Countdown recap for Monday 2 November 2020.
C1: Champion Damien Doughty (5 wins, 469 points.) A creative director from Bristol, but originally from Spalding, Lincolnshire.
C2: Challenger Paul Jacobs. A finance manager for a law firm form Okehampton, Devon. He did a safari in Kenya including visiting an elephant orphanage near Nairobi.
DC: Susie Dent and Colin Murray.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: S T R M O I E T Y
R02: L R A O P S E A T
R03: 25, 10, 3, 1, 8, 1. Target: 126.
TTT: GREATSKIN - "She entered the field of play without wearing the kit."
R04: R C U E Z N I O L
R05: T S T W E U O I O
R06: 100, 10, 8, 7, 4, 9. Target: 318.
R07: H T S E O I C E E
R08: V L T I E A R T O
R09: 25, 1, 9, 4, 5, 3. Target: 133.
TTT: ICANLEARN - "I can learn all about this semi-precious stone when Susie defines it after the break."
R10: E I A N P B K E F
R11: S D P R I A E I N
R12: T N B U E A J S O
R13: L N G R I E O A M
R14: 3, 7, 6, 8, 5, 3. Target: 476.
R15: C I V I L Y U S O (conundrum)
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Round 1: S T R M O I E T Y
Damien: MOISTER (7)
Paul: MOISTER (7)
DC: ISOMETRY (8)
OT: OMITTERS (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)
Round 2: L R A O P S E A T
Damien: PAROLES (7)
Paul: PARASOL (7)
DC: PLASTER (7) PATROLS (7) APOSTLE (7) PALATES (7) SEAPORT (7)
OT: PAROSTEAL (18) PASTORALE (18) PASTORELA (18)
Score: 14–14 (max 26)
Round 3: 25, 10, 3, 1, 8, 1. Target: 126.
Damien: 126. ((8 - 3) x 25) + 1 (10)
Paul: 126. ((8 - 3) x 25) + 1 (10)
Score: 24–24 (max 36)
Teatime teaser: GREATSKIN -> STREAKING
Round 4: R C U E Z N I O L
Damien: RECOIL (6)
Paul: curzion
DC: CRUEL (5)
OT: CLONER (6) CLUIER (6) COINER (6) COLURE (6) CONURE (6) CORNEL (6) LEUCON (6) LIENOR (6) LOURIE (6) LUCINE (6) NEROLI (6) NUCLEI (6) ORCEIN (6) OUZERI (6) RECOIN (6) RENCIL (6) ROUNCE (6) RUNCLE (6) UNCOIL (6) ZIRCON (6) ZONULE (6) ZONURE (6)
Score: 30–24 (max 42)
Round 5: T S T W E U O I O
Damien: OUTWITS (7)
Paul: OUTWITS (7)
DC: TOOTS (5) tooties TOOTSIE (7)
OT: WETSUIT (7)
Score: 37–31 (max 49)
Round 6: 100, 10, 8, 7, 4, 9. Target: 318.
Damien: 318. ((7 - 4) x 100) + 10 + 8 (10)
Paul: 318. ((7 - 4) x 100) + 10 + 8 (10)
Score: 47–41 (max 59)
Colin talks about going to Kenya doing a charity cycle ride.
Round 7: H T S E O I C E E
Damien: CHEESE (6)
Paul: ecosite
DC: TECHIES (7)
OT: CHEETIES (8) STEECHIE (8)
Score: 53–41 (max 67)
Round 8: V L T I E A R T O
Damien: VIOLET (6)
Paul: overlate
DC: TAILOR (6) VIOLATER (8) LEVITATOR (18)
Score: 59–41 (max 85)
Round 9: 25, 1, 9, 4, 5, 3. Target: 133.
Damien: 133. (25 x 5) + 9 - 1 (10)
Paul: 133. (25 x 5) + 9 - 1 (10)
Score: 69–51 (max 95)
Teatime teaser: ICANLEARN -> CARNELIAN
Round 10: E I A N P B K E F
Damien: BEANIE (6)
Paul: BANK (4)
Score: 75–51 (max 101)
Round 11: S D P R I A E I N
Damien: INSIDER (7)
Paul: SPRAINED (8)
DC: ASPIRIN (7) aspirined INSPIRED (8)
Score: 75–59 (max 109)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "outrage" and "ultramarine".
Round 12: T N B U E A J S O
Damien: butanes
Paul: outjabs
DC: BUTANE (6) JOUST (5) JAUNTS (6) BANJOES (7) SOUTANE (7)
OT: NUTJOBS (7) SUBTONE (7)
Score: 75–59 (max 116)
Round 13: L N G R I E O A M
Damien: MOANIER (7)
Paul: MANGIER (7)
DC: MONGREL (7) MANGLER (7) MALINGER (8) GERMINAL (8)
OT: GERANIOL (8) MALIGNER (8) REGIONAL (8)
Score: 82–66 (max 124)
Round 14: 3, 7, 6, 8, 5, 3. Target: 476.
Damien: 477. (8 x 6 x (7 + 3)) - 3 (7)
Paul: 475. (8 x 6 x (7 + 3)) - 5 (7)
RR: 476. (((3 + 3 + 6) x 5) + 8) x 7 (10)
Score: 89–73 (max 134)
Round 15: C I V I L Y U S O
Paul buzzes on 2.25 seconds to say VICIOUSLY which is correct.
Final Score: 89–83 (max 144)
Statistics Corner
Damien:
Total score - 89
Raw score - 96
Total % of max - 62
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 6.4
Number of maxes - 6
Paul:
Total score - 83
Raw score - 87
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 5.5
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 6
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=82