Tuesday 13th June 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 109)
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 3:18 pm
Countdown recap for Tuesday 13 June 2017.
C1: Champion James Slater (7 wins, 588 points.) A social politics student at the LSE from Bradford, West Yorkshire.
C2: Challenger Michael George. A retired volunteer lockkeeper from Buckley, Flintshire.
DC: Susie Dent and June Sarpong.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: V H S T A O U E S
R02: D I N E L U R O N
R03: 50, 4, 8, 7, 6, 5. Target: 875.
TTT: PARTHATED - "For the most part, she hated her car; it just wasn't safe."
R04: S I C X A N E D O
R05: G T R T I A U F O
R06: 100, 50, 6, 5, 4, 6. Target: 672.
R07: M S G R E A I P N
R08: W U M A R O T E R
R09: 25, 4, 8, 1, 1, 7. Target: 108.
TTT: REDAIRMEN - "It's still yet to come, and it's also what's left behind."
R10: S A C T I R U S A
R11: D R D N I E U L I
R12: M E T A D O Q I S
R13: L N S J E O A T O
R14: 50, 5, 8, 10, 3, 5. Target: 894.
R15: I N S A N E P O X (conundrum)
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Round 1: V H S T A O U E S
James: SHOUTS (6)
Michael: SHOVES (6)
DC: VESTS (5) STOVES (6) SUAVEST (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)
Round 2: D I N E L U R O N
James: endiron
Michael: UNLINED (7)
DC: UNIRONED (8)
Score: 6–13 (max 15)
Round 3: 50, 4, 8, 7, 6, 5. Target: 875.
James: -
Michael: 865. ((4 + 8 + 6) x 50) - (7 x 5) (5)
RR: 875. ((50 x 7) x (8 - 6) x 5) / 4 (10)
Score: 6–18 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: PARTHATED -> DEATHTRAP
Round 4: S I C X A N E D O
James: CANDIES (7)
Michael: excise
DC: DIOCESAN (8)
Score: 13–18 (max 33)
Round 5: G T R T I A U F O
James: GRAFT (5)
Michael: OUTFIT (6)
DC: TARTUFO (7)
Score: 13–24 (max 40)
Round 6: 100, 50, 6, 5, 4, 6. Target: 672.
James: 673. ((100 + 4) x 6) + 50 - (6 - 5) (7)
Michael: 670.
RR: 672. (((50 + 4 + 6) / 5) + 100) x 6 (10)
Score: 20–24 (max 50)
June talks about growing up in Walthamstow.
Round 7: M S G R E A I P N
James: SPEARING (8)
Michael: MINERS (6)
DC: EPIGRAMS (8) REMAINS (7) RAMPING (7)
OT: GRAMPIES (8) MASERING (8) PRIMAGES (8) PRISMANE (8) SMEARING (8)
Score: 28–24 (max 58)
Round 8: W U M A R O T E R
James: WARMER (6)
Michael: WARMER (6)
DC: MATURER (7)
OT: EARWORM (7) EARWORT (7) ERRATUM (7) ORATURE (7) OUTWEAR (7) ROTAMER (7)
Score: 34–30 (max 65)
Round 9: 25, 4, 8, 1, 1, 7. Target: 108.
James: 108. (25 x 4) + 8 (10)
Michael: 108. (25 x 4) + 8 (10)
Score: 44–40 (max 75)
Teatime teaser: REDAIRMEN -> REMAINDER
Round 10: S A C T I R U S A
James: RUSTIC (6)
Michael: -
DC: RUSTICS (7) CUIRASS (7)
OT: ASCARIS (7) CARITAS (7) CASITAS (7) CASUIST (7) RACISTS (7) SACRIST (7)
Score: 50–40 (max 82)
Round 11: D R D N I E U L I
James: UNDER (5)
Michael: UNDER (5)
DC: RIDDEN (6) DIRNDL (6)
OT: DIELDRIN (8) UNRIDDLE (8)
Score: 55–45 (max 90)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of various forms of "meeting".
Round 12: M E T A D O Q I S
James: ADMITS (6)
Michael: MATIES (6)
DC: ATOMISED (8)
OT: MODISTAE (8)
Score: 61–51 (max 98)
Round 13: L N S J E O A T O
James: TALONS (6)
Michael: STOLEN (6)
DC: ETALONS (7)
OT: AJOSTLE (7)
Score: 67–57 (max 105)
Round 14: 50, 5, 8, 10, 3, 5. Target: 894.
James: 895. ((10 + 8) x 50) - 5 (7)
Michael: 895. ((10 + 8) x 50) - 5 (7)
RR: 895. (7)
Score: 74–64 (max 112)
Round 15: I N S A N E P O X
James buzzes on 12.25 seconds to say EXPANSION which is correct.
Final Score: 84–64 (max 122)
James has become an octochamp, and is the #8 seed with his 672 points, and with only 5 prelims of the series left, the finals line-up is now complete.
So, James will be back a week tomorrow to take on the #1 seed, Stephen Read, in the first quarter-final.
This will be only the second ever series with 8 octochamps in it (although, one of them is Annie Humphries, who came over from the last series). 
Statistics Corner
James:
Total score - 84
Raw score - 89
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 5.6
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 4
Michael:
Total score - 64
Raw score - 77
Total % of max - 52
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=76
C1: Champion James Slater (7 wins, 588 points.) A social politics student at the LSE from Bradford, West Yorkshire.
C2: Challenger Michael George. A retired volunteer lockkeeper from Buckley, Flintshire.
DC: Susie Dent and June Sarpong.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: V H S T A O U E S
R02: D I N E L U R O N
R03: 50, 4, 8, 7, 6, 5. Target: 875.
TTT: PARTHATED - "For the most part, she hated her car; it just wasn't safe."
R04: S I C X A N E D O
R05: G T R T I A U F O
R06: 100, 50, 6, 5, 4, 6. Target: 672.
R07: M S G R E A I P N
R08: W U M A R O T E R
R09: 25, 4, 8, 1, 1, 7. Target: 108.
TTT: REDAIRMEN - "It's still yet to come, and it's also what's left behind."
R10: S A C T I R U S A
R11: D R D N I E U L I
R12: M E T A D O Q I S
R13: L N S J E O A T O
R14: 50, 5, 8, 10, 3, 5. Target: 894.
R15: I N S A N E P O X (conundrum)
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Round 1: V H S T A O U E S
James: SHOUTS (6)
Michael: SHOVES (6)
DC: VESTS (5) STOVES (6) SUAVEST (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)
Round 2: D I N E L U R O N
James: endiron
Michael: UNLINED (7)
DC: UNIRONED (8)
Score: 6–13 (max 15)
Round 3: 50, 4, 8, 7, 6, 5. Target: 875.
James: -
Michael: 865. ((4 + 8 + 6) x 50) - (7 x 5) (5)
RR: 875. ((50 x 7) x (8 - 6) x 5) / 4 (10)
Score: 6–18 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: PARTHATED -> DEATHTRAP
Round 4: S I C X A N E D O
James: CANDIES (7)
Michael: excise
DC: DIOCESAN (8)
Score: 13–18 (max 33)
Round 5: G T R T I A U F O
James: GRAFT (5)
Michael: OUTFIT (6)
DC: TARTUFO (7)
Score: 13–24 (max 40)
Round 6: 100, 50, 6, 5, 4, 6. Target: 672.
James: 673. ((100 + 4) x 6) + 50 - (6 - 5) (7)
Michael: 670.
RR: 672. (((50 + 4 + 6) / 5) + 100) x 6 (10)
Score: 20–24 (max 50)
June talks about growing up in Walthamstow.
Round 7: M S G R E A I P N
James: SPEARING (8)
Michael: MINERS (6)
DC: EPIGRAMS (8) REMAINS (7) RAMPING (7)
OT: GRAMPIES (8) MASERING (8) PRIMAGES (8) PRISMANE (8) SMEARING (8)
Score: 28–24 (max 58)
Round 8: W U M A R O T E R
James: WARMER (6)
Michael: WARMER (6)
DC: MATURER (7)
OT: EARWORM (7) EARWORT (7) ERRATUM (7) ORATURE (7) OUTWEAR (7) ROTAMER (7)
Score: 34–30 (max 65)
Round 9: 25, 4, 8, 1, 1, 7. Target: 108.
James: 108. (25 x 4) + 8 (10)
Michael: 108. (25 x 4) + 8 (10)
Score: 44–40 (max 75)
Teatime teaser: REDAIRMEN -> REMAINDER
Round 10: S A C T I R U S A
James: RUSTIC (6)
Michael: -
DC: RUSTICS (7) CUIRASS (7)
OT: ASCARIS (7) CARITAS (7) CASITAS (7) CASUIST (7) RACISTS (7) SACRIST (7)
Score: 50–40 (max 82)
Round 11: D R D N I E U L I
James: UNDER (5)
Michael: UNDER (5)
DC: RIDDEN (6) DIRNDL (6)
OT: DIELDRIN (8) UNRIDDLE (8)
Score: 55–45 (max 90)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of various forms of "meeting".
Round 12: M E T A D O Q I S
James: ADMITS (6)
Michael: MATIES (6)
DC: ATOMISED (8)
OT: MODISTAE (8)
Score: 61–51 (max 98)
Round 13: L N S J E O A T O
James: TALONS (6)
Michael: STOLEN (6)
DC: ETALONS (7)
OT: AJOSTLE (7)
Score: 67–57 (max 105)
Round 14: 50, 5, 8, 10, 3, 5. Target: 894.
James: 895. ((10 + 8) x 50) - 5 (7)
Michael: 895. ((10 + 8) x 50) - 5 (7)
RR: 895. (7)
Score: 74–64 (max 112)
Round 15: I N S A N E P O X
James buzzes on 12.25 seconds to say EXPANSION which is correct.
Final Score: 84–64 (max 122)
James has become an octochamp, and is the #8 seed with his 672 points, and with only 5 prelims of the series left, the finals line-up is now complete.
So, James will be back a week tomorrow to take on the #1 seed, Stephen Read, in the first quarter-final.
This will be only the second ever series with 8 octochamps in it (although, one of them is Annie Humphries, who came over from the last series).
Statistics Corner
James:
Total score - 84
Raw score - 89
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 5.6
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 4
Michael:
Total score - 64
Raw score - 77
Total % of max - 52
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=76