Thursday 15th August 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 33)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 15 August 2019.

C1: Champion Stephen Mellor (3 wins, 262 points.) An A-Level student from York.
C2: Challenger Alan Taemur. A musician from London. He's a singing piano player and likes taking requests from audience members.
DC: Susie Dent and Dr. Linda Papadopoulos.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S I Y G E D A N M
R02: S E C N X U A R E
R03: 5, 1, 8, 6, 8, 7. Target: 579.
TTT: LITEMUNCH - "She only had a light munch, it was 12:30 after all."
R04: F I H O D V E S E
R05: B I O N T E C G L
R06: 25, 100, 10, 4, 6, 2. Target: 427.
R07: K I S C E T T A R
R08: J E E O W D T D I
R09: 4, 1, 10, 9, 5, 10. Target: 509.
TTT: SUPERPOLY - "He swapped her denture adhesive for superglue, but it was no accident."
R10: V S Q M A O E L I
R11: C N A I P R O S A
R12: W U L R A L I R E
R13: B I T P O R A N T
R14: 25, 7, 7, 1, 6, 4. Target: 669.
R15: C A T K I N T A G (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: S I Y G E D A N M

Stephen: SIGNED (6)
Alan: GAMES (5)
DC: SMIDGEN (7) DYNAMISE (8)
Score: 6–0 (max 8)

Round 2: S E C N X U A R E

Stephen: CAREENS (7)
Alan: CRANES (6)
DC: CENSURE (7) UNCREASE (8)
OT: NEURAXES (8)
Score: 13–0 (max 16)

Round 3: 5, 1, 8, 6, 8, 7. Target: 579.

Stephen: 576. (6 - 5 + 1 + 7) x 8 x 8 (7)
Alan: -
OT: 579. (((8 x 5) - 1) x (8 + 7)) - 6 (10)
Score: 20–0 (max 26)

Teatime teaser: LITEMUNCH -> LUNCHTIME

Round 4: F I H O D V E S E

Stephen: VIDEOS (6)
Alan: SHOVED (6)
DC: FISHED (6)
OT: DEFIES (6) DEVISE (6) DOVISH (6) FODIES (6) SIEVED (6)
Score: 26–6 (max 32)

Round 5: B I O N T E C G L

Stephen: TINGLE (6)
Alan: BELONG (6)
DC: BELTING (7) LECTION (7)
OT: BILTONG (7) BOLTING (7) IGNOBLE (7) LENTIGO (7)
Score: 32–12 (max 39)

Round 6: 25, 100, 10, 4, 6, 2. Target: 427.

Stephen: 427. (4 x 100) + 25 + 2 (10)
Alan: 427. (4 x 100) + 25 + 2 (10)
Score: 42–22 (max 49)

Dr. Linda talks about how people are getting more impatient.

Round 7: K I S C E T T A R

Stephen: TACKIEST (8)
Alan: TRACKIES (8)
DC: SCATTIER (8)
OT: CITRATES (8) CRISTATE (8) RACKETTS (8)
Score: 50–30 (max 57)

Round 8: J E E O W D T D I

Stephen: EDITED (6)
Alan: TOWED (5)
DC: EEJIT (5)
OT: DIETED (6) DOITED (6) DOWTED (6)
Score: 56–30 (max 63)

Round 9: 4, 1, 10, 9, 5, 10. Target: 509.

Stephen: 509. (5 x 10 x 10) + 9 (10)
Alan: 509. (5 x 10 x 10) + 9 (10)
Score: 66–40 (max 73)

Teatime teaser: SUPERPOLY -> PURPOSELY

Round 10: V S Q M A O E L I

Stephen: SLIME (5)
Alan: LOAVES (6)
DC: OVALISE (7)
Score: 66–46 (max 80)

Round 11: C N A I P R O S A

Stephen: SPRAIN (6)
Alan: SPRAIN (6)
DC: PARANOICS (18) CAPARISON (18)
Score: 72–52 (max 98)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some words originating from the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.

Round 12: W U L R A L I R E

Stephen: WAILER (6)
Alan: WAILER (6)
DC: RAILLEUR (8)
Score: 78–58 (max 106)

Round 13: B I T P O R A N T

Stephen: TRAIN (5)
Alan: TRAIN (5)
DC: PROBIT (6) BRANT (5)
OT: PATRIOT (7)
Score: 83–63 (max 113)

Round 14: 25, 7, 7, 1, 6, 4. Target: 669.

Stephen: 669. (((7 x 4) - 1) x 25) - 6 (10)
Alan: -
Score: 93–63 (max 123)

Round 15: C A T K I N T A G

Stephen buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say ATTACKING which is correct.
Final Score: 103–63 (max 133)

Statistics Corner

Stephen:
Total score - 103
Raw score - 108
Total % of max - 77
Raw % of max - 81
Total average score per round - 6.9
Raw average score per round - 7.2
Number of maxes - 7

Alan:
Total score - 63
Raw score - 79
Total % of max - 47
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 4.2
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 4

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=81