Tuesday 13th November 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 98)

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Tuesday 13th November 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 98)

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 13 November 2018.

C1: Champion Alan Duval (5 wins, 416 points.) An Apterite and entrepreneur from London.
C2: Challenger Lisa Skidmore. A musician and guitar teacher from Cork, Republic of Ireland.
DC: Susie Dent and Adrian Chiles.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G O S R S E M U T
R02: N R Q I E A L T W
R03: 100, 75, 25, 3, 10, 1. Target: 718.
TTT: IGETPOINT - "I get to the point of the sensitive issue directly, there's none of this from me."
R04: S C Z A I E S G N
R05: L O D E G I F E R
R06: 50, 75, 1, 9, 9, 3. Target: 428.
R07: T U F E X O E D A
R08: C Y G H A I E R M
R09: 50, 100, 75, 3, 5, 4. Target: 609.
TTT: SOUNDHIRE - "She had a very healthy meal, and as such, she felt this afterwards."
R10: E I O B N R T E T
R11: D O K A E N U J A
R12: E A O N D R S U N
R13: P E L O W I B D U
R14: 75, 9, 7, 5, 10, 3. Target: 351.
R15: L E T T E R D I G (conundrum)


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Round 1: G O S R S E M U T

Alan: GROUSEST (8)
Lisa: GUESTS (6)
DC: GOURMET (7) GOURMETS (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: N R Q I E A L T W

Alan: TAWNIER (7)
Lisa: entrail
DC: TINWARE (7) LATRINE (7)
OT: RELIANT (7) RETINAL (7) TRENAIL (7)
Score: 15–0 (max 15)

Round 3: 100, 75, 25, 3, 10, 1. Target: 718.

Alan: 719. ((75 - 3) x 10) - 1 (7)
Lisa: 721.
RR: 718. ((100 - 1) x (10 - 3)) + 25 (10)
Score: 22–0 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: IGETPOINT -> TIPTOEING

Round 4: S C Z A I E S G N

Alan: CEASING (7)
Lisa: CASING (6)
DC: CAGINESS (8)
Score: 29–0 (max 33)

Round 5: L O D E G I F E R

Alan: refoiled
Lisa: firelog
DC: FIREDOG (7) RELODGE (7)
OT: DEFILER (7) FIELDER (7) FORELEG (7) GLORIED (7) GODLIER (7) ORIELED (7) REFILED (7)
Score: 29–0 (max 40)

Round 6: 50, 75, 1, 9, 9, 3. Target: 428.

Alan: 426. (9 x 50) - (75 / 3) + 1 (7)
Lisa: -
RR: 428. ((9 - 3 + 50) x 9) - 75 - 1 (10)
Score: 36–0 (max 50)

Adrian talks about a recent documentary he did about alcohol consumption.

Round 7: T U F E X O E D A

Alan: fadeout
Lisa: TUXEDO (6)
DC: OUTFEED (7) EXUDATE (7)
Score: 36–6 (max 57)

Round 8: C Y G H A I E R M

Alan: CRIME (5)
Lisa: CHARGE (6)
DC: CHAIR (5) GRIMACE (7) CHIMERA (7)
OT: IMAGERY (7)
Score: 36–12 (max 64)

Round 9: 50, 100, 75, 3, 5, 4. Target: 609.

Alan: 608. ((100 + 50) x 4) + 5 + 3 (7)
Lisa: 602.
RR: 609. ((3 x 4) + 75) x ((100 / 50) + 5) (10)
Score: 43–12 (max 74)

Teatime teaser: SOUNDHIRE -> NOURISHED

Round 10: E I O B N R T E T

Alan: EBONITE (7)
Lisa: BETTER (6)
DC: ROBINET (7) TRITONE (7) BORNITE (7)
OT: REBITTEN (8)
Score: 50–12 (max 82)

Round 11: D O K A E N U J A

Alan: JUNKED (6)
Lisa: ANODE (5)
DC: JOKED (5) OAKEN (5) UNOAKED (7)
Score: 56–12 (max 89)

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

Round 12: E A O N D R S U N

Alan: rondeaus
Lisa: NEURONS (7)
DC: RONDEAU (7) DRONES (6) ASUNDER (7) UNREASON (8)
OT: RONDENAS (8)
Score: 56–19 (max 97)

Round 13: P E L O W I B D U

Alan: DOUBLE (6)
Lisa: plowed
OT: EUPLOID (7)
Score: 62–19 (max 104)

Round 14: 75, 9, 7, 5, 10, 3. Target: 351.

Alan: 351. (75 x 5) - ((10 - 9 + 7) x 3) (10)
Lisa: 354.
Score: 72–19 (max 114)

Round 15: L E T T E R D I G

Alan buzzes on 2.75 seconds to say GLITTERED which is correct.
Final Score: 82–19 (max 124)

Statistics Corner

Alan:
Total score - 82
Raw score - 87
Total % of max - 66
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 5.5
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 4

Lisa:
Total score - 19
Raw score - 61
Total % of max - 15
Raw % of max - 49
Total average score per round - 1.3
Raw average score per round - 4.1
Number of maxes - 0

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