Wednesday 26th July 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 17)

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Wednesday 26th July 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 17)

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 26 July 2017.

C1: Champion John Cowen (5 wins, 513 points.) A mathematics graduate from Morecambe, Lancashire.
C2: Challenger Pete Hall. A self-employed builder from Helston, Cornwall. He's the captain of his local pub pool team.
DC: Susie Dent and Jenny Eclair.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N M P U E I V N E
R02: O T R N A O R Z A
R03: 7, 7, 2, 6, 5, 10. Target: 634.
TTT: IRATECHUM - "My chum's very irate, he can't get rid of the pain"
R04: R P S I E W L U M
R05: G T S I O A D X R
R06: 25, 100, 4, 5, 9, 2. Target: 556.
R07: W S E I P E O R H
R08: Q T N A E U S B N
R09: 7, 8, 9, 5, 1, 10. Target: 464.
TTT: SUNTRIVIA - "This type of program helps to keep things clean"
R10: M G S A E A T G I
R11: B H D L A E I T V
R12: C D T C O E I J S
R13: L A R O D U T I E
R14: 25, 75, 6, 2, 10, 7. Target: 807.
R15: R A R E L Y L I T (conundrum)


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Round 1: N M P U E I V N E

John: VENUE (5)
Pete: impune
DC: VINE (4) PIEMEN (6)
OT: PENMEN (6) PINENE (6) UNEVEN (6)
Score: 5–0 (max 6)

Round 2: O T R N A O R Z A

John: ORATOR (6)
Pete: ORATOR (6)
OT: ARRANT (6) RATOON (6) ROAROA (6)
Score: 11–6 (max 12)

Round 3: 7, 7, 2, 6, 5, 10. Target: 634.

John: 637. (10 + 5 - 2) x 7 x 7 (7)
Pete: -
RR: 634. (((6 x 10) - 7) x (7 + 5)) - 2 (10)
Score: 18–6 (max 22)

Teatime teaser: IRATECHUM -> RHEUMATIC

Round 4: R P S I E W L U M

John: LUMPIER (7)
Pete: IMPULSE (7)
DC: slumpier UMPIRES (7)
OT: LUMPERS (7) MISRULE (7) MULIERS (7) PILEUMS (7) PLUMERS (7) PLUMIER (7) PLURIES (7) PRELIMS (7) REPLUMS (7) RIMPLES (7) RUMPLES (7) SIMPLER (7) WIMPLES (7)
Score: 25–13 (max 29)

Round 5: G T S I O A D X R

John: GORDITAS (8)
Pete: groats (declared as 5)
DC: ASTROID (7)
Score: 33–13 (max 37)

Round 6: 25, 100, 4, 5, 9, 2. Target: 556.

John: 556. (100 + 25 + 9 + 5) x 4 (10)
Pete: 554.
Score: 43–13 (max 47)

Jenny talks about travelling with her special suitcase.

Round 7: W S E I P E O R H

John: WHISPER (7)
Pete: reswipe
DC: rosehip HEROISE (7) WORSHIP (7)
OT: OPERIES (7) PEERISH (7) SHOWIER (7)
Score: 50–13 (max 54)

Round 8: Q T N A E U S B N

John: BANQUETS (8)
Pete: butanes
DC: BASQUE (6)
OT: QUANNETS (8)
Score: 58–13 (max 62)

Round 9: 7, 8, 9, 5, 1, 10. Target: 464.

John: 464. ((8 x 5) - (10 + 1)) x (9 + 7) (10)
Pete: 467.
Score: 68–13 (max 72)

Teatime teaser: SUNTRIVIA -> ANTIVIRUS

Round 10: M G S A E A T G I

John: STIGMA (6)
Pete: IMAGES (6)
DC: GAME (4) GAMIEST (7) MAGGIES (7)
OT: AGAMIES (7) AGAMIST (7) AGATISE (7) SIGMATE (7)
Score: 74–19 (max 79)

Round 11: B H D L A E I T V

John: HALVED (6)
Pete: BATHED (6)
DC: VITAL (5) TABLED (6) DILATE (6)
OT: HABITED (7)
Score: 80–25 (max 86)

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

Round 12: C D T C O E I J S

John: JOISTED (7)
Pete: STOIC (5)
DC: COSTED (6) COSIED (6)
OT: CODICES (7) COTISED (7) DECOCTS (7)
Score: 87–25 (max 93)

Round 13: L A R O D U T I E

John: OUTLIER (7)
Pete: dilated
DC: DILATOR (7) DERAIL (6) ADULTER (7) TAILORED (8)
OT: AELUROID (8) IDOLATER (8)
Score: 94–25 (max 101)

Round 14: 25, 75, 6, 2, 10, 7. Target: 807.

John: 807. (75 x 10) + (25 x 2) + 7 (10)
Pete: 807. ((75 + 25) x (2 + 6)) + 7 (10)
Score: 104–35 (max 111)

Round 15: R A R E L Y L I T

John buzzes on 0.75 seconds to say LITERARY which is incorrect.
Pete buzzes on 27.5 seconds to say REALITY which is incorrect.
The answer was ARTILLERY.
Final Score: 104–35 (max 121)

Statistics Corner

John:
Total score - 104
Raw score - 104
Total % of max - 86
Raw % of max - 86
Total average score per round - 6.9
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 9

Pete:
Total score - 35
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 29
Raw % of max - 45
Total average score per round - 2.3
Raw average score per round - 3.6
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
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