Thursday 7th November 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 93)

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Thursday 7th November 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 93)

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Countdown recap for Thursday 7 November 2019.

C1: Champion Morgan Sauer (3 wins, 269 points.) A student from Peterborough, studying maths and business studies at Leicester University.
C2: Challenger Conor Sherry. A quality technologist in the food industry from Naas, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland. He used to be in an Irish pipe band based in Dublin.
DC: Susie Dent and Jenny Eclair.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: U O E T S L O G S
R02: D E R A V P O C S
R03: 25, 4, 2, 7, 9, 8. Target: 347.
TTT: EARTHWIND - "Because of technology, might there come a time when children struggle to do this?"
R04: D A S I L C E S N
R05: A E M T K A B R O
R06: 25, 8, 7, 7, 6, 10. Target: 245.
R07: N V T A E D O I N
R08: G E S I R G A T Q
R09: 100, 75, 1, 2, 4, 10. Target: 537.
TTT: TOMWISHES - "Tom wishes to see a late movie at the cinema, so checks these for suitability."
R10: H E C O T D I Y O
R11: B R A E N L W A O
R12: S U N S O R N U I
R13: M L R E I A P T I
R14: 100, 10, 9, 5, 1, 3. Target: 724.
R15: B I G K O R N E R (conundrum)


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Round 1: U O E T S L O G S

Morgan: GUTLESS (7)
Conor: TUSSLE (6)
DC: TOES (4) OUTGOES (7) SOLUTES (7)
OT: OUTSOLES (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: D E R A V P O C S

Morgan: CRAVED (6)
Conor: SCRAPED (7)
DC: CORPSED (7)
OT: PARODES (7) RECADOS (7) REDCAPS (7) SADCORE (7) SCARPED (7) SCARVED (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 15)

Round 3: 25, 4, 2, 7, 9, 8. Target: 347.

Morgan: 347. (25 x 7 x 2) - (8 + 4 - 9) (10)
Conor: 347. (7 x 2 x 25) - (4 - (9 - 8)) (10)
Score: 17–17 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: EARTHWIND -> HANDWRITE

Round 4: D A S I L C E S N

Morgan: CLASSED (7)
Conor: CANDIES (7)
DC: LACINESS (8) SANICLES (8)
OT: ACIDNESS (8) CELSIANS (8) SCALDIES (8) SENSICAL (8)
Score: 24–24 (max 33)

Round 5: A E M T K A B R O

Morgan: MARKET (6)
Conor: MARKET (6)
DC: BROKE (5) BROMATE (7)
OT: AEROBAT (7)
Score: 30–30 (max 40)

Round 6: 25, 8, 7, 7, 6, 10. Target: 245.

Morgan: 245. (25 x 10) - (6 - (7 / 7)) (10)
Conor: 245. (25 x 10) - (6 - (7 / 7)) (10)
Score: 40–40 (max 50)

Jenny talks about her new book, Inheritance.

Round 7: N V T A E D O I N

Morgan: INNOVATED (18)
Conor: TANNED (6)
DC: DEVIANT (7)
OT: ADVENTION (18)
Score: 58–40 (max 68)

Round 8: G E S I R G A T Q

Morgan: STAGGER (7)
Conor: STAGGER (7)
DC: RAGGIEST (8)
Score: 65–47 (max 76)

Round 9: 100, 75, 1, 2, 4, 10. Target: 537.

Morgan: 535. ((4 + 2 + 1) x 75) + 10 (7)
Conor: -
RR: 537. (100 + 75 + 4) x (2 + 1) (10)
Score: 72–47 (max 86)

Teatime teaser: TOMWISHES -> SHOWTIMES

Round 10: H E C O T D I Y O

Morgan: ITCHED (6)
Conor: cooted
DC: HOOTED (6) COOT (4)
OT: THEODICY (8)
Score: 78–47 (max 94)

Round 11: B R A E N L W A O

Morgan: WARBLE (6)
Conor: reblown
DC: BRAWL (5) OWNABLE (7)
OT: ABALONE (7) ROWABLE (7)
Score: 84–47 (max 101)

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

Round 12: S U N S O R N U I

Morgan: UNISON (6)
Conor: UNIONS (6)
DC: UNISONS (7) RUINOUS (7)
OT: OURSINS (7) ROUSSIN (7) SINUOUS (7)
Score: 90–53 (max 108)

Round 13: M L R E I A P T I

Morgan: IMPERIAL (8)
Conor: limpier
DC: PALMIER (7)
OT: MILARITE (8) PRELIMIT (8)
Score: 98–53 (max 116)

Round 14: 100, 10, 9, 5, 1, 3. Target: 724.

Morgan: 725. ((10 - 3) x (100 + 5)) - 9 - 1 (7)
Conor: 711.
RR: 724. ((100 - (9 x 3)) x 10) - 5 - 1 (10)
Score: 105–53 (max 126)

Round 15: B I G K O R N E R

Morgan buzzes on 1.75 seconds to say BROKERING which is correct.
Final Score: 115–53 (max 136)

Statistics Corner

Morgan:
Total score - 115
Raw score - 121
Total % of max - 85
Raw % of max - 89
Total average score per round - 7.7
Raw average score per round - 8.1
Number of maxes - 5

Conor:
Total score - 53
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 39
Raw % of max - 48
Total average score per round - 3.5
Raw average score per round - 4.3
Number of maxes - 3

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