Friday 28th July 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 19)

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Friday 28th July 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 19)

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Countdown recap for Friday 28 July 2017.

C1: Champion John Cowen (7 wins, 705 points.) A mathematics graduate from Morecambe, Lancashire.
C2: Challenger Vivek Mathews. A gap year student from Middlesbrough. He's about to study Medicine at Birmingham University in the summer. He recently visited Abu Dhabi, including the Formula 1 circuit. 8-)
DC: Susie Dent and Jenny Eclair.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S R N I E I Y W Z
R02: S F E B R A H E B
R03: 8, 3, 5, 4, 2, 6. Target: 827.
TTT: PARISDIRE - "Her Paris hotel was dire, it was in a right state!"
R04: S M I S M E Q T A
R05: V U P A J E W G N
R06: 50, 4, 3, 9, 7, 1. Target: 661.
R07: P N D C O E U I T
R08: F R E P A S D O P
R09: 10, 8, 7, 3, 9, 5. Target: 396.
TTT: ONCECLEAR - "Once her skin's clear, she'll stop wanting to use this"
R10: R L A T I N L E A
R11: T S R I O E T R O
R12: T N A S V U S C E
R13: X R U O N E A L E
R14: 100, 10, 9, 10, 2, 5. Target: 861.
R15: M A I M E D S I X (conundrum)


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Round 1: S R N I E I Y W Z

John: WINERY (6)
Vivek: SWINE (5)
DC: WIZEN (5) swinery
OT: YINZERS (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

Round 2: S F E B R A H E B

John: HEARSE (6)
Vivek: SHARE (5)
DC: BASHER (6)
OT: ABEERS (6) AFRESH (6) BAERSE (6) FABBER (6) RAFEES (6) REBABS (6) REBASE (6) REBBES (6) REEAFS (6) REHABS (6)
Score: 12–0 (max 13)

Round 3: 8, 3, 5, 4, 2, 6. Target: 827.

John: -
Vivek: -
RR: 828. (7)
OT: 828. ((((8 x 3) + 4) x 5) - 2) x 6 (7)
Score: 12–0 (max 20)

Teatime teaser: PARISDIRE -> DISREPAIR

Round 4: S M I S M E Q T A

John: STEAMS (6)
Vivek: STEAMS (6)
DC: MISMATES (8)
Score: 18–6 (max 28)

Round 5: V U P A J E W G N

John: VAGUE (5)
Vivek: paven
DC: unwave UNPAVE (6)
OT: PWNAGE (6)
Score: 23–6 (max 34)

Round 6: 50, 4, 3, 9, 7, 1. Target: 661.

John: 661. ((9 + 3 + 1) x 50) + 7 + 4 (10)
Vivek: 661. ((9 + 4) x 50) + 7 + 3 + 1 (10)
Score: 33–16 (max 44)

Jenny talks about her new book based on her radio show, Little Lifetimes.

Round 7: P N D C O E U I T

John: POUNCED (7)
Vivek: POUNCED (7)
DC: CONDUIT (7) EDUCTION (8)
OT: UNPOETIC (8)
Score: 40–23 (max 52)

Round 8: F R E P A S D O P

John: SPARED (6)
Vivek: spored
DC: SPORE (5) FRAPPES (7)
OT: ADPREPS (7) APPOSED (7) FAPPERS (7) FEDORAS (7) FRAPPED (7) PARODES (7) PROPEDS (7)
Score: 46–23 (max 59)

Round 9: 10, 8, 7, 3, 9, 5. Target: 396.

John: 396. (10 x 8 x 5) - (7 - 3) (10)
Vivek: 396. (10 x 8 x 5) - (7 - 3) (10)
Score: 56–33 (max 69)

Teatime teaser: ONCECLEAR -> CONCEALER

Round 10: R L A T I N L E A

John: LATERAL (7)
Vivek: creatin
DC: LATRINE (7) RELIANT (7) LITERAL (7)
OT: ALLANITE (8) ALTERNAL (8) ARILLATE (8) TIARELLA (8)
Score: 63–33 (max 77)

Round 11: T S R I O E T R O

John: ROOSTER (7)
Vivek: RIOTS (5)
DC: ROTTERS (7) TORTOISE (8)
OT: ROOTIEST (8) ROOTSIER (8) RORTIEST (8)
Score: 70–33 (max 85)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "x marks the spot".

Round 12: T N A S V U S C E

John: STANCES (7)
Vivek: SCENTS (6)
DC: UNSEAT (6) NUTCASES (8)
OT: CANTUSES (8)
Score: 77–33 (max 93)

Round 13: X R U O N E A L E

John: aleuron
Vivek: UNREAL (6)
DC: ALEURONE (8) LEARN (5)
Score: 77–39 (max 101)

Round 14: 100, 10, 9, 10, 2, 5. Target: 861.

John: 857. ((100 - 5) x 9) + 2 (7)
Vivek: 865. (9 x 100) - ((10 x 2) + 10) - 5 (7)
RR: 861. ((100 - (10 + 5 - 2)) x 10) - 9 (10)
Score: 84–46 (max 111)

Round 15: M A I M E D S I X

John buzzes on 0.5 seconds to say MAXIMISED which is correct.
Final Score: 94–46 (max 121)

So, John finishes on 799 points, making him the #2 seed for now. 8-)

Statistics Corner

John:
Total score - 94
Raw score - 94
Total % of max - 78
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 4

Vivek:
Total score - 46
Raw score - 67
Total % of max - 38
Raw % of max - 55
Total average score per round - 3.1
Raw average score per round - 4.5
Number of maxes - 2

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