Thursday 17th September 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 116)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 17 September 2020.

C1: Champion Shaun Finch (1 win, 59 points.) A civil servant from Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire.
C2: Challenger Richard Ellis. A payroll officer from Ramsgate, Kent. He used to play tennis up to county level, but had to retire due to an ACL injury.
DC: Susie Dent and Steph McGovern.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S W G Z A E R L A
R02: P Q S O I E N R A
R03: 75, 9, 4, 2, 9, 2. Target: 135.
TTT: MANBATHES - "The man sunbathes on the nudist beach without any sense of this at all."
R04: T N G F O U I E D
R05: T L R A O I O S T
R06: 8, 3, 6, 7, 4, 8. Target: 937.
R07: R R T F A E O Y T
R08: R V D H U E A I J
R09: 75, 6, 2, 4, 4, 7. Target: 859.
TTT: COCOARIMS - "These plants sound like they're out of this world."
R10: L S C O I E D M O
R11: K N M B A I E U W
R12: N C S M O A E A D
R13: P T C N I O E M A
R14: 9, 3, 1, 6, 8, 1. Target: 294.
R15: R O O F P I L O T (conundrum)


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Round 1: S W G Z A E R L A

Shaun: GLAZERS (7)
Richard: GRAZES (6)
OT: ALEGARS (7) LAAGERS (7) LAGARES (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: P Q S O I E N R A

Shaun: SOAPIER (7)
Richard: SPRAIN (6)
DC: PERSONA (7) PARISON (7)
OT: NISPERO (7) OPINERS (7) ORPINES (7) PERNIOS (7) PORINAS (7) PORNIES (7) PRASINE (7) PRONASE (7)
Score: 14–0 (max 14)

Round 3: 75, 9, 4, 2, 9, 2. Target: 135.

Shaun: 135. (75 x 2) - 9 - 4 - 2 (10)
Richard: 135. (75 x 2) - 9 - 4 - 2 (10)
Score: 24–10 (max 24)

Teatime teaser: MANBATHES -> ABASHMENT

Round 4: T N G F O U I E D

Shaun: -
Richard: FEUDING (7)
DC: TONGUED (7) FUNGOID (7) FONDUE (6)
OT: UNGIFTED (8)
Score: 24–17 (max 32)

Round 5: T L R A O I O S T

Shaun: TRAILS (6)
Richard: ARTIST (6)
DC: TAILORS (7) ISOLATOR (8)
OT: ORLISTAT (8) OSTIOLAR (8)
Score: 30–23 (max 40)

Round 6: 8, 3, 6, 7, 4, 8. Target: 937.

Shaun: -
Richard: 940. (((6 x 7 x 3) - 8) x 8) - 4 (7)
RR: 936. ((7 x 8) - 4) x 3 x 6 (7)
Score: 30–30 (max 47)

Steph talks about moving her new lunchtime show into the Leeds studio.

Round 7: R R T F A E O Y T

Shaun: FATTER (6)
Richard: ROTATE (6)
DC: ARTERY (6) fattery
OT: FORAYER (7) RATTERY (7) TORREFY (7)
Score: 36–36 (max 54)

Round 8: R V D H U E A I J

Shaun: HAVER (5)
Richard: VARIED (6)
DC: JIVED (5)
OT: ADJURE (6) HAIRED (6) HEJIRA (6) JEHADI (6) JURIED (6)
Score: 36–42 (max 60)

Round 9: 75, 6, 2, 4, 4, 7. Target: 859.

Shaun: 851.
Richard: 859. ((75 - 4) x (6 + 4 + 2)) + 7 (10)
Score: 36–52 (max 70)

Teatime teaser: COCOARIMS -> CROCOSMIA

Round 10: L S C O I E D M O

Shaun: decoils
Richard: domociles
DC: MELODIC (7) MELODICS (8)
Score: 36–52 (max 78)

Round 11: K N M B A I E U W

Shaun: BANK (4)
Richard: WAKEN (5)
DC: IMBUE (5)
OT: BENAMI (6) BUMKIN (6) EMBANK (6) KINEMA (6) MENUKI (6) UNMAKE (6)
Score: 36–57 (max 84)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "closed down for good".

Round 12: N C S M O A E A D

Shaun: DEMONS (6)
Richard: DEMONS (6)
DC: DEACONS (7) DAEMONS (7)
OT: ADENOMAS (8)
Score: 42–63 (max 92)

Round 13: P T C N I O E M A

Shaun: CAPTION (7)
Richard: CAPTION (7)
DC: PTOMAINE (8)
OT: MACONITE (8) NOEMATIC (8) POEMATIC (8)
Score: 49–70 (max 100)

Round 14: 9, 3, 1, 6, 8, 1. Target: 294.

Shaun: 290. Mistake in working.
Richard: 296. Mistake in working.
RR: 294. (9 - 3) x (1 + 6) x (8 - 1) (10)
Score: 49–70 (max 110)

Round 15: R O O F P I L O T

Richard buzzes on 12.75 seconds to say PORTFOLIO which is correct.
Final Score: 49–80 (max 120)

Statistics Corner

Shaun:
Total score - 49
Raw score - 63
Total % of max - 41
Raw % of max - 53
Total average score per round - 3.3
Raw average score per round - 4.2
Number of maxes - 3

Richard:
Total score - 80
Raw score - 92
Total % of max - 67
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 5

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