Thursday 29th October 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 146)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 29 October 2020.

C1: Champion Damien Doughty (3 wins, 282 points.) A creative director from Bristol, but originally from Spalding, Lincolnshire.
C2: Challenger Andy Lyon. A lift engineer from Pensford, Somerset. He used to play rugby as a prop, and currently coaches the Chew Valley Ladies team.
DC: Susie Dent and Colin Murray.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: Y P N J E A U R S
R02: E O U L M H I Y R
R03: 100, 2, 9, 5, 1, 5. Target: 554.
TTT: NANCYAEON - "Nancy took an aeon to get ready this morning, much to my dismay."
R04: P S E O A C F B E
R05: N R F N A O E I M
R06: 50, 75, 3, 9, 2, 2. Target: 267.
R07: D K T L A E I A C
R08: E I N T O P S E D
R09: 75, 3, 9, 2, 1, 5. Target: 247.
TTT: WARBLEOAT - "His new computer came preloaded with lots of unwanted programmes."
R10: A I R S D E I D N
R11: T Q G B S E O A R
R12: I E O L R S T I D
R13: T N R E O I V N C
R14: 1, 3, 3, 9, 4, 8. Target: 652.
R15: G I N R U M B L E (conundrum)


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Round 1: Y P N J E A U R S

Damien: PRUNES (6)
Andy: spurns
DC: PENURY (6) PRUNEY (6) JASPER (6)
OT: PRUNASE (7) PYRANES (7) UNPRAYS (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

Round 2: E O U L M H I Y R

Damien: HOMELY (6)
Andy: HOURLY (6)
DC: HOLIER (6) MOULE (5) MOILER (6) HELIUM (6)
OT: HEROUM (6) HOMIER (6) HOMILY (6) HUMERI (6) HURLEY (6) LOURIE (6) MOILEY (6) MOULIE (6) MULIER (6) MURLIE (6) OILERY (6) RHEUMY (6)
Score: 12–6 (max 13)

Round 3: 100, 2, 9, 5, 1, 5. Target: 554.

Damien: 554. ((100 + 9 + 2) x 5) - 1 (10)
Andy: 554. ((5 + 1) x 9) + (5 x 100) (10)
Score: 22–16 (max 23)

Teatime teaser: NANCYAEON -> ANNOYANCE

Round 4: P S E O A C F B E

Damien: SPACE (5)
Andy: ESCAPE (6)
DC: FAECES (6)
OT: PEACES (6) SCOPAE (6)
Score: 22–22 (max 29)

Round 5: N R F N A O E I M

Damien: MOANIER (7)
Andy: FOREMAN (7)
DC: FOAMIER (7) FIREMAN (7) MORAINE (7) FERMION (7)
OT: FORAMEN (7) INFERNO (7) MONERAN (7) NONAMER (7) ROMAINE (7)
Score: 29–29 (max 36)

Round 6: 50, 75, 3, 9, 2, 2. Target: 267.

Damien: 267. (75 x 3) + 50 - (9 - (2 / 2)) (10)
Andy: 268.
Score: 39–29 (max 46)

Colin talks about the shortest love affair of all time, between himself and a woman he met whilst DJing in Belfast.

Round 7: D K T L A E I A C

Damien: DIALECT (7)
Andy: TACKLED (7)
DC: TICKLED (7) CITADEL (7) CATLIKE (7)
OT: ALCAIDE (7) DELTAIC (7) EDICTAL (7)
Score: 46–36 (max 53)

Round 8: E I N T O P S E D

Damien: POINTED (7)
Andy: POINTED (7)
DC: PENTODES (8)
OT: PENTOSIDE (18)
Score: 53–43 (max 71)

Round 9: 75, 3, 9, 2, 1, 5. Target: 247.

Damien: 247. ((75 + 9) x 3) - 5 (10)
Andy: -
Score: 63–43 (max 81)

Teatime teaser: WARBLEOAT -> BLOATWARE

Round 10: A I R S D E I D N

Damien: DRAINED (7)
Andy: SANDIER (7)
DC: DANDIER (7) SARDINE (7) SARDINED (8) DIARISED (8)
Score: 70–50 (max 89)

Round 11: T Q G B S E O A R

Damien: BOASTER (7)
Andy: STORAGE (7)
DC: BOATERS (7) BORGATE (7) BORATES (7)
OT: BOGARTS (7) BORAGES (7) GABERTS (7) GABSTER (7) OBERTAS (7) ORGEATS (7) REBATOS (7) TOERAGS (7)
Score: 77–57 (max 96)

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

Round 12: I E O L R S T I D

Damien: lordiest
Andy: stonier
DC: TOILERS (7) LOITERS (7) IDOLISER (8)
OT: SIDEROTIL (18)
Score: 77–57 (max 114)

Round 13: T N R E O I V N C

Damien: INVERT (6)
Andy: CONVERT (7)
DC: INVENTOR (8) CONTRIVE (8)
OT: CONNIVER (8) NOVERINT (8)
Score: 77–64 (max 122)

Round 14: 1, 3, 3, 9, 4, 8. Target: 652.

Damien: 652. (3 x 3 x 8 x 9) + 4 (10)
Andy: 649.
Score: 87–64 (max 132)

Round 15: G I N R U M B L E

Damien buzzes on 5.5 seconds to say LUMBERING which is correct.
Final Score: 97–64 (max 142)

Statistics Corner

Damien:
Total score - 97
Raw score - 108
Total % of max - 68
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 6.5
Raw average score per round - 7.2
Number of maxes - 9

Andy:
Total score - 64
Raw score - 78
Total % of max - 45
Raw % of max - 55
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 6

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