Friday 18th September 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 117)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 18 September 2020.

C1: Champion Richard Ellis (1 win, 80 points.) A payroll officer from Ramsgate, Kent.
C2: Challenger Shane Roberts. An assistant principal at a secondary school from Shepton Mallet, Somerset.
DC: Susie Dent and Steph McGovern.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S D G X O E I E L
R02: A S I R U Y N D A
R03: 50, 9, 2, 3, 3, 1. Target: 713.
TTT: BEGUNKIND - "He's exposing all the falseness about getting out of bed."
R04: T E C R I E P H O
R05: B T S C A I E R O
R06: 100, 9, 8, 4, 1, 6. Target: 713.
R07: N V T S U E A N I
R08: F A Q R S E L I G
R09: 3, 1, 2, 2, 3, 7. Target: 724.
TTT: ITISHOTLY - "It's a hotly fought contest between the teams, and this is starting to creep in."
R10: W E K B V A I H E
R11: T R E A I F Y C A
R12: M O N P T I O D E
R13: M C N A E O S T I
R14: 100, 9, 8, 2, 7, 3. Target: 634.
R15: M U M F L E D O X (conundrum)


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Round 1: S D G X O E I E L

Richard: GLIDES (6)
Shane: EXILES (6)
DC: OILSEED (7)
OT: GOLDIES (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: A S I R U Y N D A

Richard: DRAINS (6)
Shane: SAUNA (5)
DC: UNSAID (6) DURIANS (7) DYSURIA (7)
OT: NAYSAID (7) RADIANS (7) SAURIAN (7) SUDARIA (7) SUNDARI (7)
Score: 12–6 (max 14)

Round 3: 50, 9, 2, 3, 3, 1. Target: 713.

Richard: 714. (50 + 1) x (9 + 3 + 2) (7)
Shane: 709.
Score: 19–6 (max 21)

Teatime teaser: BEGUNKIND -> DEBUNKING

Round 4: T E C R I E P H O

Richard: COPIER (6)
Shane: RECEIPT (7)
DC: HERETIC (7)
OT: HERPETIC (8) PHORETIC (8)
Score: 19–13 (max 29)

Round 5: B T S C A I E R O

Richard: CRATES (6)
Shane: SECTOR (6)
DC: AEROBICS (8) ICEBOATS (8) BISECTOR (8)
Score: 25–19 (max 37)

Round 6: 100, 9, 8, 4, 1, 6. Target: 713.

Richard: 713. ((8 - 1) x 100) + 9 + 4 (10)
Shane: 713. ((6 + 1) x 100) + 9 + 4 (10)
Score: 35–29 (max 47)

Steph talks about her early days in broadcasting visiting many factories doing business news on BBC Breakfast.

Round 7: N V T S U E A N I

Richard: VAINEST (7)
Shane: INVENTS (7)
DC: AUNTIES (7) SINUATE (7)
OT: UNNATIVES (18)
Score: 42–36 (max 65)

Round 8: F A Q R S E L I G

Richard: GLARES (6)
Shane: GRAILS (6)
DC: FRAGILE (7) SILAGE (6)
OT: AIRLEGS (7) GRAISLE (7) REFLAGS (7)
Score: 48–42 (max 72)

Round 9: 3, 1, 2, 2, 3, 7. Target: 724.

Richard: -
Shane: -
RR: 378. (0)
OT: 378. (2 + 1) x 2 x 3 x 3 x 7 (0)
Score: 48–42 (max 72)

Teatime teaser: ITISHOTLY -> HOSTILITY

Round 10: W E K B V A I H E

Richard: BEHAVE (6)
Shane: BEHAVE (6)
Score: 54–48 (max 78)

Round 11: T R E A I F Y C A

Richard: RECTIFY (7)
Shane: RECTIFY (7)
DC: CERTIFY (7) ACETIFY (7)
OT: ACATERY (7)
Score: 61–55 (max 85)

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

Round 12: M O N P T I O D E

Richard: POINTED (7)
Shane: POINTED (7)
DC: DEMOTION (8) PIEDMONT (8)
OT: METOPION (8) MOTIONED (8) OPTIONED (8)
Score: 68–62 (max 93)

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

Richard: MOANIEST (8)
Shane: SEMANTIC (8)
DC: ACTIONS (7) MACONITES (18)
OT: ENCOMIAST (18)
Score: 76–70 (max 111)

Round 14: 100, 9, 8, 2, 7, 3. Target: 634.

Richard: 634. (2 x 3 x (100 + 7)) - 8 (10)
Shane: 634. (2 x 3 x (100 + 7)) - 8 (10)
Score: 86–80 (max 121)

Round 15: M U M F L E D O X

Shane buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say FLUMMOXED which is correct.
Final Score: 86–90 (max 131)

Statistics Corner

Richard:
Total score - 86
Raw score - 92
Total % of max - 66
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 6

Shane:
Total score - 90
Raw score - 102
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 6.0
Raw average score per round - 6.8
Number of maxes - 6

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