Thursday 30th June 2011 (Series 65, Prelim 19)
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:15 pm
June has come and about to go here, so while we still have it, here's an end of half a year recap to celebrate.
Enjoy.
Countdown recap for Thursday 30 June 2011.
C1: Champion Andrew Halliburton (4 wins, 376 points.) An Apterite from Dundee. Even though all of his scores have been 90+, it's not all been plain sailing for him so far, as his 2 crucial conundrums can testify.
C2: Challenger Gareth Lee. From Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. He is studying for a Masters degree in International Relations at the University of Nottingham. He has been studying in Vancouver, Canada, where he also learned to ski. He also spent a few months in Mexico teaching English.
DC: Susie Dent, who when she's not lexicographing, likes to park cars for a living
and Michael Vaughan.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N M B O I E S P R
R02: N G S A E O N T I
R03: H V R A E E L Y L
R04: F D W O A E T N U
R05: 25, 50, 100, 1, 7, 3. Target: 262.
TTT: BIBONSAM - "There's a bib on Sam and all the other babies"
R06: R M R I E I S D O
R07: J R C A E O K M D
R08: T M S I E I L T A
R09: Q D X O I O A B R
R10: 50, 7, 10, 4, 8, 3. Target: 413.
TTT: POSHEELS - "It's how Bing may have felt without Bob"
R11: Z L C E O E T S T
R12: S F R A E A N N O
R13: T R W A E O G N A
R14: 50, 1, 7, 9, 2, 4. Target: 712.
R15: O H P I X Y L O T (conundrum)
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Round 1: N M B O I E S P R
C1: BROMINE (7)
C2: BROMINE (7)
DC: PROMISE (7)
OT: MERINOS (7) ORPINES (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
A nice start for all today.
A MERINO is one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
An ORPINE is a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
Round 2: N G S A E O N T I
C1: ATONING (7)
C2: NEGATION (8)
DC: NEGATIONS (18)
Score: 7–15 (max 25)
Oh dear, even though Gareth has taken the lead, he'll be kicking himself big time for not sticking the S to NEGATION for a 9
Round 3: H V R A E E L Y L
C1: LEAVER (6)
C2: LEAVER (6)
DC: REALLY (6) VALLEY (6)
OT: HEALER (6) HEAVER (6) HELLER (6) REVEAL (6)
Score: 13–21 (max 31)
Pancake 6's.
Round 4: F D W O A E T N U
C1: WANTED (6)
C2: WANTED (6)
DC: FAWNED (6)
OT: ATONED (6) DONATE (6) FANTOD (6) FONDUE (6) UNAWED (6) WAFTED (6) WONTED (6)
Score: 19–27 (max 37)
More pancake 6's. Extra sugar, maple syrup and lemon juice is available later.
Round 5: 25, 50, 100, 1, 7, 3. Target: 262.
C1: 260.
C2: 262. ((25 + 1) x (7 + 3)) + (100 / 50) (10)
Score: 19–37 (max 47)
Clearly Andrew hasn't learnt his lesson from yesterday, as he flops on another 3 large, giving Gareth a lead of a dozen and a half.
Michael talks about the overload of cricket currently played around the world.
Teatime teaser: BIBONSAM -> BAMBINOS
Round 6: R M R I E I S D O
C1: dormies
C2: MIRED (5)
DC: DORMERS (7)
Score: 19–42 (max 54)
Oooooh, Drew is very unlucky here. Dormies might not be in, but DORMERS would've been a impressive darren to spot.
Round 7: J R C A E O K M D
C1: CAROMED (7)
C2: MARKED (6)
DC: CAKE (4)
OT: COMRADE (7) CROAKED (7) MAJORED (7) MERCADO (7)
Score: 26–42 (max 61)
Plenty of 7's, but not found by Gareth, or Michael, who is happy to stuff himself with some cake.
Round 8: T M S I E I L T A
C1: LIMIEST (7)
C2: limitates
DC: MILITATES (18)
Score: 33–42 (max 79)
Dear oh dear oh dear, Gareth is possibly on the verge of suicide after mixing up 2 letters of his 9, which puts Andrew within striking distance of him now....
Round 9: Q D X O I O A B R
C1: BRAID (5)
C2: BROOD (5)
DC: BROAD (5)
OT: ADOBO (5) AROID (5) BARDO (5) BOARD (5) BOOAI (5) BORAX (5) DOBRA (5) DOBRO (5) DROOB (5) RABID (5) RADIO (5) RADIX (5)
Score: 38–47 (max 84)
Pancake 5's now.
ADOBO is the national dish of the Philippines, which consists of chunks of meat, fish, or vegetables, marinated in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, and spices and then stewed in the marinade.
An AROID is any plant of the Arum family.
In Lamaism, BARDO is the state of the soul between death and rebirth.
BORAX is a white, water-soluble powder or crystals, hydrated sodium borate, Na2B4O7-10H2O, occurring naturally or obtained from naturally occurring borates; tincal: used as a flux, cleansing agent, in the manufacture of glass, porcelain, and enamel, and in tanning.
A DOBRA is any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V, equal to two johannes.
A DOBRO is an acoustic guitar having a metal resonator built into the body.
A DROOB is a pathetic person, in Australian slang.
In mathematics, a RADIX is a number taken as the base of a system of numbers, logarithms, or the like.
Right, now that you've all had time to make a cuppa and get some choccie biccies, I'll hand over to Susie now.....
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of Shakespearean phrases "there's the rub", "a wild goose chase" and "dogs of war".
Round 10: 50, 7, 10, 4, 8, 3. Target: 413.
C1: 413. (50 x 8) + 10 + 3 (10)
C2: 413. (50 x 8) + 10 + 3 (10)
Score: 48–57 (max 94)
Back to the action, with a straight forward numbers game.
Teatime teaser: POSHEELS -> HOPELESS
Round 11: Z L C E O E T S T
C1: SETTLE (6)
C2: TEST (4)
DC: CLOSET (6) SELECT (6)
OT: TELEOST (7)
Score: 54–57 (max 101)
Gareth seems to be losing it a bit, only seeing a 4 when there were plenty of 6's and even a darrenic 7 available Is this a turning point 
TELEOST is an adjective meaning belonging or pertaining to the Teleostei, a group of bony fishes including most living species.
Round 12: S F R A E A N N O
C1: REASON (6)
C2: ARSON (5)
DC: FANNERS (7)
Score: 60–57 (max 108)
Woah, and now all of a sudden, Andrew takes the lead for the first time today, literally out of nothing!!
Round 13: T R W A E O G N A
C1: WAGER (5)
C2: WANTER (6)
DC: NEGATOR (7)
OT: NAGWARE (7) TANAGER (7) WAGONER (7)
Score: 60–63 (max 115)
And literally out of nothing, it's taken away from him as soon as he got it
NAGWARE is the variety of shareware that displays a large screen at the beginning or end reminding you to register, typically requiring some sort of keystroke to continue so that you can't use the software in batch mode.
Round 14: 50, 1, 7, 9, 2, 4. Target: 712.
C1: 712. (((50 x 7) + 9 - 1) x 2) - 4 (10)
C2: 712. (7 x 2 x 50) + 9 + 4 - 1 (10)
Score: 70–73 (max 125)
Another nice numbers means we head into the conundrum, which yet again, is crucial.
Round 15: O H P I X Y L O T
C1 buzzes on 28.25 seconds to say LITHOPOXY which is incorrect, although unlike last week, the INCORRECT didn't appear this time.
C2 does not buzz.
The answer was TOXOPHILY.
Final Score: 70–73 (max 135)
And it's 3rd time unlucky in crucials for Andrew, as his guess doesn't get him the win this time. I was even more shocked that Jeff claims that so many got it in the audience. I hadn't even heard of it, which is bad as I'm off to Lord's to see the archery at the Olympics next year.
And so, Gareth wins, despite scoring less in the last 10 rounds, than in the first 5 
Andrew's 4 wins are probably going to put him on the knife-edge in terms of making it to the finals, whenever they are, but since he's still #4 seed, I'm going to say, very unlikely.
Mike will return to the recapping fold tomorrow, and I'll be back next Wednesday for the next installment.
So, till then, bye bye.
Statistics Corner
Andrew:
Total score - 70
Raw score - 89
Total % of max - 52
Raw % of max - 66
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 7
Gareth:
Total score - 73
Raw score - 88
Total % of max - 54
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 7
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=65
Enjoy.
Countdown recap for Thursday 30 June 2011.
C1: Champion Andrew Halliburton (4 wins, 376 points.) An Apterite from Dundee. Even though all of his scores have been 90+, it's not all been plain sailing for him so far, as his 2 crucial conundrums can testify.
C2: Challenger Gareth Lee. From Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. He is studying for a Masters degree in International Relations at the University of Nottingham. He has been studying in Vancouver, Canada, where he also learned to ski. He also spent a few months in Mexico teaching English.
DC: Susie Dent, who when she's not lexicographing, likes to park cars for a living
and Michael Vaughan.RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N M B O I E S P R
R02: N G S A E O N T I
R03: H V R A E E L Y L
R04: F D W O A E T N U
R05: 25, 50, 100, 1, 7, 3. Target: 262.
TTT: BIBONSAM - "There's a bib on Sam and all the other babies"
R06: R M R I E I S D O
R07: J R C A E O K M D
R08: T M S I E I L T A
R09: Q D X O I O A B R
R10: 50, 7, 10, 4, 8, 3. Target: 413.
TTT: POSHEELS - "It's how Bing may have felt without Bob"
R11: Z L C E O E T S T
R12: S F R A E A N N O
R13: T R W A E O G N A
R14: 50, 1, 7, 9, 2, 4. Target: 712.
R15: O H P I X Y L O T (conundrum)
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Round 1: N M B O I E S P R
C1: BROMINE (7)
C2: BROMINE (7)
DC: PROMISE (7)
OT: MERINOS (7) ORPINES (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
A nice start for all today.
A MERINO is one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
An ORPINE is a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
Round 2: N G S A E O N T I
C1: ATONING (7)
C2: NEGATION (8)
DC: NEGATIONS (18)
Score: 7–15 (max 25)
Oh dear, even though Gareth has taken the lead, he'll be kicking himself big time for not sticking the S to NEGATION for a 9
Round 3: H V R A E E L Y L
C1: LEAVER (6)
C2: LEAVER (6)
DC: REALLY (6) VALLEY (6)
OT: HEALER (6) HEAVER (6) HELLER (6) REVEAL (6)
Score: 13–21 (max 31)
Pancake 6's.
Round 4: F D W O A E T N U
C1: WANTED (6)
C2: WANTED (6)
DC: FAWNED (6)
OT: ATONED (6) DONATE (6) FANTOD (6) FONDUE (6) UNAWED (6) WAFTED (6) WONTED (6)
Score: 19–27 (max 37)
More pancake 6's. Extra sugar, maple syrup and lemon juice is available later.
Round 5: 25, 50, 100, 1, 7, 3. Target: 262.
C1: 260.
C2: 262. ((25 + 1) x (7 + 3)) + (100 / 50) (10)
Score: 19–37 (max 47)
Clearly Andrew hasn't learnt his lesson from yesterday, as he flops on another 3 large, giving Gareth a lead of a dozen and a half.
Michael talks about the overload of cricket currently played around the world.
Teatime teaser: BIBONSAM -> BAMBINOS
Round 6: R M R I E I S D O
C1: dormies
C2: MIRED (5)
DC: DORMERS (7)
Score: 19–42 (max 54)
Oooooh, Drew is very unlucky here. Dormies might not be in, but DORMERS would've been a impressive darren to spot.
Round 7: J R C A E O K M D
C1: CAROMED (7)
C2: MARKED (6)
DC: CAKE (4)
OT: COMRADE (7) CROAKED (7) MAJORED (7) MERCADO (7)
Score: 26–42 (max 61)
Plenty of 7's, but not found by Gareth, or Michael, who is happy to stuff himself with some cake.
Round 8: T M S I E I L T A
C1: LIMIEST (7)
C2: limitates
DC: MILITATES (18)
Score: 33–42 (max 79)
Dear oh dear oh dear, Gareth is possibly on the verge of suicide after mixing up 2 letters of his 9, which puts Andrew within striking distance of him now....
Round 9: Q D X O I O A B R
C1: BRAID (5)
C2: BROOD (5)
DC: BROAD (5)
OT: ADOBO (5) AROID (5) BARDO (5) BOARD (5) BOOAI (5) BORAX (5) DOBRA (5) DOBRO (5) DROOB (5) RABID (5) RADIO (5) RADIX (5)
Score: 38–47 (max 84)
Pancake 5's now.
ADOBO is the national dish of the Philippines, which consists of chunks of meat, fish, or vegetables, marinated in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, and spices and then stewed in the marinade.
An AROID is any plant of the Arum family.
In Lamaism, BARDO is the state of the soul between death and rebirth.
BORAX is a white, water-soluble powder or crystals, hydrated sodium borate, Na2B4O7-10H2O, occurring naturally or obtained from naturally occurring borates; tincal: used as a flux, cleansing agent, in the manufacture of glass, porcelain, and enamel, and in tanning.
A DOBRA is any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V, equal to two johannes.
A DOBRO is an acoustic guitar having a metal resonator built into the body.
A DROOB is a pathetic person, in Australian slang.
In mathematics, a RADIX is a number taken as the base of a system of numbers, logarithms, or the like.
Right, now that you've all had time to make a cuppa and get some choccie biccies, I'll hand over to Susie now.....
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of Shakespearean phrases "there's the rub", "a wild goose chase" and "dogs of war".
Round 10: 50, 7, 10, 4, 8, 3. Target: 413.
C1: 413. (50 x 8) + 10 + 3 (10)
C2: 413. (50 x 8) + 10 + 3 (10)
Score: 48–57 (max 94)
Back to the action, with a straight forward numbers game.
Teatime teaser: POSHEELS -> HOPELESS
Round 11: Z L C E O E T S T
C1: SETTLE (6)
C2: TEST (4)
DC: CLOSET (6) SELECT (6)
OT: TELEOST (7)
Score: 54–57 (max 101)
Gareth seems to be losing it a bit, only seeing a 4 when there were plenty of 6's and even a darrenic 7 available
Is this a turning point TELEOST is an adjective meaning belonging or pertaining to the Teleostei, a group of bony fishes including most living species.
Round 12: S F R A E A N N O
C1: REASON (6)
C2: ARSON (5)
DC: FANNERS (7)
Score: 60–57 (max 108)
Woah, and now all of a sudden, Andrew takes the lead for the first time today, literally out of nothing!!
Round 13: T R W A E O G N A
C1: WAGER (5)
C2: WANTER (6)
DC: NEGATOR (7)
OT: NAGWARE (7) TANAGER (7) WAGONER (7)
Score: 60–63 (max 115)
And literally out of nothing, it's taken away from him as soon as he got it
NAGWARE is the variety of shareware that displays a large screen at the beginning or end reminding you to register, typically requiring some sort of keystroke to continue so that you can't use the software in batch mode.
Round 14: 50, 1, 7, 9, 2, 4. Target: 712.
C1: 712. (((50 x 7) + 9 - 1) x 2) - 4 (10)
C2: 712. (7 x 2 x 50) + 9 + 4 - 1 (10)
Score: 70–73 (max 125)
Another nice numbers means we head into the conundrum, which yet again, is crucial.
Round 15: O H P I X Y L O T
C1 buzzes on 28.25 seconds to say LITHOPOXY which is incorrect, although unlike last week, the INCORRECT didn't appear this time.
C2 does not buzz.
The answer was TOXOPHILY.
Final Score: 70–73 (max 135)
And it's 3rd time unlucky in crucials for Andrew, as his guess doesn't get him the win this time. I was even more shocked that Jeff claims that so many got it in the audience. I hadn't even heard of it, which is bad as I'm off to Lord's to see the archery at the Olympics next year.
And so, Gareth wins, despite scoring less in the last 10 rounds, than in the first 5
Andrew's 4 wins are probably going to put him on the knife-edge in terms of making it to the finals, whenever they are, but since he's still #4 seed, I'm going to say, very unlikely.
Mike will return to the recapping fold tomorrow, and I'll be back next Wednesday for the next installment.
So, till then, bye bye.
Statistics Corner
Andrew:
Total score - 70
Raw score - 89
Total % of max - 52
Raw % of max - 66
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 7
Gareth:
Total score - 73
Raw score - 88
Total % of max - 54
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 7
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=65