Monday 28th January 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 4)

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Monday 28th January 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 4)

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Countdown recap for Monday 28 January 2019.

C1: Champion Brendan Whitehurst (7 wins, 725 points.) A supermarket worker from Derby.
C2: Challenger Vittorio Angelone. From Belfast, Northern Ireland. His grandparents came across from Italy during the war, hence the Italian name.
DC: Susie Dent and Suzannah Lipscomb.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D I S A C U W O M
R02: E H U S O L G I P
R03: 100, 8, 4, 1, 2, 3. Target: 114.
TTT: AFRICABET - "Does the MP make things up in order to deceive people?"
R04: A B D O H U T E R
R05: S O R U X E N A D
R06: 50, 100, 2, 5, 3, 6. Target: 188.
R07: N I S A R U Z E N
R08: O R V U T I O G S
R09: 25, 5, 1, 7, 10, 8. Target: 481.
TTT: RIVERCOOS - "Heavy metal can be damaged by this type of acid."
R10: A W E D S I N P E
R11: T A F I N A Y E S
R12: I R A L E M O G T
R13: K E T I P U R A T
R14: 75, 100, 1, 4, 9, 7. Target: 244.
R15: L E F T I M I S S (conundrum)


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Round 1: D I S A C U W O M

Brendan: MIAOWS (6)
Vittorio: SWIM (4)
DC: MOSAIC (6) MUSCOID (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

Round 2: E H U S O L G I P

Brendan: PLOUGHS (7)
Vittorio: PLUGS (5)
OT: PISHOGUE (8)
Score: 13–0 (max 15)

Round 3: 100, 8, 4, 1, 2, 3. Target: 114.

Brendan: 114. 100 + 8 + 4 + 2 (10)
Vittorio: 114. 100 + 8 + 4 + 2 (10)
Score: 23–10 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: AFRICABET -> FABRICATE

Round 4: A B D O H U T E R

Brendan: ABORTED (7)
Vittorio: BOTHER (6)
DC: DOUBTER (7) OBDURATE (8)
OT: AUTHORED (8)
Score: 30–10 (max 33)

Round 5: S O R U X E N A D

Brendan: AROUSED (7)
Vittorio: DARES (5)
OT: RONDEAUX (8)
Score: 37–10 (max 41)

Round 6: 50, 100, 2, 5, 3, 6. Target: 188.

Brendan: 188. (100 - 6) x 2 (10)
Vittorio: 188. (100 x 2) - ((5 - 3) x 6) (10)
Score: 47–20 (max 51)

Suzannah carries on with her talks about Henry VIII's six wives, continuing with his fifth wife, Catherine Howard.

Round 7: N I S A R U Z E N

Brendan: INSANE (6)
Vittorio: RISEN (5)
DC: SUNNIER (7) ZANIER (6) SARNIE (6)
OT: SUZERAIN (8)
Score: 53–20 (max 59)

Round 8: O R V U T I O G S

Brendan: GROUTS (6)
Vittorio: GROUTS (6)
DC: VIRTUOSO (8)
OT: GOITROUS (8) VIGOROUS (8)
Score: 59–26 (max 67)

Round 9: 25, 5, 1, 7, 10, 8. Target: 481.

Brendan: 480. ((10 + 8) x 25) + ((7 - 1) x 5) (7)
Vittorio: 480. ((5 x 8) + 1 + 7) x 10 (7)
RR: 481. (((7 x 5) + 25) x 8) + 1 (10)
Score: 66–33 (max 77)

Teatime teaser: RIVERCOOS -> CORROSIVE

Round 10: A W E D S I N P E

Brendan: ANISEED (7)
Vittorio: SPINED (6)
DC: PANSIED (7) SPAWNED (7) WASPIE (6)
OT: PENAEIDS (8) PINWEEDS (8)
Score: 73–33 (max 85)

Round 11: T A F I N A Y E S

Brendan: fansite
Vittorio: FINES (5)
DC: SANITY (6) FANTASY (7) NASTIFY (7)
OT: TAENIAS (7)
Score: 73–38 (max 92)

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

Round 12: I R A L E M O G T

Brendan: GLOATER (7)
Vittorio: realting
DC: TOMGIRL (7)
OT: ALIGOTE (7) GOATIER (7) LEGATOR (7) LOAMIER (7) MALTIER (7) MARIGOT (7) MARLITE (7) MIGRATE (7) MILAGRO (7) MOTLIER (7) RAGTIME (7) RIGOLET (7)
Score: 80–38 (max 99)

Round 13: K E T I P U R A T

Brendan: PARKIE (6)
Vittorio: PATTER (6)
DC: UPTAKE (6)
OT: PARTITE (7)
Score: 86–44 (max 106)

Round 14: 75, 100, 1, 4, 9, 7. Target: 244.

Brendan: 244. ((75 + 9) x 4) - 100 + 7 + 1 (10)
Vittorio: -
Score: 96–44 (max 116)

Round 15: L E F T I M I S S

No one buzzes. The answer was FLIMSIEST.
Final Score: 96–44 (max 126)

So, despite not getting the conundrum, it's been a brilliant octorun from Brendan Whitehurst, and he goes straight to the top of the leaderboard with 819 points, which is a good benchmark, considering that Martin May (the #1 from the last series) only got 20 more points!! But, we'll see him in June. Who will take the plunge and try and reach octochampdom.... :? :? :?: :?:

Statistics Corner

Brendan:
Total score - 96
Raw score - 96
Total % of max - 76
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 6.4
Raw average score per round - 6.4
Number of maxes - 4

Vittorio:
Total score - 44
Raw score - 75
Total % of max - 35
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 2.9
Raw average score per round - 5.0
Number of maxes - 2

Further summaries are at:
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