Countdown recap for Wednesday 12 October 2011.
C1: Champion Nikki Roberts (4 wins, 337 points.) An Apterite from Widford, Hertfordshire. She's a housewife with a law degree. She enjoys cricket, as does her son, who also likes a bit of football.
C2: Challenger Jonathon Kay. A business analyst from Birmingham. He enjoys playing football, but because of a tight hamstring, it's the first time in 22 years that he's not started a season with a team. His girlfriend nagged him to go on the show, mainly because Jonathon wants to make his life as easy as possible.
DC: Susie Dent and Dr. Phil Hammond.
RR: Rachel Riley, wearing he opening banana dress.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: K X S P E O U W R
R02: J P T E A E T I L
R03: R N T E O E L G I
R04: R P S U O A I G S
R05: 25, 4, 9, 4, 8, 7. Target: 345.
TTT: RAFFELLA - "The RAF fella has his wings and eats them"
R06: D N G E A I F D O
R07: L Z D S E A I U Y
R08: T N G A E I M T O
R09: V D T U E A D R S
R10: 50, 1, 10, 6, 9, 9. Target: 341.
TTT: REDFLIES - "The red ball flies towards them at great speed"
R11: C W S O A I Q T O
R12: H N T M I E A R I
R13: V C R U A O I P E
R14: 100, 4, 1, 3, 10, 6. Target: 905.
R15: G L A Z E B O I L (conundrum)
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Round 1: K X S P E O U W R
C1: SPOKE (5)
C2: PUKES (5)
DC: WORKUPS (7)
Score: 5–5 (max 7)
A very impressive darrenic 7 here by DC, as the contestants both start off with a 5 apiece.
Round 2: J P T E A E T I L
C1: apetite
C2: apetite
DC: EPILATE (7)
OT: PALETTE (7) PELTATE (7)
Score: 5–5 (max 14)
Oh dear, a double misplaced aPpetite by the contestants keeps the scores same.
PELTATE is an adjective meaning having the stalk or support attached to the lower surface at a distance from the margin, as a leaf; shield-shaped.
Round 3: R N T E O E L G I
C1: TINGLE (6)
C2: REELING (7)
DC: TRIGONE (7)
OT: GENITOR (7) GENTILE (7) GENTLER (7) INTEGER (7) LEERING (7) LENTIGO (7) RETINOL (7) RINGLET (7) TELOGEN (7) TREEING (7)
Score: 5–12 (max 21)
A flat round here, but unfortunately Nikki only has a TINGLE here.
TELOGEN is the resting phase of the hair growth cycle following anagen and preceding shedding.
Round 4: R P S U O A I G S
C1: GRASPS (6)
C2: GRASPS (6)
DC: GOSSIP (6) GIAOURS (7)
OT: GOPURAS (7) RUGOSAS (7)
Score: 11–18 (max 28)
The Apterous faves of GIAOURS and GOPURAS appear here, but the contestant like the same 6 here.
In South Indian architecture, GOPURAS are the entrance gateways to the Hindu temple enclosure.
RUGOSAS are an extinct tribe of fossil corals, including numerous species, many of them of large size.
Round 5: 25, 4, 9, 4, 8, 7. Target: 345.
C1: 345. ((8 / 4) x 7 x 25) - (9 - 4) (10)
C2: 339.
Score: 21–18 (max 38)
Not as easy as it first appeared, but Nikki passes with flying colours to take the lead.
Dr. Phil talks about why doctors seemingly always make mistakes, as well as making a campaign telling people to take flu jabs.
Teatime teaser: RAFFELLA -> FARFALLE
Round 6: D N G E A I F D O
C1: DINGO (5)
C2: FADING (6)
DC: deafing
OT: ADDING (6) DANGED (6) DEFANG (6) DINGED (6) DONGED (6) FANGED (6) GADOID (6) GAINED (6) GANOID (6) GOADED (6)
Score: 21–24 (max 44)
Oh dear, another fail in a flat round for Nikki and Jonathon retakes the lead.
GADOID (or GADID) means belonging or pertaining to the cod family, Gadidae.
GANOID means of or pertaining to the Ganoidei, a group of mostly extinct fishes characterized by hard, bony scales.
Round 7: L Z D S E A I U Y
C1: LADIES (6)
C2: LADIES (6)
DC: SLEAZY (6)
OT: DUALIZES (8)
Score: 27–30 (max 52)
A darrenic 8........., missed by all.
Round 8: T N G A E I M T O
C1: TOMATINE (8)
C2: MOATING (7)
Score: 35–30 (max 60)
A darrenic 8........., spotted expertly by Nikki.
Round 9: V D T U E A D R S
C1: ADVERTS (7)
C2: STARED (6)
DC: STARVED (7)
OT: RADDEST (7)
Score: 42–30 (max 67)
Oh dear, will Jonathon regret forgetting to put the V into STARED for that 7
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "Indian summer".
Round 10: 50, 1, 10, 6, 9, 9. Target: 341.
C1: 341. ((6 + 1) x 50) - 9 (10)
C2: 341. ((6 + 1) x 50) - 9 (10)
Score: 52–40 (max 77)
Nice and straightforward. Move on............
Teatime teaser: REDFLIES -> FIELDERS
Round 11: C W S O A I Q T O
C1: COOTS (5)
C2: SCOOT (5)
DC: COATIS (6)
OT: SCOTIA (6) TOWAIS (6)
Score: 57–45 (max 83)
5's for the contestants, but Dr. Phil impresses with the definition of COATIS until it all comes out that he just peeked at the dictionary.
A SCOTIA is a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
Round 12: H N T M I E A R I
C1: MINTIER (7)
C2: MINTIER (7)
DC: THIAMINE (8)
Score: 64–52 (max 91)
A very impressive 8 spot by DC there, as Nikki's lead remains a dozen at the the dozenth round.
Round 13: V C R U A O I P E
C1: croupe
C2: CRAVE (5)
DC: CROUP (5) PAVIOUR (7)
Score: 64–57 (max 98)
Ooooooooooh, nearly some controversy there with Susie not double-checking on a word, but luckily all checks are done, but Nikki's lead has gone back to single figures, and with her bleak conundrum record, this could still be a testing time for her...........
Round 14: 100, 4, 1, 3, 10, 6. Target: 905.
C1: 905. ((6 + 3) x 100) + 4 + 1 (10)
C2: 905. ((6 + 3) x 100) + 4 + 1 (10)
Score: 74–67 (max 108)
Nice simple numbers again, so we nearly have a mirror image of Monday's game now, with the difference being that Nikki and Rob had one more point each back then.
Round 15: G L A Z E B O I L
C1 buzzes on 16 seconds to say ZEBAGLLIO which is incorrect.
C2 does not buzz.
The answer was GLOBALIZE.
Final Score: 74–67 (max 118)
Presumably, Nikki was thinking of that Italian dessert, ZABAGLIONE.........
But, while her conundrum record might be 0/5, her win record is now 5/5, taking her into the top 8 above Andrew Halliburton. How much will Jonathon be rueing not putting that V in STARED..............
But, while yesterday's performance was impressive, today's was more back down to earth.
Which Nikki will we see tomorrow
Join me then to find out. Till then, bye bye.
Statistics Corner
Nikki:
Total score - 74
Raw score - 85
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 5
Jonathon:
Total score - 67
Raw score - 85
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 4.5
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 4
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=65