Friday 20th January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 9)

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Friday 20th January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 9)

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Countdown recap for Friday 20 January 2017.

C1: Champion Sam Wickham (1 win, 84 points.) A maths teacher from Dorchester, Dorset.
C2: Challenger Ajay West. A university graduate from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. He's a big fan of Rangers F.C. He's also a member of his local arts society.
DC: Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D T L D C E A E N
R02: Q I K M T A I B R
R03: 50, 100, 25, 10, 5, 3. Target: 841.
TTT: FINGERLIP - "He's always doing this; maybe that's why he's called Nick."
R04: L E I R V L O R S
R05: T N L E U E W H F
R06: 100, 75, 10, 4, 4, 1. Target: 675.
R07: R W P R N O I O E
R08: S O H A U T S Y S
R09: 100, 25, 75, 8, 9, 7. Target: 480.
TTT: CAKESTENT - "There's a tent over there selling cakes; I might just pop in for a little nibble."
R10: E U T R C D O I G
R11: M A S E Z L U S F
R12: P D S O G A E S N
R13: D I A B G T M E T
R14: 50, 25, 1, 2, 9, 6. Target: 760.
R15: C E D A R S E E D (conundrum)


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Round 1: D T L D C E A E N

Sam: CLEANED (7)
Ajay: CLEAN (5)
DC: DECANTED (8)
OT: ADLECTED (8) DECADENT (8) LANCETED (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: Q I K M T A I B R

Sam: BRIM (4)
Ajay: ribit
DC: TIBIA (5)
OT: ABRIM (5) AMBIT (5) AMRIT (5) BATIK (5) IAMBI (5) KITAB (5) KRAIT (5) MBARI (5) MBIRA (5) TIKIA (5) TRAIK (5)
Score: 11–0 (max 13)

Round 3: 50, 100, 25, 10, 5, 3. Target: 841.

Sam: 840. ((5 + 3) x 100) + 50 - 10 (7)
Ajay: 840. ((5 + 3) x 100) + 50 - 10 (7)
OT: 841. (((50 - 3) x (100 - 10)) - 25) / 5 (10)
Score: 18–7 (max 23)

Teatime teaser: FINGERLIP -> PILFERING

Round 4: L E I R V L O R S

Sam: RESOIL (6)
Ajay: ROVERS (6)
DC: LORRIES (7)
OT: REVISOR (7) RIVERSO (7) ROLLERS (7) ROLLIES (7) VILLOSE (7)
Score: 24–13 (max 30)

Round 5: T N L E U E W H F

Sam: FLUENT (6)
Ajay: FLUTE (5)
DC: WHEEL (5) ELUENT (6)
OT: NETFUL (6) UNFELT (6)
Score: 30–13 (max 36)

Round 6: 100, 75, 10, 4, 4, 1. Target: 675.

Sam: 675. (10 - 1) x 75 (10)
Ajay: 675. ((10 - 4) x 100) + 75 (10)
Score: 40–23 (max 46)

Gyles talks about the joy of subtitles. :P

Round 7: R W P R N O I O E

Sam: PRONE (5)
Ajay: PORNO (5)
OT: PORNIER (7)
Score: 45–28 (max 53)

Round 8: S O H A U T S Y S

Sam: SHOUTS (6)
Ajay: SHOUTS (6)
DC: SHOUTY (6) SASSY (5)
OT: HOSTAS (6) SHOATS (6) SOUTHS (6) STOUSH (6) TASSOS (6) THUYAS (6) TUSSAH (6) YOUTHS (6)
Score: 51–34 (max 59)

Round 9: 100, 25, 75, 8, 9, 7. Target: 480.

Sam: 492.
Ajay: 484. Mistake in working.
RR: 480. ((9 x 7) - (75 / 25)) x 8 (10)
Score: 51–34 (max 69)

Teatime teaser: CAKESTENT -> SNACKETTE

Round 10: E U T R C D O I G

Sam: ROUTED (6)
Ajay: CRUDE (5)
DC: CORDITE (7) GOITRED (7)
OT: COURTED (7) EDUCTOR (7) ERGODIC (7) ETOURDI (7) GOUTIER (7) GROUTED (7) OUTRIDE (7) RIDEOUT (7)
Score: 57–34 (max 76)

Round 11: M A S E Z L U S F

Sam: AMUSES (6)
Ajay: FLUMES (6)
DC: FLAMES (6) MUSSEL (6)
OT: ASSUME (6) MUSSAL (6) SAMFUS (6) ULEMAS (6)
Score: 63–40 (max 82)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some marriage related terms.

Round 12: P D S O G A E S N

Sam: PANGED (6)
Ajay: SPENDS (6)
DC: PONDAGES (8)
Score: 69–46 (max 90)

Round 13: D I A B G T M E T

Sam: BADGE (5)
Ajay: BATTED (6)
DC: MEGABIT (7)
Score: 69–52 (max 97)

Round 14: 50, 25, 1, 2, 9, 6. Target: 760.

Sam: 758. ((9 + 1) x (50 + 25)) + 6 + 2 (7)
Ajay: 758. ((25 + 50) x (9 + 1)) + 6 + 2 (7)
RR: 760. ((25 x 6) + 2) x (50 / (9 + 1)) (10)
Score: 76–59 (max 107)

Round 15: C E D A R S E E D

Sam buzzes on 2 seconds to say DECREASED which is correct.
Final Score: 86–59 (max 117)

Statistics Corner

Sam:
Total score - 86
Raw score - 91
Total % of max - 74
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 5

Ajay:
Total score - 59
Raw score - 74
Total % of max - 50
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 3.9
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 3

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