Tuesday 5th June 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 104)

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Tuesday 5th June 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 104)

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 5 June 2018.

C1: Champion Jan Pask (5 wins, 395 points.) A semi-retired admin worker from Sleaford, Lincolnshire.
C2: Challenger Mick Purdie. A part-time golf caddy master from Scarborough, North Yorkshire. He's secretary of the Seamer Golf Club. He is also a history maker of sorts, as he is doing his THIRD stint on the show today, after previously appearing on the show in Series 8 in 1986 and in Series 36 in 1997, winning a combined total of 1 of his 3 shows. (I wonder if this will be applied to everyone else.... :roll: :roll: :roll: )
DC: Susie Dent and Pam Ayres.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: Y S P A E I T F T
R02: O E I K N D O A T
R03: 100, 75, 6, 6, 2, 10. Target: 316.
TTT: HEFLATTER - "He wasn't trying to flatter her, his feelings were totally sincere."
R04: O E A O L F M S M
R05: R N T I U O A L P
R06: 100, 5, 6, 2, 4, 6. Target: 581.
R07: G B D E O U S T E
R08: A O I M Z H S E C
R09: 100, 50, 7, 5, 6, 4. Target: 554.
TTT: BERTQUITE - "Bert was quite adamant, he needed to put another one of these on the barbecue."
R10: I E A R S R E H P
R11: V M B O A E R T I
R12: E O E D T D O I R
R13: S L S U A U A D X
R14: 50, 3, 7, 10, 2, 8. Target: 464.
R15: H E A V Y S O R T (conundrum)


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Round 1: Y S P A E I T F T

Jan: PATTIES (7)
Mick: PATTIES (7)
DC: FATTIES (7) TESTIFY (7)
OT: SATIETY (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: O E I K N D O A T

Jan: DONATE (6)
Mick: tankie
DC: ODONATE (7)
OT: ADONITE (7)
Score: 13–7 (max 14)

Round 3: 100, 75, 6, 6, 2, 10. Target: 316.

Jan: 316. ((6 / 2) x 100) + 10 + 6 (10)
Mick: 316. ((6 / 2) x 100) + 10 + 6 (10)
Score: 23–17 (max 24)

Teatime teaser: HEFLATTER -> HEARTFELT

Round 4: O E A O L F M S M

Jan: FLAMES (6)
Mick: FLAMES (6)
DC: LEMMAS (6)
OT: ALOOSE (6) AMOLES (6) MALEOS (6) MELAMS (6) MOSMOL (6) OSMOLE (6)
Score: 29–23 (max 30)

Round 5: R N T I U O A L P

Jan: puriton
Mick: outrain
DC: PURITAN (7) TROUPIAL (8)
OT: UNIPOLAR (8) URANOTIL (8)
Score: 29–23 (max 38)

Round 6: 100, 5, 6, 2, 4, 6. Target: 581.

Jan: -
Mick: 581. (6 x 100) - ((2 x 4) + 6 + 5) (10)
Score: 29–33 (max 48)

Pam recites a poem about a disappointment involving a bumblebee shirt.

Round 7: G B D E O U S T E

Jan: BEGETS (6)
Mick: STODGE (6)
DC: GUSTO (5) BUDGETS (7)
OT: GUESTED (7)
Score: 35–39 (max 55)

Round 8: A O I M Z H S E C

Jan: HAZES (5)
Mick: HOMES (5)
DC: CHAMOIS (7)
OT: CHAMISE (7) CHAMISO (7)
Score: 40–44 (max 62)

Round 9: 100, 50, 7, 5, 6, 4. Target: 554.

Jan: 554. (5 x 100) + 50 + 4 (10)
Mick: 554. ((6 + 5) x 50) + 4 (10)
Score: 50–54 (max 72)

Teatime teaser: BERTQUITE -> BRIQUETTE

Round 10: I E A R S R E H P

Jan: REPAIRS (7)
Mick: PARRIES (7)
DC: SHERPA (6) HARPIES (7)
OT: PERISHER (8) REPHRASE (8) RESHAPER (8)
Score: 57–61 (max 80)

Round 11: V M B O A E R T I

Jan: ABORTIVE (8)
Mick: boatier
DC: VERBATIM (8)
OT: AMBIVERT (8)
Score: 65–61 (max 88)

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

Round 12: E O E D T D O I R

Jan: doodier
Mick: ROOTED (6)
DC: EDITOR (6)
OT: RODEOED (7)
Score: 65–67 (max 95)

Round 13: S L S U A U A D X

Jan: SALADS (6)
Mick: SALADS (6)
DC: USUALS (6)
Score: 71–73 (max 101)

Round 14: 50, 3, 7, 10, 2, 8. Target: 464.

Jan: 463. ((7 + 2) x 50) + 3 + 10 (7)
Mick: 463. ((7 + 2) x 50) + 3 + 10 (7)
RR: 464. (10 - 2 + 50) x 8 (10)
Score: 78–80 (max 111)

Round 15: H E A V Y S O R T

Mick buzzes on 9.75 seconds to say OVERHEATS which is incorrect.
Jan does not buzz.
The answer was OVERHASTY.
Final Score: 78–80 (max 121)

Jan's 5 wins and 473 points currently put her at #8 seed for the finals, and only Mick can knock her out :!: :!: :shock: :shock: :o :o

Statistics Corner

Jan:
Total score - 78
Raw score - 78
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 5.2
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 6

Mick:
Total score - 80
Raw score - 80
Total % of max - 66
Raw % of max - 66
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 6

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