Wednesday 4th January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 2)

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Wednesday 4th January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 2)

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 4 January 2017.

C1: Champion Darren Godfrey (1 win, 92 points.) A product leader in the anti-fraud industry.
C2: Challenger Jonathan Lindfield. A school receptionist from Worthing, West Sussex. He took a law degree at Oxford University. He also has a pupilage.
DC: Susie Dent and Alastair Stewart.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T A P E L H U G I
R02: N D K T A E O E Y
R03: 75, 6, 10, 3, 8, 9. Target: 502.
TTT: CASINOPIT - "The bosses in the casino pit don't need to go here; they see everything."
R04: N T S D A I A O B
R05: T I R M H E T A U
R06: 50, 9, 2, 10, 4, 7. Target: 742.
R07: E L R I S U B M I
R08: R S X S E I O T P
R09: 100, 3, 6, 7, 4, 5. Target: 120.
TTT: BLUEPATER - "If you're taking your car to a garage, make sure it's this."
R10: D M Q G A E A R S
R11: N I R O D P A T Z
R12: F L J N O E O R N
R13: A W E C G I P A R
R14: 6, 5, 4, 3, 9, 6. Target: 479.
R15: G A N N E T E L M (conundrum)


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Round 1: T A P E L H U G I

Darren: PLEAT (5)
Jonathan: PLIGHT (6)
DC: UPLIGHT (7)
OT: HAPLITE (7) PIGHTLE (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: N D K T A E O E Y

Darren: TANKED (6)
Jonathan: TOKEN (5)
DC: KEYNOTE (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 14)

Round 3: 75, 6, 10, 3, 8, 9. Target: 502.

Darren: 502. ((75 + 9) x 6) - (10 - 8) (10)
Jonathan: 501.
Score: 16–6 (max 24)

Teatime teaser: CASINOPIT -> OPTICIANS

Round 4: N T S D A I A O B

Darren: BASTION (7)
Jonathan: BASIN (5)
DC: BOAST (5) BASTINADO (18)
Score: 23–6 (max 42)

Round 5: T I R M H E T A U

Darren: MATTER (6)
Jonathan: HATTER (6)
DC: HERMIT (6) MURIATE (7)
OT: MARTITE (7) MITRATE (7) RATHITE (7) THERMIT (7)
Score: 29–12 (max 49)

Round 6: 50, 9, 2, 10, 4, 7. Target: 742.

Darren: 742. (10 - 4 + (50 x 2)) x 7 (10)
Jonathan: 743.
Score: 39–12 (max 59)

Alastair talks about abuse of words in common usage.

Round 7: E L R I S U B M I

Darren: SUBLIME (7)
Jonathan: SUBLIME (7)
DC: SLUMBER (7) SUBLIMER (8)
OT: RESILIUM (8)
Score: 46–19 (max 67)

Round 8: R S X S E I O T P

Darren: EXPORTS (7)
Jonathan: PROXIES (7)
DC: POXIEST (7) RIPOSTES (8)
OT: PERIOSTS (8) PROSIEST (8) PROSTIES (8) REPOSITS (8) TRIPOSES (8) TROPISES (8)
Score: 53–26 (max 75)

Round 9: 100, 3, 6, 7, 4, 5. Target: 120.

Darren: 120. 7 + 3 + 6 + 4 + 100 (10)
Jonathan: 120. (4 x 5) + 100 (10)
Score: 63–36 (max 85)

Teatime teaser: BLUEPATER -> REPUTABLE

Round 10: D M Q G A E A R S

Darren: damagers
Jonathan: damagers
DC: DAMAGES (7)
OT: MARAGED (7) MARAGES (7) RAMAGES (7)
Score: 63–36 (max 92)

Round 11: N I R O D P A T Z

Darren: PARDON (6)
Jonathan: portain
DC: TRIPOD (6) PAROTID (7)
OT: PADRINO (7) PONIARD (7)
Score: 69–36 (max 99)

Susie's Origins of Words talks about the origins of "acapella".

Round 12: F L J N O E O R N

Darren: loofer
Jonathan: LONER (5)
DC: NOONER (6)
Score: 69–41 (max 105)

Round 13: A W E C G I P A R

Darren: PACIER (6)
Jonathan: PACIER (6)
DC: AGARIC (6)
OT: WARPAGE (7)
Score: 75–47 (max 112)

Round 14: 6, 5, 4, 3, 9, 6. Target: 479.

Darren: 480. ((5 + 4) x 9 x 6) - 6 (7)
Jonathan: 480. ((9 x 5) + 3) x (6 + 4) (7)
Score: 82–54 (max 119)

Round 15: G A N N E T E L M

Darren buzzes on 23 seconds to say GENTLEMAN which is correct.
Final Score: 92–54 (max 129)

Statistics Corner

Darren:
Total score - 92
Raw score - 97
Total % of max - 71
Raw % of max - 75
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 6.5
Number of maxes - 5

Jonathan:
Total score - 54
Raw score - 78
Total % of max - 42
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 3.6
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 2

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=76
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