Friday 6th March 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 47)

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Friday 6th March 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 47)

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Countdown recap for Friday 6 March 2020.

C1: Champion Iain Campbell (3 wins, 256 points.) A retired IT sales director from Weybridge, Surrey, but originally from Scotland.
C2: Challenger Stuart Williamson. A financial administrator from London, but originally from Leeds. During the 2012 Olympics, he was a Family Assistant and welcomed members of the IOC and looked after them during the games. 8-)
DC: Susie Dent and Rory Bremner.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: O C I F U N M D E
R02: A R D O P S E T K
R03: 25, 6, 7, 10, 4, 1. Target: 157.
TTT: DRINKLIKE - "You'd have to drink like a fish to make any inroads into emptying this."
R04: U W G O I M T R A
R05: E G O L A S S D U
R06: 100, 75, 50, 6, 7, 2. Target: 987.
R07: E N I Z A B L N T
R08: E X S O E C T Y A
R09: 50, 5, 10, 5, 10, 8. Target: 310.
TTT: VOCALRUIN - "Her vocal chords will be ruined, unless she quietens down a little."
R10: I F M U E Q S T V
R11: A S I L E C R S C
R12: A I E H T H R A D
R13: O T I N U T C P I
R14: 100, 50, 25, 10, 4, 9. Target: 148.
R15: R U N E F R U I T (conundrum)


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Round 1: O C I F U N M D E

Iain: MINCED (6)
Stuart: FUMED (5)
DC: DEMONIC (7) FUCOID (6)
OT: CONFIDE (7) DOUCINE (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

Round 2: A R D O P S E T K

Iain: ADOPTERS (8)
Stuart: STREAK (6)
DC: READOPTS (8) SPARKED (7)
OT: PASTORED (8) PROTEADS (8)
Score: 14–0 (max 15)

Round 3: 25, 6, 7, 10, 4, 1. Target: 157.

Iain: 157. (6 x 25) + 7 (10)
Stuart: 157. (6 x 25) + 7 (10)
Score: 24–10 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: DRINKLIKE -> KILDERKIN

Round 4: U W G O I M T R A

Iain: GROUT (5)
Stuart: mitred
DC: RAGOUT (6) GOURAMI (7)
OT: MARIGOT (7) MUGWORT (7) TRAGIUM (7)
Score: 29–10 (max 32)

Round 5: E G O L A S S D U

Iain: GLASSED (7)
Stuart: GLASSED (7)
DC: GODLESS (7) LASSOED (7)
OT: ALDOSES (7) AULOSES (7) DEGAUSS (7) DOGLESS (7) DOSAGES (7) DOUGLAS (7) GASEOUS (7) GLOSSAE (7) GLOSSED (7) SLUDGES (7)
Score: 36–17 (max 39)

Round 6: 100, 75, 50, 6, 7, 2. Target: 987.

Iain: 981. ((2 + 7) x 100) + 75 + 6 (5)
Stuart: 981. ((2 + 7) x 100) + 75 + 6 (5)
RR: 987. ((100 + 50) x 7) - 75 + (6 x 2) (10)
Score: 41–22 (max 49)

Rory talks about his hero "Mad" Jack Churchill, a commando leader in World War II.

Round 7: E N I Z A B L N T

Iain: BLAIN (5)
Stuart: blazen
DC: ALBEIT (6)
OT: BLINTZE (7)
Score: 46–22 (max 56)

Round 8: E X S O E C T Y A

Iain: EXACTS (6)
Stuart: exstacy
DC: ACETOSE (7)
OT: ACETOXY (7) CATSEYE (7) COATEES (7)
Score: 52–22 (max 63)

Round 9: 50, 5, 10, 5, 10, 8. Target: 310.

Iain: 310. (50 x 5) + (10 x 5) + 10 (10)
Stuart: 305.
Score: 62–22 (max 73)

Teatime teaser: VOCALRUIN -> ROUNCIVAL

Round 10: I F M U E Q S T V

Iain: QUIETS (6)
Stuart: fustive
DC: FUMIEST (7)
Score: 68–22 (max 80)

Round 11: A S I L E C R S C

Iain: AIRLESS (7)
Stuart: SCARCE (6)
DC: CARLESS (7) CLASSIER (8)
Score: 75–22 (max 88)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "story" and "storey".

Round 12: A I E H T H R A D

Iain: DEARTH (6)
Stuart: THREAD (6)
DC: RADIATE (7) AIRHEAD (7)
OT: ADITHER (7) HETAIRA (7)
Score: 81–28 (max 95)

Round 13: O T I N U T C P I

Iain: TUITION (7)
Stuart: PINTO (5)
Score: 88–28 (max 102)

Round 14: 100, 50, 25, 10, 4, 9. Target: 148.

Iain: -
Stuart: 149. 100 + 50 - 10 + 9 (7)
RR: 148. 100 + 50 - ((25 + 4 - 9) / 10) (10)
Score: 88–35 (max 112)

Round 15: R U N E F R U I T

No one buzzes. The answer was FURNITURE.
Final Score: 88–35 (max 122)

Statistics Corner

Iain:
Total score - 88
Raw score - 88
Total % of max - 72
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 5

Stuart:
Total score - 35
Raw score - 64
Total % of max - 29
Raw % of max - 52
Total average score per round - 2.3
Raw average score per round - 4.3
Number of maxes - 2

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