Tuesday 20th December 2016 (Series 75, 4th Quarter-Final)

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Tuesday 20th December 2016 (Series 75, 4th Quarter-Final)

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 20 December 2016.

C1: Champion John "The Swadlincote Swashbuckler" Shaw (8 wins, 774 points.) A capital cost co-ordinator for a brewing company from Swadlincote, Derbyshire.
C2: Champion Andrew "The Rhoose Rocket" Fenton (8 wins, 728 points.) A sales director from Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan.
DC: Susie Dent and Carol Kirkwood.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T L R M A I E S P
R02: S U R O T V E N I
R03: 100, 25, 75, 50, 6, 7. Target: 133.
TTT: GREETCLAN - "If you get this, things might be shaping up for you."
R04: D L M A E I S R J
R05: S G S L N U E O A
R06: 2, 7, 4, 3, 6, 1. Target: 167.
R07: P W Y E A U L S D
R08: K I A N I T R Q A
R09: 25, 50, 100, 75, 6, 8. Target: 528.
TTT: SUPERVILE - "It's worse than vile; it's super vile."
R10: P E M O T E R S G
R11: C R N T A I E U S
R12: Z H B A A U D P W
R13: T N L A U E I R O
R14: 50, 75, 2, 4, 3, 5. Target: 658.
R15: H O L E S P U R T (conundrum)


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Round 1: T L R M A I E S P

John: TRAMPLES (8)
Andrew: PRIMATES (8)
DC: PILASTER (8)
OT: PALMISTER (18) PRELATISM (18)
Score: 8–8 (max 18)

Round 2: S U R O T V E N I

John: oversion
Andrew: ROUTINES (8)
DC: SOUVENIR (8)
OT: INVESTOR (8) NITREOUS (8) UNRIVETS (8) VENTURIS (8) VIRTUOSE (8) VITREOUS (8)
Score: 8–16 (max 26)

Round 3: 100, 25, 75, 50, 6, 7. Target: 133.

John: 132. 100 + 50 - ((75 / 25) x 6) (7)
Andrew: 132. 100 + 25 + 7 (7)
RR: 133. 100 + 75 - (6 x 7) (10)
Score: 15–23 (max 36)

Teatime teaser: GREETCLAN -> RECTANGLE

Round 4: D L M A E I S R J

John: REALISM (7)
Andrew: MAILERS (7)
DC: SIDEARM (7) MISREAD (7) MISLEAD (7)
OT: MAIRDLES (8)
Score: 22–30 (max 44)

Round 5: S G S L N U E O A

John: LOUNGES (7)
Andrew: LOUNGES (7)
DC: AGUES (5)
OT: ENSOULS (7) GASEOUS (7) GLOSSAE (7) GUNLESS (7) GUNSELS (7) LANGUES (7) LEGUANS (7) SENSUAL (7) SLOGANS (7) UNSEALS (7)
Score: 29–37 (max 51)

Round 6: 2, 7, 4, 3, 6, 1. Target: 167.

John: 167. (7 x 6 x 4) - 1 (10)
Andrew: 167. (7 x 6 x 4) - 1 (10)
Score: 39–47 (max 61)

Carol's section was cut out, but based on what people who attended the recording said, it had something to do with this... :oops: :P :lol:

Round 7: P W Y E A U L S D

John: SPLAYED (7)
Andrew: SPLAYED (7)
DC: DEWLAPS (7)
OT: PEDWAYS (7)
Score: 46–54 (max 68)

Round 8: K I A N I T R Q A

John: qintar (not written down)
Andrew: QINTAR (6)
DC: KINARA (6)
OT: KIRTAN (6) TARIQA (6)
Score: 46–60 (max 74)

Round 9: 25, 50, 100, 75, 6, 8. Target: 528.

John: 527. (6 x 100) - 75 + (50 / 25) (7)
Andrew: 527. (6 x 100) - 75 + (50 / 25) (7)
RR: 528. (100 - ((75 x 8) / 50)) x 6 (10)
Score: 53–67 (max 84)

Teatime teaser: SUPERVILE -> REPULSIVE

Round 10: P E M O T E R S G

John: METEORS (7)
Andrew: REMOTES (7)
DC: PROTEGES (8)
OT: POSTREME (8)
Score: 60–74 (max 92)

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

John: URINATES (8)
Andrew: URINATES (8)
DC: truancies CENTAURS (8)
OT: TRUANCIES (18)
Score: 68–82 (max 110)

Interestingly, Susie says she would've disallowed TRUANCIES, if offered by a contestant. However, it has been accepted at several points in the past and was not explicitly disallowed from one of the contestants, so it remains listed here for purposes of maximum score calculation.

Susie's Origins of Words talks about the origins of words brought back from soldiers during wartime.

Round 12: Z H B A A U D P W

John: DAUB (4)
Andrew: BAWD (4)
DC: BAA (3) BAD (3) DHABA (5)
OT: WHAUP (5)
Score: 72–86 (max 115)

Round 13: T N L A U E I R O

John: ORIENTAL (8)
Andrew: RELATION (8)
DC: TENURIAL (8)
OT: OUTLINEAR (18) URANOLITE (18) URANOTILE (18)
Score: 80–94 (max 133)

Round 14: 50, 75, 2, 4, 3, 5. Target: 658.

John: 658. (4 x 2 x 75) + 50 + 5 + 3 (10)
Andrew: 653.
Score: 90–94 (max 143)

Round 15: H O L E S P U R T

John buzzes on 29.75 seconds to say "Not a clue", which is incorrect.
Andrew buzzes on 30 seconds to say "Me neither", which is incorrect.
The answer was UPHOLSTER.
Final Score: 90–94 (max 153)

Nice to see Huddersfield Town fan Chris Marshall being picked out of the audience to solve the conundrum.

Statistics Corner

John:
Total score - 90
Raw score - 90
Total % of max - 59
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 6.0
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 4

Andrew:
Total score - 94
Raw score - 101
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 66
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 5

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