Countdown recap for Monday 14 December 2020.
C1: #3 Seed Leo "The London Laser" Smith (8 games, 8 wins, 869 points) A pest controller from London.
C2: #6 Seed Phil "The Middleton Marauder" Hulme (8 games, 8 wins, 789 points) A retired highways engineer from Middleton, Greater Manchester.
DC: Susie Dent and John Inverdale.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: E U O F N T S I R
R02: L P N A H E G O K
R03: 50, 75, 25, 100, 4, 9. Target: 528.
TTT: COPTEETH - "Victoria had lunch with a small handbag."
R04: D W B I V E L A G
R05: I U E F S N O C G
R06: 10, 7, 4, 7, 5, 5. Target: 480.
R07: A E O M Y R S N A
R08: W P S I L E T A D
R09: 50, 25, 6, 6, 7, 4. Target: 902.
TTT: DICKBULL - "Avoid paying for the platypus, perhaps?"
R10: M J R O S E N I D
R11: H T B U E O G C M
R12: L P N A T I X E R
R13: U E A S N Q P O M
R14: 10, 1, 4, 9, 9, 3. Target: 582.
R15: H E G O T S E M I (conundrum)
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Round 1: E U O F N T S I R
Leo: FORTUNES (8)
Phil: FORTUNES (8)
DC: ROUTINES (8)
OT: NITREOUS (8) REFOUNTS (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)
Round 2: L P N A H E G O K
Leo: HALOGEN (7)
Phil: HALOGEN (7)
Score: 15–15 (max 15)
Round 3: 50, 75, 25, 100, 4, 9. Target: 528.
Leo: 529. ((9 - (50 / 25)) x 75) + 4 (7)
Phil: 529. (9 x 50) + 75 + 4 (7)
RR: 528. (75 - 9) x (50 / 25) x 4 (10)
Score: 22–22 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: COPTEETH -> POCHETTE
Round 4: D W B I V E L A G
Leo: VIABLE (6)
Phil: GLAIVE (6)
DC: BAWLED (6)
OT: BAILED (6) BALDIE (6) BEWAIL (6) BILGED (6) DIABLE (6) GABLED (6) VAILED (6) WAILED (6) WAIVED (6)
Score: 28–28 (max 31)
Round 5: I U E F S N O C G
Leo: CONFUSE (7)
Phil: FOCUSING (8)
Score: 28–36 (max 39)
Round 6: 10, 7, 4, 7, 5, 5. Target: 480.
Leo: 480. ((7 x 7) - (5 / 5)) x 10 (10)
Phil: 480. ((7 x 7) - (5 / 5)) x 10 (10)
Score: 38–46 (max 49)
John talks about the best-selling Christmas presents of the 2000's.
Round 7: A E O M Y R S N A
Leo: OARSMEN (7)
Phil: MOANERS (7)
DC: MASONRY (7) AROMAS (6)
OT: MOREANAS (8) ROMNEYAS (8)
Score: 45–53 (max 57)
Round 8: W P S I L E T A D
Leo: STAPLED (7)
Phil: STAPLED (7)
DC: DETAILS (7) TALIPES (7)
OT: PEDALIST (8)
Score: 52–60 (max 65)
Round 9: 50, 25, 6, 6, 7, 4. Target: 902.
Leo: 902. ((25 - 7) x 50) + 6 - 4 (10)
Phil: 903.
Score: 62–60 (max 75)
Teatime teaser: DICKBULL -> DUCKBILL
Round 10: M J R O S E N I D
Leo: JOINERS (7)
Phil: JOINERS (7)
DC: MINDERS (7) joinders JOINDER (7) INDORSE (7)
OT: MERINOS (7) MINORED (7) MISDOER (7) MISDONE (7) MODERNS (7) MOIDERS (7) MORINES (7) NIMRODS (7) NORMIES (7) REJOINS (7) REMINDS (7) RODNIES (7) RODSMEN (7) ROSINED (7)
Score: 69–67 (max 82)
Round 11: H T B U E O G C M
Leo: -
Phil: BOUGHT (6)
OT: COMETH (6) HUMECT (6) MOUCHE (6) TOUCHE (6)
Score: 69–73 (max 88)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "Boxing Day".
Round 12: L P N A T I X E R
Leo: TRIPLANE (8)
Phil: EXPLAIN (7)
DC: PANTILE (7)
OT: INTERLAP (8) TRAPLINE (8)
Score: 77–73 (max 96)
Round 13: U E A S N Q P O M
Leo: MOPANES (7)
Phil: POSAUNE (7)
DC: SPUMONE (7)
OT: OPAQUES (7) PNEUMAS (7)
Score: 84–80 (max 103)
Round 14: 10, 1, 4, 9, 9, 3. Target: 582.
Leo: 584. (((9 x 9) + 1) x (4 + 3)) + 10 (7)
Phil: 585.
RR: 582. (((1 + 9 + 9) x 10) + 4) x 3 (10)
Score: 91–80 (max 113)
Round 15: H E G O T S E M I
Phil buzzes on 28 seconds to say GOTHEMISE which is incorrect.
Leo does not buzz.
The answer was EIGHTSOME.
Final Score: 91–80 (max 123)
Well, it was a very seesaw game, but Leo nicks it near the end to end Phil's brave charge. So, Leo will play Sam Cappleman-Lynes in Thursday's semi-final.
Join us tomorrow to see if #4 seed Ian Volante or #5 seed Ryan Styles will have the honour of taking on the #1 seed Luke Johnson-Davies in Wednesday's first semi-final.
Statistics Corner
Leo:
Total score - 91
Raw score - 98
Total % of max - 74
Raw % of max - 80
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 6.5
Number of maxes - 8
Phil:
Total score - 80
Raw score - 101
Total % of max - 65
Raw % of max - 82
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 8
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=82