Wednesday 2nd November 2016 (Series 75, Prelim 75)

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Wednesday 2nd November 2016 (Series 75, Prelim 75)

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 2 November 2016.

C1: Champion Rik Anstee (3 wins, 221 points.) An account manager from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
C2: Challenger Alice Curtis. A university student of event management and marketing at the University of Chichester, but is from Reading, Berkshire. She's a big Formula 1 fan and did some work at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
DC: Susie Dent and John Challis.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T R G U O E R F O
R02: E I T N A D O M I
R03: 50, 100, 9, 3, 8, 8. Target: 235.
TTT: OVALTRAY - "It might be clean, but you wouldn't eat your dinner off it."
R04: R S R A I O W G E
R05: N R D I E I H P E
R06: 100, 75, 25, 9, 7, 1. Target: 946.
R07: T N K A I S A M U
R08: A U A T R E D S C
R09: 75, 5, 2, 6, 6, 5. Target: 159.
TTT: MEATSKIN - "The skin on the meat is the most dirty."
R10: T N P O D E A E L
R11: G T P A E Q A S I
R12: E O U B S V O D R
R13: S L J E I D E R I
R14: 75, 25, 3, 4, 7, 9. Target: 113.
R15: M I C K H O L T S (conundrum)


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Round 1: T R G U O E R F O

Rik: GROUTER (7)
Alice: OUTER (5)
DC: FOREGO (6) FOREGUT (7)
OT: OGERTFOU (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: E I T N A D O M I

Rik: DETAIN (6)
Alice: DOMINATE (8)
DC: MEDIATION (18)
Score: 7–8 (max 26)

Round 3: 50, 100, 9, 3, 8, 8. Target: 235.

Rik: 234. (3 x 100) - 50 - 8 - 8 (7)
Alice: 233.
RR: 235. ((50 - 8) x 3) + 9 + 100 (10)
Score: 14–8 (max 36)

Teatime teaser: OVALTRAY -> LAVATORY

Round 4: R S R A I O W G E

Rik: WORRIES (7)
Alice: -
DC: GROWERS (7) REGROWS (7)
OT: EARWIGS (7) OWARRIS (7)
Score: 21–8 (max 43)

Round 5: N R D I E I H P E

Rik: HINDER (6)
Alice: DINER (5)
DC: REPINED (7) RIPENED (7)
OT: INHERED (7) PIERINE (7) PINDHER (7) PREHEND (7)
Score: 27–8 (max 50)

Round 6: 100, 75, 25, 9, 7, 1. Target: 946.

Rik: -
Alice: 949. (9 x 100) + 75 - 25 - 1 (7)
RR: 946. ((75 + 25 - (7 - 1)) x 9) + 100 (10)
Score: 27–15 (max 60)

John talks about his days on Only Fools & Horses playing Boycie doing filming of an episode in Margate.

Round 7: T N K A I S A M U

Rik: UNITS (5)
Alice: TANKS (5)
DC: STAMINA (7) TSUNAMI (7)
OT: KATSINAM (8)
Score: 32–20 (max 68)

Round 8: A U A T R E D S C

Rik: CURATED (7)
Alice: SACRED (6)
DC: CUSTARD (7) CRUSADE (7) TRADUCES (8)
OT: CADASTRE (8) CAUDATES (8) EDUCRATS (8)
Score: 39–20 (max 76)

Round 9: 75, 5, 2, 6, 6, 5. Target: 159.

Rik: 159. (2 x 75) + 5 + 5 - (6 / 6) (10)
Alice: 159. ((75 + 5) x 2) - (6 / 6) (10)
Score: 49–30 (max 86)

Teatime teaser: MEATSKIN -> MANKIEST

Round 10: T N P O D E A E L

Rik: PLANTED (7)
Alice: PLANTED (7)
DC: TADPOLE (7) ANTELOPE (8)
Score: 56–37 (max 94)

Round 11: G T P A E Q A S I

Rik: PASTIE (6)
Alice: pagiest
DC: gapiest AGEIST (6)
OT: AGATISE (7) PAGATIS (7)
Score: 62–37 (max 101)

Susie's Origins of Words talks about the origins of John Sullivan's influence in the OED.

Round 12: E O U B S V O D R

Rik: DEVOURS (7)
Alice: -
DC: OVERDUBS (8)
Score: 69–37 (max 109)

Round 13: S L J E I D E R I

Rik: slidier
Alice: SLIDER (6)
DC: RESILED (7)
OT: RESLIDE (7)
Score: 69–43 (max 116)

Round 14: 75, 25, 3, 4, 7, 9. Target: 113.

Rik: 113. 25 + 75 + 9 + 4 (10)
Alice: 113. 25 + 75 + 9 + 4 (10)
Score: 79–53 (max 126)

Round 15: M I C K H O L T S

No one buzzes. The answer was LOCKSMITH.
Final Score: 79–53 (max 136)

Statistics Corner

Rik:
Total score - 79
Raw score - 85
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 3

Alice:
Total score - 53
Raw score - 76
Total % of max - 39
Raw % of max - 56
Total average score per round - 3.5
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 2

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