Friday 1st June 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 102)

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Friday 1st June 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 102)

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Countdown recap for Friday 1 June 2018.

C1: Champion Jan Pask (3 wins, 260 points.) A semi-retired admin worker from Sleaford, Lincolnshire.
C2: Challenger David Sarin. A retired project engineer from North Shields, Tyne & Wear. He's a member of the Collingwood Society.
DC: Susie Dent and Pam Ayres.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R S N E A E R P A
R02: I Z L O I M T E B
R03: 25, 100, 3, 1, 8, 5. Target: 883.
TTT: RINGMAKER - "He was commenting about assessing all the exam papers again."
R04: U I D N O C G U W
R05: T Y D O U E N S I
R06: 100, 25, 1, 6, 2, 6. Target: 586.
R07: N M R E I O H R L
R08: I T A S L S E O G
R09: 75, 50, 3, 4, 5, 6. Target: 424.
TTT: SCARYAUNT - "Aunt was scary, so I went too my room to seek this."
R10: I O D N A S H E V
R11: T P R I U E X G U
R12: A B I O N R V E T
R13: M G R A E O F Q A
R14: 100, 25, 6, 5, 2, 10. Target: 220.
R15: G O O D T H E R M (conundrum)


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Round 1: R S N E A E R P A

Jan: REAPERS (7)
David: NEARER (6)
DC: EARNERS (7)
OT: PANEERS (7) PARERAS (7) REPRESA (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: I Z L O I M T E B

Jan: zloti
David: LIMIT (5)
DC: MOBILIZE (8)
Score: 7–5 (max 15)

Round 3: 25, 100, 3, 1, 8, 5. Target: 883.

Jan: 881. (8 x 100) + (3 x 25) + 5 + 1 (7)
David: 883. Mistake in working.
RR: 883. ((8 + 1) x 100) - 25 + 5 + 3 (10)
Score: 14–5 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: RINGMAKER -> REMARKING

Round 4: U I D N O C G U W

Jan: CODING (6)
David: WOUND (5)
DC: COWING (6)
OT: GUIDON (6)
Score: 20–5 (max 31)

Round 5: T Y D O U E N S I

Jan: OUTSIDE (7)
David: STONED (6)
DC: TEDIOUS (7)
OT: DENSITY (7) DESTINY (7) NIDEOTS (7) SNOUTED (7) TOIDEYS (7)
Score: 27–5 (max 38)

Round 6: 100, 25, 1, 6, 2, 6. Target: 586.

Jan: 586. Mistake in working.
David: 586. (6 x 100) - ((6 + 1) x 2) (10)
Score: 27–15 (max 48)

Pam recites a poem about "The Last Hedgehog".

Round 7: N M R E I O H R L

Jan: OILMEN (6)
David: MINOR (5)
DC: HORNIER (7) LORINER (7) MENHIR (6) LORIMER (7 - Susie said LORINER, but Rachel put LORIMER up on the board... :P :P )
OT: MERLION (7)
Score: 33–15 (max 55)

Round 8: I T A S L S E O G

Jan: GOALIES (7)
David: STAGES (6)
DC: ISOLATES (8)
OT: AEOLISTS (8) ALIGOTES (8)
Score: 40–15 (max 63)

Round 9: 75, 50, 3, 4, 5, 6. Target: 424.

Jan: 425. ((4 + 6) x 50) - 75 (7)
David: 427.
RR: 424. ((50 / (5 - 3)) + 75 + 6) x 4 (10)
Score: 47–15 (max 73)

Teatime teaser: SCARYAUNT -> SANCTUARY

Round 10: I O D N A S H E V

Jan: HANDIES (7)
David: VANISHED (8)
DC: ADHESION (8)
Score: 47–23 (max 81)

Round 11: T P R I U E X G U

Jan: PURGE (5)
David: GRIPE (5)
DC: GRIP (4) TRIPE (5)
OT: GUIPURE (7)
Score: 52–28 (max 88)

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

Round 12: A B I O N R V E T

Jan: BARONET (7)
David: BARONET (7)
DC: BARITONE (8) ABORTIVE (8)
OT: BEVATRON (8) OBTAINER (8) ORNATIVE (8) ORVIETAN (8) REOBTAIN (8)
Score: 59–35 (max 96)

Round 13: M G R A E O F Q A

Jan: fromage
David: FORAGE (6)
DC: FOAMER (6)
OT: GEORAMA (7)
Score: 59–41 (max 103)

Round 14: 100, 25, 6, 5, 2, 10. Target: 220.

Jan: 220. (2 x 100) + 25 - 5 (10)
David: 220. (2 x 100) + 25 - 5 (10)
Score: 69–51 (max 113)

Round 15: G O O D T H E R M

Jan buzzes on 20.75 seconds to say, "Oh no, I was going to say THERMIDOR, but I don't think it is", which is incorrect.
David does not buzz.
The answer was GODMOTHER.
Final Score: 69–51 (max 123)

Statistics Corner

Jan:
Total score - 69
Raw score - 76
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 4.6
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 4

David:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 86
Total % of max - 41
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 3.4
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 3

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