Thursday 3rd March 2011 (Series 64, Prelim 39)
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:33 pm
I told you I'd be back, didn't I 
Enjoy the final part of this week's mammoth trilogy. 
Countdown recap for Thursday 3 March 2011.
C1: Champion Michelle Nevitt (1 win, 60 points.) A customer service adviser from Lanarkshire, Scotland. She loves reading, Scrabble and movies. She would like to do a spot of travelling and says that she wants Japan to be her first destination.
C2: Challenger James Sturman. A payroll adviser from Sunderland, Tyne & Wear. He loves football and cooking, although he is "uniformally bad" at it.
The most daring thing he has ever done is go snowboarding without taking any previous lessons.
DC: Susie Dent and Mark Durden-Smith.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R A S E O C G U R
R02: T E N I W N C E S
R03: K A N G E L N I R
R04: S B E A T M O R S
R05: 25, 50, 8, 4, 5, 8. Target: 855.
TTT: IRONSIDE - "If you're subject to this, it's ridiculous"
R06: J E R B Y A I P U
R07: T I P M E O G I N
R08: R M N A O U A D X
R09: L E A T Z E I P F
R10: 50, 6, 5, 4, 10, 8. Target: 199.
TTT: RINGONCE - "Ring once, but keep calling for more"
R11: T A S M U D I E L
R12: T S L O A I S D E
R13: H I N V A O L R E
R14: 100, 7, 6, 8, 5, 1. Target: 773.
R15: U M O V E N E A R (conundrum)
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Round 1: R A S E O C G U R
C1: COUGARS (7)
C2: COURAGE (7)
DC: CAROUSER (8)
OT: SCOURGER (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)
Mark impresses with an 8, but he's not a contestant, so it's 7 apiece after round 1.
Round 2: T E N I W N C E S
C1: ENTWINES (8)
C2: ENTICES (7)
OT: NESCIENT (8)
Score: 15–7 (max 16)
What is it with Michelle and round 2 Like yesterday, she comes up with an impressive 8.
NESCIENT is an adjective deriving from NESCIENCE, which means ignorance or having a lack of knowledge.
Round 3: K A N G E L N I R
C1: LEAKING (7)
C2: LEAKING (7)
DC: RANKLING (8) LEARNING (8)
Score: 22–14 (max 24)
DC go top trumps with both available 8's.
Round 4: S B E A T M O R S
C1: BOASTERS (8)
C2: BOASTERS (8)
DC: MOBSTERS (8) MAESTROS (8)
OT: BROMATES (8)
Score: 30–22 (max 32)
Pancake time. 
Round 5: 25, 50, 8, 4, 5, 8. Target: 855.
C1: -
C2: -
RR: 855. (((50 - (8 / 8)) x 4) - 25) x 5 (10)
Score: 30–22 (max 42)
A Rachel special there, as both contestants are left completely flummoxed.
Mark talks about the time he went on a boot camp in Mid Wales and lost 13 pounds in weight.
Teatime teaser: IRONSIDE -> DERISION
Round 6: J E R B Y A I P U
C1: PAYER (5)
C2: REPAY (5)
OT: ABJURE (6) JABIRU (6) JAPERY (6) PUJARI (6) PYURIA (6)
Score: 35–27 (max 48)
No better than 5 in the studio, as there are 5 6's available.
A JABIRU is a large stork, Jabiru mycteria, of the warmer regions of the New world.
PYURIA is the presence of pus in the urine.
So, moving swiftly on......
Round 7: T I P M E O G I N
C1: PIMENTO (7)
C2: TEMPING (7)
DC: PIMIENTO (8)
JS: GNOME (5)
OT: IMPETIGO (8)
Score: 42–34 (max 56)
Oooooh, Michelle forgets to add the additional I to her 7, which would've given her a nice 8.
Whereas, Jeff's jokes seem to be in short supply today.
Round 8: R M N A O U A D X
C1: AROUND (6)
C2: AROUND (6)
DC: ROADMAN (7)
OT: MADRONA (7) MANDORA (7)
Score: 48–40 (max 63)
More 7's around, although the contestants are happy with 6.
MADRONA is any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
A MANDORA is a small, pear-shaped stringed instrument of the lute family. It was derived from earlier gittern or rebec models and acquired its name in the 16th century.
Round 9: L E A T Z E I P F
C1: EPILATE (7)
C2: pilate
DC: FLEAPIT (7)
Score: 55–40 (max 70)
James will be triply kicking himself as he declares a singular version of a word that is itself capitalised, and if he added the E to the beginning, he'd have had a nice 7.
Susie's Origins Of Words tells of the origins of "the pot calling the kettle black" and "carrying the can".
Round 10: 50, 6, 5, 4, 10, 8. Target: 199.
C1: 199. (4 x 50) - (6 - 5) (10)
C2: 199. (4 x 50) - (6 - 5) (10)
Score: 65–50 (max 80)
Teatime teaser: RINGONCE -> ENCORING
Round 11: T A S M U D I E L
C1: AMULETS (7)
C2: DILATES (7)
DC: SIMULATED (18)
Score: 72–57 (max 98)
A very nice 9 is lying around, and found by DC, while Michelle's lead stays at 15 for now.
Round 12: T S L O A I S D E
C1: SOLIDEST (8)
C2: dosiest
DC: DIASTOLE (8) diastoles
OT: ISOLATED (8) SODALITE (8) ISOLATES (8)
Score: 80–57 (max 106)
Another impressive 8 by Michelle as her lead goes up to 23, as James declares an illegal 7, just to rub it in.
SODALITE is a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate, Na4Al3Si3O12Cl, occurring massive and in crystals, usually blue in colour and found in certain alkali-rich igneous rocks.
Round 13: H I N V A O L R E
C1: RAVINE (6)
C2: LOANER (6)
DC: RAVELIN (7) AILERON (7)
RR: OVERLAIN (8)
Score: 86–63 (max 114)
Michelle wraps up the game as both get 6, whereas DC get 7's and Rachel goes darrenic.
NOTE: AILERON's popular anagram, ALIENOR, is not in the new dictionary.
Round 14: 100, 7, 6, 8, 5, 1. Target: 773.
C1: 783.
C2: 773. ((100 - 5) x 8) + 7 + 6 (10)
Score: 86–73 (max 124)
James recovers some pride with a fine numbers solve.
Round 15: U M O V E N E A R
C2 buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say MANOEUVRE which is correct.
Final Score: 86–83 (max 134)
And then he gives the score even more respectability with a quick-fire conundrum solve, but unfortunately, it's too little, too late for him, as Michelle wins again. Some impressive finds have given Michelle a nice platform in the show, but can she keep it up tomorrow
I'll leave you under the guise of Mr. Brown tomorrow, while I get a well deserved break from recapping duties this week.
I'll be back next Wednesday, so till then, bye bye.
Statistics Corner
Michelle:
Total score - 86
Raw score - 91
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 5
James:
Total score - 83
Raw score - 90
Total % of max - 62
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 5.5
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 4
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=64
Enjoy the final part of this week's mammoth trilogy.
Countdown recap for Thursday 3 March 2011.
C1: Champion Michelle Nevitt (1 win, 60 points.) A customer service adviser from Lanarkshire, Scotland. She loves reading, Scrabble and movies. She would like to do a spot of travelling and says that she wants Japan to be her first destination.
C2: Challenger James Sturman. A payroll adviser from Sunderland, Tyne & Wear. He loves football and cooking, although he is "uniformally bad" at it.
The most daring thing he has ever done is go snowboarding without taking any previous lessons.DC: Susie Dent and Mark Durden-Smith.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R A S E O C G U R
R02: T E N I W N C E S
R03: K A N G E L N I R
R04: S B E A T M O R S
R05: 25, 50, 8, 4, 5, 8. Target: 855.
TTT: IRONSIDE - "If you're subject to this, it's ridiculous"
R06: J E R B Y A I P U
R07: T I P M E O G I N
R08: R M N A O U A D X
R09: L E A T Z E I P F
R10: 50, 6, 5, 4, 10, 8. Target: 199.
TTT: RINGONCE - "Ring once, but keep calling for more"
R11: T A S M U D I E L
R12: T S L O A I S D E
R13: H I N V A O L R E
R14: 100, 7, 6, 8, 5, 1. Target: 773.
R15: U M O V E N E A R (conundrum)
And now a brief interlude before our main feature:
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Round 1: R A S E O C G U R
C1: COUGARS (7)
C2: COURAGE (7)
DC: CAROUSER (8)
OT: SCOURGER (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)
Mark impresses with an 8, but he's not a contestant, so it's 7 apiece after round 1.
Round 2: T E N I W N C E S
C1: ENTWINES (8)
C2: ENTICES (7)
OT: NESCIENT (8)
Score: 15–7 (max 16)
What is it with Michelle and round 2
Like yesterday, she comes up with an impressive 8. NESCIENT is an adjective deriving from NESCIENCE, which means ignorance or having a lack of knowledge.
Round 3: K A N G E L N I R
C1: LEAKING (7)
C2: LEAKING (7)
DC: RANKLING (8) LEARNING (8)
Score: 22–14 (max 24)
DC go top trumps with both available 8's.
Round 4: S B E A T M O R S
C1: BOASTERS (8)
C2: BOASTERS (8)
DC: MOBSTERS (8) MAESTROS (8)
OT: BROMATES (8)
Score: 30–22 (max 32)
Pancake time.
Round 5: 25, 50, 8, 4, 5, 8. Target: 855.
C1: -
C2: -
RR: 855. (((50 - (8 / 8)) x 4) - 25) x 5 (10)
Score: 30–22 (max 42)
A Rachel special there, as both contestants are left completely flummoxed.
Mark talks about the time he went on a boot camp in Mid Wales and lost 13 pounds in weight.
Teatime teaser: IRONSIDE -> DERISION
Round 6: J E R B Y A I P U
C1: PAYER (5)
C2: REPAY (5)
OT: ABJURE (6) JABIRU (6) JAPERY (6) PUJARI (6) PYURIA (6)
Score: 35–27 (max 48)
No better than 5 in the studio, as there are 5 6's available.
A JABIRU is a large stork, Jabiru mycteria, of the warmer regions of the New world.
PYURIA is the presence of pus in the urine.
So, moving swiftly on......
Round 7: T I P M E O G I N
C1: PIMENTO (7)
C2: TEMPING (7)
DC: PIMIENTO (8)
JS: GNOME (5)
OT: IMPETIGO (8)
Score: 42–34 (max 56)
Oooooh, Michelle forgets to add the additional I to her 7, which would've given her a nice 8.
Whereas, Jeff's jokes seem to be in short supply today. Round 8: R M N A O U A D X
C1: AROUND (6)
C2: AROUND (6)
DC: ROADMAN (7)
OT: MADRONA (7) MANDORA (7)
Score: 48–40 (max 63)
More 7's around, although the contestants are happy with 6.
MADRONA is any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
A MANDORA is a small, pear-shaped stringed instrument of the lute family. It was derived from earlier gittern or rebec models and acquired its name in the 16th century.
Round 9: L E A T Z E I P F
C1: EPILATE (7)
C2: pilate
DC: FLEAPIT (7)
Score: 55–40 (max 70)
James will be triply kicking himself as he declares a singular version of a word that is itself capitalised, and if he added the E to the beginning, he'd have had a nice 7.
Susie's Origins Of Words tells of the origins of "the pot calling the kettle black" and "carrying the can".
Round 10: 50, 6, 5, 4, 10, 8. Target: 199.
C1: 199. (4 x 50) - (6 - 5) (10)
C2: 199. (4 x 50) - (6 - 5) (10)
Score: 65–50 (max 80)
Teatime teaser: RINGONCE -> ENCORING
Round 11: T A S M U D I E L
C1: AMULETS (7)
C2: DILATES (7)
DC: SIMULATED (18)
Score: 72–57 (max 98)
A very nice 9 is lying around, and found by DC, while Michelle's lead stays at 15 for now.
Round 12: T S L O A I S D E
C1: SOLIDEST (8)
C2: dosiest
DC: DIASTOLE (8) diastoles
OT: ISOLATED (8) SODALITE (8) ISOLATES (8)
Score: 80–57 (max 106)
Another impressive 8 by Michelle as her lead goes up to 23, as James declares an illegal 7, just to rub it in.
SODALITE is a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate, Na4Al3Si3O12Cl, occurring massive and in crystals, usually blue in colour and found in certain alkali-rich igneous rocks.
Round 13: H I N V A O L R E
C1: RAVINE (6)
C2: LOANER (6)
DC: RAVELIN (7) AILERON (7)
RR: OVERLAIN (8)
Score: 86–63 (max 114)
Michelle wraps up the game as both get 6, whereas DC get 7's and Rachel goes darrenic.
NOTE: AILERON's popular anagram, ALIENOR, is not in the new dictionary.
Round 14: 100, 7, 6, 8, 5, 1. Target: 773.
C1: 783.
C2: 773. ((100 - 5) x 8) + 7 + 6 (10)
Score: 86–73 (max 124)
James recovers some pride with a fine numbers solve.
Round 15: U M O V E N E A R
C2 buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say MANOEUVRE which is correct.
Final Score: 86–83 (max 134)
And then he gives the score even more respectability with a quick-fire conundrum solve, but unfortunately, it's too little, too late for him, as Michelle wins again. Some impressive finds have given Michelle a nice platform in the show, but can she keep it up tomorrow
I'll leave you under the guise of Mr. Brown tomorrow, while I get a well deserved break from recapping duties this week.
I'll be back next Wednesday, so till then, bye bye.
Statistics Corner
Michelle:
Total score - 86
Raw score - 91
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 5
James:
Total score - 83
Raw score - 90
Total % of max - 62
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 5.5
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 4
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=64