Friday 10th May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 78)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 10 May 2019.

C1: Champion Sandra Pilson (4 wins, 374 points.) A management consultant from Whiston, South Yorkshire.
C2: Challenger Lesley Trotter. A retired kindergarten teacher from Leicester. She once did a loop-the-loop and a stall dive in a biplane in Yorkshire, flown by her husband's cousin!
DC: Susie Dent and Brian Turner.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L C D B A E E R T
R02: N I O S G D A S O
R03: 25, 50, 2, 5, 8, 6. Target: 718.
TTT: MINORWARS - "After its finished coming down, these will start to come up."
R04: N T I E P M C O E
R05: W T D L I E I G X
R06: 50, 100, 4, 8, 9, 6. Target: 297.
R07: M F N W O E A J N
R08: T R E O S N Q E A
R09: 25, 50, 2, 1, 4, 6. Target: 537.
TTT: SPICEFAIR - "They'll do anything to avoid conflict, and they want to be sucked."
R10: D R P S I E U F E
R11: L Z N T U E A K S
R12: B E U R O H S I R
R13: P Y D T A E I S O
R14: 50, 100, 10, 8, 8, 7. Target: 883.
R15: G R O W S I R O N (conundrum)


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Round 1: L C D B A E E R T

Sandra: BELATED (7)
Lesley: BRACELET (8)
DC: BERATE (6) TREACLE (7) DEBACLE (7)
OT: DECRETAL (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: N I O S G D A S O

Sandra: DOSSING (7)
Lesley: goading
DC: GOONDAS (7)
OT: GANOIDS (7) GODSONS (7)
Score: 7–8 (max 15)

Round 3: 25, 50, 2, 5, 8, 6. Target: 718.

Sandra: 718. ((8 + 6) x 50) + 25 - 5 - 2 (10)
Lesley: -
Score: 17–8 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: MINORWARS -> RAINWORMS

Round 4: N T I E P M C O E

Sandra: PIMENTO (7)
Lesley: COMPETE (7)
DC: IMPOTENCE (18)
Score: 24–15 (max 43)

Round 5: W T D L I E I G X

Sandra: WILTED (6)
Lesley: WIDGET (6)
DC: WIDGIE (6)
OT: WILGIE (6)
Score: 30–21 (max 49)

Round 6: 50, 100, 4, 8, 9, 6. Target: 297.

Sandra: 297. (6 x 50) - (4 - (9 - 8)) (10)
Lesley: 298.
Score: 40–21 (max 59)

Brian talks about his studies into vegetarianism/veganism.

Round 7: M F N W O E A J N

Sandra: WOMAN (5)
Lesley: WOMAN (5)
DC: WOMEN (5)
OT: FOEMAN (6)
Score: 45–26 (max 65)

Round 8: T R E O S N Q E A

Sandra: RESONATE (8)
Lesley: RESONATE (8)
DC: TREASON (7)
OT: OESTRANE (8)
Score: 53–34 (max 73)

Round 9: 25, 50, 2, 1, 4, 6. Target: 537.

Sandra: 533. ((6 + 1) x (50 + 25)) + (2 x 4) (7)
Lesley: -
RR: 537. ((((4 + 1) x 50) + 6) x 2) + 25 (10)
Score: 60–34 (max 83)

Teatime teaser: SPICEFAIR -> PACIFIERS

Round 10: D R P S I E U F E

Sandra: REFUSED (7)
Lesley: PERUSED (7)
DC: DUPERIES (8)
OT: PERIFUSED (18)
Score: 67–41 (max 101)

Round 11: L Z N T U E A K S

Sandra: SALUTE (6)
Lesley: KLUTZES (7)
DC: ELUANTS (7)
OT: ANKLETS (7) ASKLENT (7) AUKLETS (7) KNULEST (7) LANKEST (7) LUNATES (7)
Score: 67–48 (max 108)

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

Round 12: B E U R O H S I R

Sandra: HURRIES (7)
Lesley: brusher
DC: HORSIER (7) BUSHIER (7)
OT: BRUISER (7) EBRIOUS (7) RUBRISH (7)
Score: 74–48 (max 115)

Round 13: P Y D T A E I S O

Sandra: DEPOSIT (7)
Lesley: ADIPOSE (7)
DC: DIOPTASE (8)
OT: DYSTOPIA (8)
Score: 81–55 (max 123)

Round 14: 50, 100, 10, 8, 8, 7. Target: 883.

Sandra: 881. ((100 + 10) x 8) + 8 - 7 (7)
Lesley: -
RR: 883. ((8 + 8) x 50) + 100 - 10 - 7 (10)
Score: 88–55 (max 133)

Round 15: G R O W S I R O N

Sandra buzzes on 26.25 seconds to say SORROWING which is correct.
Final Score: 98–55 (max 143)

Statistics Corner

Sandra:
Total score - 98
Raw score - 111
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 6.5
Raw average score per round - 7.4
Number of maxes - 7

Lesley:
Total score - 55
Raw score - 55
Total % of max - 38
Raw % of max - 38
Total average score per round - 3.7
Raw average score per round - 3.7
Number of maxes - 4

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