Monday 28th May 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 98)

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Monday 28th May 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 98)

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Countdown recap for Monday 28 May 2018.

C1: Champion Amy Benfield (1 win, 85 points.) An occupational therapist from Halifax, West Yorkshire.
C2: Challenger Anthony O'Sullivan. A volunteer worker from Poole, Dorset. He is currently involved in the crowdfunding of 2 short films.
DC: Susie Dent and Barry McGuigan.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M E A D N I R N G
R02: D S N U O A P K P
R03: 25, 2, 8, 8, 9, 7. Target: 483.
TTT: TRADEROOM - "If they trade insults in the chatroom, this person will bring them into line."
R04: R S R A O E H D T
R05: S I R E T F I V D
R06: 75, 50, 100, 8, 6, 7. Target: 479.
R07: B A O T U L B I R
R08: S X O A P T R U E
R09: 100, 25, 7, 8, 3, 2. Target: 438.
TTT: LEESCROSS - "Lee's cross, the match had no goals and the film had no music."
R10: V N T A O A C E L
R11: A P E N S T I M U
R12: H N D E I F E I J
R13: E D A T E S G R L
R14: 75, 1, 8, 1, 7, 7. Target: 644.
R15: B I G H U M A N S (conundrum)


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Round 1: M E A D N I R N G

Amy: DREAMING (8)
Anthony: MEANING (7)
DC: REMANDING (18)
Score: 8–0 (max 18)

Round 2: D S N U O A P K P

Amy: POUNDS (6)
Anthony: SPANK (5)
DC: PADOUKS (7)
Score: 14–0 (max 25)

Round 3: 25, 2, 8, 8, 9, 7. Target: 483.

Amy: 481. Mistake in working.
Anthony: -
RR: 483. ((2 + 8 + 9) x 25) + 8 (10)
Score: 14–0 (max 35)

Teatime teaser: TRADEROOM -> MODERATOR

Round 4: R S R A O E H D T

Amy: TRASHED (7)
Anthony: THREADS (7)
DC: HOARDERS (8)
OT: RHODATES (8) ROADSTER (8)
Score: 21–7 (max 43)

Round 5: S I R E T F I V D

Amy: STRIVED (7)
Anthony: DIVERTS (7)
DC: VISITED (7)
OT: DIRTIES (7) DITSIER (7) DIVIEST (7) FIDEIST (7) REVISIT (7)
Score: 28–14 (max 50)

Round 6: 75, 50, 100, 8, 6, 7. Target: 479.

Amy: -
Anthony: 480. Mistake in working.
RR: 479. ((6 + 7 + 50) x 8) - (100 - 75) (10)
Score: 28–14 (max 60)

Rachel accidentally put did 75-50 for the 25 in her solution for 479, so I had to call Jay over while Barry was doing his DC piece, and then we had to redo the whole numbers round again once Barry did his piece. So, I sought of saved a little bit of CD embarrassment there... ;) :) :D :mrgreen: 8-)

Barry talks about his World title defence against Bernard "The BT Express" Taylor.

Round 7: B A O T U L B I R

Amy: ABOUT (5)
Anthony: libator
DC: BRUTAL (6) RITUAL (6) ORBITAL (7)
OT: BAILOUT (7) BOBTAIL (7) OBITUAL (7)
Score: 33–14 (max 67)

Round 8: S X O A P T R U E

Amy: PASTURE (7)
Anthony: EXPORTS (7)
DC: POSTURE (7) SUPERTAX (8) SURTAX (6)
OT: APTEROUS (8) PARTOUSE (8) PROTAXES (8)
Score: 40–21 (max 75)

Round 9: 100, 25, 7, 8, 3, 2. Target: 438.

Amy: -
Anthony: 437. ((100 + 3) x (8 / 2)) + 25 (7)
RR: 438. (((25 - 7) x 8) + 2) x 3 (10)
Score: 40–28 (max 85)

Teatime teaser: LEESCROSS -> SCORELESS

Round 10: V N T A O A C E L

Amy: COVEN (5)
Anthony: LOCATE (6)
DC: VALANCE (7) LACTONE (7)
OT: COVALENT (8)
Score: 40–34 (max 93)

Round 11: A P E N S T I M U

Amy: PANTIES (7)
Anthony: MIST (4)
DC: SAPIENT (7) SUPINATE (8) SPUMANTE (8)
OT: EMPTAINS (8) MAUNTIES (8) NAPTIMES (8) NUMPTIES (8) PETUNIAS (8) PUTAMENS (8)
Score: 47–34 (max 101)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "breaking the ice" and "shoddy".

Round 12: H N D E I F E I J

Amy: DEFINE (6)
Anthony: FINED (5)
OT: HEINIE (6) INFEED (6)
Score: 53–34 (max 107)

Round 13: E D A T E S G R L

Amy: RELATED (7)
Anthony: SEDATE (6)
DC: RESTAGED (8) TREADLES (8)
Score: 60–34 (max 115)

Round 14: 75, 1, 8, 1, 7, 7. Target: 644.

Amy: -
Anthony: 643. Mistake in working.
RR: 644. (1 + 1 + 8 + 7 + 75) x 7 (10)
Score: 60–34 (max 125)

Round 15: B I G H U M A N S

No one buzzes. The answer was AMBUSHING.
Final Score: 60–34 (max 135)

Statistics Corner

Amy:
Total score - 60
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 44
Raw % of max - 48
Total average score per round - 4.0
Raw average score per round - 4.3
Number of maxes - 1

Anthony:
Total score - 34
Raw score - 63
Total % of max - 25
Raw % of max - 47
Total average score per round - 2.3
Raw average score per round - 4.2
Number of maxes - 1

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=78
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