Tuesday 29th September 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 124)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 29 September 2020.

C1: Champion Chris Johnston (2 wins, 193 points.) An associate director of a recruitment company from Bristol.
C2: Challenger Jeremy Ankers. A civil servant from Iver, Buckinghamshire. He was threatened with a knife whilst at a church in Rio de Janeiro.
DC: Susie Dent and Richard Digance.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S N R A U E T L I
R02: G X O E T I R N A
R03: 50, 25, 4, 8, 9, 6. Target: 668.
TTT: FOBSLEIGH - "According to its name, you'll find this creature all around the world."
R04: P S O T U Q D R E
R05: S N L I E O C G M
R06: 100, 9, 4, 2, 3, 10. Target: 698.
R07: B R A U S J O W I
R08: M R E N S O P D I
R09: 100, 75, 3, 7, 1, 10. Target: 356.
TTT: SMILELIST - "With his pizza, he was allowed to take as much salad as he wanted."
R10: N T V A E H O S R
R11: N Y T I A O W G E
R12: R D F I O A H S E
R13: C R D U I E K P T
R14: 25, 100, 75, 50, 7, 4, . Target: 772.
R15: D O T S T I R E D (conundrum)


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Round 1: S N R A U E T L I

Chris: ENTAILS (7)
Jeremy: LATRINES (8)
DC: ENTRAILS (8) UNREALIST (18)
OT: RETINULAS (18)
Score: 0–8 (max 18)

Round 2: G X O E T I R N A

Chris: TEARING (7)
Jeremy: RETAXING (8)
OT: ORANGITE (8)
Score: 0–16 (max 26)

Round 3: 50, 25, 4, 8, 9, 6. Target: 668.

Chris: 667. (25 x 6 x 4) + 50 + 9 + 8 (7)
Jeremy: 669. ((9 + 4) x 50) + 25 - 6 (7)
RR: 668. ((25 x 6) + 8 + 9) x 4 (10)
Score: 7–23 (max 36)

Teatime teaser: FOBSLEIGH -> GLOBEFISH

Round 4: P S O T U Q D R E

Chris: PROUDEST (8)
Jeremy: PROUDEST (8)
DC: POSTURE (7) POSTURED (8) SPROUTED (8)
Score: 15–31 (max 44)

Round 5: S N L I E O C G M

Chris: MINGLES (7)
Jeremy: CLOSING (7)
DC: ECLOSING (8)
OT: COMELINGS (18)
Score: 22–38 (max 62)

Round 6: 100, 9, 4, 2, 3, 10. Target: 698.

Chris: 698. ((4 + 3) x 100) - 2 (10)
Jeremy: 698. ((4 + 3) x 100) - 2 (10)
Score: 32–48 (max 72)

Richard brings back his guitar for another song, this time about Charles Baggage, texts and the Beatles.

Round 7: B R A U S J O W I

Chris: BOARS (5)
Jeremy: BROWS (5)
DC: ISOBAR (6)
OT: BIOWARS (7) JABIRUS (7)
Score: 37–53 (max 79)

Round 8: M R E N S O P D I

Chris: PROMISED (8)
Jeremy: PROMISED (8)
DC: PRISONED (8)
OT: POINDERS (8)
Score: 45–61 (max 87)

Round 9: 100, 75, 3, 7, 1, 10. Target: 356.

Chris: 357. (100 x 3) + 75 - 10 - 7 - 1 (7)
Jeremy: -
RR: 356. ((75 + 1) x (10 - 7 + 3)) - 100 (10)
Score: 52–61 (max 97)

Teatime teaser: SMILELIST -> LIMITLESS

Round 10: N T V A E H O S R

Chris: SHORTEN (7)
Jeremy: NOVATES (7)
DC: ANOTHER (7) TAVERNS (7) HARVEST (7)
OT: HAVENORS (8) VENATORS (8)
Score: 59–68 (max 105)

Round 11: N Y T I A O W G E

Chris: EATING (6)
Jeremy: TOWAGE (6)
OT: GAIETY (6) GITANO (6) OWNAGE (6) TAGINE (6) TAWING (6) TEAING (6) TOEING (6) TOWING (6) TOWNIE (6) TOYING (6) TWANGY (6) TWINEY (6) TWINGE (6) WANTEY (6) WIGEON (6) YAWING (6)
Score: 65–74 (max 111)

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

Round 12: R D F I O A H S E

Chris: SHARED (6)
Jeremy: FISHED (6)
DC: ROADIES (7) FEDORAS (7)
OT: AIRSHED (7) FARSIDE (7) HAIRDOS (7) HEROIDS (7) OARFISH (7) RADIOES (7) REDFISH (7) SHADIER (7)
Score: 71–80 (max 118)

Round 13: C R D U I E K P T

Chris: PICTURED (8)
Jeremy: TRICKED (7)
DC: PRICKED (7)
Score: 79–80 (max 126)

Round 14: 25, 100, 75, 50, 7, 4. Target: 772.

Chris: 771. (7 x 100) + 75 - 4 (7)
Jeremy: 773. (7 x 100) + 75 - (50 / 25) (7)
RR: 772. (100 + 75 + 25 - 7) x 4 (10)
Score: 86–87 (max 136)

Round 15: D O T S T I R E D

Chris buzzes on 25.25 seconds to say TRODDIEST which is incorrect.
Jeremy does not buzz.
The answer was DISTORTED.
Final Score: 86–87 (max 146)

Statistics Corner

Chris:
Total score - 86
Raw score - 100
Total % of max - 59
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 5

Jeremy:
Total score - 87
Raw score - 94
Total % of max - 60
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 5.8
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 5

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