Tuesday 15th November 2016 (Series 75, Prelim 83)

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Tuesday 15th November 2016 (Series 75, Prelim 83)

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 15 November 2016.

C1: Champion Doug Roberts (3 wins, 260 points.) A children's entertainer from Sompting, West Sussex.
C2: Challenger Ciarán McCann. A musician from Dublin. He plays keyboard and guitar for his band, Ana Gog.
DC: Susie Dent and Louise Minchin.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T S P U O N L I A
R02: Q D E O P I R S U
R03: 100, 9, 2, 4, 8, 7. Target: 683.
TTT: TRUESONG - "Is this fishy character heavily into Scottish politics?"
R04: N M E I T C A Y R
R05: L T R E O I E S G
R06: 100, 8, 1, 9, 4, 6. Target: 536.
R07: B L R A U O I F M
R08: D E V T A R G I J
R09: 2, 1, 2, 3, 8, 10. Target: 972.
TTT: SUPERACT - "The whole play is super; it really grabs your imagination."
R10: D S O A T I M L E
R11: N W R U E A P U H
R12: F S D I E N H A T
R13: U O W R S E A N C
R14: 100, 5, 7, 10, 7, 3. Target: 942.
R15: P O O D L E P A W (conundrum)


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Round 1: T S P U O N L I A

Doug: PLANTS (6)
Ciarán: LIST (4)
DC: PULSATION (18)
OT: PLATINOUS (18)
Score: 6–0 (max 18)

Round 2: Q D E O P I R S U

Doug: SQUIRED (7)
Ciarán: PRIDES (6)
DC: oedipus SOUPIER (7)
OT: PERIODUS (8) QUERIDOS (8)
Score: 13–0 (max 26)

Round 3: 100, 9, 2, 4, 8, 7. Target: 683.

Doug: 683. (7 x 100) - 9 - 8 (10)
Ciarán: 685.
Score: 23–0 (max 36)

Teatime teaser: TRUESONG -> STURGEON

Round 4: N M E I T C A Y R

Doug: CARMINE (7)
Ciarán: CINEMA (6)
DC: ENMITY (6)
OT: TYRAMINE (8)
Score: 30–0 (max 44)

Round 5: L T R E O I E S G

Doug: LOITERS (7)
Ciarán: GREETS (6)
DC: GLORIES (7) GOITRES (7)
OT: SORTILEGE (18)
Score: 37–0 (max 62)

Round 6: 100, 8, 1, 9, 4, 6. Target: 536.

Doug: -
Ciarán: 536. ((100 - 9 - 1) x 6) - 4 (10)
Score: 37–10 (max 72)

Louise talks about adjusting to BBC Breakfast when it moved to Salford in 2012, including buying her daughter a dog.

Round 7: B L R A U O I F M

Doug: LABOUR (6)
Ciarán: FLORA (5)
DC: FORMULA (7) FIBULAR (7)
OT: ALIFORM (7) BRIMFUL (7) FIBROMA (7)
Score: 43–10 (max 79)

Round 8: D E V T A R G I J

Doug: GRAVE (5)
Ciarán: VARIED (6)
DC: DIVERT (6) VIRGATE (7)
OT: TRIAGED (7)
Score: 43–16 (max 86)

Round 9: 2, 1, 2, 3, 8, 10. Target: 972.

Doug: -
Ciarán: -
RR: 972. 2 x 2 x 3 x ((8 x 10) + 1) (10)
Score: 43–16 (max 96)

Teatime teaser: SUPERACT -> CAPTURES

Round 10: D S O A T I M L E

Doug: ATOMISED (8)
Ciarán: METALS (6)
DC: LOAMIEST (8)
OT: DIASTOLE (8) ISOLATED (8) MELODIAS (8) MELODIST (8) MISDEALT (8) MODALISE (8) MODALIST (8) MODELIST (8) MODISTAE (8) SODALITE (8)
Score: 51–16 (max 104)

Round 11: N W R U E A P U H

Doug: PRAWN (5)
Ciarán: UNWRAP (6)
DC: PAWNER (6)
OT: ENWRAP (6) PHERAN (6) REPAWN (6) UNPURE (6) WHENUA (6)
Score: 51–22 (max 110)

Susie's Origins of Words talks about the origins of why there's a D in "fridge".

Round 12: F S D I E N H A T

Doug: HANDIEST (8)
Ciarán: FAINTED (7)
Score: 59–22 (max 118)

Round 13: U O W R S E A N C

Doug: UNSCREW (7)
Ciarán: WORSEN (6)
DC: NACREOUS (8)
Score: 66–22 (max 126)

Round 14: 100, 5, 7, 10, 7, 3. Target: 942.

Doug: 943.
Ciarán: 942. ((100 - 7) x 10) + 7 + 5 (10)
Score: 66–32 (max 136)

Round 15: P O O D L E P A W

Ciarán buzzes on 9.75 seconds to say APPLEWOOD which is correct.
Final Score: 66–42 (max 146)

Statistics Corner

Doug:
Total score - 66
Raw score - 83
Total % of max - 45
Raw % of max - 57
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 3

Ciarán:
Total score - 42
Raw score - 95
Total % of max - 29
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 2.8
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 4

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