Monday 16th January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 5)

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Monday 16th January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 5)

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Countdown recap for Monday 16 January 2017.

C1: Champion Suzy Turner (2 wins, 207 points.) An operations manager for a pub company from Waverton, Cheshire.
C2: Challenger Heerpal Sahota. A maths teacher from London, but is currently studying for an MSc. He likes to build and ride bicycles.
DC: Susie Dent and Alastair Stewart.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S O B N U Z A R E
R02: T D N L A O E U S
R03: 50, 100, 3, 8, 4, 2. Target: 236.
TTT: CHINAPERU - "He's not from China or Peru, but by the looks of him, he's never far from "hungry"."
R04: D M T N E I U E H
R05: Q O G X U I P R E
R06: 25, 50, 75, 100, 3, 10. Target: 599.
R07: S I B R U L C I O
R08: P J L N I E A O R
R09: 100, 75, 9, 4, 1, 6. Target: 425.
TTT: AVIANBREW - "If you have one of these, the answer might just come to you."
R10: N R Y T I E O A H
R11: P I K S W E R A N
R12: W S F S O A E V O
R13: M I U T R E L S I
R14: 75, 25, 50, 100, 8, 2. Target: 383.
R15: F R A I L D I C E (conundrum)


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Round 1: S O B N U Z A R E

Suzy: BRONZES (7)
Heerpal: BONERS (6)
DC: ABUSER (6) BEZOARS (7)
OT: AEROBUS (7) BORANES (7) BOURNES (7) BRAZENS (7) SUBZONE (7) UNROBES (7) ZONURES (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: T D N L A O E U S

Suzy: NODULES (7)
Heerpal: LOUDEST (7)
DC: NODULATES (18) UNSALTED (8)
Score: 14–7 (max 25)

Round 3: 50, 100, 3, 8, 4, 2. Target: 236.

Suzy: 236. (100 x 3) - (4 x 2 x 8) (10)
Heerpal: 236. ((100 - (8 - 4 + 3)) x 2) + 50 (10)
Score: 24–17 (max 35)

Teatime teaser: CHINAPERU -> PAUNCHIER

Round 4: D M T N E I U E H

Suzy: MINUTED (7)
Heerpal: MINUTED (7)
DC: MINUETED (8)
Score: 31–24 (max 43)

Round 5: Q O G X U I P R E

Suzy: GROUPIE (7)
Heerpal: GROUPIE (7)
DC: PIROGUE (7)
Score: 38–31 (max 50)

Round 6: 25, 50, 75, 100, 3, 10. Target: 599.

Suzy: 600.
Heerpal: 599. (50 x 10) + 100 - ((3 x 25) / 75) (10)
Score: 38–41 (max 60)

Alastair talks about interviewing the British Olympic heroes from the Rio Olympic Games.

Round 7: S I B R U L C I O

Suzy: BROILS (6)
Heerpal: BROILS (6)
DC: COILS (5)
OT: BILIOUS (7) RUBISCO (7)
Score: 44–47 (max 67)

Round 8: P J L N I E A O R

Suzy: PLAINER (7)
Heerpal: replain
DC: REPLAN (6) OPAL (4) OPALINE (7)
OT: PAROLEIN (8)
Score: 51–47 (max 75)

Round 9: 100, 75, 9, 4, 1, 6. Target: 425.

Suzy: 425. (4 x 100) + (75 / (9 - 6)) (10)
Heerpal: 425. ((4 + 1) x 100) - 75 (10)
Score: 61–57 (max 85)

Teatime teaser: AVIANBREW -> BRAINWAVE

Round 10: N R Y T I E O A H

Suzy: HAIRNET (7)
Heerpal: THORNY (6)
DC: ANOTHER (7) ANOTHERY (8)
Score: 68–57 (max 93)

Round 11: P I K S W E R A N

Suzy: SWANKIER (8)
Heerpal: sparkie
DC: spankier
Score: 76–57 (max 101)

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

Round 12: W S F S O A E V O

Suzy: AVOWS (5)
Heerpal: SAVES (5)
DC: WOOF (4) FOSSAE (6)
OT: VOWESS (6)
Score: 81–62 (max 107)

Round 13: M I U T R E L S I

Suzy: LIMITERS (8)
Heerpal: MUSTIER (7)
DC: TRUISM (6) LIMITS (6) SMILIER (7) UTILISER (8)
OT: RELIMITS (8) RESILIUM (8)
Score: 89–62 (max 115)

Round 14: 75, 25, 50, 100, 8, 2. Target: 383.

Suzy: 375.
Heerpal: 383. ((50 - 2) x 8) - ((25 + 75) / 100) (10)
Score: 89–72 (max 125)

Round 15: F R A I L D I C E

Suzy buzzes on 5 seconds to say CLARIFIED which is correct.
Final Score: 99–72 (max 135)

Statistics Corner

Suzy:
Total score - 99
Raw score - 111
Total % of max - 73
Raw % of max - 82
Total average score per round - 6.6
Raw average score per round - 7.4
Number of maxes - 7

Heerpal:
Total score - 72
Raw score - 91
Total % of max - 53
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 5

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=76
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