Monday 16th September 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 55)

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Monday 16th September 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 55)

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Countdown recap for Monday 16 September 2019.

C1: Champion Sarah Delap (6 wins, 443 points.) A marketing officer at Newcastle University from Gateshead, Tyne & Wear.
C2: Challenger Matt Sykes. A financial adviser from Wakefield, West Yorkshire. He's a semi-professional footballer playing as a left midfielder for Worksop Town F.C., who won promotion last season.
DC: Susie Dent and Len Goodman.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: A I T N L M O E S
R02: M Y T C U I O A D
R03: 100, 2, 4, 1, 5, 6. Target: 331.
TTT: BARROWKIN - "To get the answer to this, you'll need to do some of this."
R04: R B W S E A U L I
R05: O E G V N A S P U
R06: 25, 9, 5, 4, 10, 10. Target: 531.
R07: I E D M T N A I C
R08: L S T M A O U G I
R09: 75, 1, 10, 5, 3, 2. Target: 658.
TTT: GENESBITS - "This could be produced by a West Yorkshire farmer who's an expert in the udders field."
R10: S H L D E I U G R
R11: O E H F D A I S C
R12: P R S T E A I F V
R13: O E T D N I R T O
R14: 100, 7, 7, 8, 5, 1. Target: 681.
R15: C A R I N G D O C (conundrum)


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Round 1: A I T N L M O E S

Sarah: MOISTEN (7)
Matt: ELATION (7)
DC: LAMENTS (7) SEMOLINA (8)
OT: AILMENTS (8) ALNOITES (8) AMNIOTES (8) LAMINOSE (8) LOAMIEST (8) MANLIEST (8) MOANIEST (8) MOLINETS (8) SMALTINE (8) TOENAILS (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: M Y T C U I O A D

Sarah: CITY (4)
Matt: TOADY (5)
DC: ATOMIC (6) DACOIT (6)
OT: CITYDOM (7) DACOITY (7) MUCOIDY (7)
Score: 7–12 (max 15)

Round 3: 100, 2, 4, 1, 5, 6. Target: 331.

Sarah: 330. ((4 - 1) x 100) + (6 x 5) (7)
Matt: 330. ((4 - 1) x 100) + (6 x 5) (7)
RR: 331. ((6 + 5 + 100) x (4 - 1)) - 2 (10)
Score: 14–19 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: BARROWKIN -> BRAINWORK

Round 4: R B W S E A U L I

Sarah: SWEAR (5)
Matt: BAILERS (7)
DC: SEA (3) WALRUS (6) WARBLES (7)
OT: BULERIAS (8)
Score: 14–26 (max 33)

Round 5: O E G V N A S P U

Sarah: SPONGE (6)
Matt: SANG (4)
DC: VAGUS (5)
OT: GAVONES (7) POSAUNE (7) UNPAVES (7)
Score: 20–26 (max 40)

Round 6: 25, 9, 5, 4, 10, 10. Target: 531.

Sarah: 529. (25 x 4 x 5) + 10 + 10 + 9 (7)
Matt: 529. (25 x 4 x 5) + 10 + 10 + 9 (7)
RR: 531. (((25 x 5) + 10) x 4) - 9 (10)
Score: 27–33 (max 50)

Len talks about being reluctant to dance with his wife.

Round 7: I E D M T N A I C

Sarah: MINTED (6)
Matt: MINTED (6)
DC: INDICATE (8)
OT: ACTINIDE (8) CTENIDIA (8) DICTAMEN (8) MICANITE (8) MINIATED (8)
Score: 33–39 (max 58)

Round 8: L S T M A O U G I

Sarah: maulist
Matt: TAILS (5)
DC: MOGULS (6) AGOUTIS (7)
OT: SOLATIUM (8)
Score: 33–44 (max 66)

Round 9: 75, 1, 10, 5, 3, 2. Target: 658.

Sarah: 658. ((10 - 1) x 75) - (5 x 3) - 2 (10)
Matt: 655.
Score: 43–44 (max 76)

Teatime teaser: GENESBITS -> BEESTINGS

Round 10: S H L D E I U G R

Sarah: SHIELD (6)
Matt: GUILDERS (8)
DC: SLUDGIER (8) GIRDLES (7) HURDLES (7)
Score: 43–52 (max 84)

Round 11: O E H F D A I S C

Sarah: FACED (5)
Matt: FADES (5)
DC: CODFISH (7)
Score: 48–57 (max 91)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "MMR" (measles, mumps and rubella).

Round 12: P R S T E A I F V

Sarah: aperitifs
Matt: PASTIER (7)
DC: PRIVATES (8)
OT: PRISTAVE (8)
Score: 48–64 (max 99)

Round 13: O E T D N I R T O

Sarah: TINTER (6)
Matt: toonier
DC: DOTTIER (7)
OT: NITTOED (7) NORDITE (7) RIDOTTO (7) TORTONI (7) TRIDENT (7) TRITONE (7)
Score: 54–64 (max 106)

Round 14: 100, 7, 7, 8, 5, 1. Target: 681.

Sarah: 681. (100 x 7) - (8 + 7 + 5 - 1) (10)
Matt: 681. (100 x 7) - (8 + 7 + 5 - 1) (10)
Score: 64–74 (max 116)

Round 15: C A R I N G D O C

Sarah buzzes on 23.25 seconds to say ACCORDING which is correct.
Score: 74–74 (max 126)

So, for only the second time in 2019, we have a TIEBREAK CONUNDRUM :!: :!: :!:

Tiebreak conundrum: F I N G E R P I X

Matt buzzes on 7 seconds to say PREFIXING which is correct.
Final Score: 74–84 (max 126)

So, Sarah's very unusual run comes to an end. having no scores above 80 or above and still winning 6 is pretty remarkable, and she still might make the series finals, as she is now the highest-placed non-octochamp on the leaderboard with her 6 wins and 517 points putting her at #5.

Statistics Corner

Sarah:
Total score - 74 (74)
Raw score - 89 (89)
Total % of max - 59 (59)
Raw % of max - 71 (71)
Total average score per round - 4.9 (4.6)
Raw average score per round - 5.9 (5.6)
Number of maxes - 3 (3)

Matt:
Total score - 74 (84)
Raw score - 85 (95)
Total % of max - 59 (67)
Raw % of max - 67 (75)
Total average score per round - 4.9 (5.3)
Raw average score per round - 5.7 (5.9)
Number of maxes - 2 (3)

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