Friday 18th May 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 93)

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Friday 18th May 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 93)

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Countdown recap for Friday 18 May 2018.

C1: Champion Paul Harper (7 wins, 632 points.) A finance officer from Manchester.
C2: Challenger Gerry Walsh. A library supervisor at the Heart of Worcestershire College. He's originally from County Mayo, Ireland, but now lives in Worcester. He also likes to do pleasant walks around the Worcester area in his spare time.
DC: Susie Dent and Dr. Linda Papadopoulos.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T D S E I I Q W N
R02: S E O T N M A B U
R03: 50, 1, 1, 2, 10, 9. Target: 737.
TTT: SHIFTIEST - "He's the shiftiest of characters with some very peculiar tastes."
R04: T R N E I O R V U
R05: D J A E O G L F W
R06: 25, 6, 9, 5, 6, 4. Target: 778.
R07: R P N E A I S R T
R08: S P S A I E M T A
R09: 100, 5, 7, 1, 4, 3. Target: 544.
TTT: SISTERFLU - "All his attempts to steal the apples were in vain."
R10: N D S O A I G Y D
R11: T V O A E M L I D
R12: B T R A O E T F O
R13: H P E O A L R Z S
R14: 2, 4, 1, 4, 2, 6. Target: 875.
R15: G L E N L E A C H (conundrum)


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Round 1: T D S E I I Q W N

Paul: WINDIEST (8)
Gerry: windies
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: S E O T N M A B U

Paul: BATSMEN (7)
Gerry: UNMAST (6)
DC: SEAMOUNT (8) BOATSMEN (8)
OT: MANBOTES (8) OUTBEAMS (8) UMBONATE (8)
Score: 15–0 (max 16)

Round 3: 50, 1, 1, 2, 10, 9. Target: 737.

Paul: 750.
Gerry: -
RR: 737. ((50 - 10 + 1) x 2 x 9) - 1 (10)
Score: 15–0 (max 26)

Teatime teaser: SHIFTIEST -> FETISHIST

Round 4: T R N E I O R V U

Paul: ROUTER (6)
Gerry: misdeclared 7
DC: OVERTURN (8)
OT: ROUTINER (8) TURNOVER (8)
Score: 21–0 (max 34)

Round 5: D J A E O G L F W

Paul: FLOWED (6)
Gerry: FLOWED (6)
DC: FLAWED (6) FOALED (6)
OT: FODGEL (6) GAOLED (6) GLOWED (6) GOLFED (6) JOWLED (6) LOAFED (6) LOWAGE (6) WOLFED (6)
Score: 27–6 (max 40)

Round 6: 25, 6, 9, 5, 6, 4. Target: 778.

Paul: 775. ((6 x 5) + 4 + 6 - 9) x 25 (7)
Gerry: 774.
RR: 778. ((((25 - 5) x 6) + 9) x 6) + 4 (10)
Score: 34–6 (max 50)

Dr. Linda talks about emotionalising food.

Round 7: R P N E A I S R T

Paul: TRANSPIRE (18)
Gerry: TRANSPIRE (18)
DC: RESPIRANT (18)
OT: PRETRAINS (18) TERRAPINS (18)
Score: 52–24 (max 68)

Round 8: S P S A I E M T A

Paul: PASTIMES (8)
Gerry: STEAMS (6)
DC: IMPASSE (7)
OT: MATAPIES (8) PETASMAS (8) TIMEPASS (8)
Score: 60–24 (max 76)

Round 9: 100, 5, 7, 1, 4, 3. Target: 544.

Paul: 544. ((100 + 7 + 1) x 5) + 4 (10)
Gerry: 544. ((100 + 7 + 1) x 5) + 4 (10)
Score: 70–34 (max 86)

Teatime teaser: SISTERFLU -> FRUITLESS

Round 10: N D S O A I G Y D

Paul: SODDING (7)
Gerry: SODDING (7)
DC: GADOIDS (7)
OT: DADINGS (7) GANOIDS (7)
Score: 77–41 (max 93)

Round 11: T V O A E M L I D

Paul: MOTIVE (6)
Gerry: melted
DC: VIOLATED (8) DOVETAIL (8)
OT: MOLDAVITE (18)
Score: 83–41 (max 111)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "jeopardy" and "danger".

Round 12: B T R A O E T F O

Paul: BAREFOOT (8)
Gerry: ratted
Score: 91–41 (max 119)

Round 13: H P E O A L R Z S

Paul: OPERAS (6)
Gerry: sharper
DC: PAROLES (7)
OT: PLASHER (7) PLOSHER (7) REPOSAL (7) SHOALER (7)
Score: 97–41 (max 126)

Round 14: 2, 4, 1, 4, 2, 6. Target: 875.

Paul: -
Gerry: -
RR: 576. (0)
OT: 576. 6 x 4 x 4 x 2 x (2 + 1) (0)
Score: 97–41 (max 126)

Round 15: G L E N L E A C H

Paul buzzes on 5.25 seconds to say CHALLENGE which is correct.
Final Score: 107–41 (max 136)

Paul's octototal of 739 points sees him enter the leaderboard as the current #5 seed, with his place in the finals guaranteed. ;) :) :D :mrgreen: 8-)

Statistics Corner

Paul:
Total score - 107
Raw score - 107
Total % of max - 79
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 7.1
Raw average score per round - 7.1
Number of maxes - 9

Gerry:
Total score - 41
Raw score - 60
Total % of max - 30
Raw % of max - 44
Total average score per round - 2.7
Raw average score per round - 4.0
Number of maxes - 5

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