Wednesday 8th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 31)

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Wednesday 8th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 31)

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 8 August 2018.

C1: Champion Eddie Glass (2 wins, 168 points.) A retired caretaker from Maybole, South Ayrshire.
C2: Challenger Sally King. A clinical trials data manager from Dartford, Kent. She works in the urology department at Guy's Hospital.
DC: Susie Dent and Griff Rhys Jones.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D E R D U E S H S
R02: G D A S E O V D N
R03: 100, 7, 2, 10, 4, 6. Target: 297.
TTT: SALEITEMS - "The items were in the sale, but they'd only been reduced the smallest amount."
R04: L Y U A C N U T R
R05: T N I O S B P E S
R06: 25, 75, 9, 8, 10, 4. Target: 596.
R07: N A F R C I E Q R
R08: T A N M O E R T A
R09: 50, 10, 1, 2, 5, 7. Target: 997.
TTT: FERRYFOOT - "It looks like you invite the Conservative to have some bread and wine."
R10: D M U I L K O T A
R11: Z I T R B E I L G
R12: E R O M M S E N A
R13: S J E I E L P V S
R14: 25, 75, 3, 6, 1, 5. Target: 774.
R15: H A I L T H E R E (conundrum)


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Round 1: D E R D U E S H S

Eddie: USHERED (7)
Sally: SHUDDERS (8)
OT: SHEDDERS (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: G D A S E O V D N

Eddie: saved (not written down)
Sally: SAVED (5)
DC: GOADED (6) SADDEN (6) GONADS (6)
OT: DOGVANES (8)
Score: 0–13 (max 16)

Round 3: 100, 7, 2, 10, 4, 6. Target: 297.

Eddie: 296. ((6 / 2) x 100) - 4 (7)
Sally: -
RR: 297. ((6 / 2) x 100) - (10 - 7) (10)
Score: 7–13 (max 26)

Teatime teaser: SALEITEMS -> MEASLIEST

Round 4: L Y U A C N U T R

Eddie: TRUANCY (7)
Sally: TRUANCY (7)
DC: UNRULY (6) CURTAL (6)
OT: NUCULAR (7) TRUNCAL (7) UNTRULY (7)
Score: 14–20 (max 33)

Round 5: T N I O S B P E S

Eddie: BONIEST (7)
Sally: POINTS (6)
DC: POINTES (7)
OT: INSTEPS (7) NEOISTS (7) NOSIEST (7) PISTONS (7) POSIEST (7) POSNETS (7) POSTIES (7) POTSIES (7) SPINETS (7) SPINOSE (7) SPINTOS (7) STEPSON (7) TOPNESS (7)
Score: 21–20 (max 40)

Round 6: 25, 75, 9, 8, 10, 4. Target: 596.

Eddie: 596. (75 x 8) - 4 (10)
Sally: 596. (75 x 8) - 4 (10)
Score: 31–30 (max 50)

Griff talks about taking part in The Great British Bake-Off.

Round 7: N A F R C I E Q R

Eddie: FANCIER (7)
Sally: REFRAIN (7)
DC: farcier
OT: CARNIER (7) FERRIAN (7)
Score: 38–37 (max 57)

Round 8: T A N M O E R T A

Eddie: NATTER (6)
Sally: MANTRA (6)
DC: MATTER (6) TERATOMA (8)
OT: AMARETTO (8) EMANATOR (8)
Score: 44–43 (max 65)

Round 9: 50, 10, 1, 2, 5, 7. Target: 997.

Eddie: 997. (2 x 10 x 50) - (7 - 5 + 1) (10)
Sally: 995.
Score: 54–43 (max 75)

Teatime teaser: FERRYFOOT -> OFFERTORY

Round 10: D M U I L K O T A

Eddie: ADULT (5)
Sally: TOAD (4)
DC: TALK (4) KIDULT (6) MIKADO (6)
OT: DIATOM (6) LIKUTA (6) MAKOTI (6) MALOTI (6) MODULI (6) MOTUKA (6) ULTIMO (6)
Score: 59–43 (max 81)

Round 11: Z I T R B E I L G

Eddie: GERBIL (6)
Sally: gilter
DC: girtle GLITZIER (8)
Score: 65–43 (max 89)

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

Round 12: E R O M M S E N A

Eddie: SEAMEN (6)
Sally: MOANERS (7)
DC: remoans OARSMEN (7)
OT: MERESMAN (8)
Score: 65–50 (max 97)

Round 13: S J E I E L P V S

Eddie: PILES (5)
Sally: SLEEPS (6)
DC: SPIELS (6) PIELESS (7) PELVISES (8)
Score: 65–56 (max 105)

Round 14: 25, 75, 3, 6, 1, 5. Target: 774.

Eddie: 775. ((3 + 6 + 1) x 75) + 25 (7)
Sally: 775. Mistake in working.
RR: 774. (((75 / 3) + 6) x 25) - 1 (10)
Score: 72–56 (max 115)

Round 15: H A I L T H E R E

No one buzzes. The answer was HEALTHIER.
Final Score: 72–56 (max 125)

Statistics Corner

Eddie:
Total score - 72
Raw score - 90
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 5

Sally:
Total score - 56
Raw score - 73
Total % of max - 45
Raw % of max - 58
Total average score per round - 3.7
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 4

Further summaries are at:
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