Thursday 16th January 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 11)

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Thursday 16th January 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 11)

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Countdown recap for Thursday 16 January 2020.

C1: Champion John Lillis (1 win, 79 points.) A retired financial administrator from Ennis, County Clare, Republic of Ireland.
C2: Challenger Paul Hindess. A private maths tutor from Bedford. He also does improv comedy (although not in front of an audience as of yet) and he composes his own music too.
DC: Susie Dent and Paul Zenon.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: V L R U A I F O T
R02: R Q R E A U N E C
R03: 50, 5, 8, 10, 1, 3. Target: 586.
TTT: SHOESETUP - "In days of old, you'd be sent here to try and make a recovery."
R04: L P S O I A N D E
R05: X T D T U O E I S
R06: 100, 4, 4, 10, 8, 3. Target: 715.
R07: J M A E R S I G S
R08: R O C U B N M E A
R09: 75, 5, 1, 4, 3, 8. Target: 635.
TTT: THISEIGHT - "This man was eight feet tall and was often on the receiving end of these types of comment."
R10: T K T I E A D R U
R11: A I T N B O A L R
R12: N M E I P D O I C
R13: E O S M S A R T E
R14: 25, 4, 10, 6, 8, 2. Target: 771.
R15: D E E R S D I G S (conundrum)


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Round 1: V L R U A I F O T

John: FLAVOUR (7)
Paul: VIRTUAL (7)
DC: OUTRIVAL (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: R Q R E A U N E C

John: CAREER (6)
Paul: CAREER (6)
DC: CAREEN (6)
OT: CURARE (6) EARNER (6) NEARER (6) QUAERE (6) QUARER (6)
Score: 13–13 (max 14)

Round 3: 50, 5, 8, 10, 1, 3. Target: 586.

John: 585.
Paul: 586. ((50 + 8) x 10) + 5 + 1 (10)
Score: 13–23 (max 24)

Teatime teaser: SHOESETUP -> PESTHOUSE

Round 4: L P S O I A N D E

John: SPOILED (7)
Paul: SPANIEL (7)
DC: PALINODES (18)
Score: 20–30 (max 42)

Round 5: X T D T U O E I S

John: TOUTED (6)
Paul: EXODUS (6)
DC: TEDIOUS (7) OUTSIDE (7) TUXEDOS (7)
OT: DUETTOS (7) TESTUDO (7)
Score: 26–36 (max 49)

Round 6: 100, 4, 4, 10, 8, 3. Target: 715.

John: 717.
Paul: 714. ((8 - (4 - 3)) x 100) + 10 + 4 (7)
RR: 715. ((10 - 3) x ((4 / 4) + 100)) + 8 (10)
Score: 26–43 (max 59)

Paul talks about the history of magic wands, and how they were once used to find witches.

Round 7: J M A E R S I G S

John: GRIMES (6)
Paul: REMISS (6)
DC: GASSIER (7) MIRAGES (7)
OT: IMAGERS (7) MASSIER (7) MERISSA (7) SARMIES (7)
Score: 32–49 (max 66)

Round 8: R O C U B N M E A

John: BOUNCER (7)
Paul: BROMANCE (8)
Score: 32–57 (max 74)

Round 9: 75, 5, 1, 4, 3, 8. Target: 635.

John: 634.
Paul: 635. (75 x 8) + ((4 + 3) x 5) (10)
Score: 32–67 (max 84)

Teatime teaser: THISEIGHT -> HEIGHTIST

Round 10: T K T I E A D R U

John: KITTED (6)
Paul: RATTED (6)
DC: ATTIRED (7)
OT: TRAIKED (7)
Score: 38–73 (max 91)

Round 11: A I T N B O A L R

John: RATIONAL (8)
Paul: OBTAIN (6)
DC: BARITONAL (18)
Score: 46–73 (max 109)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "jackspeak", the language used by sailors.

Round 12: N M E I P D O I C

John: COPIED (6)
Paul: DEMONIC (7)
DC: DOMINIE (7)
OT: OMNICIDE (8) POIMENIC (8)
Score: 46–80 (max 117)

Round 13: E O S M S A R T E

John: TOSSER (6)
Paul: MAESTROS (8)
OT: MASSETER (8) STEAMERS (8)
Score: 46–88 (max 125)

Round 14: 25, 4, 10, 6, 8, 2. Target: 771.

John: -
Paul: 776. Mistake in working.
RR: 771. (((25 x 8) - 6) x 4) - (10 / 2) (10)
Score: 46–88 (max 135)

Round 15: D E E R S D I G S

Paul buzzes on 6 seconds to say DIGRESSED which is correct.
Final Score: 46–98 (max 145)

Statistics Corner

John:
Total score - 46
Raw score - 86
Total % of max - 32
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 3.1
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 1

Paul:
Total score - 98
Raw score - 104
Total % of max - 68
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 6.5
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 6

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=82
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