Thursday 13th April 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 68)

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Thursday 13th April 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 68)

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Countdown recap for Thursday 13 April 2017.

C1: Champion James Qualter (3 wins, 242 points.) A merchandise planning manager from Beckenham, Kent.
C2: Challenger Owen Johnson. An online video game merchandise operator from Moseley, West Midlands. He plays mini golf and has represented Kent in tournaments. Owen also has cerebral palsy, so to compensate, Nick will ask Owen for his declarations first in every round.
DC: Susie Dent and Jay Rayner.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: H W O P U E N S O
R02: X C I P R S A Z O
R03: 50, 100, 5, 10, 6, 4. Target: 764.
TTT: WERIGGEDA - "We rigged a listening device to the property and tapped into their conversation."
R04: S T E I A S M G R
R05: N M E F W U O T P
R06: 25, 100, 3, 7, 9, 2. Target: 500.
R07: C P A E L T U E Y
R08: S L O E U E J N A
R09: 100, 6, 7, 1, 3, 2. Target: 117.
TTT: CHAPELFEN - "Big Brother decided this was no longer useful in 1984."
R10: T S Q O I O G T A
R11: N T D I O E R H A
R12: D L R T O I O E I
R13: K T D E I L T U O
R14: 75, 100, 5, 9, 3, 9. Target: 476.
R15: B L I G H T F L U (conundrum)


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Round 1: H W O P U E N S O

James: WHOOPS (6)
Owen: OPENS (5)
DC: SWOOP (5) PHONES (6)
OT: ONEHOW (6) PHEONS (6)
Score: 6–0 (max 6)

Round 2: X C I P R S A Z O

James: prozac
Owen: CRISP (5)
DC: PROSAIC (7)
OT: PICAROS (7)
Score: 6–5 (max 13)

Round 3: 50, 100, 5, 10, 6, 4. Target: 764.

James: 760. ((10 + 5) x 50) + 6 + 4 (7)
Owen: -
RR: 764. ((100 + 50) x 5) + 10 + 4 (10)
Score: 13–5 (max 23)

Teatime teaser: WERIGGEDA -> EARWIGGED

Round 4: S T E I A S M G R

James: GASSIER (7)
Owen: STEAMS (6)
DC: MAGISTERS (18)
Score: 20–5 (max 41)

Round 5: N M E F W U O T P

James: WOMEN (5)
Owen: MOUNT (5)
DC: POTMEN (6) FOMENT (6)
OT: TOPMEN (6) UNWEPT (6) UPTOWN (6)
Score: 25–10 (max 47)

Round 6: 25, 100, 3, 7, 9, 2. Target: 500.

James: 500. (2 + 3) x 100 (10)
Owen: 500. (7 - 2) x 100 (10)
Score: 35–20 (max 57)

Jay talks about how his love of food began.

Round 7: C P A E L T U E Y

James: capulet
Owen: LATE (4)
DC: CAPLET (6) TEACUP (6) PECULATE (8)
OT: EUCALYPT (8)
Score: 35–24 (max 65)

Round 8: S L O E U E J N A

James: JOULES (6)
Owen: JOULES (6)
DC: JEALOUS (7)
OT: AENEOUS (7) LOANEES (7)
Score: 41–30 (max 72)

Round 9: 100, 6, 7, 1, 3, 2. Target: 117.

James: 117. (7 x 2) + 3 + 100 (10)
Owen: 117. (7 x 2) + 3 + 100 (10)
Score: 51–40 (max 82)

Teatime teaser: CHAPELFEN -> HALFPENCE

Round 10: T S Q O I O G T A

James: GOATS (5)
Owen: TOAST (5)
DC: TOGAS (5)
OT: TATSOI (6)
Score: 56–45 (max 88)

Round 11: N T D I O E R H A

James: HANDIER (7)
Owen: HINDER (6)
DC: IRONHEAD (8)
OT: ANTHEROID (18)
Score: 63–45 (max 106)

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

Round 12: D L R T O I O E I

James: TOILED (6)
Owen: ROOTED (6)
DC: ROOTLED (7)
OT: DIORITE (7)
Score: 69–51 (max 113)

Round 13: K T D E I L T U O

James: DILUTE (6)
Owen: TOILET (6)
DC: KILTED (6) OUTLIED (7)
OT: KITTLED (7)
Score: 75–57 (max 120)

Round 14: 75, 100, 5, 9, 3, 9. Target: 476.

James: 476. (100 x 5) - (75 / 3) + (9 / 9) (10)
Owen: 476. (100 x 5) - (75 / 3) + (9 / 9) (10)
Score: 85–67 (max 130)

Round 15: B L I G H T F L U

James buzzes on 11.75 seconds to say BULLFIGHT which is correct.
Final Score: 95–67 (max 140)

Statistics Corner

James:
Total score - 95
Raw score - 95
Total % of max - 68
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 5

Owen:
Total score - 67
Raw score - 84
Total % of max - 48
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 4.5
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 3

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