Friday 8th March 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 33)

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Friday 8th March 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 33)

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Countdown recap for Friday 8 March 2019.

C1: Champion Maggie Barlow (1 win, 73 points.) A retired librarian from Lutterworth, Leicestershire.
C2: Challenger Julia Wilkinson. A retired science teacher from Southampton. She supports Chelsea F.C.. She had previously appeared on the show in 2002, firstly winning the last 7 prelims of Series 47, which wouldn't have got her into those series finals, as there were 8 octochamps, then she won the first prelim of Series 48, and qualified for those finals as the #5 seed, where she was knocked out in the quarter-finals by Danny Hamilton, who then got 146-ed by Julian Fell in the semis... :P :P
DC: Susie Dent and Helen Fospero.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D C G T E I E O C
R02: T P N U I L G A L
R03: 75, 1, 5, 7, 9, 6. Target: 560.
TTT: IFTHEGIRL - "If the girl wants a cosy night in, you can sit and watch the movie by this."
R04: V R E A V P I O R
R05: I E I Y L S M T K
R06: 50, 25, 4, 10, 1, 5. Target: 428.
R07: M P S O A X E N A
R08: Q O A T U R D O R
R09: 75, 5, 10, 1, 5, 1. Target: 250.
TTT: SOMEIMPLY - "Some people imply that you use things improperly."
R10: E J F O E M H S L
R11: S D S I E R A S Z
R12: P T R U O A D O N
R13: E A E T D S U H R
R14: 50, 100, 6, 9, 2, 1. Target: 610.
R15: N I L G U R G L E (conundrum)


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Round 1: D C G T E I E O C

Maggie: DECEIT (6)
Julia: CITED (5)
DC: GEODETIC (8)
Score: 6–0 (max 8)

Round 2: T P N U I L G A L

Maggie: PLATING (7)
Julia: PULLING (7)
DC: LINGUAL (7)
OT: PUGILANT (8) PUNTILLA (8)
Score: 13–7 (max 16)

Round 3: 75, 1, 5, 7, 9, 6. Target: 560.

Maggie: 560. (75 - 5) x (9 - 1) (10)
Julia: 564.
Score: 23–7 (max 26)

Teatime teaser: IFTHEGIRL -> FIRELIGHT

Round 4: V R E A V P I O R

Maggie: RAPIER (6)
Julia: PROVER (6)
DC: PAVIOR (6)
OT: REVIVOR (7)
Score: 29–13 (max 33)

Round 5: I E I Y L S M T K

Maggie: MILKIEST (8)
Julia: LIKES (5)
DC: MISTLIKE (8)
OT: MYELITIS (8)
Score: 37–13 (max 41)

Round 6: 50, 25, 4, 10, 1, 5. Target: 428.

Maggie: 429. ((10 - 1) x 50) - 25 + 4 (7)
Julia: 426.
RR: 428. ((50 + 25 + 10) x 5) + 4 - 1 (10)
Score: 44–13 (max 51)

Helen talks about her recent trip to Borneo, which she mentioned she was preparing for during her last visit to the studio.

Round 7: M P S O A X E N A

Maggie: MOPANES (7)
Julia: SAMPAN (6)
OT: MESAXON (7) PAESANO (7) PANAXES (7) SPAEMAN (7)
Score: 51–13 (max 58)

Round 8: Q O A T U R D O R

Maggie: ARDOUR (6)
Julia: QUOTA (5)
DC: OUTROAR (7)
OT: QUADROTOR (18)
Score: 57–13 (max 76)

Round 9: 75, 5, 10, 1, 5, 1. Target: 250.

Maggie: 250. 5 x 5 x 10 (10)
Julia: 250. 5 x 5 x 10 (10)
Score: 67–23 (max 86)

Teatime teaser: SOMEIMPLY -> MISEMPLOY

Round 10: E J F O E M H S L

Maggie: SHELF (5)
Julia: HOMES (5)
DC: FLESH (5) MOLES (5)
OT: HOLMES (6) JHEELS (6) MELOES (6) MESELF (6) MESOLE (6) MOHELS (6)
Score: 72–28 (max 92)

Round 11: S D S I E R A S Z

Maggie: ASSIZES (7)
Julia: dissers
OT: DASSIES (7) SASSIER (7)
Score: 79–28 (max 99)

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

Round 12: P T R U O A D O N

Maggie: TANDOOR (7)
Julia: PRONTO (6)
DC: PANDOUR (7) PATROON (7)
OT: ADOPTOR (7) DONATOR (7) DROPOUT (7) ODORANT (7) OROTUND (7) PANDOOR (7) PANDORO (7) PATURON (7) PODURAN (7) PRONOTA (7) PUNATOO (7) ROTONDA (7) ROTOUND (7) ROTUNDA (7) ROTUNDO (7) TORNADO (7)
Score: 86–28 (max 106)

Round 13: E A E T D S U H R

Maggie: HEADSET (7)
Julia: TRASHED (7)
DC: EARTHED (7) HEARTED (7) DATHERS (7)
OT: HEADREST (8)
Score: 93–35 (max 114)

Round 14: 50, 100, 6, 9, 2, 1. Target: 610.

Maggie: 610. (6 x 100) + 9 + 1 (10)
Julia: 610. (6 x 100) + 9 + 1 (10)
Score: 103–45 (max 124)

Round 15: N I L G U R G L E

No one buzzes. The answer was GRUELLING.
Final Score: 103–45 (max 134)

Statistics Corner

Maggie:
Total score - 103
Raw score - 103
Total % of max - 77
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 6.9
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 7

Julia:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 81
Total % of max - 34
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 3.0
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 2

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