Thursday 26th July 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 22)

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Thursday 26th July 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 22)

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Countdown recap for Thursday 26 July 2018.

C1: Champion Bob Lunt (1 win, 82 points.) A retired missionary worker from Rotherham, South Yorkshire.
C2: Challenger Chris Kilbride. A retired teacher from St. Austell, Cornwall. He used to be an actor, and likes to go birdwalking (a hybrid of walking and birdwatching).
DC: Susie Dent and John Inverdale.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D R M E I A D S Z
R02: N D S E U I H Q U
R03: 100, 9, 2, 5, 7, 4. Target: 932.
TTT: IMUSTTALK - "I must talk, eat and read all at the same time, I've got so much to do."
R04: P T N F A O E N T
R05: R W D I A E G S T
R06: 50, 4, 3, 9, 1, 6. Target: 612.
R07: G M R O A E T D R
R08: A O A O L C T M B
R09: 75, 5, 9, 4, 6, 2. Target: 553.
TTT: TRAINGENT - "The gent on the train won't stop talking, I wish he'd shut up!"
R10: S T V A I A T I O
R11: V S L A I A R S E
R12: Y N R A P E O L K
R13: J S M E A O G T X
R14: 25, 75, 4, 1, 7, 2. Target: 414.
R15: H A I R Y P O M S (conundrum)


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Round 1: D R M E I A D S Z

Bob: MISREAD (7)
Chris: MADDER (6)
DC: DISARMED (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: N D S E U I H Q U

Bob: SEQUIN (6)
Chris: SHINED (6)
DC: UNIQUE (6) UNIQUES (7)
Score: 13–6 (max 15)

Round 3: 100, 9, 2, 5, 7, 4. Target: 932.

Bob: 932. ((100 + 4) x 9) - (7 - 5 + 2) (10)
Chris: 932. Mistake in working.
Score: 23–6 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: IMUSTTALK -> MULTITASK

Round 4: P T N F A O E N T

Bob: POTENT (6)
Chris: PATENT (6)
DC: NOTATE (6) TEAPOT (6) pantone
OT: FATTEN (6) OPTANT (6) OPTATE (6) PATTEN (6) PENTON (6) PONENT (6) TENANT (6)
Score: 29–12 (max 31)

Round 5: R W D I A E G S T

Bob: WAISTED (7)
Chris: waister
DC: WIDGETS (7) WIDGER (6) GAITERS (7) ASTRIDE (7)
OT: AGISTED (7) AGISTER (7) DISRATE (7) EARWIGS (7) GARDIES (7) RADGEST (7) STAGIER (7) STAIDER (7) STEWARD (7) TADGERS (7) TIRADES (7) TRADIES (7) TRIAGED (7) TRIAGES (7) WAITERS (7) WARIEST (7) WIDGERS (7)
Score: 36–12 (max 38)

Round 6: 50, 4, 3, 9, 1, 6. Target: 612.

Bob: 613.
Chris: 612. 4 x 3 x (50 + 1) (10)
Score: 36–22 (max 48)

John carries on talking about some unusual sporting events with the World Dog Surfing Championships in California.

Round 7: G M R O A E T D R

Bob: ROARED (6)
Chris: MOATED (6)
DC: garroted MORTARED (8)
Score: 42–28 (max 56)

Round 8: A O A O L C T M B

Bob: COMBAT (6)
Chris: MALT (4)
DC: CABAL (5)
OT: TOMBOLA (7)
Score: 48–28 (max 63)

Round 9: 75, 5, 9, 4, 6, 2. Target: 553.

Bob: 555. Mistake in working.
Chris: 555. ((5 + 2) x 75) + (4 x 9) - 6 (7)
RR: 553. (75 + 4) x (5 + 2) (10)
Score: 48–35 (max 73)

Teatime teaser: TRAINGENT -> NATTERING

Round 10: S T V A I A T I O

Bob: STOAT (5)
Chris: TOTS (4)
DC: OTITIS (6)
OT: SATIVA (6) SATTVA (6) TATSOI (6)
Score: 53–35 (max 79)

Round 11: V S L A I A R S E

Bob: SALARIES (8)
Chris: availers
DC: SALIVA (6)
OT: REASSAIL (8) REVISALS (8)
Score: 61–35 (max 87)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "mutton dressed as lamb" and "monkey up a stick".

Round 12: Y N R A P E O L K

Bob: PLONKER (7)
Chris: PLENARY (7)
OT: NOPALERY (8)
Score: 68–42 (max 95)

Round 13: J S M E A O G T X

Bob: GOATS (5)
Chris: GAMEST (6)
DC: JETSAM (6) OXGATES (7)
Score: 68–48 (max 102)

Round 14: 25, 75, 4, 1, 7, 2. Target: 414.

Bob: 414. (75 - 25 - 4) x (7 + 2) (10)
Chris: 414. ((25 + 75) x 4) + (7 x 2) (10)
Score: 78–58 (max 112)

Round 15: H A I R Y P O M S

Chris buzzes on 22.75 seconds to say SYMPHORIA which is incorrect.
Bob does not buzz.
The answer was MAYORSHIP.
Final Score: 78–58 (max 122)

New interesting bit on the end credits showing Countdown as "Filmed in Salford", which is nice to know, as unless I've remembered wrongly, Catsdown says "Filmed in Manchester".... :P :P :oops: :oops:

Statistics Corner

Bob:
Total score - 78
Raw score - 90
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 5.2
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 5

Chris:
Total score - 58
Raw score - 72
Total % of max - 48
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 3.9
Raw average score per round - 4.8
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=79
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