Thursday 13th July 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 9)

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Thursday 13th July 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 9)

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Countdown recap for Thursday 13 July 2017.

C1: Champion Shabir Alidina (1 win, 88 points.) A business analyst from Watford.
C2: Challenger Adam Pope. A charity fundraiser from Folkestone, Kent. He runs marathons and ultra-marathons.
DC: Susie Dent and Suzannah Lipscomb.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L E N O S F U S T
R02: D I S E R T L A I
R03: 25, 5, 7, 2, 3, 4. Target: 144.
TTT: WOLFSCHIN - "A few years ago, everyone was looking for this creature"
R04: M U S A D E T W O
R05: N I L E Y A M D C
R06: 50, 25, 1, 9, 7, 9. Target: 897.
R07: R I A E T J C D T
R08: G O H I R T E I R
R09: 100, 3, 9, 10, 6, 7. Target: 981.
TTT: HISTONGUE - "It sounds like bad behaviour a decade ago"
R10: T U V E B A P N O
R11: S I D U R O E N T
R12: N A S I L R E G O
R13: N A W I R U I D P
R14: 50, 3, 7, 10, 5, 6. Target: 688.
R15: A M B E R M O L E (conundrum)


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Round 1: L E N O S F U S T

Shabir: sonets
Adam: STONES (6)
DC: FOULNESS (8)
OT: NESTFULS (8)
Score: 0–6 (max 8)

Round 2: D I S E R T L A I

Shabir: DILATES (7)
Adam: desert
DC: LARDIEST (8)
OT: ARTILISED (18)
Score: 7–6 (max 26)

Round 3: 25, 5, 7, 2, 3, 4. Target: 144.

Shabir: 144. ((4 + 2) x 25) - ((7 - 5) x 3) (10)
Adam: 144. (5 x 25) + (3 x 4) + 7 (10)
Score: 17–16 (max 36)

Teatime teaser: WOLFSCHIN -> CLOWNFISH

Round 4: M U S A D E T W O

Shabir: AMUSED (6)
Adam: mutest
DC: OUTSWAM (7) MEADOWS (7)
Score: 23–16 (max 43)

Round 5: N I L E Y A M D C

Shabir: CLAIMED (7)
Adam: NAILED (6)
DC: DYNAMIC (7) MEDIANLY (8)
OT: LYCAENID (8) MAIDENLY (8) MYCELIAN (8)
Score: 30–16 (max 51)

Round 6: 50, 25, 1, 9, 7, 9. Target: 897.

Shabir: 899. ((9 + 9) x 50) - 1 (7)
Adam: 899. ((9 + 9) x 50) - 1 (7)
RR: 896/898. (7)
OT: 898. ((50 x 9) - 1) x (9 - 7) (7)
Score: 37–23 (max 58)

Suzannah talks about football in Tudor England.

Round 7: R I A E T J C D T

Shabir: CATTIER (7)
Adam: traject
DC: CITRATED (8)
Score: 44–23 (max 66)

Round 8: G O H I R T E I R

Shabir: hoiter
Adam: RIGHT (5)
DC: GOITRE (6) RIGHTER (7)
OT: HERITOR (7) ORRIGHT (7)
Score: 44–28 (max 73)

Round 9: 100, 3, 9, 10, 6, 7. Target: 981.

Shabir: 980.
Adam: 981. (3 x 7) + (6 x 10) + (9 x 100) (10)
Score: 44–38 (max 83)

Teatime teaser: HISTONGUE -> NOUGHTIES

Round 10: T U V E B A P N O

Shabir: OVATE (5)
Adam: VOTE (4)
DC: PEANUT (6) BUTANE (6) AUTOPEN (7)
Score: 49–38 (max 90)

Round 11: S I D U R O E N T

Shabir: INSURED (7)
Adam: ROUNDEST (8)
OT: ETOURDIS (8) INTRUDES (8) NITREOUS (8) NORDITES (8) NURDIEST (8) OUTRIDES (8) OUTSIDER (8) RIDEOUTS (8) ROUTINED (8) ROUTINES (8) TONSURED (8) UNSORTED (8)
Score: 49–46 (max 98)

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

Round 12: N A S I L R E G O

Shabir: OGLERS (6)
Adam: regails
DC: REGIONALS (18)
Score: 55–46 (max 116)

Round 13: N A W I R U I D P

Shabir: DRAIN (5)
Adam: DRAIN (5)
DC: UNPAID (6) DURIAN (6)
OT: URANIID (7)
Score: 60–51 (max 123)

Round 14: 50, 3, 7, 10, 5, 6. Target: 688.

Shabir: 690. ((6 + 5 + 3) x 50) - 10 (7)
Adam: 690. ((7 + 5) x 50) + (10 x (6 + 3)) (7)
RR: 688. ((50 x 7) - 6) x (10 / 5) (10)
Score: 67–58 (max 133)

Round 15: A M B E R M O L E

No one buzzes. The answer was MEMORABLE.
Final Score: 67–58 (max 143)

Statistics Corner

Shabir:
Total score - 67
Raw score - 81
Total % of max - 47
Raw % of max - 57
Total average score per round - 4.5
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 2

Adam:
Total score - 58
Raw score - 68
Total % of max - 41
Raw % of max - 48
Total average score per round - 3.9
Raw average score per round - 4.5
Number of maxes - 4

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=77
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