Thursday 14th November 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 98)

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Thursday 14th November 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 98)

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Countdown recap for Thursday 14 November 2019.

C1: Challenger Ray Albrow. He attended the 1966 World Cup Final at Wembley between England and West Germany. :shock: :o 8-)
C2: Challenger Paul Anderson. An Apterite and full-time dad from Dublin, but originally from Limavady, County Londonderry. He's a musician, but most of his time is taken up looking after his son and daughter. :)
DC: Susie Dent and Colin Murray.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S N S P U A I N O
R02: T G L E A T E Q H
R03: 50, 1, 10, 1, 2, 5. Target: 683.
TTT: CRANECUBE - "Make an appointment with a good listener, who turns out to be a pirate."
R04: R S H U I A P D E
R05: L R T N O I E S W
R06: 50, 2, 5, 6, 1, 7. Target: 162.
R07: F L C T A I O R E
R08: J M R S I O U A I
R09: 50, 4, 8, 2, 1, 5. Target: 734.
TTT: TRUEPRINT - "When someone is speaking, it's not good manners to do this to them."
R10: T R F O E O S D I
R11: Z G D R E A E C N
R12: S I T C A Y E V M
R13: X N S K E I O R D
R14: 25, 8, 7, 6, 4, 5. Target: 933.
R15: D E T E R B U R P (conundrum)


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Round 1: S N S P U A I N O

Ray: PAINS (5)
Paul: PASSION (7)
DC: PIANOS (6) SAPONINS (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Round 2: T G L E A T E Q H

Ray: LEGATE (6)
Paul: LEGATE (6)
DC: EAGLET (6)
OT: ATHLETE (7) GALETTE (7)
Score: 6–13 (max 15)

Round 3: 50, 1, 10, 1, 2, 5. Target: 683.

Ray: 686. (10 + 5 - 1) x (50 - 1) (7)
Paul: 680. (((2 + 1) x (5 + 1)) + 50) x 10 (7)
RR: 684. ((10 + 5 - 1) x (50 - 1)) - 2 (7)
OT: 682. (50 + ((5 + 1) x 2)) x (10 + 1) (7)
Score: 13–20 (max 22)

Teatime teaser: CRANECUBE -> BUCCANEER

Round 4: R S H U I A P D E

Ray: UPRAISED (8)
Paul: UPRAISED (8)
DC: RAPHIDES (8)
OT: PARISHED (8)
Score: 21–28 (max 30)

Round 5: L R T N O I E S W

Ray: NOISE (5)
Paul: STONIER (7)
DC: WINTERS (7) TOWLINES (8)
Score: 21–35 (max 38)

Round 6: 50, 2, 5, 6, 1, 7. Target: 162.

Ray: 162. ((7 - 5 + 1) x 50) + (2 x 6) (10)
Paul: 162. ((5 x 6) + 1 + 50) x 2 (10)
Score: 31–45 (max 48)

Colin talks about meeting his long-lost cousin at an awards ceremony in Wales.

Round 7: F L C T A I O R E

Ray: TAILOR (6)
Paul: FOLIATE (7)
DC: FORTALICE (18)
Score: 31–52 (max 66)

Round 8: J M R S I O U A I

Ray: maoris
Paul: AIRS (4)
DC: AMOURS (6) SURIMI (6)
OT: OMURAJIS (8)
Score: 31–56 (max 74)

Round 9: 50, 4, 8, 2, 1, 5. Target: 734.

Ray: 735. (50 - 1) x (8 + 2 + 5) (7)
Paul: 735. ((50 x 2) + 5) x (8 - 1) (7)
RR: 734. (((50 - 4) x 8) - 1) x 2 (10)
Score: 38–63 (max 84)

Teatime teaser: TRUEPRINT -> INTERRUPT

Round 10: T R F O E O S D I

Ray: FOODIES (7)
Paul: FOOTERS (7)
DC: fooders DEFROST (7) FROSTED (7) FOISTED (7) EDITORS (7)
OT: DOOFERS (7) FOETORS (7) FOODIST (7) FOOSTER (7) FOOTIES (7) FOOTSIE (7) FORDOES (7) FORTIES (7) FROSTIE (7) ODORISE (7) OOFIEST (7) OROIDES (7) OSTEOID (7) REFOOTS (7) ROOFIES (7) ROOSTED (7) ROSITED (7) SOFRITO (7) SOOTIER (7) SORTIED (7) STEROID (7) STORIED (7) TOROIDS (7) TRIODES (7)
Score: 45–70 (max 91)

Round 11: Z G D R E A E C N

Ray: GRANDEE (7)
Paul: ENRAGED (7)
DC: CREDENZA (8)
Score: 52–77 (max 99)

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

Round 12: S I T C A Y E V M

Ray: CAVIES (6)
Paul: CAVITY (6)
DC: ACTIVES (7)
OT: ACMITES (7) SEMATIC (7)
Score: 58–83 (max 106)

Round 13: X N S K E I O R D

Ray: dorkies
Paul: RISKED (6)
DC: DORK (4) DOESKIN (7)
OT: INDORSE (7) KINDERS (7) OREXINS (7) REDSKIN (7) RODNIES (7) ROSINED (7) SKINDER (7)
Score: 58–89 (max 113)

Round 14: 25, 8, 7, 6, 4, 5. Target: 933.

Ray: 933. (((7 x 6) - 5) x 25) + 8 (10)
Paul: 933. (((5 x 6) + 7) x 25) + 8 (10)
Score: 68–99 (max 123)

Round 15: D E T E R B U R P

Paul buzzes on 1 second to say PERTURBED which is correct.
Final Score: 68–109 (max 133)

Statistics Corner

Ray:
Total score - 68
Raw score - 84
Total % of max - 51
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 4.5
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 5

Paul:
Total score - 109
Raw score - 109
Total % of max - 82
Raw % of max - 82
Total average score per round - 7.3
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 6

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