Countdown recap for Wednesday 12 December 2018.
C1: Champion Brendan Whitehurst (3 wins, 310 points.) A supermarket worker from Derby.
C2: Challenger David Rutherford. An audio-visual transcriber from Bolton.
DC: Susie Dent and Dan Walker.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: W A N E T U L I Z
R02: A M R O E D S I C
R03: 50, 2, 3, 1, 9, 8. Target: 901.
TTT: PRIMEFAIL - "I've got prime audio equipment which hopefully won't fail when I play the guitar."
R04: S U V E N D O S C
R05: H E G A L O W E T
R06: 25, 50, 1, 7, 4, 6. Target: 385.
R07: N I R E S O L U R
R08: G E S R A E V I X
R09: 25, 4, 5, 8, 2, 3. Target: 188.
TTT: MOBSUITUP - "His personality offended almost everyone, he was this sort of chap."
R10: H E A S N E S G P
R11: M A Y I B O F E T
R12: D O E L I R T E P
R13: D A T E S I Q O D
R14: 100, 25, 75, 1, 8, 2. Target: 959.
R15: T I N I B R A V O (conundrum)
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Round 1: W A N E T U L I Z
Brendan: ALIEN (5)
David: AUNTIE (6)
DC: WALNUT (6)
OT: ALUNITE (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)
Round 2: A M R O E D S I C
Brendan: MISREAD (7)
David: CARDIES (7)
DC: CREAMS (6) SIDECAR (7) COMRADES (8)
OT: IDOCRASE (8) MERCADOS (8)
Score: 7–13 (max 15)
Round 3: 50, 2, 3, 1, 9, 8. Target: 901.
Brendan: 901. (9 x 2 x 50) + 1 (10)
David: 901. (9 x 2 x 50) + 1 (10)
Score: 17–23 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: PRIMEFAIL -> AMPLIFIER
Round 4: S U V E N D O S C
Brendan: COVENS (6)
David: DUNCES (6)
DC: NOSE (4) DOVES (5) SECONDS (7)
OT: ESCUDOS (7)
Score: 23–29 (max 32)
Round 5: H E G A L O W E T
Brendan: GOATEE (6)
David: LEGATE (6)
DC: HALO (4) THALWEG (7)
OT: HELOTAGE (8)
Score: 29–35 (max 40)
Round 6: 25, 50, 1, 7, 4, 6. Target: 385.
Brendan: 385. (50 + 4 + 1) x 7 (10)
David: 381.
Score: 39–35 (max 50)
Dan talks about how social media can be a place where criticism is rife...
Round 7: N I R E S O L U R
Brendan: LORRIES (7)
David: LORRIES (7)
DC: sirloin LORINERS (8)
Score: 46–42 (max 58)
Round 8: G E S R A E V I X
Brendan: GRIEVES (7)
David: -
DC: GRAVIES (7) GAS (3)
OT: GREAVES (7) REGIVES (7) RIVAGES (7)
Score: 53–42 (max 65)
Round 9: 25, 4, 5, 8, 2, 3. Target: 188.
Brendan: 188. (25 x 8) - (4 x 3) (10)
David: 188. (25 x 8) - (4 x 3) (10)
Score: 63–52 (max 75)
Teatime teaser: MOBSUITUP -> BUMPTIOUS
Round 10: H E A S N E S G P
Brendan: PEAHENS (7)
David: SHAPES (6)
DC: PEAS (4) GNASHES (7)
OT: NGAPEES (7) PEANESS (7) PEGASSE (7) PESAGES (7)
Score: 70–52 (max 82)
Round 11: M A Y I B O F E T
Brendan: BEFIT (5)
David: BOATIE (6)
DC: BEATIFY (7)
OT: FOYAITE (7)
Score: 70–58 (max 89)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "crapper" and "John".
Round 12: D O E L I R T E P
Brendan: LOITERED (8)
David: LOITERED (8)
DC: REPTILE (7) PEEL (4) PERIDOT (7)
OT: DOLERITE (8) PETIOLED (8) PROTEIDE (8)
Score: 78–66 (max 97)
Round 13: D A T E S I Q O D
Brendan: TOADIES (7)
David: TOADIES (7)
DC: DATES (5) TODDIES (7)
OT: IODATES (7) TOADIED (7)
Score: 85–73 (max 104)
Round 14: 100, 25, 75, 1, 8, 2. Target: 959.
Brendan: 960. ((100 + 1) x (8 + 2)) - (75 - 25) (7)
David: -
OT: 959. ((((75 - 1) x 8) - 100) x 2) - 25 (10)
Score: 92–73 (max 114)
Round 15: T I N I B R A V O
David buzzes on 2.5 seconds to say VIBRATION which is correct.
Final Score: 92–83 (max 124)
So, Brendan departs for now as our carryover champion, but he's in for a long, long wait, as we have both the Series finals, and the next Champion of Champions tournament too, so his next show isn't until Wednesday 23rd January next year
Statistics Corner
Brendan:
Total score - 92
Raw score - 102
Total % of max - 74
Raw % of max - 82
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 6.8
Number of maxes - 7
David:
Total score - 83
Raw score - 96
Total % of max - 67
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 5.5
Raw average score per round - 6.4
Number of maxes - 5
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=79