Countdown recap for Wednesday 19 June 2019.
C1: Champion Imogen Gordon (2 wins, 152 points.) An A-Level student from Hale Barnes, Cheshire.
C2: Challenger Liz Smith. A customer services assistant for a building society from Marple, Greater Manchester. Since the late 1970's, she has loved punk music, but her favourite band nowadays are the Manic Street Preachers.
DC: Susie Dent and Rufus Hound.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: A I E M R Z S U A
R02: C F B O E A S T E
R03: 75, 6, 5, 9, 3, 1. Target: 942.
TTT: RAINYAGES - "He's speak against others, but he wins Leo's friendship."
R04: P R C U E O R S I
R05: E O U H K A O S M
R06: 100, 50, 4, 10, 1, 8. Target: 493.
R07: C R I A E N M I E
R08: R V L O A I T L E
R09: 75, 4, 10, 10, 3, 8. Target: 435.
TTT: EARNSHIGH - "He earns a high wage for singing old songs about corned beef."
R10: G R P A O I L T O
R11: R S I U D P E I S
R12: C N L O I E D N O
R13: E A S H W N O E I
R14: 100, 50, 6, 4, 7, 6. Target: 702.
R15: N I G H T C H A T (conundrum)
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Round 1: A I E M R Z S U A
Imogen: amuser
Liz: AMAZES (6)
DC: SAMURAI (7)
OT: MEZAIRS (7) URAEMIA (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)
Round 2: C F B O E A S T E
Imogen: COAST (5)
Liz: FEAST (5)
DC: FACETS (6)
OT: ACETOSE (7) COATEES (7)
Score: 5–11 (max 14)
Round 3: 75, 6, 5, 9, 3, 1. Target: 942.
Imogen: 936. ((9 + 3) x 75) + ((5 + 1) x 6) (5)
Liz: -
RR: 942. ((75 + 1) x (9 + 3)) + (6 x 5) (10)
Score: 10–11 (max 24)
Teatime teaser: RAINYAGES -> GAINSAYER
Round 4: P R C U E O R S I
Imogen: SCOURER (7)
Liz: CRUISER (7)
DC: PROCURES (8) CROUPIERS (18)
Score: 17–18 (max 42)
Round 5: E O U H K A O S M
Imogen: shaken
Liz: MOUSE (5)
DC: KHOUMS (6)
OT: OKOUMES (7)
Score: 17–23 (max 49)
Round 6: 100, 50, 4, 10, 1, 8. Target: 493.
Imogen: 493. (50 x 10) - (8 - 1) (10)
Liz: 493. (50 x 10) - (8 - 1) (10)
Score: 27–33 (max 59)
Rufus does a poem about a journey on the Tube after a gig.
Round 7: C R I A E N M I E
Imogen: MINCER (6)
Liz: MEANER (6)
DC: CARMINE (7)
OT: ACREMEN (7) CERIMAN (7) CREMINI (7) EIRENIC (7) MENACER (7) MINICAR (7) REMANIE (7)
Score: 33–39 (max 66)
Round 8: R V L O A I T L E
Imogen: LITERAL (7)
Liz: TALLIER (7)
DC: VOLATILE (8) VIOLATER (8)
Score: 40–46 (max 74)
Round 9: 75, 4, 10, 10, 3, 8. Target: 435.
Imogen: 435. ((10 - 4) x 75) - 10 - (8 - 3) (10)
Liz: -
Score: 50–46 (max 84)
Teatime teaser: EARNSHIGH -> REHASHING
Round 10: G R P A O I L T O
Imogen: TOIL (4)
Liz: GRAIL (5)
DC: GALIPOT (7)
OT: PARIGOT (7) POLIGAR (7)
Score: 50–51 (max 91)
Round 11: R S I U D P E I S
Imogen: SPIDERS (7)
Liz: misdeclared 7
DC: UPSIDES (7)
OT: DIURESIS (8) SUSPIRED (8)
Score: 57–51 (max 99)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of words brought into the language thanks to Captain James Cook.
Round 12: C N L O I E D N O
Imogen: CLONED (6)
Liz: COOLED (6)
DC: COINED (6) DOCILE (6) CONDONE (7)
OT: CONDOLE (7) EIDOLON (7) ONIONED (7)
Score: 63–57 (max 106)
Round 13: E A S H W N O E I
Imogen: WHINES (6)
Liz: SHOWN (5)
DC: SWAIN (5) WEANS (5) WAHINES (7)
Score: 69–57 (max 113)
Round 14: 100, 50, 6, 4, 7, 6. Target: 702.
Imogen: 702. (7 x 100) + 6 - 4 (10)
Liz: 702. (7 x 100) + 6 - 4 (10)
Score: 79–67 (max 123)
Round 15: N I G H T C H A T
Liz buzzes on 5.5 seconds to say THATCHING which is correct.
Final Score: 79–77 (max 133)
So, Imogen makes it to 3 wins to become the Carryover Champion, but now she will be transported to July 1st, which is when we'll see her next, as the Series 80 finals begin tomorrow!!
Statistics Corner
Imogen:
Total score - 79
Raw score - 83
Total % of max - 59
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 3
Liz:
Total score - 77
Raw score - 82
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 3
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=80