Friday 6th January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 4)

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Friday 6th January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 4)

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Countdown recap for Friday 6 January 2017.

C1: Champion Suzy Turner (1 win, 118 points.) An operations manager for a pub company from Waverton, Cheshire.
C2: Challenger Kenneth Hobbs. A retired milkman from Clifton, Bedfordshire. She used to breed rough collies and Shetland sheepdogs. He now takes up fly-fishing.
DC: Susie Dent and Alastair Stewart.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S A K P I G D O W
R02: N P Q T U E H U G
R03: 25, 100, 2, 4, 8, 9. Target: 897.
TTT: COSTAMILK - "Coffee and milk could be the strongest ingredients in these drinks."
R04: T R T I E Y N O S
R05: N E D R U I H M E
R06: 75, 1, 3, 1, 10, 7. Target: 837.
R07: D I J S E M L O E
R08: D P R A O T I R O
R09: 50, 25, 5, 8, 3, 9. Target: 595.
TTT: COGSNITCH - "He's putting an end to the rumours about his fondness for whisky."
R10: S C T U A V L E O
R11: M I L D E C O D N
R12: T F S A I O V R E
R13: N I T M A T L E O
R14: 75, 7, 9, 9, 10, 3. Target: 356.
R15: G O A L D E B I T (conundrum)


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Round 1: S A K P I G D O W

Suzy: woads
Kenneth: OKAPIS (6)
DC: WOAD (4)
OT: SKIAPOD (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: N P Q T U E H U G

Suzy: HUNG (4)
Kenneth: THUG (4)
DC: PUNT (4) UNPEG (5)
OT: NUQUE (5) PHUTU (5) THEGN (5) TUQUE (5) UNPUT (5)
Score: 4–10 (max 12)

Round 3: 25, 100, 2, 4, 8, 9. Target: 897.

Suzy: 898. (9 x 100) - 2 (7)
Kenneth: 898. (9 x 100) - 2 (7)
RR: 897. ((100 + 9) x 8) + 25 (10)
Score: 11–17 (max 22)

Teatime teaser: COSTAMILK -> MOCKTAILS

Round 4: T R T I E Y N O S

Suzy: SNOTTIER (8)
Kenneth: SENIOR (6)
DC: TRITONES (8)
OT: ENTRYIST (8) ORTSTEIN (8) TENORIST (8) TYROSINE (8)
Score: 19–17 (max 30)

Round 5: N E D R U I H M E

Suzy: MINDER (6)
Kenneth: HINDER (6)
DC: INHUMED (7)
OT: DEMINER (7) DRUMINE (7) ERMINED (7) INHERED (7) MEHENDI (7) RHENIUM (7) RHEUMED (7) UNIREME (7) UNMIRED (7)
Score: 25–23 (max 37)

Round 6: 75, 1, 3, 1, 10, 7. Target: 837.

Suzy: 836. ((10 + 1) x 75) + 7 + 3 + 1 (7)
Kenneth: 836. Mistake in working.
RR: 837. ((7 + 1 + 1 + 75) x 10) - 3 (10)
Score: 32–23 (max 47)

Alastair talks about attending the Royal Windsor Horse Show.

Round 7: D I J S E M L O E

Suzy: MELODIES (8)
Kenneth: MISLED (6)
DC: MELODISE (8)
OT: MODELISE (8)
Score: 40–23 (max 55)

Round 8: D P R A O T I R O

Suzy: PAROTID (7)
Kenneth: -
DC: TRAPDOOR (8)
OT: PAROTOID (8)
Score: 47–23 (max 63)

Round 9: 50, 25, 5, 8, 3, 9. Target: 595.

Suzy: 595. ((9 + 3) x 50) - 5 (10)
Kenneth: 595. ((50 + 25) x 8) - 5 (10)
Score: 57–33 (max 73)

Teatime teaser: COGSNITCH -> SCOTCHING

Round 10: S C T U A V L E O

Suzy: OCTAVES (7)
Kenneth: SOLVATE (7)
DC: OSCULATE (8)
OT: OVULATES (8) VACUOLES (8)
Score: 64–40 (max 81)

Round 11: M I L D E C O D N

Suzy: MIDDLE (6)
Kenneth: MIDDLE (6)
DC: DOCILE (6) MELODIC (7) DEMONIC (7)
Score: 70–46 (max 88)

Susie's Origins of Words talks about the origins of "flotsam and jetsam".

Round 12: T F S A I O V R E

Suzy: STRIVE (6)
Kenneth: favorites
DC: VOTERS (6) VOTARIES (8)
OT: OVERFITS (8)
Score: 76–46 (max 96)

Round 13: N I T M A T L E O

Suzy: LAMENT (6)
Kenneth: animate
DC: OMENTAL (7) laminate TOMATINE (8)
OT: TONALITE (8)
Score: 82–46 (max 104)

Round 14: 75, 7, 9, 9, 10, 3. Target: 356.

Suzy: 355. ((75 + 9) x (7 - 3)) + 10 + 9 (7)
Kenneth: -
RR: 356. ((9 + 3 - 7) x 75) - 10 - 9 (10)
Score: 89–46 (max 114)

Round 15: G O A L D E B I T

No one buzzes. The answer was OBLIGATED.
Final Score: 89–46 (max 124)

Statistics Corner

Suzy:
Total score - 89
Raw score - 89
Total % of max - 72
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 3

Kenneth:
Total score - 46
Raw score - 58
Total % of max - 37
Raw % of max - 47
Total average score per round - 3.1
Raw average score per round - 3.9
Number of maxes - 1

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