Thursday 19th January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 8)

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Thursday 19th January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 8)

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Countdown recap for Thursday 19 January 2017.

C1: Champion Louise Wilson (1 win, 82 points.) A volunteer radio presenter and singer from Cambridge.
C2: Challenger Sam Wickham. A maths teacher from Dorchester, Dorset. He's a twitcher, and likes to go to Maths Jam events. He also likes to leapfrog people.
DC: Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L A P E R I Q P E
R02: N R W I U I U N Z
R03: 100, 25, 10, 2, 7, 3. Target: 788.
TTT: TWERPFOOL - "You'd have to be a twerp or a fool to think these Men were real."
R04: T D T O E R S P A
R05: L E V A R I Y N S
R06: 75, 25, 50, 8, 1, 2. Target: 714.
R07: D O T A S H I A B
R08: E A T N B T S E X
R09: 50, 75, 7, 2, 3, 6. Target: 621.
TTT: HERONSARE - "The herons are gathering here; there must be something in the water."
R10: N C T R G O U I R
R11: M E N K A S V E F
R12: R U E S M T I N D
R13: S U G I E L R S O
R14: 25, 100, 75, 3, 7, 5. Target: 875.
R15: N U U O V A R Y S (conundrum)


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Round 1: L A P E R I Q P E

Louise: LEAPER (6)
Sam: REPEAL (6)
DC: preleap
OT: APPLIER (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: N R W I U I U N Z

Louise: RUIN (4)
Sam: RUIN (4)
DC: NUNU (4)
OT: INURN (5)
Score: 10–10 (max 12)

Round 3: 100, 25, 10, 2, 7, 3. Target: 788.

Louise: 787. (100 x 7) + (3 x 25) + 10 + 2 (7)
Sam: 790.
RR: 788. ((100 - 25 + 7 - 3) x 10) - 2 (10)
Score: 17–10 (max 22)

Teatime teaser: TWERPFOOL -> FLOWERPOT

Round 4: T D T O E R S P A

Louise: SPORTED (7)
Sam: STARTED (7)
DC: TEAPOT (6) TEAPOTS (7) PROSTATE (8)
OT: TETRAPODS (18)
Score: 24–17 (max 40)

Round 5: L E V A R I Y N S

Louise: SLAVERY (7)
Sam: snailer
DC: SILVERY (7) SILVERN (7) INLAYERS (8)
OT: RAVELINS (8) VIRELAYS (8)
Score: 31–17 (max 48)

Round 6: 75, 25, 50, 8, 1, 2. Target: 714.

Louise: 724.
Sam: 715. ((8 + 2) x (75 - 1)) - 25 (7)
RR: 714. (8 - 1) x (75 + 25 + 2) (10)
Score: 31–24 (max 58)

Gyles talks about what you receive from the Queen if you reach your 100th birthday.

Round 7: D O T A S H I A B

Louise: BOAST (5)
Sam: BOAST (5)
DC: HABITS (6) BIODATA (7)
OT: TAIHOAS (7) TOADISH (7)
Score: 36–29 (max 65)

Round 8: E A T N B T S E X

Louise: BEATEN (6)
Sam: BEATEN (6)
DC: EXTENTS (7) BATTENS (7)
OT: BENTEST (7) NEATEST (7) SEXTANT (7)
Score: 42–35 (max 72)

Round 9: 50, 75, 7, 2, 3, 6. Target: 621.

Louise: 621. (50 x 2 x 6) + (3 x 7) (10)
Sam: 621. ((6 + 2) x 75) + (3 x 7) (10)
Score: 52–45 (max 82)

Teatime teaser: HERONSARE -> NEARSHORE

Round 10: N C T R G O U I R

Louise: COURTING (8)
Sam: COURTING (8)
Score: 60–53 (max 90)

Round 11: M E N K A S V E F

Louise: safemen
Sam: MAKES (5)
DC: ENEMAS (6)
OT: ENMASK (6) KNAVES (6) MAVENS (6) MEAKES (6) SEAMEN (6) VEENAS (6)
Score: 60–58 (max 96)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some more words to do with "romance".

Round 12: R U E S M T I N D

Louise: MUSTIER (7)
Sam: UNREST (6)
DC: TERMINUS (8) INTRUDES (8) RUDIMENTS (18)
Score: 67–58 (max 114)

Round 13: S U G I E L R S O

Louise: soilers
Sam: LOSERS (6)
DC: SERIOUS (7) GLORIES (7) GLOSSIER (8)
Score: 67–64 (max 122)

Round 14: 25, 100, 75, 3, 7, 5. Target: 875.

Louise: 875. ((5 + 3) x 100) + 75 (10)
Sam: 875. ((7 + 5) x 75) - 25 (10)
Score: 77–74 (max 132)

Round 15: N U U O V A R Y S

Sam buzzes on 12.75 seconds to say UNSAVOURY which is correct.
Final Score: 77–84 (max 142)

Statistics Corner

Louise:
Total score - 77
Raw score - 82
Total % of max - 54
Raw % of max - 58
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 3

Sam:
Total score - 84
Raw score - 97
Total % of max - 59
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 5.6
Raw average score per round - 6.5
Number of maxes - 4

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