Tuesday 1st November 2016 (Series 75, Prelim 74)

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Tuesday 1st November 2016 (Series 75, Prelim 74)

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The agony of having to watch this episode again. :x Definitely one of the worst of all time in my opinion.... :roll: :roll: :roll:

Countdown recap for Tuesday 1 November 2016.

C1: Champion Rik Anstee (2 wins, 168 points.) An account manager from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
C2: Challenger Matthew Patenall. A catering assistant from London. He likes cycling, baking and singing, and is a member of a choir.
DC: Susie Dent and John Challis.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: E I E N G S L O S
R02: T M L U A O N D E
R03: 25, 75, 3, 9, 4, 9. Target: 542.
TTT: SENORHAS - "The Señor has a sore throat which gets worse by the minute."
R04: I U E R W T A P M
R05: S E R O M T D A R
R06: 25, 5, 7, 10, 8, 5. Target: 361.
R07: L E T U K J O R A
R08: N G E I S R P B O
R09: 25, 1, 6, 2, 5, 7. Target: 455.
TTT: ISINBATH - "He's in the bath again; it's like he lives in it. "
R10: R L D U I X S O A
R11: T E A G N U S R I
R12: T P D U A I N F O
R13: W A E A Y S R D O
R14: 50, 7, 3, 5, 9, 3. Target: 426.
R15: B R O W S E U F O (conundrum)


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Round 1: E I E N G S L O S

Rik: LOSING (6)
Matthew: loseing
DC: SINGLES (7) SOIGNEE (7)
OT: GENOISES (8)
Score: 6–0 (max 8)

Round 2: T M L U A O N D E

Rik: AMOUNTED (8)
Matthew: AMOUNTED (8)
DC: LAMENT (6) MODULATE (8)
OT: MODULANT (8) MOUNDLET (8) NODULATE (8) UNMALTED (8)
Score: 14–8 (max 16)

Round 3: 25, 75, 3, 9, 4, 9. Target: 542.

Rik: 542. Mistake in working.
Matthew: 543. Mistake in working.
RR: 542. ((25 + 75 + 9) x (9 - 4)) - 3 (10)
Score: 14–8 (max 26)

Teatime teaser: SENORHAS -> HOARSENS

Round 4: I U E R W T A P M

Rik: UMPIRE (6)
Matthew: WAITER (6)
DC: PRIMATE (7)
OT: MURIATE (7) TEMPURA (7) WARTIME (7) WIRETAP (7)
Score: 20–14 (max 33)

Round 5: S E R O M T D A R

Rik: MORTARED (8)
Matthew: maestrod
DC: TREADS (6) TRADERS (7) ROADSTER (8)
OT: REARMOST (8) ROTAMERS (8)
Score: 28–14 (max 41)

Round 6: 25, 5, 7, 10, 8, 5. Target: 361.

Rik: 360. Mistake in working.
Matthew: 358. ((25 + 10) x (5 + 5)) + 8 (7)
RR: 361. (((25 x 7) + 8) x (10 / 5)) - 5 (10)
Score: 28–21 (max 51)

John talks about an acting role he had in the Royal Shakespeare Company in a production of Twelfth Night in 1966, during the World Cup Final.

Round 7: L E T U K J O R A

Rik: TALKER (6)
Matthew: outlake
DC: OUTRAKE (7)
OT: TORULAE (7)
Score: 34–21 (max 58)

Round 8: N G E I S R P B O

Rik: PROBING (7)
Matthew: boreing
DC: BORING (6) IGNORES (7) BINGERS (7)
OT: PERIGONS (8) PIBGORNS (8) REPOSING (8) RIGBONES (8) SOBERING (8) SPONGIER (8)
Score: 41–21 (max 66)

Round 9: 25, 1, 6, 2, 5, 7. Target: 455.

Rik: -
Matthew: 450. (6 + 2 + 1) x (7 - 5) x 25 (7)
RR: 455. ((6 x 2) + 1) x 7 x 5 (10)
Score: 41–28 (max 76)

Teatime teaser: ISINBATH -> INHABITS

Round 10: R L D U I X S O A

Rik: lourds
Matthew: SOLID (5)
DC: UXORIAL (7)
OT: RADIOUS (7)
Score: 41–33 (max 83)

Round 11: T E A G N U S R I

Rik: stearing
Matthew: stearing
DC: SIGNATURE (18)
Score: 41–33 (max 101)

Susie's Origins of Words talks about the origins of "stealing someone's thunder".

Round 12: T P D U A I N F O

Rik: FAINT (5)
Matthew: POUND (5)
DC: UTOPIAN (7)
OT: OPUNTIA (7)
Score: 46–38 (max 108)

Round 13: W A E A Y S R D O

Rik: swayer
Matthew: AWARDS (6)
DC: SEAWARD (7)
OT: ROADWAYS (8)
Score: 46–44 (max 116)

Round 14: 50, 7, 3, 5, 9, 3. Target: 426.

Rik: 425. (9 x 50) - ((3 x 5) + 3 + 7) (7)
Matthew: 426. Mistake in working.
RR: 426. ((50 - 3) x 9) + 3 (10)
Score: 53–44 (max 126)

Round 15: B R O W S E U F O

Matthew buzzes on 29.75 seconds to say "Don't know, I just wanted to press the buzzer", which is incorrect.
Rik does not buzz.
The answer was SUBWOOFER.
Final Score: 53–44 (max 136)

Statistics Corner

Rik:
Total score - 53
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 39
Raw % of max - 39
Total average score per round - 3.5
Raw average score per round - 3.5
Number of maxes - 2

Matthew:
Total score - 44
Raw score - 44
Total % of max - 32
Raw % of max - 32
Total average score per round - 2.9
Raw average score per round - 2.9
Number of maxes - 1

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