Monday 5th October 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 128)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 5 October 2020.

C1: Champion Jeremy Ankers (4 wins, 383 points.) A civil servant from Iver, Buckinghamshire.
C2: Challenger Ben Moss. A musician and dancer from London. He plays the fiddle for a few ceilidh bands and travels all around the world with them.
DC: Susie Dent and Michelle Ackerley.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L N R E I T Q C A
R02: G S C E O L A R E
R03: 75, 9, 10, 6, 10, 5. Target: 951.
TTT: FULLSEATS - "Her service game on the tennis court was simply perfect."
R04: F C R A I A X O P
R05: W D S E F U I L Y
R06: 100, 75, 6, 3, 4, 4. Target: 694.
R07: B M E R O A S M V
R08: T R L I E O N C A
R09: 100, 75, 25, 50, 1, 10. Target: 665.
TTT: MORALMARE - "It sounds like it's a reminder as to what the statue is made of."
R10: M S H E A I V N U
R11: D A E T J M B O D
R12: T N P I E I R S R
R13: T N Z A K E E I R
R14: 25, 50, 6, 6, 2, 7. Target: 808.
R15: E X A M R E P L Y (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: L N R E I T Q C A

Jeremy: LATRINE (7)
Ben: CLARINET (8)
DC: RETINAL (7)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: G S C E O L A R E

Jeremy: CLOSER (6)
Ben: CORSAGE (7)
DC: ESCAROLE (8)
OT: AEROGELS (8)
Score: 0–15 (max 16)

Round 3: 75, 9, 10, 6, 10, 5. Target: 951.

Jeremy: 951. ((75 + 10 + 6 + 5) x 10) - 9 (10)
Ben: -
Score: 10–15 (max 26)

Teatime teaser: FULLSEATS -> FAULTLESS

Round 4: F C R A I A X O P

Jeremy: FOCI (4)
Ben: PAIR (4)
DC: PICARO (6) APORIA (6)
OT: APRAXIC (7)
Score: 14–19 (max 33)

Round 5: W D S E F U I L Y

Jeremy: WILDS (5)
Ben: WIDELY (6)
DC: FLUIDS (6) WISELY (6)
OT: FULYIES (7) SULFIDE (7)
Score: 14–25 (max 40)

Round 6: 100, 75, 6, 3, 4, 4. Target: 694.

Jeremy: 694. ((3 + 4) x 100) - 6 (10)
Ben: 694. (100 x 6) + 75 + (4 x 4) + 3 (10)
Score: 24–35 (max 50)

Michelle talks about some embarrassing moments she had whilst competing on Celebrity Masterchef.

Round 7: B M E R O A S M V

Jeremy: MOVERS (6)
Ben: BRAVES (6)
DC: MAMBOES (7)
OT: BRAVOES (7) MARMOSE (7)
Score: 30–41 (max 57)

Round 8: T R L I E O N C A

Jeremy: REACTION (8)
Ben: CLARINET (8)
DC: CILANTRO (8)
OT: ACROLEIN (8) ACTIONER (8) ACTORINE (8) COLINEAR (8) CONTRAIL (8) CREATION (8) LONICERA (8) LORICATE (8) NOETICAL (8) ORIENTAL (8) RELATION (8) ROTALINE (8)
Score: 38–49 (max 65)

Round 9: 100, 75, 25, 50, 1, 10. Target: 665.

Jeremy: 662. Mistake in working.
Ben: 675. (10 - 1) x 75 (5)
RR: 665. ((100 - 75) x 25) + 50 - 10 (10)
Score: 38–54 (max 75)

Teatime teaser: MORALMARE -> MARMOREAL

Round 10: M S H E A I V N U

Jeremy: SHAVEN (6)
Ben: SHAVEN (6)
DC: HUMANISE (8) VANISH (6) HAVENS (6)
Score: 44–60 (max 83)

Round 11: D A E T J M B O D

Jeremy: MATED (5)
Ben: BOATED (6)
DC: MOATED (6)
Score: 44–66 (max 89)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "electoral college", with the US election on the horizon.

Round 12: T N P I E I R S R

Jeremy: PRINTERS (8)
Ben: PRINTERS (8)
DC: PRISTINE (8)
OT: INSPIRER (8) REPRINTS (8) RESPIRIT (8) SPRINTER (8) STRIPIER (8)
Score: 52–74 (max 97)

Round 13: T N Z A K E E I R

Jeremy: RETAKEN (7)
Ben: TANKER (6)
DC: TRAINEE (7) KERATIN (7)
OT: AKINETE (7) KERNITE (7) RETINAE (7) RETZIAN (7)
Score: 59–74 (max 104)

Round 14: 25, 50, 6, 6, 2, 7. Target: 808.

Jeremy: -
Ben: -
RR: 808. (((25 x 6) - 7) x 6) - 50 (10)
Score: 59–74 (max 114)

Round 15: E X A M R E P L Y

Ben buzzes on 2 seconds to say EXEMPLARY which is correct.
Final Score: 59–84 (max 124)

Statistics Corner

Jeremy:
Total score - 59
Raw score - 82
Total % of max - 48
Raw % of max - 66
Total average score per round - 3.9
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 5

Ben:
Total score - 84
Raw score - 90
Total % of max - 68
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 5.6
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 6

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