8)
DC: QUINCES (7)
Score: 53–40 (max 62)
Double darren.
Round 9: G R L O A I T E P
C1: GLOATER (7)
C2: PORTAGE (7)
DC: EPILATOR (8) PILOTAGE (8)
OT: PETIOLAR (8)
Score: 60–47 (max 70)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about "lost origins", and how the origin of "nacho" was eventually found.
Round 10: 50, 8, 5, 4, 4, 5. Target: 883.
C1: 870.
C2: 884. ((5 + 5 + 8) x 50) - (4 x 4) (7)
RR: 883. ((((50 - 4) x 5) - 8) x 4) - 5 (10)
Score: 60–54 (max 80)
Oooooh, a tricky numbers game appears. A bit of a rarity nowadays. It certainly fooled Niall, as he is too far out, but Greg's one away cuts the gap down to 6 points. Rachel eventually solves it, after originally thinking that it was impossible.
Teatime teaser: GREETSIR -> REGISTER
Round 11: L N F O E U R N P
C1: NEURON (6)
C2: FUNNEL (6)
DC: PRUNE (5) PLEURON (7)
OT: FLEURON (7)
Score: 66–60 (max 87)
A FLEURON is a floral motif, as one used as a terminal point or in a decorative series on an object.
Round 12: S W H F A E I B S
C1: WASHES (6)
C2: BASHES (6)
OT: SAWFISH (7)
Score: 72–66 (max 94)
That 6 means that Niall has qualified for the finals, regardless of if he wins or not.
A SAWFISH is a large, elongated ray of the genus Pristis, living along tropical coasts and lowland rivers, with a bladelike snout bearing strong teeth on each side.
Round 13: M P D Z E A E R U
C1: AMPERE (6)
C2: DAMPER (6)
OT: RAMPED (6) DEMURE (6) DUMPER (6) PERMED (6) PUREED (6) REAMED (6) REMADE (6) REAPED (6) REMUDA (6)
Score: 78–72 (max 100)
3 lots of 6's mean that this game is still as close as yesterday's encounter. It might've been even closer if Niall went for ampered.
Round 14: 50, 2, 7, 9, 9, 4. Target: 194.
C1: 194. (50 x 4) - 7 + (9 / 9) (10)
C2: 194. (50 x 4) - 7 + (9 / 9) (10)
Score: 88–82 (max 110)
No gambles from Greg, despite Niall's near-perfect conundrum record.
Round 15: I S N O C L U E S
C2 buzzes on 1 second to say SECLUSION which is correct.
Final Score: 88–92 (max 120)
And indeed it is a quick buzz, but from the challenger's side, and Greg has denied Niall his octochamp status right at the death.
But, at least Niall has the consolation prize of qualifying for the finals, currently as the #7 seed, meaning that the people's favourite, Peter Godwin, will not be making a reappearance in the studios. Instead, he'll have the agony of missing out by a single point, assuming no-one else makes it.
I'll be back next Wednesday, when the finals might be sorted out.
So, till then, bye bye.
Statistics Corner
Niall:
Total score - 88
Raw score - 94
Total % of max - 73
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 7
Greg:
Total score - 92
Raw score - 109
Total % of max - 77
Raw % of max - 91
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 7
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=63