Thursday 9th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 32)

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Thursday 9th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 32)

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Countdown recap for Thursday 9 August 2018.

C1: Champion Eddie Glass (3 wins, 240 points.) A retired caretaker from Maybole, South Ayrshire.
C2: Challenger Steve Rush. A police officer from Norfolk. He has been searching his family tree and thinks there is a possible connection with a well-known Norfolk murderer from the 19th century.
DC: Susie Dent and Griff Rhys Jones.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: P E I S T H U W S
R02: G B S Z I A O E T
R03: 100, 9, 8, 5, 3, 4. Target: 134.
TTT: PEARTANGO - "The pub had to close down, it had lost all its customers."
R04: C D K T O I A D E
R05: R O N R E U J S G
R06: 50, 25, 1, 5, 6, 10. Target: 205.
R07: R O A P I F T B E
R08: G R G D I U O E M
R09: 100, 7, 2, 10, 1, 1. Target: 471.
TTT: PUCEDRIED - "His feet were puce colour and dried up, so he had this done to them."
R10: N H D R N A U I E
R11: M O L X T I D U N
R12: P S R N L E O I V
R13: L A M U O T S R C
R14: 75, 50, 9, 8, 10, 4. Target: 695.
R15: B O N E D R U D E (conundrum)


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Round 1: P E I S T H U W S

Eddie: PUSHIEST (8)
Steve: PUSHIEST (8)
DC: SWIPES (6) HEISTS (6)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)

Round 2: G B S Z I A O E T

Eddie: BOATIES (7)
Steve: goaties
DC: GAZEBOS (7)
Score: 15–8 (max 15)

Round 3: 100, 9, 8, 5, 3, 4. Target: 134.

Eddie: 134. (4 x 8) + 5 - 3 + 100 (10)
Steve: 134. (9 x 5) - (8 + 3) + 100 (10)
Score: 25–18 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: PEARTANGO -> PATRONAGE

Round 4: C D K T O I A D E

Eddie: TICKED (6)
Steve: DOCKET (6)
DC: ADDICT (6) TOCKED (6) TACKED (6) DACOIT (6)
OT: TOADIED (7)
Score: 31–24 (max 32)

Round 5: R O N R E U J S G

Eddie: ogress
Steve: JURORS (6)
DC: SURGEON (7) GROUSER (7)
OT: RONGEURS (8)
Score: 31–30 (max 40)

Round 6: 50, 25, 1, 5, 6, 10. Target: 205.

Eddie: 205. ((10 - 6) x 50) + 5 (10)
Steve: 205. (25 x 10) - 50 + 5 (10)
Score: 41–40 (max 50)

Griff talks about his various TV travel programmes.

Round 7: R O A P I F T B E

Eddie: PROBATE (7)
Steve: BAITER (6)
DC: PROFIT (6) FIREBOAT (8)
Score: 48–40 (max 58)

Round 8: G R G D I U O E M

Eddie: GUIDER (6)
Steve: MUGGIER (7)
DC: DOGGIER (7) DOGGIE (6) RUGGED (6) MOGGIE (6)
OT: DRUGGIE (7)
Score: 48–47 (max 65)

Round 9: 100, 7, 2, 10, 1, 1. Target: 471.

Eddie: -
Steve: 470. ((1 + 1 + 2) x 100) + (7 x 10) (7)
RR: 471. ((10 / 2) x (100 - (7 - 1))) + 1 (10)
Score: 48–54 (max 75)

Teatime teaser: PUCEDRIED -> PEDICURED

Round 10: N H D R N A U I E

Eddie: unhinder
Steve: HANDIER (7)
DC: UNHAND (6) UNREAD (6) HARDEN (6)
OT: ADRENIN (7) INURNED (7) RHEADIN (7) UNAIRED (7) UNHEARD (7)
Score: 48–61 (max 82)

Round 11: M O L X T I D U N

Eddie: MOULT (5)
Steve: UNTOLD (6)
DC: UNMIX (5) ULTIMO (6)
OT: INDULT (6) LUTINO (6) MODULI (6) MOULIN (6) UNMILD (6)
Score: 48–67 (max 88)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "in the nick of time".

Round 12: P S R N L E O I V

Eddie: PLOVERS (7)
Steve: slopier
DC: PROVES (6) OVERSPIN (8)
OT: OVERLIPS (8) PLERIONS (8) SLIPOVER (8)
Score: 55–67 (max 96)

Round 13: L A M U O T S R C

Eddie: CLAMOURS (8)
Steve: MASCOT (6)
DC: clamtours AMOURS (6)
OT: CUSTOMAL (8)
Score: 63–67 (max 104)

Round 14: 75, 50, 9, 8, 10, 4. Target: 695.

Eddie: 700.
Steve: 695. (75 x 10) - 50 - 4 - (9 - 8) (10)
Score: 63–77 (max 114)

Round 15: B O N E D R U D E

Eddie buzzes on 6.25 seconds to say REBOUNDED which is correct.
Final Score: 73–77 (max 124)

Statistics Corner

Eddie:
Total score - 73
Raw score - 91
Total % of max - 59
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 6

Steve:
Total score - 77
Raw score - 89
Total % of max - 62
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 7

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