Monday 6th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 29)

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Monday 6th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 29)

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Countdown recap for Monday 6 August 2018.

C1: Champion Matthew Bass (1 win, 104 points.) A supply teacher from Chorley, Lancashire.
C2: Challenger Eddie Glass. A retired caretaker from Maybole, South Ayrshire. Back in 1982, he and his pals bought an old double decker bus and went to watch Scotland in the World Cup in Spain, along with a young Gordon Brown... :shock: :o
DC: Susie Dent and Griff Rhys Jones.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R M S O U R A O M
R02: D U R V I E T S R
R03: 25, 75, 50, 7, 5, 4. Target: 657.
TTT: ALICESANG - "Whenever Alice sang, it was so bad I needed pain relief."
R04: B O T D L E I R D
R05: Z S R P A E U T W
R06: 50, 8, 3, 4, 7, 5. Target: 692.
R07: S C L A O I S A H
R08: M E I K R N O I R
R09: 75, 50, 5, 2, 7, 10. Target: 113.
TTT: GETSECOND - "It sounds like the prisoner joked about how crowded the place was."
R10: T E A Q N V O E L
R11: P S W T U O E G N
R12: D I P N S E O G R
R13: F D L U A E B G X
R14: 25, 7, 1, 6, 9, 5. Target: 139.
R15: C L I N G T R U E (conundrum)


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Round 1: R M S O U R A O M

Matthew: ARMOUR (6)
Eddie: AMOROUS (7)
DC: MOORS (5) ROOMS (5) ARMOURS (7) MORROS (6)
OT: MORMAORS (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Round 2: D U R V I E T S R

Matthew: DIVERTS (7)
Eddie: VIRTUES (7)
DC: STRIVED (7) DUSTIER (7) DURRIES (7)
OT: STURDIER (8)
Score: 7–14 (max 16)

Round 3: 25, 75, 50, 7, 5, 4. Target: 657.

Matthew: 654.
Eddie: 655. ((25 + 75) x 7) - 50 + 5 (7)
RR: 657. (75 - (50 / 25)) x (5 + 4) (10)
Score: 7–21 (max 26)

Teatime teaser: ALICESANG -> ANALGESIC

Round 4: B O T D L E I R D

Matthew: BOILED (6)
Eddie: TODDLER (7)
DC: troubled ORBITED (7)
OT: BRIDLED (7) BROILED (7) DELTOID (7) DRIBLET (7) TIDDLER (7)
Score: 7–28 (max 33)

Round 5: Z S R P A E U T W

Matthew: WASTER (6)
Eddie: PASTURE (7)
DC: WATERS (6) UPRATES (7)
OT: PATZERS (7)
Score: 7–35 (max 40)

Round 6: 50, 8, 3, 4, 7, 5. Target: 692.

Matthew: 692. (((3 x 4) + 7 - 5) x 50) - 8 (10)
Eddie: 692. ((5 - 3) x 7 x 50) - 8 (10)
Score: 17–45 (max 50)

Griff talks about attending the Slapstick Comedy Festival in Bristol.

Round 7: S C L A O I S A H

Matthew: CLASH (5)
Eddie: SOCIAL (6)
DC: SOCIALS (7) ASOCIAL (7)
OT: ACHOLIAS (8)
Score: 17–51 (max 58)

Round 8: M E I K R N O I R

Matthew: MONIKER (7)
Eddie: MONIKER (7)
DC: kroner mekon MERKIN (6)
OT: MIRKIER (7) MOERIKI (7)
Score: 24–58 (max 65)

Round 9: 75, 50, 5, 2, 7, 10. Target: 113.

Matthew: 113. 75 + 50 - 10 - 2 (10)
Eddie: 113. 75 + 50 - 10 - 2 (10)
Score: 34–68 (max 75)

Teatime teaser: GETSECOND -> CONGESTED

Round 10: T E A Q N V O E L

Matthew: NOVEL (5)
Eddie: EVENT (5)
DC: levonate LEAVEN (6) LEVANT (6) NOVELET (7)
Score: 39–73 (max 82)

Round 11: P S W T U O E G N

Matthew: TONGUES (7)
Eddie: TONGUES (7)
DC: SPONGE (6) UNSWEPT (7)
OT: GOWPENS (7) UPTOWNS (7)
Score: 46–80 (max 89)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "caught red-handed".

Round 12: D I P N S E O G R

Matthew: SPONGIER (8)
Eddie: DEPOSING (8)
DC: PODGIER (7)
OT: PERIGONS (8) POINDERS (8) PRISONED (8) REPOSING (8)
Score: 54–88 (max 97)

Round 13: F D L U A E B G X

Matthew: flagued
Eddie: BULGED (6)
DC: BLAGUE (6) BAGFUL (6) GLUED (5)
OT: ABLUDE (6) BELUGA (6) BLUDGE (6) BUGLED (6) FABLED (6) FEUDAL (6) FLUXED (6) GABLED (6)
Score: 54–94 (max 103)

Round 14: 25, 7, 1, 6, 9, 5. Target: 139.

Matthew: 139. (6 x 25) - 7 - 5 + 1 (10)
Eddie: -
Score: 64–94 (max 113)

Round 15: C L I N G T R U E

Matthew buzzes on 29.25 seconds to say RECULTING which is incorrect.
Eddie does not buzz.
The answer was LECTURING (...., although RELUCTING is also a valid answer.... :roll: :roll: :oops: :oops: )
Final Score: 64–94 (max 123)

Statistics Corner

Matthew:
Total score - 64
Raw score - 94
Total % of max - 52
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 6

Eddie:
Total score - 94
Raw score - 94
Total % of max - 76
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 8

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