Friday 14th April 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 69)

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Friday 14th April 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 69)

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Countdown recap for Friday 14 April 2017.

C1: Champion James Qualter (4 wins, 337 points.) A merchandise planning manager from Beckenham, Kent.
C2: Challenger Berkan Chelikhan. A computer scientists university student from Bexley, London. His parents came over from Turkish Cyprus in the 1980's, and he hopes to visit Turkey one day.
DC: Susie Dent and Jay Rayner.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R D E A R D E F I
R02: A Q T T I U A M E
R03: 50, 25, 10, 3, 6, 7. Target: 475.
TTT: TRACYREES - "Tracy Rees landed a job working in an office."
R04: X I E I P C L E V
R05: R O B S U T R A E
R06: 100, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10. Target: 251.
R07: C S J I E D L A O
R08: M S E U E N M O B
R09: 25, 50, 4, 6, 7, 6. Target: 242.
TTT: CAROLMOSS - "Carol Moss went to my school; in fact, we sat next to each other."
R10: A T P N E A T S O
R11: Z N A O L N I E D
R12: K A N R F E U D M
R13: G R H O I T L U I
R14: 50, 6, 1, 5, 8, 2. Target: 464.
R15: T I N Y T I G E R (conundrum)


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Round 1: R D E A R D E F I

James: FERRIED (7)
Berkan: FEARED (6)
DC: RAREFIED (8) FEARDIE (7) REFRIED (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: A Q T T I U A M E

James: MUTATE (6)
Berkan: QUIET (5)
OT: QUATTIE (7)
Score: 13–0 (max 15)

Round 3: 50, 25, 10, 3, 6, 7. Target: 475.

James: 475. (50 x 10) - 25 (10)
Berkan: 475. (50 x 10) - 25 (10)
Score: 23–10 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: TRACYREES -> SECRETARY

Round 4: X I E I P C L E V

James: PIXEL (5)
Berkan: EXILE (5)
DC: PELVIC (6)
OT: EXILIC (6)
Score: 28–15 (max 31)

Round 5: R O B S U T R A E

James: BOASTER (7)
Berkan: ROBUSTER (8)
OT: ABORTERS (8) BROUSTER (8) ORATURES (8) REBATORS (8) RESTOBAR (8) SABOTEUR (8)
Score: 28–23 (max 39)

Round 6: 100, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10. Target: 251.

James: 250. (100 x 3) - (5 x 10) (7)
Berkan: 250. ((8 / 4) x 100) + (10 x 5) (7)
RR: 251. ((100 x 10) + 4) / (8 / (5 - 3)) (10)
Score: 35–30 (max 49)

Jay talks about his keenness on leftovers.

Round 7: C S J I E D L A O

James: JAILED (6)
Berkan: CLOSED (6)
DC: SCALED (6) COLDIES (7)
OT: COALISED (8)
Score: 41–36 (max 57)

Round 8: M S E U E N M O B

James: MENUS (5)
Berkan: BEMUSE (6)
DC: UMBONES (7)
OT: MOBSMEN (7) MONEMES (7)
Score: 41–42 (max 64)

Round 9: 25, 50, 4, 6, 7, 6. Target: 242.

James: -
Berkan: 242. (50 x 4) + (7 x 6) (10)
Score: 41–52 (max 74)

Teatime teaser: CAROLMOSS -> CLASSROOM

Round 10: A T P N E A T S O

James: TEAPOTS (7)
Berkan: PASTE (5)
DC: PATENTS (7)
OT: PANTOATES (18)
Score: 48–52 (max 92)

Round 11: Z N A O L N I E D

James: ANODIZE (7)
Berkan: DENIAL (6)
DC: LOANED (6) LINDANE (7) NODALIZE (8)
OT: NONIDEAL (8)
Score: 55–52 (max 100)

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

Round 12: K A N R F E U D M

James: UNMARKED (8)
Berkan: UNMARKED (8)
DC: FRANKED (7) MAUNDER (7)
OT: UNFARMED (8) UNFRAMED (8)
Score: 63–60 (max 108)

Round 13: G R H O I T L U I

James: GUILT (5)
Berkan: ROUGH (5)
DC: TROUGH (6)
OT: ROUGHIT (7)
Score: 68–65 (max 115)

Round 14: 50, 6, 1, 5, 8, 2. Target: 464.

James: 464. (50 + 6 + 2) x 8 (10)
Berkan: 464. (((5 x 2) - 1) x 50) + 8 + 6 (10)
Score: 78–75 (max 125)

Round 15: T I N Y T I G E R

Berkan buzzes on 15.5 seconds to say INTEGRITY which is correct.
Final Score: 78–85 (max 135)

Statistics Corner

James:
Total score - 78
Raw score - 90
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 5.2
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 3

Berkan:
Total score - 85
Raw score - 107
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 7.1
Number of maxes - 6

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