Monday 31st July 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 20)

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Monday 31st July 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 20)

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Countdown recap for Monday 31 July 2017.

C1: Challenger Michael Pfeffer. A sports data analyst from Manchester. He's a Manchester United fan, and went to the 2008 UEFA Champions League final in Moscow, made infamous by John Terry's slip...
C2: Challenger Paul Ellis. A digital count director from Chester. He spent 4 years in Dubai working for a couple of digital marketing companies, and his son was also born whilst he was in Dubai.
DC: Susie Dent and Jenny Eclair.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R O M B E L I F W
R02: R T E D N U L E D
R03: 25, 9, 6, 5, 8, 2. Target: 231.
TTT: ERRBUNDLE - "He makes a bundle of errors, it's one after the next"
R04: R G A T W T O B E
R05: T P Y O I I N C A
R06: 100, 10, 1, 5, 1, 4. Target: 804.
R07: P O E N M G U T J
R08: O G A E M F O D N
R09: 25, 100, 75, 2, 7, 2. Target: 619.
TTT: ENEMAMUST - "An enema must rank as the last thing you do in search of this"
R10: S N I L U H I D A
R11: T O P S H E R I S
R12: C R L A E D R A N
R13: S R N E A O R Z S
R14: 1, 2, 2, 9, 7, 3. Target: 579.
R15: D U R A S T A T E (conundrum)


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Round 1: R O M B E L I F W

Michael: EMBROIL (7)
Paul: EMBROIL (7)
DC: ELBOW (5) BLOWIER (7)
OT: FORELIMB (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: R T E D N U L E D

Michael: TRUNDLED (8)
Paul: RETUNED (7)
DC: DENTURE (7)
OT: UNDERLET (8)
Score: 15–7 (max 16)

Round 3: 25, 9, 6, 5, 8, 2. Target: 231.

Michael: 231. (25 x 9) + 6 (10)
Paul: 231. (25 x 9) + 6 (10)
Score: 25–17 (max 26)

Teatime teaser: ERRBUNDLE -> BLUNDERER

Round 4: R G A T W T O B E

Michael: BOATER (6)
Paul: BATTER (6)
DC: ABETTOR (7) BORGATE (7) BORAGE (6)
OT: BOTTEGA (7) GAROTTE (7)
Score: 31–23 (max 33)

Round 5: T P Y O I I N C A

Michael: CAPTION (7)
Paul: CAPTION (7)
OT: OPTICIAN (8)
Score: 38–30 (max 41)

Round 6: 100, 10, 1, 5, 1, 4. Target: 804.

Michael: 804. ((10 - 1 - 1) x 100) + 4 (10)
Paul: 805.
Score: 48–30 (max 51)

Jenny talks about cycling on the Île de Ré with an electric bike.

Round 7: P O E N M G U T J

Michael: NUTMEG (6)
Paul: TONGUE (6)
DC: POTMEN (6)
OT: TOPMEN (6)
Score: 54–36 (max 57)

Round 8: O G A E M F O D N

Michael: FANGED (6)
Paul: mangoed
DC: MOONED (6) DAEMON (6)
OT: GEONOMA (7) GOADMEN (7) GOODMAN (7) GOODMEN (7)
Score: 60–36 (max 64)

Round 9: 25, 100, 75, 2, 7, 2. Target: 619.

Michael: 621. (100 x 7) - 75 - 2 - 2 (7)
Paul: 621. (100 x 7) - 75 - 2 - 2 (7)
RR: 619. ((100 - 75) x 25) - 7 + (2 / 2) (10)
Score: 67–43 (max 74)

Teatime teaser: ENEMAMUST -> AMUSEMENT

Round 10: S N I L U H I D A

Michael: UNSAID (6)
Paul: SNAIL (5)
DC: SUNDIAL (7)
OT: INDUSIA (7) INHAULS (7) NIAULIS (7)
Score: 73–43 (max 81)

Round 11: T O P S H E R I S

Michael: RIPOSTES (8)
Paul: HIPSTERS (8)
DC: TROPHIES (8) PROTHESIS (18)
OT: POSTERISH (18)
Score: 81–51 (max 99)

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

Round 12: C R L A E D R A N

Michael: CANDLE (6)
Paul: CALENDAR (8)
DC: DANCER (6) LANDRACE (8)
Score: 81–59 (max 107)

Round 13: S R N E A O R Z S

Michael: REASONS (7)
Paul: SNORERS (7)
OT: SERRANOS (8)
Score: 88–66 (max 115)

Round 14: 1, 2, 2, 9, 7, 3. Target: 579.

Michael: 569. ((9 x 7) x (2 + 1) x 3) + 2 (5)
Paul: 569. ((9 x 7) x (2 + 1) x 3) + 2 (5)
RR: 581. (7)
OT: 581. (((1 + 2) x 3 x 9) + 2) x 7 (7)
Score: 93–71 (max 122)

Round 15: D U R A S T A T E

Paul buzzes on 6.75 seconds to say SATURATED which is correct.
Final Score: 93–81 (max 132)

Statistics Corner

Michael:
Total score - 93
Raw score - 99
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 75
Total average score per round - 6.2
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 4

Paul:
Total score - 81
Raw score - 100
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 4

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