Wednesday 2nd August 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 22)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 2 August 2017.

C1: Champion Michael Pfeffer (2 wins, 188 points.) A sports data analyst from Manchester.
C2: Challenger Jonny Currie. From Northumberland, but is currently a student at Birmingham University. He won the Scottish Under-20 800m championship in athletics in 2015, but has had to recover from injury since then.
DC: Susie Dent and Kate Humble.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R T N A U I D O E
R02: L I D C E P R M O
R03: 50, 6, 4, 3, 9, 10. Target: 347.
TTT: DUPEDINAR - "The Iranian man was duped out of his dinar, he wasn't getting enough"
R04: L W I E N R O E Q
R05: L N A D O A S V Z
R06: 50, 75, 25, 100, 1, 5. Target: 760.
R07: F S T E A M B O V
R08: G R F I E N U H I
R09: 50, 10, 3, 2, 4, 10. Target: 238.
TTT: TAMBOURER - "He'll always bang the drum for his love of the tree garden"
R10: S L E D T I E R I
R11: D T A O J L E S O
R12: B E A P R O P M H
R13: N Y E T A E S L A
R14: 75, 50, 100, 25, 3, 4. Target: 691.
R15: O N I O N L E G S (conundrum)


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Round 1: R T N A U I D O E

Michael: DURATION (8)
Jonny: outrained
DC: TRAINED (7) INDURATE (8)
OT: DATURINE (8) DERATION (8) NADORITE (8) ORDINATE (8) RATIONED (8) RODENTIA (8) ROUTINED (8) RUINATED (8) URINATED (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: L I D C E P R M O

Michael: COMPILED (8)
Jonny: PRICED (6)
DC: CRIMPLED (8)
OT: CLOMPIER (8) COMPILER (8) COMPLIED (8) IMPLORED (8) IMPOLDER (8)
Score: 16–0 (max 16)

Round 3: 50, 6, 4, 3, 9, 10. Target: 347.

Michael: 347. ((10 - 9 + 6) x 50) - 3 (10)
Jonny: 347. ((4 + 3) x 50) - (9 - 6) (10)
Score: 26–10 (max 26)

Teatime teaser: DUPEDINAR -> UNDERPAID

Round 4: L W I E N R O E Q

Michael: RELINE (6)
Jonny: RELINE (6)
DC: WIENER (6)
OT: EOLINE (6) LIENOR (6) LIERNE (6) LOERIE (6) LOWNER (6) LOWRIE (6) NEROLI (6) OLEINE (6)
Score: 32–16 (max 32)

Round 5: L N A D O A S V Z

Michael: VANDALS (7)
Jonny: VANDALS (7)
DC: SANDAL (6) VANLOADS (8)
Score: 39–23 (max 40)

Round 6: 50, 75, 25, 100, 1, 5. Target: 760.

Michael: 760. (75 + 1) x (100 / 50) x 5 (10)
Jonny: 760. (75 + 1) x (50 / 25) x 5 (10)
Score: 49–33 (max 50)

Kate talks about her country home in the Wye Valley in Wales, and the benefits of a "digital detox".

Round 7: F S T E A M B O V

Michael: STEAM (5)
Jonny: BEAST (5)
DC: OVATES (6)
OT: FEMBOTS (7)
Score: 54–38 (max 57)

Round 8: G R F I E N U H I

Michael: FINGER (6)
Jonny: FRINGE (6)
DC: GUNFIRE (7) FIGURINE (8)
OT: FERINGHI (8)
Score: 60–44 (max 65)

Round 9: 50, 10, 3, 2, 4, 10. Target: 238.

Michael: 238. ((50 + 10) x 4) - 2 (10)
Jonny: 240.
Score: 70–44 (max 75)

Teatime teaser: TAMBOURER -> ARBORETUM

Round 10: S L E D T I E R I

Michael: RETILES (7)
Jonny: RETILED (7)
DC: RELISTED (8)
OT: REDISTIL (8) SIDERITE (8)
Score: 77–51 (max 83)

Round 11: D T A O J L E S O

Michael: JOSTLED (7)
Jonny: STOOLED (7)
DC: TOOLED (6)
OT: AJOSTLE (7) TOODLES (7)
Score: 84–58 (max 90)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "pilgrim" and "peregrine".

Round 12: B E A P R O P M H

Michael: HAMPER (6)
Jonny: HAMPER (6)
DC: beamprop PAMPER (6) HOPPER (6)
OT: MORPHEA (7) PAMPERO (7) PROPHAM (7)
Score: 90–64 (max 97)

Round 13: N Y E T A E S L A

Michael: NESTLE (6)
Jonny: SEALANT (7)
DC: ANALYSE (7) ANALYTES (8)
OT: ALATEENS (8) ELASTANE (8)
Score: 90–71 (max 105)

Round 14: 75, 50, 100, 25, 3, 4. Target: 691.

Michael: 697. ((4 + 3) x 100) - (75 / 25) (5)
Jonny: -
RR: 691. (((50 x 4) - 3) x (75 / 25)) + 100 (10)
Score: 95–71 (max 115)

Round 15: O N I O N L E G S

Michael buzzes on 8.25 seconds to say LOOSENING which is correct.
Final Score: 105–71 (max 125)

Statistics Corner

Michael:
Total score - 105
Raw score - 111
Total % of max - 84
Raw % of max - 89
Total average score per round - 7.0
Raw average score per round - 7.4
Number of maxes - 8

Jonny:
Total score - 71
Raw score - 84
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 4

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