Tuesday 21st January 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 14)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 21 January 2020.

C1: Champion Dave Chapple (1 win, 97 points.) A semi-retired IT worker originally from Plymouth, Devon.
C2: Challenger Liz Mills. A retired special needs teacher from Barkham, Berkshire. She loves gardening, especially in her allotment, where she grows dahlias.
DC: Susie Dent and Dan Walker.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: U I Y N L A E T G
R02: S F G O E U K H T
R03: 25, 50, 10, 5, 6, 10. Target: 718.
TTT: IAMASPOON - "I'm longing for a spoonful of caviar, I think I'm suffering from this."
R04: R P I N D O E W A
R05: I E O T S W D M S
R06: 100, 7, 10, 9, 3, 6. Target: 416.
R07: A E I V R T C E D
R08: P T R U A L O N E
R09: 75, 50, 9, 4, 2, 5. Target: 817.
TTT: HEARTIEST - "He'd already had the heartiest of meals, but was undecided about having a baked spud."
R10: D X L A O E C N O
R11: R A U E R T M N O
R12: S R L I A E B C I
R13: E A S H R M C I T
R14: 50, 8, 6, 9, 6, 7. Target: 218.
R15: L A P T O P D U E (conundrum)


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Round 1: U I Y N L A E T G

Dave: ELATING (7)
Liz: UNITY (5)
DC: gauntlet GAUNTLY (7)
OT: LINGUATE (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: S F G O E U K H T

Dave: HUGEST (6)
Liz: SHOUT (5)
DC: SOUGHT (6)
OT: FOETUS (6) FOUEST (6) FOUGHT (6) OUGHTS (6) OUTSEG (6) TOUGHS (6)
Score: 13–0 (max 14)

Round 3: 25, 50, 10, 5, 6, 10. Target: 718.

Dave: 720. ((50 + 25) x 10) - (6 x 5) (7)
Liz: 706.
RR: 719. (7)
OT: 719. ((10 + 5) x 50) - 25 - 6 (7)
Score: 20–0 (max 21)

Teatime teaser: IAMASPOON -> OPSOMANIA

Round 4: R P I N D O E W A

Dave: PONDER (6)
Liz: RAINED (6)
DC: POINDER (7) DOWNIER (7) ANEROID (7)
OT: PANDEIRO (8)
Score: 26–6 (max 29)

Round 5: I E O T S W D M S

Dave: MODISTES (8)
Liz: DEMISTS (7)
Score: 34–6 (max 37)

Round 6: 100, 7, 10, 9, 3, 6. Target: 416.

Dave: 416. (10 - 6 + 100) x (7 - 3) (10)
Liz: 416. ((7 - 3) x 100) + 10 + 6 (10)
Score: 44–16 (max 47)

Dan talks about the incredible story of Tony Foulds, and the Mi Amigo memorial.

Round 7: A E I V R T C E D

Dave: CREATED (7)
Liz: CREATIVE (8)
DC: REACTIVE (8)
OT: DERIVATE (8) EVIRATED (8)
Score: 44–24 (max 55)

Round 8: P T R U A L O N E

Dave: PLANTER (7)
Liz: PRONATE (7)
DC: NEUTRAL (7) AUTOPEN (7)
OT: OUTLEARN (8) PRUNETOL (8)
Score: 51–31 (max 63)

Round 9: 75, 50, 9, 4, 2, 5. Target: 817.

Dave: 816. ((9 + 2) x 75) - 5 - 4 (7)
Liz: 813.
RR: 817. (((50 x 9) - 4) x 2) - 75 (10)
Score: 58–31 (max 73)

Teatime teaser: HEARTIEST -> HESITATER

Round 10: D X L A O E C N O

Dave: colonade
Liz: COOLED (6)
DC: CANOODLE (8)
Score: 58–37 (max 81)

Round 11: R A U E R T M N O

Dave: OUTMAN (6)
Liz: REMOUNT (7)
DC: NEUROMA (7)
OT: NUMERATOR (18)
Score: 58–44 (max 99)

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

Round 12: S R L I A E B C I

Dave: ASCRIBE (7)
Liz: BRACES (6)
DC: IRASCIBLE (18)
Score: 65–44 (max 117)

Round 13: E A S H R M C I T

Dave: MATCHERS (8)
Liz: mashier
DC: HAMSTER (7) MATRICES (8)
OT: CAMERIST (8) CHARIEST (8) CHARTISM (8) CHIMERAS (8) MARCHESI (8) MARTHIES (8) MISTEACH (8) RAITCHES (8) RHEMATIC (8) TACHISME (8) THERIACS (8)
Score: 73–44 (max 125)

Round 14: 50, 8, 6, 9, 6, 7. Target: 218.

Dave: 218. ((50 / (8 - 6)) x 9) - 7 (10)
Liz: 224.
Score: 83–44 (max 135)

Round 15: L A P T O P D U E

Liz buzzes on 23.5 seconds to say POPULATED which is correct.
Final Score: 83–54 (max 145)

Statistics Corner

Dave:
Total score - 83
Raw score - 96
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 66
Total average score per round - 5.5
Raw average score per round - 6.4
Number of maxes - 6

Liz:
Total score - 54
Raw score - 89
Total % of max - 37
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 3.6
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 3

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