Friday 17th January 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 12)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 17 January 2020.

C1: Champion Paul Hindess (1 win, 98 points.) A private maths tutor from Bedford.
C2: Challenger Pauline Nicholson. A retired accounts assistant from Sutton, Norfolk. She's a member of the Tangent Club, a charitable organisation.
DC: Susie Dent and Paul Zenon.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: W S C E O E G D A
R02: I E U P V N M O F
R03: 25, 7, 9, 4, 5, 4. Target: 694.
TTT: REELBURST - "He reels off one burst of hot air after enough, because he's this."
R04: R T S I A E N L O
R05: H S R E U E Y H A
R06: 50, 10, 4, 7, 8, 9. Target: 248.
R07: T P L D I O U E R
R08: Z G D B A I E L A
R09: 100, 9, 4, 9, 10, 4. Target: 783.
TTT: LACKACHEF - "Everyday it's the White Cliffs of Dover for the schoolteacher."
R10: C S T N O U I A G
R11: T R C E O I V T A
R12: R P S R E I A M I
R13: T D N S U O A I T
R14: 75, 2, 4, 1, 3, 1. Target: 370.
R15: T H E N I S A N G (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: W S C E O E G D A

Paul: WEDGES (6)
Pauline: CASED (5)
DC: COWAGES (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

Round 2: I E U P V N M O F

Paul: MOVIE (5)
Pauline: OVEN (4)
OT: ENVOI (5) MOENI (5) MONPE (5) ONIUM (5) OPINE (5) OPIUM (5) OVINE (5) PUNIM (5) UMPIE (5) VENOM (5)
Score: 11–0 (max 12)

Round 3: 25, 7, 9, 4, 5, 4. Target: 694.

Paul: 695. (7 x 4 x 25) - 5 (7)
Pauline: 695. (7 x 4 x 25) - 5 (7)
RR: 694. ((((25 - 4) x 7) - 9) x 5) + 4 (10)
Score: 18–7 (max 22)

Teatime teaser: REELBURST -> BLUSTERER

Round 4: R T S I A E N L O

Paul: RELATIONS (18)
Pauline: RELATIONS (18)
DC: ORIENTALS (18)
OT: ROTALINES (18) TENSORIAL (18)
Score: 36–25 (max 40)

Round 5: H S R E U E Y H A

Paul: HEARSE (6)
Pauline: USHER (5)
DC: HERESY (6)
OT: HASHERY (7)
Score: 42–25 (max 47)

Round 6: 50, 10, 4, 7, 8, 9. Target: 248.

Paul: 248. ((10 / (8 / 4)) x 50) - (9 - 7) (10)
Pauline: -
Score: 52–25 (max 57)

Paul performs a trick involving coins to a preacher, based on an episode of The Waltons, which is where Paul got his inspiration to be a magician from.

Round 7: T P L D I O U E R

Paul: OUTLIER (7)
Pauline: TRIPLED (7)
DC: POULTER (7) POLITER (7)
OT: DILUTER (7) DIOPTRE (7) DROPLET (7) ETOURDI (7) EUPLOID (7) LEPROID (7) OUTLIED (7) OUTRIDE (7) PELTOID (7) PERIDOT (7) PETROIL (7) PILOTED (7) PLOITED (7) PLOUTED (7) PLOUTER (7) POITREL (7) POULTED (7) POUTIER (7) PROTEID (7) PROTIDE (7) PTEROID (7) RIDEOUT (7)
Score: 59–32 (max 64)

Round 8: Z G D B A I E L A

Paul: BLAZED (6)
Pauline: datable
DC: DIALAGE (7)
OT: AIDABLE (7)
Score: 65–32 (max 71)

Round 9: 100, 9, 4, 9, 10, 4. Target: 783.

Paul: 783. Mistake in working.
Pauline: 782. ((4 + 4) x 100) - (9 + 9) (7)
RR: 783. (100 - 9 - 4) x 9 (10)
Score: 65–39 (max 81)

Teatime teaser: LACKACHEF -> CHALKFACE

Round 10: C S T N O U I A G

Paul: COASTING (8)
Pauline: COASTING (8)
DC: AGNOSTIC (8)
OT: AUCTIONS (8) AUTOINGS (8) CAUTIONS (8) COATINGS (8) COTINGAS (8) OUTGAINS (8) SCOUTING (8)
Score: 73–47 (max 89)

Round 11: T R C E O I V T A

Paul: CATTIER (7)
Pauline: COVERT (6)
DC: COTTIER (7) RICOTTA (7)
OT: ROTATIVE (8) TRACTIVE (8)
Score: 80–47 (max 97)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of words relating to bodies of water.

Round 12: R P S R E I A M I

Paul: MARRIES (7)
Pauline: REPAIRS (7)
DC: PRIMARIES (18)
OT: PRIMARISE (18)
Score: 87–54 (max 115)

Round 13: T D N S U O A I T

Paul: ASTOUND (7)
Pauline: OUTSTAND (8)
OT: ADUSTION (8) STANDOUT (8) TITANOUS (8)
Score: 87–62 (max 123)

Round 14: 75, 2, 4, 1, 3, 1. Target: 370.

Paul: 370. (75 - 1) x (3 + 2) (10)
Pauline: 370. (75 - 1) x (4 + 1) (10)
Score: 97–72 (max 133)

Round 15: T H E N I S A N G

No one buzzes. The answer was HASTENING.
Final Score: 97–72 (max 143)

Statistics Corner

Paul:
Total score - 97
Raw score - 104
Total % of max - 68
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 6.5
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 6

Pauline:
Total score - 72
Raw score - 92
Total % of max - 50
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 5

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