Friday 24th January 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 17)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 24 January 2020.

C1: Champion Nick MacCarthy-Morrogh (2 wins, 170 points.) A relationship manager in banking from Glasgow.
C2: Challenger Issa Khalifeh. A PhD student at Queen Mary, University of London, but is originally from Hertfordshire.
DC: Susie Dent and Dan Walker.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: F R D O E A U N M
R02: W O T L R I E B A
R03: 50, 75, 100, 7, 5, 4. Target: 991.
TTT: GLENTRIED - "Glen tried to straighten out his curly hair, but it stayed this way."
R04: R I E V S P A O L
R05: R Q C E A O T H E
R06: 25, 75, 3, 5, 3, 4. Target: 361.
R07: R T D U A E T I G
R08: R S A O E J M M I
R09: 100, 75, 25, 2, 4, 9. Target: 233.
TTT: TOESTINTS - "She's always looking down her nose at people, and it could do with a good wipe."
R10: U E O R N P N I E
R11: M N X A U O I N T
R12: E A V Y D E I S R
R13: S C S E O E F G C
R14: 75, 100, 8, 6, 2, 4. Target: 441.
R15: M Y T E X T I R E (conundrum)


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Round 1: F R D O E A U N M

Nick: UNFORMED (8)
Issa: MADE (4)
DC: UNFRAMED (8)
OT: UNFARMED (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: W O T L R I E B A

Nick: LOITER (6)
Issa: BAILER (6)
DC: BOWLER (6) ORBITAL (7) BLOATER (7) WRITABLE (8)
OT: ORBITALE (8)
Score: 14–6 (max 16)

Round 3: 50, 75, 100, 7, 5, 4. Target: 991.

Nick: 996. ((5 + 7) x 75) + 100 - 4 (7)
Issa: -
RR: 990/992. (7)
OT: 991. ((100 + 7) x (50 / 5)) - 75 - 4 (10)
Score: 21–6 (max 26)

Teatime teaser: GLENTRIED -> RINGLETED

Round 4: R I E V S P A O L

Nick: PREVAILS (8)
Issa: SPOILER (7)
DC: POLARISE (8)
OT: OVERLAPS (8) OVERLIPS (8) OVERSAIL (8) PELORIAS (8) SLIPOVER (8) VALORISE (8) VAPORISE (8) VARIOLES (8) VOLARIES (8)
Score: 29–6 (max 34)

Round 5: R Q C E A O T H E

Nick: TEACHER (7)
Issa: HEATER (6)
DC: HECTARE (7) CHEATER (7)
OT: OCHREATE (8)
Score: 36–6 (max 42)

Round 6: 25, 75, 3, 5, 3, 4. Target: 361.

Nick: 360. (75 x 4) + (3 x 25) - (5 x 3) (7)
Issa: 362. (5 x 75) - ((3 x 3) + 4) (7)
RR: 361. ((75 - 3) x 5) + 4 - 3 (10)
Score: 43–13 (max 52)

Dan carries on talking about his trek up Mount Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief.

Round 7: R T D U A E T I G

Nick: GUITAR (6)
Issa: RATED (5)
DC: TRUDGE (6) GRATITUDE (18)
Score: 49–13 (max 70)

Round 8: R S A O E J M M I

Nick: JAMMERS (7)
Issa: SAMIER (6)
DC: JAMMIER (7) MAJORISE (8)
Score: 56–13 (max 78)

Round 9: 100, 75, 25, 2, 4, 9. Target: 233.

Nick: 233. (100 x 2) + (9 x 4) - (75 / 25) (10)
Issa: 233. (100 x 2) + (9 x 4) - (75 / 25) (10)
Score: 66–23 (max 88)

Teatime teaser: TOESTINTS -> SNOTTIEST

Round 10: U E O R N P N I E

Nick: REUNION (7)
Issa: PRONE (5)
DC: PIONEER (7)
OT: PONERINE (8)
Score: 73–23 (max 96)

Round 11: M N X A U O I N T

Nick: NATION (6)
Issa: AXIOM (5)
DC: MOUNTAIN (8) TINAMOU (7)
Score: 79–23 (max 104)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the changing face of the dictionary as we go from paper to online versions.

Round 12: E A V Y D E I S R

Nick: READIES (7)
Issa: savier
DC: ADVERSE (7) REVISED (7)
OT: READVISE (8)
Score: 86–23 (max 112)

Round 13: S C S E O E F G C

Nick: FOGS (4)
Issa: GOES (4)
DC: FOSSE (5)
OT: COSES (5) FESSE (5) GESSO (5) OGEES (5) SECCO (5) SEGOS (5)
Score: 90–27 (max 117)

Round 14: 75, 100, 8, 6, 2, 4. Target: 441.

Nick: 442. (75 x 6) - 8 (7)
Issa: 440. Mistake in working.
RR: 441. ((100 - 6) x 4) - 8 - 2 + 75 (10)
Score: 97–27 (max 127)

Round 15: M Y T E X T I R E

Nick buzzes on 2 seconds to say EXTREMITY which is correct.
Final Score: 107–27 (max 137)

Statistics Corner

Nick:
Total score - 107
Raw score - 107
Total % of max - 78
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 7.1
Raw average score per round - 7.1
Number of maxes - 4

Issa:
Total score - 27
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 20
Raw % of max - 47
Total average score per round - 1.8
Raw average score per round - 4.3
Number of maxes - 1

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