Wednesday 16th May 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 91)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 16 May 2018.

C1: Champion Paul Harper (5 wins, 451 points.) A finance officer from Manchester.
C2: Challenger Vincent Clark. A marketing management student from Fife. He likes playing golf at St. Andrew's, and plays off a handicap of 4.
DC: Susie Dent and Dr. Linda Papadopoulos.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N K A O E L Q R N
R02: R A S E W A D I R
R03: 75, 7, 2, 5, 6, 10. Target: 176.
TTT: BISONPOLL - "You'll have to kiss and a cuddle with William before you get the bird"
R04: T E R U H A L O T
R05: N C I O E M G T W
R06: 1, 3, 4, 6, 10, 5. Target: 670.
R07: V G U O E B S U X
R08: L E N A F E D S R
R09: 100, 9, 6, 5, 1, 8. Target: 717.
TTT: ITCHHOLDS - "His hands start to itch if he holds this too long, he needs rubber gloves."
R10: G A P E M U J R E
R11: D L O E I N T F E
R12: D I V E S O D I M
R13: P T R A E U C E Y
R14: 7, 3, 9, 6, 10, 5. Target: 339.
R15: U N T A X B E E R (conundrum)


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Round 1: N K A O E L Q R N

Paul: RANKLE (6)
Vincent: LOANER (6)
DC: LANNER (6)
OT: LANKER (6) RELOAN (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: R A S E W A D I R

Paul: REWARDS (7)
Vincent: RAISED (6)
DC: AIRWARDS (8)
OT: AWARDERS (8)
Score: 13–6 (max 14)

Round 3: 75, 7, 2, 5, 6, 10. Target: 176.

Paul: 177.
Vincent: 176. (((75 / 5) + 2) x 10) + 6 (10)
Score: 13–16 (max 24)

Teatime teaser: BISONPOLL -> SPOONBILL

Round 4: T E R U H A L O T

Paul: LOATHER (7)
Vincent: LATTER (6)
DC: LATHER (6) HALTER (6)
OT: OATHLET (7) OUTRATE (7) RATHOLE (7) ROTULET (7) TORULAE (7) TUTELAR (7)
Score: 20–16 (max 31)

Round 5: N C I O E M G T W

Paul: MOWING (6)
Vincent: COMING (6)
DC: GENOMIC (7) EMOTING (7)
OT: CENTIMO (7) MEONTIC (7) MEOWING (7) MITOGEN (7) TONEMIC (7)
Score: 26–22 (max 38)

Round 6: 1, 3, 4, 6, 10, 5. Target: 670.

Paul: 670. ((6 x 4 x 3) - 5) x 10 (10)
Vincent: 670. ((((3 x 5) - 4) x 6) + 1) x 10 (10)
Score: 36–32 (max 48)

Dr. Linda talks about doing a test involving facial disfigurement and reactions to it.

Round 7: V G U O E B S U X

Paul: VOGUES (6)
Vincent: BOGUS (5)
Score: 42–32 (max 54)

Round 8: L E N A F E D S R

Paul: LENDERS (7)
Vincent: LENDERS (7)
DC: SLANDER (7) SLENDER (7) LEARNED (7)
OT: SNARFLED (8)
Score: 49–39 (max 62)

Round 9: 100, 9, 6, 5, 1, 8. Target: 717.

Paul: 715.
Vincent: 717. ((6 + 1) x 100) + 9 + 8 (10)
Score: 49–49 (max 72)

Teatime teaser: ITCHHOLDS -> DISHCLOTH

Round 10: G A P E M U J R E

Paul: JUMPER (6)
Vincent: PREGAME (7)
DC: MEAGRE (6)
OT: REMUAGE (7)
Score: 49–56 (max 79)

Round 11: D L O E I N T F E

Paul: DELETION (8)
Vincent: deletion (not written down)
Score: 57–56 (max 87)

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

Round 12: D I V E S O D I M

Paul: DIVIDES (7)
Vincent: DIVIDES (7)
DC: DEVOID (6) MIDDIES (7)
OT: DESMOID (7) IODIDES (7) IODISED (7) MIDSIDE (7) VODDIES (7)
Score: 64–63 (max 94)

Round 13: P T R A E U C E Y

Paul: CAPTURE (7)
Vincent: CAPTURE (7)
DC: TEACUP (6)
OT: PERACUTE (8)
Score: 71–70 (max 102)

Round 14: 7, 3, 9, 6, 10, 5. Target: 339.

Paul: 339. (((5 x 6) + 3) x 10) + 9 (10)
Vincent: 339. (((5 x 6) + 3) x 10) + 9 (10)
Score: 81–80 (max 112)

Round 15: U N T A X B E E R

Paul buzzes on 1.25 seconds to say EXUBERANT which is correct.
Final Score: 91–80 (max 122)

Statistics Corner

Paul:
Total score - 91
Raw score - 111
Total % of max - 75
Raw % of max - 91
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 7.4
Number of maxes - 8

Vincent:
Total score - 80
Raw score - 97
Total % of max - 66
Raw % of max - 80
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 6.5
Number of maxes - 7

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=78