Countdown recap for Monday 23 January 2017.
C1: Champion Sam Wickham (2 wins, 170 points.) A maths teacher from Dorchester, Dorset.
C2: Challenger Neil Schofield. An insurance administrator from Attleborough, Norfolk. He plays pool in a local pub team. He once took his family to the circus, but then found himself part of the clown act!!
DC: Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R D P P S E A I C
R02: E Z O G T A N T I
R03: 25, 10, 10, 5, 5, 8. Target: 652.
TTT: MILKATCUP - "There's only one answer to this, but it involves several of something."
R04: E C U W R E M I Y
R05: H B S N A O A S E
R06: 25, 6, 10, 3, 9, 4. Target: 985.
R07: R J F T A O F E S
R08: U N D I E N T S T
R09: 50, 100, 75, 3, 1, 1. Target: 626.
TTT: LOOKBLAST - "The reader had a blast looking at all the items here."
R10: U O M L R A E M X
R11: T R S U E I M R W
R12: E N P I O D L A R
R13: I O A I Q K S T A
R14: 75, 1, 7, 6, 7, 9. Target: 157.
R15: W O R E F R O C K (conundrum)
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Round 1: R D P P S E A I C
Sam: CRAPPIES (8)
Neil: PRAISED (7)
DC: APPRISED (8) SCRAPPED (8)
OT: EPICARPS (8) PERACIDS (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)
Round 2: E Z O G T A N T I
Sam: GIANT (5)
Neil: TAINT (5)
DC: AGONIZE (7)
OT: TZIGANE (7)
Score: 13–5 (max 15)
Round 3: 25, 10, 10, 5, 5, 8. Target: 652.
Sam: 638.
Neil: 650. ((8 x 5) + 25) x 10 (7)
RR: 652. (((8 x 5) + 25) x 10) + (10 / 5) (10)
Score: 13–12 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: MILKATCUP -> MULTIPACK
Round 4: E C U W R E M I Y
Sam: CREME (5)
Neil: MERCY (5)
OT: CERIUM (6)
Score: 18–17 (max 31)
Round 5: H B S N A O A S E
Sam: BONES (5)
Neil: BASES (5)
DC: ABASHES (7)
Score: 23–22 (max 38)
Round 6: 25, 6, 10, 3, 9, 4. Target: 985.
Sam: 985. (10 x 4 x 25) - 9 - 6 (10)
Neil: 985. (10 x 4 x 25) - 9 - 6 (10)
Score: 33–32 (max 48)
Gyles talks about his time as a Parliamentary Private Secretary, and sorting out items on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square.
Round 7: R J F T A O F E S
Sam: SOFTER (6)
Neil: jaffers
DC: STAFFER (7) AFFOREST (8)
Score: 39–32 (max 56)
Round 8: U N D I E N T S T
Sam: STUDENT (7)
Neil: DENTIST (7)
DC: UNDIES (6) STINTED (7) UNSTINTED (18)
Score: 46–39 (max 74)
Round 9: 50, 100, 75, 3, 1, 1. Target: 626.
Sam: 625. ((1 + 1) x 3 x 100) + 75 - 50 (7)
Neil: 625. ((3 + 1 + 1) x 100) + 75 + 50 (7)
RR: 626. ((100 - 75) x (50 / (3 - 1))) + 1 (10)
Score: 53–46 (max 84)
Teatime teaser: LOOKBLAST -> BOOKSTALL
Round 10: U O M L R A E M X
Sam: MORALE (6)
Neil: RELAX (5)
DC: AMOUR (5) LUMMOX (6)
OT: ALMEMOR (7) MORULAE (7) ROMULEA (7)
Score: 59–46 (max 91)
Round 11: T R S U E I M R W
Sam: MUSTIER (7)
Neil: MUSTIER (7)
DC: RUSTIER (7)
OT: RETRIMS (7) TRIMERS (7) WRISTER (7) WRITERS (7)
Score: 66–53 (max 98)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some pronunciations of words.
Round 12: E N P I O D L A R
Sam: pianoed
Neil: PLAINER (7)
DC: PALINODE (8)
OT: PANDEIRO (8) PAROLEIN (8) POINDLAR (8) POINDLER (8)
Score: 66–60 (max 106)
Round 13: I O A I Q K S T A
Sam: SKIT (4)
Neil: SOAK (4)
DC: IOTAS (5)
OT: AKOIAS (6) KIAATS (6) OIKIST (6) TAIKOS (6) TIKIAS (6)
Score: 70–64 (max 112)
Round 14: 75, 1, 7, 6, 7, 9. Target: 157.
Sam: 157. ((9 - 7) x 75) + 7 (10)
Neil: 157. ((9 - 7) x 75) + 7 (10)
Score: 80–74 (max 122)
Round 15: W O R E F R O C K
Sam buzzes on 6.75 seconds to say WORKFORCE which is correct.
Final Score: 90–74 (max 132)
Statistics Corner
Sam:
Total score - 90
Raw score - 90
Total % of max - 68
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 6.0
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 5
Neil:
Total score - 74
Raw score - 86
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 3
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Monday 23rd January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 10)
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