Thursday 23rd January 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 16)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 23 January 2020.

C1: Champion Nick MacCarthy-Morrogh (1 win, 83 points.) A relationship manager in banking from Glasgow.
C2: Challenger Nathan Piper. A former software worker from London. Since leaving his previous job, he has had a big adrenalin rush and decided to do some skydiving, scuba diving and bungee jumping. He even went to South Africa to do the biggest bungee jump in the world!
DC: Susie Dent and Dan Walker.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: H T N O E U D R I
R02: M T N A E C Y O A
R03: 50, 75, 25, 4, 1, 3. Target: 805.
TTT: STOPPEDON - "We stopped at the services on the way to the game, only to find out it was off."
R04: H R S X I E O K U
R05: N C L W E I O C T
R06: 50, 25, 8, 9, 6, 1. Target: 520.
R07: F N V A E I P A D
R08: G M T B E O I U R
R09: 25, 75, 100, 1, 5, 2. Target: 404.
TTT: LISTPRIME - "Who's guilty of this in politics? You could draw up a list of prime candidates."
R10: O E I A T M S G S
R11: G P T C E U A L I
R12: S R E A E D N S O
R13: N R S E E P A T D
R14: 75, 100, 3, 10, 2, 5. Target: 104.
R15: R E D H O T E N D (conundrum)


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Round 1: H T N O E U D R I

Nick: INTRUDE (7)
Nathan: hounder
DC: HUNTED (6) HUNTER (6) ROUTINE (7) ROUTINED (8)
OT: UNDERHIT (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: M T N A E C Y O A

Nick: MEANT (5)
Nathan: MOAT (4)
DC: CAYMAN (6) ANATOMY (7)
OT: CYANATE (7)
Score: 12–0 (max 15)

Round 3: 50, 75, 25, 4, 1, 3. Target: 805.

Nick: 800.
Nathan: 803. ((3 + 1) x 4 x 50) + (75 / 25) (7)
RR: 805. ((75 + 3) x (50 / (4 + 1))) + 25 (10)
Score: 12–7 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: STOPPEDON -> POSTPONED

Round 4: H R S X I E O K U

Nick: HOURS (5)
Nathan: shrieks
DC: SHRIEK (6) HUSKIER (7)
Score: 17–7 (max 32)

Round 5: N C L W E I O C T

Nick: NOTICE (6)
Nathan: NOTICE (6)
DC: TOWLINE (7) LECTION (7)
OT: CONCEIT (7)
Score: 23–13 (max 39)

Round 6: 50, 25, 8, 9, 6, 1. Target: 520.

Nick: 520. (50 + 8 - 6) x (9 + 1) (10)
Nathan: 520. (50 + 8 - 6) x (9 + 1) (10)
Score: 33–23 (max 49)

Dan talks about his trek up Mount Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief.

Round 7: F N V A E I P A D

Nick: INVADE (6)
Nathan: PAINED (6)
OT: NAVAID (6) PANADE (6) PAVANE (6)
Score: 39–29 (max 55)

Round 8: G M T B E O I U R

Nick: MORGUE (6)
Nathan: TOUR (4)
DC: BROGUE (6) GOURMET (7)
OT: BOURGIE (7) TERBIUM (7)
Score: 45–29 (max 62)

Round 9: 25, 75, 100, 1, 5, 2. Target: 404.

Nick: 405. (((75 / 25) + 1) x 100) + 5 (7)
Nathan: 403. ((5 - 1) x 100) + (75 / 25) (7)
RR: 404. ((100 + 75 + 25) x 2) + 5 - 1 (10)
Score: 52–36 (max 72)

Teatime teaser: LISTPRIME -> REPTILISM

Round 10: O E I A T M S G S

Nick: GAMIEST (7)
Nathan: STAGES (6)
DC: EGOTISM (7) ATOMISES (8) SOMATISE (8)
OT: MASSTIGE (8) OSMIATES (8)
Score: 59–36 (max 80)

Round 11: G P T C E U A L I

Nick: culpate
Nathan: PELAGIC (7)
DC: GELATI (6) PLICATE (7)
OT: ALGETIC (7) AULETIC (7) PAGETIC (7) PELICAT (7) PICULET (7) PULICAT (7)
Score: 59–43 (max 87)

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

Round 12: S R E A E D N S O

Nick: SEASONED (8)
Nathan: REASONED (8)
DC: ENDEARS (7) DEARNESS (8)
OT: ENDORSES (8)
Score: 67–51 (max 95)

Round 13: N R S E E P A T D

Nick: misdeclared 7
Nathan: PRETENDS (8)
DC: PARENTED (8)
OT: PASTERNED (18) SPREADNET (18)
Score: 67–59 (max 113)

Round 14: 75, 100, 3, 10, 2, 5. Target: 104.

Nick: 104. 10 - (3 x 2) + 100 (10)
Nathan: 104. 10 - (3 x 2) + 100 (10)
Score: 77–69 (max 123)

Round 15: R E D H O T E N D

Nick buzzes on 6.75 seconds to say DETHRONED which is correct.
Final Score: 87–69 (max 133)

Statistics Corner

Nick:
Total score - 87
Raw score - 94
Total % of max - 65
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 5.8
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 5

Nathan:
Total score - 69
Raw score - 83
Total % of max - 52
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 4.6
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 5

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