Friday 29th August 2014 (Series 71, Prelim 36)

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Friday 29th August 2014 (Series 71, Prelim 36)

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Hello again and welcome to another Friday recap. :) This week has seen Dave Stanford emerge as champion twice, yesterday seeing off our apterite Callum Pickering. Will he continue his run today and march on into next week? Today he plays Joe Clarke. Enjoy.

Countdown recap for Friday 29 August 2014.

C1: Champion David Stanford (3 wins, 241 points.) A retired Finance Director from Swinton, Greater Manchester.
C2: Challenger Joe Clarke. A Project Manager from Ickenham, Middlesex. A racer, organised a round Europe race.
DC: Susie Dent and Martin Lewis.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N P R U E I N M E
R02: A T N R O U F R C
R03: 3, 6, 10, 7, 6, 75. Target: 384.
TTT: IDAMEETS - "Ida meets both sides with a view to ending the dispute."
R04: I O B V C N R E I
R05: L W N A O E M T R
R06: 1, 2, 7, 9, 100, 75, . Target: 699.
R07: L N G I E O X P S
R08: D T R S E I A T E
R09: 9, 5, 7, 4, 10, 25. Target: 869.
TTT: OPENLOAN - "You'd be able to afford a bottle of brandy with this coin."
R10: C S O U R T S A O
R11: H L S A I E P F S
R12: Z M S O I A P S I
R13: K L Q E O E T D M
R14: 4, 9, 6, 2, 25, 50. Target: 886.
R15: M E S S Y T U B S (conundrum)


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Round 1: N P R U E I N M E

David: MINER (5)
Joe: PRIME (5)
DC: PERINEUM (8)
Score: 5–5 (max 8)

A MINER round for David here, as Joe reaches his PRIME. Still 5 points each.
Round 2: A T N R O U F R C

David: RANCOUR (7)
Joe: fraunt
DC: FACTOR (6) CURRANT (7)
OT: COURANT (7) CURATOR (7) FUNCTOR (7)
Score: 12–5 (max 15)

Joe gets 'fraunt' disallowed, so David takes the lead with RANCOUR.

Round 3: 3, 6, 10, 7, 6, 75. Target: 384.

David: 381. Mistake in working.
Joe: 381. (6x6) x 10 + (7x3) (7)
RR: 384. (75-10) x 6 - 6 (10)
Score: 12–12 (max 25)

A mistake by David in his attempt to reach 381 allows Joe to level the scores, as he gets 381 successfully. Rachel is called upon for the 384 perfection though.

Teatime teaser: IDAMEETS -> MEDIATES

Round 4: I O B V C N R E I

David: BONIER (6)
Joe: BRINE (5)
DC: INVOICE (7)
OT: CORVINE (7) IVORINE (7) ONEIRIC (7)
Score: 18–12 (max 32)

David regains his lead with a 6 here BONIER. Joe's BRINE isn't good enough to score.

Round 5: L W N A O E M T R

David: LAMENT (6)
Joe: LAMENT (6)
DC: OMENTAL (7)
OT: ALMONER (7) TELAMON (7)
Score: 24–18 (max 39)

Both players are left to LAMENT in this round as the points are shared.

Round 6: 1, 2, 7, 9, 100, 75. Target: 699.

David: 699. (100x7) -1 (10)
Joe: 699. (100x7) -1 (10)
Score: 34–28 (max 49)

A perfect 10 for both players with 699.

Martin Lewis talks about percentages over 100.

Round 7: L N G I E O X P S

David: EXPOSING (8)
Joe: POLING (6)
Score: 42–28 (max 57)

David is EXPOSING a weakness in Joe here, as he only gets POLING for 6.

Round 8: D T R S E I A T E

David: TASTER (6)
Joe: DETERS (6)
DC: TARDIEST (8)
OT: ITERATED (8) ITERATES (8) READIEST (8) RESTATED (8) SERIATED (8) STEADIER (8) STRIATED (8) TEARIEST (8) TIREDEST (8) TREATIES (8) TREATISE (8)
Score: 48–34 (max 65)

It's 6 a piece here with a TASTER and DETERS.

Round 9: 9, 5, 7, 4, 10, 25. Target: 869.

David: 870. (5x7) x 25 - (9-4) (7)
Joe: 870. Mistake in working.
RR: 869. (5x7) x 25 - (10-4)
Score: 55–34 (max 75)

It's Joe's turn to make a mistake on the numbers trying to get to 870. David gets the 870 and goes further ahead.

Teatime teaser: OPENLOAN -> NAPOLEON

Round 10: C S O U R T S A O

David: SCOURS (6)
Joe: COURTS (6)
DC: OUTCROSS (8)
OT: AUTOCROSS (18)
Score: 61–40 (max 93)

It's another 6 a piece with SCOURS and COURTS.

Round 11: H L S A I E P F S

David: HAPLESS (7)
Joe: FALSE (5)
DC: FALSIES (7)
OT: APHESIS (7) FLASHES (7) PALSIES (7) PLASHES (7) SELFISH (7) SHEILAS (7)
Score: 68–40 (max 100)

David is HAPLESS in this round, and goes a further 7 ahead. Joe is FALSE in his attempt to score.

Susie talks about the language of being drunk, including being 'drunk as a newt.'

Round 12: Z M S O I A P S I

David: AMISS (5)
Joe: SOAPS (5)
OT: MIOSIS (6) PASSIM (6)
Score: 73–45 (max 106)

Something is AMISS here. Yes, David's word. Joe gets the SOAPS to score 5 points also.

Round 13: K L Q E O E T D M

David: MELTED (6)
Joe: moled
DC: DEMOTE (6)
OT: EMOTED (6)
Score: 79–45 (max 112)

Joe gets 'moled' disallowed, as David MELTED the round.

Round 14: 4, 9, 6, 2, 25, 50. Target: 886.

David: 885. Mistake in working.
Joe: 890. (50x2) x 9 - 4 - 6 (7)
RR: 886. (50+25) x 6 - 9 x 2 + 4 (10)
Score: 79–52 (max 122)

Another mistake by David allows Joe to close the gap slightly. Rachel is once again called upon to get it spot on.

Round 15: M E S S Y T U B S

David buzzes on 23 seconds to say SUBSYSTEM which is correct.

David gets the conundrum on 23 seconds to complete another win.

Final Score: 89–52 (max 132)

So David collects his 4th win as he proves to be too good for Joe. He goes into next week as champion and is now half way to Octochampdom. Join Andy McGurn on Monday to see if he can continue his run. I'll be back next Friday so please join me then. Until then thank you very much for reading and goodbye. :)

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Re: Friday 29th August 2014 (Series 71, Prelim 36)

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Anthony Endsor wrote:Round 9: 9, 5, 7, 4, 10, 25. Target: 869.

David: 870. (5x7) x 25 - (9-4) (7)
Joe: 870. Mistake in working.
Score: 55–34 (max 72)
You might want to add Rachel's method, and up the max by 3 as well. :idea:
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Re: Friday 29th August 2014 (Series 71, Prelim 36)

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James Robinson wrote:
Anthony Endsor wrote:Round 9: 9, 5, 7, 4, 10, 25. Target: 869.

David: 870. (5x7) x 25 - (9-4) (7)
Joe: 870. Mistake in working.
Score: 55–34 (max 72)
You might want to add Rachel's method, and up the max by 3 as well. :idea:
Ooops sorry about that :lol: now corrected. :P
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Re: Friday 29th August 2014 (Series 71, Prelim 36)

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I make Rachel's solution in R14 as 436... I think some brackets are missing.
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