Thursday 9th January 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 6)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 9 January 2020.

C1: Champion Duncan Cordy (1 win, 70 points.) A customer service adviser from London.
C2: Challenger Josh Waddell. A commercial manager in a publishing company from Kent. He likes doing Tough Mudders and the Great North Run.
DC: Susie Dent and Richard Arnold.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: U V R O L P E N B
R02: I R E M C A T F G
R03: 75, 3, 7, 9, 10, 4. Target: 795.
TTT: IVORYLIFT - "They're not taking things seriously, they're too concerned with this."
R04: R P U G I W E S C
R05: O F S A M C E N R
R06: 75, 3, 7, 10, 2, 4. Target: 495.
R07: A H K I T S O L U
R08: T E A L Z S N I R
R09: 100, 8, 10, 4, 2, 8. Target: 790.
TTT: RATDOMINO - "It sounds like you put the lizard in, and she reprimands you."
R10: N G R A E O V D I
R11: A B M E T N O R L
R12: H Q I A D P O R E
R13: A D S S U T M E D
R14: 25, 4, 10, 7, 5, 8. Target: 601.
R15: G L U T A M I N E (conundrum)


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Round 1: U V R O L P E N B

Duncan: ENROL (5)
Josh: ROPE (4)
DC: PROVEN (6) PLEURON (7)
Score: 5–0 (max 7)

Round 2: I R E M C A T F G

Duncan: CRIME (5)
Josh: GAMIER (6)
DC: FRIGATE (7) GERMATIC (8)
Score: 5–6 (max 15)

Round 3: 75, 3, 7, 9, 10, 4. Target: 795.

Duncan: 797.
Josh: 794. ((75 + 4) x 10) + 7 - 3 (7)
RR: 795. ((7 + 4) x 75) - (3 x 10) (10)
Score: 5–13 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: IVORYLIFT -> FRIVOLITY

Round 4: R P U G I W E S C

Duncan: PURGES (6)
Josh: GRIPES (6)
DC: SPRUCE (6) WIPERS (6)
OT: SPURGIE (7)
Score: 11–19 (max 32)

Round 5: O F S A M C E N R

Duncan: FARCES (6)
Josh: FOREMAN (7)
DC: ROMANCES (8)
OT: ACNEFORM (8)
Score: 11–26 (max 40)

Round 6: 75, 3, 7, 10, 2, 4. Target: 495.

Duncan: -
Josh: 495. (75 x 7) - (10 x 3) (10)
Score: 11–36 (max 50)

Richard talks about being a male geisha in the Shinjuku of Tokyo.

Round 7: A H K I T S O L U

Duncan: houls
Josh: SHOUT (5)
DC: OUTSAIL (7) HAIKUS (6)
OT: LOUTISH (7) OUTLASH (7)
Score: 11–41 (max 57)

Round 8: T E A L Z S N I R

Duncan: SALIENT (7)
Josh: TRAINS (6)
DC: LATRINES (8) ENTRAILS (8)
OT: RATLINES (8) REINSTAL (8) RETZIANS (8) TRENAILS (8)
Score: 18–41 (max 65)

Round 9: 100, 8, 10, 4, 2, 8. Target: 790.

Duncan: 790. (100 x 8) - 10 (10)
Josh: 790. (100 x 8) - 10 (10)
Score: 28–51 (max 75)

Teatime teaser: RATDOMINO -> ADMONITOR

Round 10: N G R A E O V D I

Duncan: GROANED (7)
Josh: READING (7)
DC: RINGDOVE (8) ORGANDIE (8)
Score: 35–58 (max 83)

Round 11: A B M E T N O R L

Duncan: MOANER (6)
Josh: BANTER (6)
DC: BOATMEN (7) NOTABLE (7) OMENTAL (7)
OT: ALMONER (7) BARONET (7) BELTMAN (7) BLOATER (7) BROMATE (7) LAMBENT (7) LAMBERT (7) MANBOTE (7) MONTERA (7) NEMORAL (7) REBOANT (7) RETABLO (7) TELAMON (7) TEMBLOR (7)
Score: 41–64 (max 90)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some words relating to newspapers.

Round 12: H Q I A D P O R E

Duncan: HARPED (6)
Josh: HAIRED (6)
DC: DOPIER (6) RAPHIDE (7)
Score: 47–70 (max 97)

Round 13: A D S S U T M E D

Duncan: ASSUMED (7)
Josh: ASSUMED (7)
DC: MEDUSAS (7)
OT: ADUSTED (7) MADDEST (7) MUTASES (7) SADDEST (7)
Score: 54–77 (max 104)

Round 14: 25, 4, 10, 7, 5, 8. Target: 601.

Duncan: -
Josh: 600. (7 - 4) x 8 x 25 (7)
RR: 601. ((10 - 7) x 8 x 25) + 5 - 4 (10)
Score: 54–84 (max 114)

Round 15: G L U T A M I N E

Josh buzzes on 11.75 seconds to say EMULATING which is correct.
Final Score: 54–94 (max 124)

Statistics Corner

Duncan:
Total score - 54
Raw score - 72
Total % of max - 44
Raw % of max - 58
Total average score per round - 3.6
Raw average score per round - 4.8
Number of maxes - 2

Josh:
Total score - 94
Raw score - 104
Total % of max - 76
Raw % of max - 84
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 4

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