Friday 10th January 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 7)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 10 January 2020.

C1: Champion Josh Waddell (1 win, 94 points.) A commercial manager in a publishing company from Kent.
C2: Challenger Simon Strange. A retired merchant banker from West Sussex. He now does charity work, including driving a trishaw for local charities.
DC: Susie Dent and Richard Arnold.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M T D U A E T R O
R02: X A T I R E N A R
R03: 50, 4, 8, 4, 1, 10. Target: 847.
TTT: MINDYELEG - "She was singing a collection of songs about a collection of vegetables."
R04: B R E Y A N U F I
R05: L G O D E L S I V
R06: 50, 75, 7, 3, 2, 2. Target: 282.
R07: P N A I T R E S T
R08: N U L E R O D A S
R09: 50, 9, 1, 3, 10, 2. Target: 777.
TTT: RIOSCAMPI - "He didn't think he had a beer gut, because he was afflicted with this."
R10: C E M I D T A O E
R11: S H F A P O E R H
R12: L I G W A E M P I
R13: Z N G J I E O V T
R14: 100, 25, 3, 9, 10, 6. Target: 233.
R15: R A M S F O O T Y (conundrum)


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Round 1: M T D U A E T R O

Josh: ROTATED (7)
Simon: OUTDATE (7)
DC: OUTARMED (8)
OT: OUTRATED (8) TAUTOMER (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: X A T I R E N A R

Josh: TRAINER (7)
Simon: RETAIN (6)
DC: RETRAIN (7) TERRAIN (7)
OT: NARRATE (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 15)

Round 3: 50, 4, 8, 4, 1, 10. Target: 847.

Josh: 850. (8 + 4 + 4 + 1) x 50 (7)
Simon: 850. (8 + 4 + 4 + 1) x 50 (7)
RR: 847. ((((4 + 10) x 4) + 50) x 8) - 1 (10)
Score: 21–14 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: MINDYELEG -> MEDLEYING

Round 4: B R E Y A N U F I

Josh: BRAINY (6)
Simon: FINERY (6)
DC: UNFAIR (6)
OT: BREYANI (7) REUNIFY (7)
Score: 27–20 (max 32)

Round 5: L G O D E L S I V

Josh: GLIDES (6)
Simon: godless
DC: DOLLIES (7)
OT: GELISOL (7) GOLDIES (7) GOLLIES (7) VILLOSE (7)
Score: 33–20 (max 39)

Round 6: 50, 75, 7, 3, 2, 2. Target: 282.

Josh: 282. (75 x 3) + 50 + 7 (10)
Simon: 282. (75 x 3) + 50 + 7 (10)
Score: 43–30 (max 49)

Richard talks about his cameo appearances in the theatre production of Mamma Mia! and in Neighbours.

Round 7: P N A I T R E S T

Josh: PAINTERS (8)
Simon: PAINTERS (8)
DC: TRAIPSE (7)
OT: NITRATES (8) PANTRIES (8) PATIENTS (8) PATTERNS (8) PERTAINS (8) PINASTER (8) PRESTANT (8) PRISTANE (8) REPAINTS (8) STRAITEN (8) TARTINES (8) TRANSEPT (8)
Score: 51–38 (max 57)

Round 8: N U L E R O D A S

Josh: LEARNS (6)
Simon: LAUNDERS (8)
DC: UNLOADERS (18)
OT: EUROLANDS (18)
Score: 51–46 (max 75)

Round 9: 50, 9, 1, 3, 10, 2. Target: 777.

Josh: 775. (((2 x 3) + 10) x (50 - 1)) - 9 (7)
Simon: -
RR: 777. (((10 / 2) x 50) + 9) x 3 (10)
Score: 58–46 (max 85)

Teatime teaser: RIOSCAMPI -> MICROPSIA

Round 10: C E M I D T A O E

Josh: DECIMATE (8)
Simon: DECIMATE (8)
DC: MEDICATE (8) DEMOTIC (7)
OT: OEDEMATIC (18)
Score: 66–54 (max 103)

Round 11: S H F A P O E R H

Josh: SHAPER (6)
Simon: pharoes
DC: POSHER (6) SERAPH (6)
OT: PROFESH (7)
Score: 72–54 (max 110)

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

Round 12: L I G W A E M P I

Josh: MAGPIE (6)
Simon: IMPALE (6)
DC: MAGILP (6)
OT: PIMELIA (7)
Score: 78–60 (max 117)

Round 13: Z N G J I E O V T

Josh: VOTING (6)
Simon: VOTING (6)
DC: VETOING (7)
Score: 84–66 (max 124)

Round 14: 100, 25, 3, 9, 10, 6. Target: 233.

Josh: 232. (25 x 10) - 9 - 6 - 3 (7)
Simon: -
RR: 233. ((100 - 25 + 6) x 3) - 10 (10)
Score: 91–66 (max 134)

Round 15: R A M S F O O T Y

No one buzzes. The answer was STYROFOAM.
Final Score: 91–66 (max 144)

Statistics Corner

Josh:
Total score - 91
Raw score - 97
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 6.5
Number of maxes - 3

Simon:
Total score - 66
Raw score - 72
Total % of max - 46
Raw % of max - 50
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 4.8
Number of maxes - 2

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