Countdown recap for Thursday 2 January 2020.
C1: Champion Luke Johnson-Davies (5 wins, 624 points.) An Apterite and student at Durham University, but is originally from Cambridge.
C2: Challenger Gagan Singh Gill. A student at Aston University, but is originally from Ilford, Essex. He's a big West Ham United fan, and he's a member of an Indian drum group consisting of 30 people.
DC: Susie Dent and Tim Vine.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: M L N T E U I O C
R02: E I P D B A H T G
R03: 50, 3, 1, 10, 9, 10. Target: 231.
TTT: MEATBORER - "It's never flustered, it can deal with the pressure superbly."
R04: U K E A T S I N F
R05: R D X L O A O U I
R06: 100, 75, 3, 8, 5, 6. Target: 723.
R07: S G W Y A O E N L
R08: I U R S T I O G V
R09: 25, 4, 1, 10, 4, 9. Target: 731.
TTT: RILEYCANT - "Riley can't solve that ridiculously difficult numbers game, can she?"
R10: E A D S F O R L I
R11: T M R T A O E I S
R12: N R S A O E B D U
R13: N R V C I E A O T
R14: 75, 10, 4, 10, 2, 7. Target: 879.
R15: B A S K E T F E E (conundrum)
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Round 1: M L N T E U I O C
Luke: MONTICULE (18)
Gagan: MINUTE (6)
DC: OUTLINE (7) CUTLINE (7) ELUTION (7)
Score: 18–0 (max 18)
Round 2: E I P D B A H T G
Luke: PITHEAD (7)
Gagan: BAITED (6)
DC: HABITED (7)
OT: BEDIGHT (7)
Score: 25–0 (max 25)
Round 3: 50, 3, 1, 10, 9, 10. Target: 231.
Luke: 231. ((10 - 1) x 9) + (3 x 50) (10)
Gagan: 220.
Score: 35–0 (max 35)
Teatime teaser: MEATBORER -> BAROMETER
Round 4: U K E A T S I N F
Luke: FUNKIEST (8)
Gagan: FUNKIEST (8)
DC: AUNTIES (7) INTAKES (7)
Score: 43–8 (max 43)
Round 5: R D X L O A O U I
Luke: UXORIAL (7)
Gagan: ALOUD (5)
DC: radox
Score: 50–8 (max 50)
Round 6: 100, 75, 3, 8, 5, 6. Target: 723.
Luke: 723. (100 x 8) - 75 + (6 / 3) (10)
Gagan: 723. (100 x 8) - 75 + 5 - 3 (10)
Score: 60–18 (max 60)
Tim does new material as we enter 2020, with the launch of the new double act "Vine & Dent".
Round 7: S G W Y A O E N L
Luke: NOSEGAY (7)
Gagan: WANGLES (7)
DC: LONGWAYS (8)
Score: 67–25 (max 68)
Round 8: I U R S T I O G V
Luke: OUTRIGS (7)
Gagan: -
DC: VIRTUOSI (8)
Score: 74–25 (max 76)
Round 9: 25, 4, 1, 10, 4, 9. Target: 731.
Luke: 730. (((4 + 4) x 9) + 1) x 10 (7)
Gagan: -
Score: 81–25 (max 83)
Teatime teaser: RILEYCANT -> CERTAINLY
Round 10: E A D S F O R L I
Luke: FORESAIL (8)
Gagan: sailored
OT: DARIOLES (8) RADIOLES (8)
Score: 89–25 (max 91)
Round 11: T M R T A O E I S
Luke: ESTIMATOR (18)
Gagan: ROTATES (7)
Score: 107–25 (max 109)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some tautological words.
Round 12: N R S A O E B D U
Luke: BROADENS (8)
Gagan: REBOUNDS (8)
DC: BOUNDERS (8) brenda
OT: BANDORES (8) SOUNDBAR (8) SUBORNED (8)
Score: 115–33 (max 117)
Round 13: N R V C I E A O T
Luke: VERONICA (8)
Gagan: CREATION (8)
OT: ACTIONER (8) ACTORINE (8) CONATIVE (8) CONTRIVE (8) NAVICERT (8) ORNATIVE (8) ORVIETAN (8) REACTION (8)
Score: 123–41 (max 125)
Round 14: 75, 10, 4, 10, 2, 7. Target: 879.
Luke: 879. (75 x (10 + 2)) - 4 - 10 - 7 (10)
Gagan: 879. (75 x (10 + 2)) - 4 - 10 - 7 (10)
Score: 133–51 (max 135)
Round 15: B A S K E T F E E
Luke buzzes on 4.25 seconds to say BEEFSTEAK which is correct.
Final Score: 143–51 (max 145)
Well, that's not a bad way to start the 2020's!! More of the same tomorrow please, Luke
Statistics Corner
Luke:
Total score - 143
Raw score - 143
Total % of max - 99
Raw % of max - 99
Total average score per round - 9.5
Raw average score per round - 9.5
Number of maxes - 13
Gagan:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 75
Total % of max - 35
Raw % of max - 52
Total average score per round - 3.4
Raw average score per round - 5.0
Number of maxes - 5
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=82
