Tuesday 24th January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 11)

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Tuesday 24th January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 11)

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 24 January 2017.

C1: Champion Sam Wickham (3 wins, 260 points.) A maths teacher from Dorchester, Dorset.
C2: Challenger Dave Ryan. A coach driver from Waverton, Cheshire. His favourite place is Mount Snowdon. His partner is Suzy Turner, who won 3 shows earlier in the series. He also previously appeared on the show in Series 44, winning 1 show.
DC: Susie Dent and Barry McGuigan, making his DC debut.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S W M E I A N P R
R02: M E V I P L E N A
R03: 75, 50, 100, 7, 4, 3. Target: 681.
TTT: SHEREREAD - "She reread her lines over and over again before the play started."
R04: L I S J O T A I D
R05: S N O A E A S C T
R06: 100, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7. Target: 279.
R07: R D W R X T I O E
R08: B U S L E T N U I
R09: 25, 50, 75, 5, 9, 1. Target: 562.
TTT: SAGEFRAUD - "He was quite sage when it came to protecting himself from fraud; he'd always do this."
R10: T E F O N Q A I B
R11: R Z G P S E U A T
R12: M I R A S D H E V
R13: D N S R P A E A T
R14: 75, 50, 2, 3, 7, 10. Target: 261.
R15: P R I Z E P A T E (conundrum)


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Round 1: S W M E I A N P R

Sam: paniers
Dave: SWAMPIER (8)
DC: SEMINAR (7) REMAINS (7)
OT: PRISMANE (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: M E V I P L E N A

Sam: ALPINE (6)
Dave: PLANE (5)
DC: MANIPLE (7) PIEMAN (6)
OT: AILPEEN (7) EMPANEL (7) EMPLANE (7) IMPANEL (7) PALEMEN (7) PEAIMEN (7) PEAVINE (7) PELMENI (7) VELAMEN (7)
Score: 6–8 (max 15)

Round 3: 75, 50, 100, 7, 4, 3. Target: 681.

Sam: 675.
Dave: 679. (100 - 3) x 7 (7)
RR: 681. ((75 x 3) + (100 / 50)) x (7 - 4) (10)
Score: 6–15 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: SHEREREAD -> REHEARSED

Round 4: L I S J O T A I D

Sam: oldist
Dave: STOLID (6)
DC: DISTIL (6) IDIOTS (6)
OT: DIALIST (7) IDIOTAS (7)
Score: 6–21 (max 32)

Round 5: S N O A E A S C T

Sam: SCONES (6)
Dave: SEASON (6)
DC: ASCENTS (7) ENACTS (6) COSSET (6)
OT: ASSONATE (8) CONTESSA (8)
Score: 12–27 (max 40)

Round 6: 100, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7. Target: 279.

Sam: 274.
Dave: 279. (((6 x 7) + 100) x 2) - 5 (10)
Score: 12–37 (max 50)

Barry talks about his current coaching role.

Round 7: R D W R X T I O E

Sam: WORDIER (7)
Dave: WORRIED (7)
DC: ROWDIER (7)
OT: WORRITED (8)
Score: 19–44 (max 58)

Round 8: B U S L E T N U I

Sam: BUSTLE (6)
Dave: SUBTLE (6)
DC: SUBLET (6) UNITES (6) UTENSIL (7)
OT: BUSTLINE (8) UNSUBTLE (8)
Score: 25–50 (max 66)

Round 9: 25, 50, 75, 5, 9, 1. Target: 562.

Sam: 565. ((9 - 1) x 75) - 25 - (50 / 5) (7)
Dave: -
RR: 562. ((9 - 1) x (75 - 5)) + (50 / 25) (10)
Score: 32–50 (max 76)

Teatime teaser: SAGEFRAUD -> SAFEGUARD

Round 10: T E F O N Q A I B

Sam: fabient
Dave: OBTAIN (6)
DC: NIOBATE (7)
Score: 32–56 (max 83)

Round 11: R Z G P S E U A T

Sam: PASTER (6)
Dave: UPSTAGE (7)
DC: PASTURE (7) UPRATES (7) SPAR (4)
OT: GUTZERS (7) PARGETS (7) PATZERS (7)
Score: 32–63 (max 90)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "snuffing it" and "up to snuff".

Round 12: M I R A S D H E V

Sam: SHADIER (7)
Dave: MISHEARD (8)
DC: DERVISH (7)
OT: DREAMISH (8) RAVISHED (8)
Score: 32–71 (max 98)

Round 13: D N S R P A E A T

Sam: PARTED (6)
Dave: ADAPTERS (8)
DC: PANDERS (7) PARENTS (7)
OT: READAPTS (8)
Score: 32–79 (max 106)

Round 14: 75, 50, 2, 3, 7, 10. Target: 261.

Sam: 261. ((75 + 50 + 7) x 2) - 3 (10)
Dave: 260.
Score: 42–79 (max 116)

Round 15: P R I Z E P A T E

Dave buzzes on 6.75 seconds to say APPETIZER which is correct.
Final Score: 42–89 (max 126)

Statistics Corner

Sam:
Total score - 42
Raw score - 73
Total % of max - 33
Raw % of max - 58
Total average score per round - 2.8
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 1

Dave:
Total score - 89
Raw score - 96
Total % of max - 71
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 6.4
Number of maxes - 6

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