Countdown recap for Wednesday 23 January 2019.
C1: Champion Brendan Whitehurst (4 wins, 402 points.) A supermarket worker from Derby.
C2: Challenger Linda Nowotarski. A retired government officer from Gatley, Greater Manchester. She's a season ticket holder at Manchester United.
DC: Susie Dent and Suzannah Lipscomb.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: L O S E G U N I T
R02: S N O E S A D E N
R03: 100, 9, 3, 4, 5, 8. Target: 485.
TTT: GETGARAGE - "You might find the overall total score on a building site."
R04: Y R F I O S E R U
R05: T O P I L E T O N
R06: 25, 7, 4, 9, 7, 3. Target: 831.
R07: K A R E G E V O P
R08: J S R I E D A L I
R09: 100, 9, 6, 1, 3, 8. Target: 558.
TTT: UNNOTICED - "The busker's music was largely unnoticed, but he carried on playing anyway."
R10: R T S A I G Q O A
R11: T I V U S A P E C
R12: M T P I E L O D E
R13: T A N I G E R U W
R14: 100, 50, 5, 4, 7, 2. Target: 962.
R15: V E T A I D C A T (conundrum)
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Round 1: L O S E G U N I T
Brendan: LOUNGES (7)
Linda: LOSING (6)
DC: OUTLINES (8) LIGNEOUS (8) IGNEOUS (7)
OT: ELUTIONS (8) EULOGIST (8) LINGUETS (8) TOUSLING (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)
Round 2: S N O E S A D E N
Brendan: SEASONED (8)
Linda: SEASONED (8)
DC: DONENESS (8)
OT: NOSEANES (8)
Score: 15–8 (max 16)
Round 3: 100, 9, 3, 4, 5, 8. Target: 485.
Brendan: 485. (100 - 3) x 5 (10)
Linda: 485. (100 x 5) - (3 + 8 + 4) (10)
Score: 25–18 (max 26)
Teatime teaser: GETGARAGE -> AGGREGATE
Round 4: Y R F I O S E R U
Brendan: ROUSER (6)
Linda: ROSIER (6)
DC: FERROUS (7)
OT: FRISEUR (7) FURORES (7) FURRIES (7)
Score: 31–24 (max 33)
Round 5: T O P I L E T O N
Brendan: POOTLE (6)
Linda: POLITE (6)
DC: PELOTON (7)
OT: PENTITOL (8) POINTLET (8)
Score: 37–30 (max 41)
Round 6: 25, 7, 4, 9, 7, 3. Target: 831.
Brendan: 832. ((7 + 4) x 3 x 25) + 7 (7)
Linda: 832. (((9 x 4) - 3) x 25) + 7 (7)
RR: 831. (((7 + 4) x 25) + 9 - 7) x 3 (10)
Score: 44–37 (max 51)
Suzannah begins a series of talks about Henry VIII's six wives, beginning with the first one, Katherine of Aragon.
Round 7: K A R E G E V O P
Brendan: OVERAGE (7)
Linda: GROVE (5)
DC: GEOPARK (7)
OT: PREGAVE (7)
Score: 51–37 (max 58)
Round 8: J S R I E D A L I
Brendan: DAIRIES (7)
Linda: JADES (5)
DC: AIRSIDE (7) REDIALS (7) JAILERS (7)
OT: LAIRDIES (8)
Score: 58–37 (max 66)
Round 9: 100, 9, 6, 1, 3, 8. Target: 558.
Brendan: 558. (100 - (8 - 1)) x 6 (10)
Linda: 555.
Score: 68–37 (max 76)
Teatime teaser: UNNOTICED -> CONTINUED
Round 10: R T S A I G Q O A
Brendan: AORTAS (6)
Linda: ROAST (5)
DC: RATIOS (6) ARGOTS (6)
OT: AGISTOR (7) ORGIAST (7) TARIQAS (7)
Score: 74–37 (max 83)
Round 11: T I V U S A P E C
Brendan: CAPTIVES (8)
Linda: CAPTIVES (8)
Score: 82–45 (max 91)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "woman".
Round 12: M T P I E L O D E
Brendan: PILOTED (7)
Linda: IMPLODE (7)
DC: EPITOME (7)
OT: PETIOLED (8)
Score: 89–52 (max 99)
Round 13: T A N I G E R U W
Brendan: WATERING (8)
Linda: TWAIN (5)
DC: GAUNTER (7)
OT: TWANGIER (8)
Score: 97–52 (max 107)
Round 14: 100, 50, 5, 4, 7, 2. Target: 962.
Brendan: 959. ((7 + 2) x 100) + 50 + 5 + 4 (7)
Linda: -
RR: 962. ((50 / 5) x (100 - 4)) + 2 (10)
Score: 104–52 (max 117)
Round 15: V E T A I D C A T
Linda buzzes on 9.75 seconds to say ACTIVATED which is correct.
Final Score: 104–62 (max 127)
Statistics Corner
Brendan:
Total score - 104
Raw score - 104
Total % of max - 82
Raw % of max - 82
Total average score per round - 6.9
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 6
Linda:
Total score - 62
Raw score - 95
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 75
Total average score per round - 4.1
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 4
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=80