Thursday 7th July 2011 (Series 65, Prelim 24)
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:35 pm
So, NotW might be closing down, but RotR (the Recap of the Robinson) is more than open for business. 
Enjoy.
Countdown recap for Thursday 7 July 2011.
C1: Champion John Symonds (2 wins, 154 points.) From Forest Hill, London. He works a supply teacher in French and German. He's a marathon enthusiast and has ran marathons in Iceland and South Korea. He has applied for the London Marathon 3 times, but has missed out in the ballot 3 times. Although, compare that to the length of time he's waited to get on this show, he's been waiting 16 YEARS to get on. Well, he's now won twice, so he should be a bit happy now.
C2: Challenger Jon Elmer. An Apterite who works as a mathematics lecturer at the University Of Bristol. He "embarrassingly" reveals that it took him 7 goes to pass his driving test. (Personally, that's not the most I've ever heard.........., well, it took me EIGHT goes!
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DC: Susie Dent and Robin Cousins.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R O N I S E P X R
R02: B O N S N A E O P
R03: R E N U J C A R E
R04: N U T D R O E I P
R05: 50, 8, 9, 7, 8, 5. Target: 187.
TTT: LIVERANT - "You will get this during the break"
R06: L O S T K A E A V
R07: R E S U Z E L T F
R08: N O H T S E I V L
R09: B A Q I N E D S R
R10: 75, 2, 3, 8, 1, 2. Target: 669.
TTT: ALTERMAN - "These instincts may not alter a man, but they'll alter a woman"
R11: M A Y I C E W L M
R12: D A S T D O U A G
R13: F I W U S I G T O
R14: 6, 9, 8, 10, 10, 3. Target: 174.
R15: U D D E R B I T S (conundrum)
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Round 1: R O N I S E P X R
C1: PRIORS (6)
C2: SENIOR (6)
DC: PRISONER (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)
DC take no PRISONERs with their darrenic 8 to start today's proceedings.
Round 2: B O N S N A E O P
C1: BEANS (5)
C2: PAEONS (6)
DC: BEANOS (6)
OT: NANOBES (7)
Score: 6–12 (max 15)
Jon (without the H) takes the early lead, but the darrenic 7 is missed by all in this round.
A NANOBE is a microbe that measures between 50 and 100 nanometres across and is smaller than the smallest known bacterium.
Round 3: R E N U J C A R E
C1: CAREER (6)
C2: CAREER (6)
DC: CAREEN (6)
OT: CURARE (6) EARNER (6) NEARER (6)
Score: 12–18 (max 21)
Just 6's here, there and everywhere in this round.
Round 4: N U T D R O E I P
C1: PERIOD (6)
C2: POINTER (7)
DC: ERUPTION (8) ROUTINED (8)
OT: UNDERTIP (8)
Score: 12–25 (max 29)
Jon goes even further ahead thanks to his POINTER, but DC show off with 2 good 8's.
Round 5: 50, 8, 9, 7, 8, 5. Target: 187.
C1: 187. (50 x 5) - (9 x 7) (10)
C2: 187. Mistake in working.
Score: 22–25 (max 39)
John (with the H) decides to avoid his 4 large strategy against a maths lecturer, but Jon (without the H) accidentally uses the 5 twice, so, the other John is right back in it now.
Robin talks about the lack of ice rinks around the country, and how he has become involved in setting up new proper and synthetic ice rinks around the country.
Teatime teaser: LIVERANT -> INTERVAL
Round 6: L O S T K A E A V
C1: VALETS (6)
C2: SOLVE (5)
DC: SOLVATE (7)
OT: STOKVEL (7) VALETAS (7) VOETSAK (7)
Score: 28–25 (max 46)
And he now takes the lead thanks to his VALETS, although there are plenty of 7's lurking around.
In South Africa, a STOKVEL is an informal savings pool or syndicate, usually among Black people, in which funds are contributed in rotation, allowing participants lump sums for family needs, especially funerals.
Staying in South Africa, VOETSAK is an informal expression of dismissal or rejection.
Round 7: R E S U Z E L T F
C1: FLUSTER (7)
C2: fluters
DC: SELTZER (7)
OT: FERULES (7) REFUELS (7) REFUTES (7) RESTFUL (7) ZESTFUL (7)
Score: 35–25 (max 53)
Loads of 7's here, but Jon falls further behind falling into the fluters/FLAUTISTS trap.
A FERULE (or FERULA) is a rod, cane, or flat piece of wood for punishing children, especially by striking them on the hand.
Round 8: N O H T S E I V L
C1: HOSTEL (6)
C2: SOLVENT (7)
DC: NOVELIST (8)
OT: HOTLINES (8)
Score: 35–32 (max 61)
Clearly round 6 has given Jon a helping hand, as he adds NT to SOLVE, to stick within range of John.
Round 9: B A Q I N E D S R
C1: BRAINED (7)
C2: BRAINED (7)
DC: SARDINE (7) SEABIRD (7)
OT: BRANDIES (8)
Score: 42–39 (max 69)
No-one goes for the drink,......., well not till after the show anyway.
Susie's Origins Of Words carries on with the underwear theme with the origins of "cutty" and "sark", which led to the naming of the famous tea clipper which comprises those names.
Round 10: 75, 2, 3, 8, 1, 2. Target: 669.
C1: 669. ((8 + 1) x 75) - (3 x 2) (10)
C2: 669. ((8 + 1) x 75) - (3 x 2) (10)
Score: 52–49 (max 79)
No fancy pants selection from the maths lecturer, but he's still only 3 behind, and the 3rd half will be an interesting watch.
Teatime teaser: ALTERMAN -> MATERNAL
Round 11: M A Y I C E W L M
C1: CLAMMY (6)
C2: MALICE (6)
OT: MYCELIA (7)
Score: 58–55 (max 86)
A rubbish selection of letters, but there was a darrenic 7 lurking.
MYCELIA (plural of MYCELIUM) are the mass of hyphae that form the vegetative part of a fungus.
Round 12: D A S T D O U A G
C1: TOADS (5)
C2: GOADS (5)
DC: AOUDADS (7)
Score: 63–60 (max 93)
Another darrenic 7 here, but DC spot it. These sheep clearly provide no baaaaaaaaaaaaad luck to them.
Round 13: F I W U S I G T O
C1: GIFTS (5)
C2: GIFTS (5)
DC: TWIGS (5) SWIFT (5) GUSTO (5)
OT: FOIST (5) GOUTS (5)
Score: 68–65 (max 98)
Pancake 5's.
Round 14: 6, 9, 8, 10, 10, 3. Target: 174.
C1: 174. ((9 + 6) x 10) + (8 x 3) (10)
C2: 174. (10 x 10) + (9 x 8) + (6 / 3) (10)
Score: 78–75 (max 108)
Jon tries 6 small, but a simple selection appears, meaning it's all down to the conundrum now to decide the outcome of this match.............
Round 15: U D D E R B I T S
C2 buzzes on 8 seconds to say DISTURBED which is correct.
Final Score: 78–85 (max 118)
And it's the challenger who isn't DISTURBED to find out that he's the victor of this tight game.
The other John performed well, but the bad start has clearly cost him his chance of a 3rd victory today, leaving the other Jon to take his seat in tomorrow's match.
Join Mike tomorrow to see how much futher he can go.
I'll be back next week for the next installments.
Till then, bye bye.
Statistics Corner
John:
Total score - 78
Raw score - 95
Total % of max - 66
Raw % of max - 81
Total average score per round - 5.2
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 6
Jon:
Total score - 85
Raw score - 90
Total % of max - 72
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 5
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=65
Enjoy.
Countdown recap for Thursday 7 July 2011.
C1: Champion John Symonds (2 wins, 154 points.) From Forest Hill, London. He works a supply teacher in French and German. He's a marathon enthusiast and has ran marathons in Iceland and South Korea. He has applied for the London Marathon 3 times, but has missed out in the ballot 3 times. Although, compare that to the length of time he's waited to get on this show, he's been waiting 16 YEARS to get on. Well, he's now won twice, so he should be a bit happy now.
C2: Challenger Jon Elmer. An Apterite who works as a mathematics lecturer at the University Of Bristol. He "embarrassingly" reveals that it took him 7 goes to pass his driving test. (Personally, that's not the most I've ever heard.........., well, it took me EIGHT goes!
)DC: Susie Dent and Robin Cousins.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R O N I S E P X R
R02: B O N S N A E O P
R03: R E N U J C A R E
R04: N U T D R O E I P
R05: 50, 8, 9, 7, 8, 5. Target: 187.
TTT: LIVERANT - "You will get this during the break"
R06: L O S T K A E A V
R07: R E S U Z E L T F
R08: N O H T S E I V L
R09: B A Q I N E D S R
R10: 75, 2, 3, 8, 1, 2. Target: 669.
TTT: ALTERMAN - "These instincts may not alter a man, but they'll alter a woman"
R11: M A Y I C E W L M
R12: D A S T D O U A G
R13: F I W U S I G T O
R14: 6, 9, 8, 10, 10, 3. Target: 174.
R15: U D D E R B I T S (conundrum)
And now a brief interlude before our main feature:
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Round 1: R O N I S E P X R
C1: PRIORS (6)
C2: SENIOR (6)
DC: PRISONER (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)
DC take no PRISONERs with their darrenic 8 to start today's proceedings.
Round 2: B O N S N A E O P
C1: BEANS (5)
C2: PAEONS (6)
DC: BEANOS (6)
OT: NANOBES (7)
Score: 6–12 (max 15)
Jon (without the H) takes the early lead, but the darrenic 7 is missed by all in this round.
A NANOBE is a microbe that measures between 50 and 100 nanometres across and is smaller than the smallest known bacterium.
Round 3: R E N U J C A R E
C1: CAREER (6)
C2: CAREER (6)
DC: CAREEN (6)
OT: CURARE (6) EARNER (6) NEARER (6)
Score: 12–18 (max 21)
Just 6's here, there and everywhere in this round.
Round 4: N U T D R O E I P
C1: PERIOD (6)
C2: POINTER (7)
DC: ERUPTION (8) ROUTINED (8)
OT: UNDERTIP (8)
Score: 12–25 (max 29)
Jon goes even further ahead thanks to his POINTER, but DC show off with 2 good 8's.
Round 5: 50, 8, 9, 7, 8, 5. Target: 187.
C1: 187. (50 x 5) - (9 x 7) (10)
C2: 187. Mistake in working.
Score: 22–25 (max 39)
John (with the H) decides to avoid his 4 large strategy against a maths lecturer, but Jon (without the H) accidentally uses the 5 twice, so, the other John is right back in it now.
Robin talks about the lack of ice rinks around the country, and how he has become involved in setting up new proper and synthetic ice rinks around the country.
Teatime teaser: LIVERANT -> INTERVAL
Round 6: L O S T K A E A V
C1: VALETS (6)
C2: SOLVE (5)
DC: SOLVATE (7)
OT: STOKVEL (7) VALETAS (7) VOETSAK (7)
Score: 28–25 (max 46)
And he now takes the lead thanks to his VALETS, although there are plenty of 7's lurking around.
In South Africa, a STOKVEL is an informal savings pool or syndicate, usually among Black people, in which funds are contributed in rotation, allowing participants lump sums for family needs, especially funerals.
Staying in South Africa, VOETSAK is an informal expression of dismissal or rejection.
Round 7: R E S U Z E L T F
C1: FLUSTER (7)
C2: fluters
DC: SELTZER (7)
OT: FERULES (7) REFUELS (7) REFUTES (7) RESTFUL (7) ZESTFUL (7)
Score: 35–25 (max 53)
Loads of 7's here, but Jon falls further behind falling into the fluters/FLAUTISTS trap.
A FERULE (or FERULA) is a rod, cane, or flat piece of wood for punishing children, especially by striking them on the hand.
Round 8: N O H T S E I V L
C1: HOSTEL (6)
C2: SOLVENT (7)
DC: NOVELIST (8)
OT: HOTLINES (8)
Score: 35–32 (max 61)
Clearly round 6 has given Jon a helping hand, as he adds NT to SOLVE, to stick within range of John.
Round 9: B A Q I N E D S R
C1: BRAINED (7)
C2: BRAINED (7)
DC: SARDINE (7) SEABIRD (7)
OT: BRANDIES (8)
Score: 42–39 (max 69)
No-one goes for the drink,......., well not till after the show anyway.
Susie's Origins Of Words carries on with the underwear theme with the origins of "cutty" and "sark", which led to the naming of the famous tea clipper which comprises those names.
Round 10: 75, 2, 3, 8, 1, 2. Target: 669.
C1: 669. ((8 + 1) x 75) - (3 x 2) (10)
C2: 669. ((8 + 1) x 75) - (3 x 2) (10)
Score: 52–49 (max 79)
No fancy pants selection from the maths lecturer, but he's still only 3 behind, and the 3rd half will be an interesting watch.
Teatime teaser: ALTERMAN -> MATERNAL
Round 11: M A Y I C E W L M
C1: CLAMMY (6)
C2: MALICE (6)
OT: MYCELIA (7)
Score: 58–55 (max 86)
A rubbish selection of letters, but there was a darrenic 7 lurking.
MYCELIA (plural of MYCELIUM) are the mass of hyphae that form the vegetative part of a fungus.
Round 12: D A S T D O U A G
C1: TOADS (5)
C2: GOADS (5)
DC: AOUDADS (7)
Score: 63–60 (max 93)
Another darrenic 7 here, but DC spot it. These sheep clearly provide no baaaaaaaaaaaaad luck to them.
Round 13: F I W U S I G T O
C1: GIFTS (5)
C2: GIFTS (5)
DC: TWIGS (5) SWIFT (5) GUSTO (5)
OT: FOIST (5) GOUTS (5)
Score: 68–65 (max 98)
Pancake 5's.
Round 14: 6, 9, 8, 10, 10, 3. Target: 174.
C1: 174. ((9 + 6) x 10) + (8 x 3) (10)
C2: 174. (10 x 10) + (9 x 8) + (6 / 3) (10)
Score: 78–75 (max 108)
Jon tries 6 small, but a simple selection appears, meaning it's all down to the conundrum now to decide the outcome of this match.............
Round 15: U D D E R B I T S
C2 buzzes on 8 seconds to say DISTURBED which is correct.
Final Score: 78–85 (max 118)
And it's the challenger who isn't DISTURBED to find out that he's the victor of this tight game.
The other John performed well, but the bad start has clearly cost him his chance of a 3rd victory today, leaving the other Jon to take his seat in tomorrow's match.
Join Mike tomorrow to see how much futher he can go.
I'll be back next week for the next installments.
Till then, bye bye.
Statistics Corner
John:
Total score - 78
Raw score - 95
Total % of max - 66
Raw % of max - 81
Total average score per round - 5.2
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 6
Jon:
Total score - 85
Raw score - 90
Total % of max - 72
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 5
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=65