Thursday 24th January 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 2)

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Thursday 24th January 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 2)

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Countdown recap for Thursday 24 January 2019.

C1: Champion Brendan Whitehurst (5 wins, 506 points.) A supermarket worker from Derby.
C2: Challenger Laurence Dunking. A capital actuary from London. He's a supporter of AFC Wimbledon.
DC: Susie Dent and Suzannah Lipscomb.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D U C O M E R A W
R02: N M I O S F E R B
R03: 50, 100, 2, 10, 9, 1. Target: 309.
TTT: SIDPESTER - "Sid would pester continually until he got his own way."
R04: D H A U B M A E R
R05: X U T O L E S O H
R06: 75, 1, 1, 4, 3, 7. Target: 436.
R07: L A T E Z A G I D
R08: S P E A V G I R T
R09: 25, 6, 3, 7, 3, 4. Target: 662.
TTT: LEAKYPRAM - "When the team need to get going, this person can make it happen."
R10: D S O I G S U A D
R11: T E R O G I C E N
R12: L F I A M R E S W
R13: N A L U S I Y E L
R14: 100, 3, 7, 6, 8, 4. Target: 590.
R15: M A R I N E R E D (conundrum)


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Round 1: D U C O M E R A W

Brendan: COWARD (6)
Laurence: WARMED (6)
DC: COMRADE (7) MERCADO (7)
OT: CAROMED (7) DECORUM (7) MORCEAU (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: N M I O S F E R B

Brendan: INFORMS (7)
Laurence: fermions (declared as 7)
DC: FERMIONS (8) BONFIRES (8)
OT: ENSIFORM (8)
Score: 13–6 (max 15)

Round 3: 50, 100, 2, 10, 9, 1. Target: 309.

Brendan: 309. ((2 + 1) x 100) + 9 (10)
Laurence: 309. ((2 + 1) x 100) + 9 (10)
Score: 23–16 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: SIDPESTER -> PERSISTED

Round 4: D H A U B M A E R

Brendan: RUMBAED (7)
Laurence: HARMED (6)
DC: RHUMBAED (8)
OT: HARDBEAM (8)
Score: 30–16 (max 33)

Round 5: X U T O L E S O H

Brendan: TOUSLE (6)
Laurence: HOTELS (6)
DC: SOOTHE (6) EXTOLS (6) SOLUTE (6)
OT: OUTSOLE (7) OXHOUSE (7)
Score: 36–22 (max 40)

Round 6: 75, 1, 1, 4, 3, 7. Target: 436.

Brendan: 436. ((75 - 3) x (7 - 1)) + 4 (10)
Laurence: 439.
Score: 46–22 (max 50)

Suzannah carries on with her talks about Henry VIII's six wives, continuing with his second wife, Anne Boleyn, as well as a little mention of her new book, "The Voice of Nîmes".

Round 7: L A T E Z A G I D

Brendan: LIGATED (7)
Laurence: DILATE (6)
DC: GLITZED (7)
OT: AGATIZED (8)
Score: 53–22 (max 58)

Round 8: S P E A V G I R T

Brendan: GRAVIES (7)
Laurence: -
DC: PRIVATES (8) VIRGATES (8)
OT: GRAPIEST (8) PRISTAVE (8)
Score: 60–22 (max 66)

Round 9: 25, 6, 3, 7, 3, 4. Target: 662.

Brendan: 663. (((7 x 3) + 6) x 25) - (4 x 3) (7)
Laurence: 664.
RR: 662. ((25 + 3) x 6 x 4) - 7 - 3 (10)
Score: 67–22 (max 76)

Teatime teaser: LEAKYPRAM -> PLAYMAKER

Round 10: D S O I G S U A D

Brendan: SODAS (5)
Laurence: SODAS (5)
DC: GUIDOS (6) GADOIDS (7)
OT: DAIGOUS (7)
Score: 72–27 (max 83)

Round 11: T E R O G I C E N

Brendan: ERECTING (8)
Laurence: CENTRE (6)
DC: ERECTION (8) NEOTERIC (8)
OT: GERONTIC (8) NOCERITE (8)
Score: 80–27 (max 91)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of words where the female equivalent have been worse off compared to the male equivalent.

Round 12: L F I A M R E S W

Brendan: REALISM (7)
Laurence: FLAMERS (7)
DC: WELFARISM (18)
Score: 87–34 (max 109)

Round 13: N A L U S I Y E L

Brendan: SALINE (6)
Laurence: UNEASILY (8)
Score: 87–42 (max 117)

Round 14: 100, 3, 7, 6, 8, 4. Target: 590.

Brendan: 590. ((8 x 7) + 3) x (6 + 4) (10)
Laurence: 590. (6 x 100) - 7 - 3 (10)
Score: 97–52 (max 127)

Round 15: M A R I N E R E D

Brendan buzzes on 4.75 seconds to say REMAINDER which is correct.
Final Score: 107–52 (max 137)

Statistics Corner

Brendan:
Total score - 107
Raw score - 113
Total % of max - 78
Raw % of max - 82
Total average score per round - 7.1
Raw average score per round - 7.5
Number of maxes - 5

Laurence:
Total score - 52
Raw score - 84
Total % of max - 38
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 3.5
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=80
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