Wednesday 25th January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 12)

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Wednesday 25th January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 12)

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 25 January 2017.

C1: Champion Dave Ryan (1 win, 89 points.) A coach driver from Waverton, Cheshire.
C2: Challenger Elizabeth McCann. A retired British Airways cabin crew member from East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire. Her favourite trip was going to Sydney. She is a comper, a person who enters as many competitions as possible, and has won amongst other things, 3 gas barbecues and her height in pizza!! :P :lol:
DC: Susie Dent and Barry McGuigan.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S P O L A N G I E
R02: C O D U T I S J A
R03: 100, 8, 6, 6, 3, 7. Target: 520.
TTT: STANROMPS - "Stan romps to victory yet again; he's such a brilliant athlete."
R04: P E N I P A I F Q
R05: M U R E T N T A R
R06: 100, 25, 5, 9, 1, 1. Target: 937.
R07: G E F D O M I S E
R08: Y I E R L I S M D
R09: 25, 8, 10, 7, 9, 8. Target: 171.
TTT: HAMFATTER - "Is this what occurs when the numbers game is over?"
R10: T A N P E V I S C
R11: U L T A K E T O G
R12: L E T X O R I T R
R13: W O R A T N I D A
R14: 50, 75, 100, 1, 2, 2. Target: 126.
R15: B O O G I E D U K (conundrum)


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Round 1: S P O L A N G I E

Dave: SLOPING (7)
Elizabeth: PLEASING (8)
DC: LEAPING (7) PEALING (7) SPOILAGE (8)
OT: AEGILOPS (8) ELAPSING (8) GASOLINE (8) OPALINES (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: C O D U T I S J A

Dave: AUDITS (6)
Elizabeth: ADJUST (6)
DC: DACOITS (7) JUDOIST (7)
OT: ACTIOUS (7)
Score: 6–14 (max 15)

Round 3: 100, 8, 6, 6, 3, 7. Target: 520.

Dave: 520. (100 - (8 x 6)) x (3 + 7) (10)
Elizabeth: 520. (6 x 100) - ((7 + 3) x 8) (10)
Score: 16–24 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: STANROMPS -> SPORTSMAN

Round 4: P E N I P A I F Q

Dave: PIPE (4)
Elizabeth: PIPE (4)
DC: PAIN (4) PINE (4)
OT: NAPPE (5) PAIPE (5) PIANI (5)
Score: 20–28 (max 30)

Round 5: M U R E T N T A R

Dave: TAUNTER (7)
Elizabeth: MATURER (7)
DC: TANTRUM (7)
OT: ERRATUM (7) MANURER (7) NUTMEAT (7)
Score: 27–35 (max 37)

Round 6: 100, 25, 5, 9, 1, 1. Target: 937.

Dave: 937. ((100 + 5 - 1) x 9) + 1 (10)
Elizabeth: 941.
Score: 37–35 (max 47)

Barry talks about him winning his world title in 1985, and winning the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award.

Round 7: G E F D O M I S E

Dave: MIDGES (6)
Elizabeth: DEISM (5)
DC: MISFEED (7)
Score: 43–35 (max 54)

Round 8: Y I E R L I S M D

Dave: SLIMIER (7)
Elizabeth: SLIMIER (7)
DC: MISERLY (7) SMILIER (7)
OT: MILREIS (7) RIDLEYS (7)
Score: 50–42 (max 61)

Round 9: 25, 8, 10, 7, 9, 8. Target: 171.

Dave: 172. (25 x 7) - (10 - 8) - (9 - 8) (7)
Elizabeth: 168.
RR: 171. (8 - 7 + 8 + 10) x 9 (10)
Score: 57–42 (max 71)

Teatime teaser: HAMFATTER -> AFTERMATH

Round 10: T A N P E V I S C

Dave: PANTIES (7)
Elizabeth: INVEST (6)
DC: INSPECT (7) CAPTIVES (8)
OT: VESICANT (8)
Score: 64–42 (max 79)

Round 11: U L T A K E T O G

Dave: outtake
Elizabeth: GLOAT (5)
DC: OUTAGE (6) GELATO (6)
OT: OUTGATE (7) TAKEOUT (7)
Score: 64–47 (max 86)

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

Round 12: L E T X O R I T R

Dave: LITTER (6)
Elizabeth: LOITER (6)
DC: TRIOLET (7)
OT: TORTRIX (7)
Score: 70–53 (max 93)

Round 13: W O R A T N I D A

Dave: RADIANT (7)
Elizabeth: RATION (6)
DC: ADROIT (6)
OT: ADORANT (7) WAITRON (7) WITARNA (7)
Score: 77–53 (max 100)

Round 14: 50, 75, 100, 1, 2, 2. Target: 126.

Dave: 126. 75 + 50 + 1 (10)
Elizabeth: 126. 100 + (50 / 2) + 1 (10)
Score: 87–63 (max 110)

Round 15: B O O G I E D U K

Dave buzzes on 4.25 seconds to say GUIDEBOOK which is correct.
Final Score: 97–63 (max 120)

Statistics Corner

Dave:
Total score - 97
Raw score - 104
Total % of max - 81
Raw % of max - 87
Total average score per round - 6.5
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 7

Elizabeth:
Total score - 63
Raw score - 94
Total % of max - 53
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 4.2
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 5

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