Tuesday 25th July 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 16)

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Tuesday 25th July 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 16)

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 25 July 2017.

C1: Champion John Cowen (4 wins, 410 points.) A mathematics graduate from Morecambe, Lancashire.
C2: Challenger David Marsh. A retired chartered secretary from Chesterfield, Derbyshire. He likes playing badminton and golf.
DC: Susie Dent and Jenny Eclair.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T M N O E I T G E
R02: C A T O B E L U N
R03: 6, 6, 10, 4, 9, 7. Target: 521.
TTT: HOCKSOLID - "Throughout the year, he comes to terms with being this"
R04: F L I G E S N O S
R05: R W I E A S T N F
R06: 75, 50, 7, 7, 2, 1. Target: 251.
R07: D I R T E V A S O
R08: P E O D U O M L S
R09: 1, 6, 8, 8, 6, 2. Target: 802.
TTT: SEAPERSON - "No titanic battles here, it's the time when everything's friendly"
R10: D R P A E I B O R
R11: D R Z U O E H R Y
R12: R A L E T A S I J
R13: R C E U X O G N I
R14: 50, 1, 9, 5, 2, 8. Target: 483.
R15: F R I E S P O N Y (conundrum)


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Round 1: T M N O E I T G E

John: MEETING (7)
David: TEEMING (7)
DC: TINGE (5) EMOTING (7)
OT: MONETITE (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: C A T O B E L U N

John: COUNTABLE (18)
David: BOUNCE (6)
Score: 25–7 (max 26)

Round 3: 6, 6, 10, 4, 9, 7. Target: 521.

John: -
David: 523. (6 x 10 x 9) - (4 + 6 + 7) (7)
RR: 521. (((6 x 10) + 6 + 9) x 7) - 4 (10)
Score: 25–14 (max 36)

Teatime teaser: HOCKSOLID -> SCHOOLKID

Round 4: F L I G E S N O S

John: FLOSSING (8)
David: FLOSSING (8)
DC: SINGLES (7)
Score: 33–22 (max 44)

Round 5: R W I E A S T N F

John: WAITERS (7)
David: TWINES (6)
DC: FASTEN (6) TAWNIER (7) STAINER (7) RESTAIN (7)
OT: ANTSIER (7) FAINTER (7) FAIREST (7) FAWNERS (7) FRETSAW (7) NASTIER (7) RANITES (7) RATINES (7) RETAINS (7) RETINAS (7) RETSINA (7) SNIFTER (7) STARNIE (7) STEARIN (7) SWIFTER (7) TINWARE (7) TWINERS (7) WANTERS (7) WANTIES (7) WARIEST (7) WINTERS (7)
Score: 40–22 (max 51)

Round 6: 75, 50, 7, 7, 2, 1. Target: 251.

John: 251. ((7 - 2) x 50) + 1 (10)
David: 251. ((7 - 2) x 50) + 1 (10)
Score: 50–32 (max 61)

Jenny talks about a case of mistaken identity whilst on tour with the Grumpy Old Women.

Round 7: D I R T E V A S O

John: ASTEROID (8)
David: OVERSAID (8)
DC: DIVERTS (7) DEVIATORS (18)
Score: 58–40 (max 79)

Round 8: P E O D U O M L S

John: SLUMPED (7)
David: MODULES (7)
DC: POODLES (7)
OT: MOODLES (7) PELUDOS (7) PLUMOSE (7) POMELOS (7) SPOOLED (7)
Score: 65–47 (max 86)

Round 9: 1, 6, 8, 8, 6, 2. Target: 802.

John: -
David: -
RR: 803. (((8 x 8 x 2) + 6) x 6) - 1 (7)
Score: 65–47 (max 93)

Teatime teaser: SEAPERSON -> PRESEASON

Round 10: D R P A E I B O R

John: BORDER (6)
David: PARRIED (7)
DC: BOARDER (7) PREBOARD (8)
Score: 65–54 (max 101)

Round 11: D R Z U O E H R Y

John: HURRY (5)
David: HERD (4)
OT: DOURER (6) ORDURE (6) OUZERY (6) RUDERY (6)
Score: 70–54 (max 107)

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

Round 12: R A L E T A S I J

John: SALTIER (7)
David: JAILERS (7)
DC: SALTIRE (7) REALIST (7) RETAILS (7)
OT: AERIALS (7) ALARIES (7) ATRESIA (7) LARIATS (7)
Score: 77–61 (max 114)

Round 13: R C E U X O G N I

John: CURING (6)
David: CRINGE (6)
DC: GNU (3) IGNORE (6) CORING (6) REGION (6)
OT: ROUGINE (7)
Score: 83–67 (max 121)

Round 14: 50, 1, 9, 5, 2, 8. Target: 483.

John: 483. (50 x 5 x 2) - (9 + 8) (10)
David: 483. ((9 + 1) x (50 - 2)) + 8 - 5 (10)
Score: 93–77 (max 131)

Round 15: F R I E S P O N Y

John buzzes on 1 second to say PERSONIFY which is correct.
Final Score: 103–77 (max 141)

Statistics Corner

John:
Total score - 103
Raw score - 109
Total % of max - 73
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 6.9
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 8

David:
Total score - 77
Raw score - 93
Total % of max - 55
Raw % of max - 66
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 5

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=77
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