Thursday 22nd October 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 141)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 22 October 2020.

C1: Champion Scott Vickers (2 wins, 192 points.) A quality assurance advisor from Middlesbrough.
C2: Challenger Liam Coffey. A sports therapist from Oxford. He looks after chickens at home alongside his 18-month-old son.
DC: Susie Dent and Jay Rayner.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: H A D C I R O P F
R02: K T S E U I N L V
R03: 100, 2, 7, 1, 10, 6. Target: 376.
TTT: CREELMISS - "It's not associated with a vase, but it does describe Ming."
R04: D M P A E O G C Y
R05: R E S T A M D I U
R06: 100, 8, 8, 4, 9, 7. Target: 394.
R07: N O L C E H A G J
R08: T I E R S F O M Q
R09: 25, 8, 2, 10, 1, 7. Target: 692.
TTT: MANICSORT - "They can feel sort of manic when they're in love."
R10: W S A C L I B E Y
R11: R O G C U D E T S
R12: V N L I A E P B T
R13: Z O M S I N R E T
R14: 100, 1, 4, 7, 5, 2. Target: 479.
R15: O R C A C H O C K (conundrum)


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Round 1: H A D C I R O P F

Scott: HAIRDO (6)
Liam: ORCHID (6)
DC: CHARD (5) CHIP (4)
OT: PARODIC (7) PHACOID (7) PICADOR (7) POCHARD (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: K T S E U I N L V

Scott: LIKES (5)
Liam: SILKEN (6)
DC: STEIN (5) UTENSIL (7) NUTLIKE (7)
OT: KELVINS (7) KNULEST (7) LENTISK (7) SKINLET (7) SKINTLE (7) SUNLIKE (7) TINKLES (7) UNLIKES (7) UNLIVES (7) UNVEILS (7) VENTILS (7)
Score: 6–12 (max 14)

Round 3: 100, 2, 7, 1, 10, 6. Target: 376.

Scott: 379. ((10 - 6) x 100) - ((2 + 1) x 7) (7)
Liam: 378. Mistake in working.
RR: 376. ((2 + 1) x 100) + (7 x 10) + 6 (10)
Score: 13–12 (max 24)

Teatime teaser: CREELMISS -> MERCILESS

Round 4: D M P A E O G C Y

Scott: POMADE (6)
Liam: CAMPED (6)
DC: COD (3) PODGE (5) PODGY (5)
OT: PEDOGAMY (8)
Score: 19–18 (max 32)

Round 5: R E S T A M D I U

Scott: mistread
Liam: STADIUM (7)
DC: MISREAD (7) MUDIRATES (18)
Score: 19–25 (max 50)

Round 6: 100, 8, 8, 4, 9, 7. Target: 394.

Scott: 393. (4 x 100) - 7 (7)
Liam: 394. Mistake in working.
RR: 394. ((100 - (8 / 8)) x 4) - (9 - 7) (10)
Score: 26–25 (max 60)

Jay talks about trying to deal with the problems of being a jazz musician during lockdown.

Round 7: N O L C E H A G J

Scott: JANGLE (6)
Liam: CLONE (5)
DC: CONGEAL (7) GALJOEN (7)
OT: CHALONE (7) HALOGEN (7)
Score: 32–25 (max 67)

Round 8: T I E R S F O M Q

Scott: FOREST (6)
Liam: MOISTER (7)
DC: FRITES (6)
OT: EROTISM (7) FIRMEST (7) FOMITES (7) FORTIES (7) FROSTIE (7) MORTISE (7)
Score: 32–32 (max 74)

Round 9: 25, 8, 2, 10, 1, 7. Target: 692.

Scott: 692. (((10 x 2) + 8) x 25) - 7 - 1 (10)
Liam: 690.
Score: 42–32 (max 84)

Teatime teaser: MANICSORT -> ROMANTICS

Round 10: W S A C L I B E Y

Scott: scaley
Liam: scaley
DC: SCALY (5) SLICE (5) CABLES (6)
OT: BAILEYS (7) BAWLEYS (7) BEWAILS (7)
Score: 42–32 (max 91)

Round 11: R O G C U D E T S

Scott: SCOUTED (7)
Liam: SCOUTED (7)
DC: SCOURGED (8)
OT: EDUCTORS (8)
Score: 49–39 (max 99)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some proverbs.

Round 12: V N L I A E P B T

Scott: PLIANT (6)
Liam: PLANET (6)
DC: PIE (3) VEAL (4) BIVALENT (8)
Score: 55–45 (max 107)

Round 13: Z O M S I N R E T

Scott: moniter
Liam: MONSTER (7)
DC: MISO (4) MOISTER (7) STONIER (7)
OT: RIMSTONE (8)
Score: 55–52 (max 115)

Round 14: 100, 1, 4, 7, 5, 2. Target: 479.

Scott: 479. (5 x 100) - ((2 + 1) x 7) (10)
Liam: 479. (5 x 100) - ((4 - 1) x 7) (10)
Score: 65–62 (max 125)

Round 15: O R C A C H O C K

Liam buzzes on 25.25 seconds to say COACHROCK which is incorrect.
Scott does not buzz.
The answer, correctly answered by Rachel (after Liam realised his mistake...), was COCKROACH.
Final Score: 65–62 (max 135)

Statistics Corner

Scott:
Total score - 65
Raw score - 76
Total % of max - 48
Raw % of max - 56
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 2

Liam:
Total score - 62
Raw score - 74
Total % of max - 46
Raw % of max - 55
Total average score per round - 4.1
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 2

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