Monday 18th July 2016 (Series 75, Prelim 14)

[Sean Fletcher]

Hello and welcome to another Monday recap.

Stephen Fuller got his fourth win on Friday and will be hoping to push on to octochampdom this week. Dave Hussey-Yeo stands in his way.

Countdown recap for Monday 18 July 2016.

C1: Champion Stephen Fuller (4 wins, 320 points.) An Apterite and freelance author and editor from Basingstoke, Hampshire.
C2: Challenger Dave Hussey-Yeo. A retired IT project manager from Sheffield. A lover of architecture who as visited most of the churches and cathedrals in the country.
DC: Susie Dent and Chris Packham.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: H P T R F U I O E
R02: D S L T K A I A U
R03: 8, 3, 10, 3, 75, 25. Target: 692.
TTT: HESHEARD - "He's heard the same tired old songs on the radio over and over again."
R04: S M N T R I A O E
R05: H R W U I E R N T
R06: 4, 10, 2, 7, 9, 75. Target: 685.
R07: G R P M A E O I T
R08: G D S Q C E A I E
R09: 6, 5, 9, 6, 9, 100. Target: 574.
TTT: RICHGENT - "He may have been a rich gent, but his personality left me feeling nauseous."
R10: S T S W L U O E U
R11: T M B P A I E Y T
R12: N F N R J A I E O
R13: G S P I A R S U A
R14: 7, 1, 75, 50, 100, 25. Target: 845.
R15: V I N C E T R O D (conundrum)


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Round 1: H P T R F U I O E

Stephen: POUTIER (7)
Dave: POUTER (6)
DC: POTHER (6)
OT: FIREPOT (7) POUFIER (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Stephen extends Dave's word to take an early lead.

Round 2: D S L T K A I A U

Stephen: AUDITS (6)
Dave: AUDITS (6)
DC: ADULTS (6) DUALIST (7)
OT: DATILAS (7) KIDULTS (7) TALUKAS (7)
Score: 13–6 (max 14)

The contestants match each others six, whilst DC spot one of the available sevens.

TALUKA: (In South Asia) an administrative district for taxation purposes, typically comprising a number of villages.
KIDULT: An adult with childish tastes.

Round 3: 8, 3, 10, 3, 75, 25. Target: 692.

Stephen: 690. (75-3-3)*10 (7)
Dave: 690. Mistake in working.
RR: 692. (75+25)*(10-3)-8 (10)
Score: 20–6 (max 24)

Dave's mistake allows Stephen to further his lead. Rachel is needed for perfection.

Teatime teaser: HESHEARD -> REHASHED

Round 4: S M N T R I A O E

Stephen: AMORTISE (8)
Dave: MINSTER (7)
DC: RAIMENTS (8) ROMANISE (8) MINARETS (8)
OT: MATRONISE (18) RANSOMITE (18) ROMANITES (18)
Score: 28–6 (max 42)

A regular apterous word extends Stephen's lead by eight. All three of the 9's are missed by the studio.

Round 5: H R W U I E R N T

Stephen: WINTER (6)
Dave: WITHER (6)
DC: HURTIER (7)
OT: RUNTIER (7) WRITHEN (7)
Score: 34–12 (max 49)

Six a piece here, whilst DC spot a horrible seven.

WRITHEN: Twisted or contorted out of normal shape or form.

Round 6: 4, 10, 2, 7, 9, 75. Target: 685.

Stephen: 685. 9*75+10 (10)
Dave: 685. 9*75+10 (10)
Score: 44–22 (max 59)

A simple numbers yields ten points each.

Chris talks about the vision of Birds and how it compares to Human's.

Round 7: G R P M A E O I T

Stephen: MIGRATE (7)
Dave: importage
DC: PRIMATE (7) EPIGRAM (7)
OT: EMPORIA (7) MARIGOT (7) PARIGOT (7) PIGMEAT (7) PORTAGE (7) POTAGER (7) PRIMAGE (7) PTEROMA (7) RAGTIME (7)
Score: 51–22 (max 66)

Dave risk sounds feasible enough but is disallowed, giving Stephen a very comfortable lead at the halfway stage.

PTEROMA: The walkway between the cella of a Greek or Roman temple and the surrounding colonnade.
MARIGOT: In West Africa: a side channel of a river.

Round 8: G D S Q C E A I E

Stephen: CADGES (6)
Dave: DICES (5)
DC: CADGES (6)
OT: CEASED (6)
Score: 57–22 (max 72)

Stephen beats Dave on the letters again, and looks likely to get his fifth win now.

Round 9: 6, 5, 9, 6, 9, 100. Target: 574.

Stephen: 572. Mistake in working.
Dave: 576. 6*100-(9+9+6) (7)
OT: 574. (100-9-9)*(6+6-5) (10)
Score: 57–29 (max 82)

It's Stephens turn to make an error on the numbers, which allows Dave to cut the deficit by 7 points. Not such a straight forward numbers this time, and Rachel doesn't offer a solution.

Teatime teaser: RICHGENT -> RETCHING

Round 10: S T S W L U O E U

Stephen: TOWELS (6)
Dave: LOWEST (6)
DC: TOUSLES (7) SLOWEST (7) OWLETS (6)
OT: LOTUSES (7) LUTEOUS (7) SOLUTES (7)
Score: 63–35 (max 89)

Numerous sevens available but the players are stuck on six.

LUTEOUS: Of an orange-yellow or greenish yellow colour.

Round 11: T M B P A I E Y T

Stephen: pattie
Dave: PIETY (5)
DC: BITMAP (6) PIETY (5)
OT: MATTIE (6)
Score: 63–40 (max 95)

Dave cuts the lead to 23 points as Stephen has his word disallowed.

OoW: Susie talks about Dragons, and the influence they have had behind words and expressions.

Round 12: N F N R J A I E O

Stephen: REJOIN (6)
Dave: JOINER (6)
DC: FANNER (6) INFERNO (7)
Score: 69–46 (max 102)

Six a piece for the contestants. DC spot the darrenic max.

Round 13: G S P I A R S U A

Stephen: SUGARS (6)
Dave: GRASS (5)
DC: GRASPS (6)
OT: PIRAGUAS (8)
Score: 75–46 (max 110)

A six for Stephen sees him wrap up the win.

PIRAGUAS: Another term for pirogue (a long, narrow canoe made from a single tree trunk).

Round 14: 7, 1, 75, 50, 100, 25. Target: 845.

Stephen: 847. (1+7)*100+50-(75/25) (7)
Dave: 847. (1+7)*100+50-(75/25) (7)
RR: 846. (75+50-100/25)*7-1 (7)
Score: 82–53 (max 117)

The contestants get two-away, not bad for an impossible numbers. Rachel gets one closer.


Round 15: V I N C E T R O D

Dave buzzes on 17 seconds to say CONTRIVED which is correct.
Final Score: 82–63 (max 127)

Dave bows out with a Conundrum solve. Stephen took an early lead and never looked like relinquishing it, and he will now want to push on towards octochamp status. Join Tim tomorrow to see if he can get his 6th win.

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=75