Friday 8th June 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 107)

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Friday 8th June 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 107)

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Countdown recap for Friday 8 June 2018.

C1: Champion Mick Purdie (3 wins, 252 points.) A part-time golf caddy master from Scarborough, North Yorkshire.
C2: Challenger Darren Findlay. A meeting services technical leader from Frimley Green, Surrey.
DC: Susie Dent and Nina Hossain.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: E O A I D L S G T
R02: D A Z M O S T I E
R03: 100, 4, 1, 5, 3, 5. Target: 335.
TTT: CANONRAID - "Measure for measure, it's really very harsh indeed."
R04: R I N R O J D U E
R05: I E O E T P W A N
R06: 100, 50, 8, 1, 5, 3. Target: 609.
R07: O E O S D S A L P
R08: F F M E I T S A Q
R09: 8, 4, 3, 10, 9, 2. Target: 946.
TTT: NOPRAISES - "There are no praises connected with this answer. In fact, quite the opposite."
R10: D T H O U L A O R
R11: N T C O I B U W S
R12: B G N E I A L U V
R13: N T R A E M S A N
R14: 75, 100, 6, 8, 5, 5. Target: 147.
R15: E N G I N E P R O (conundrum)


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Round 1: E O A I D L S G T

Mick: dialoges
Darren: DETAILS (7)
DC: ISOLATED (8)
OT: ALIGOTES (8) DIASTOLE (8) DOGSTAIL (8) GOALSIDE (8) GODETIAS (8) GODLIEST (8) SODALITE (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Round 2: D A Z M O S T I E

Mick: MASTED (6)
Darren: MATIES (6)
DC: ATOMISED (8) DIATOMS (7)
OT: SOMATIZED (18)
Score: 6–13 (max 26)

Round 3: 100, 4, 1, 5, 3, 5. Target: 335.

Mick: 330.
Darren: 334. (3 x 100) + ((5 + 1) x 5) + 4 (7)
RR: 335. ((100 + 5) x 3) + (5 x 4) (10)
Score: 6–20 (max 36)

Teatime teaser: CANONRAID -> DRACONIAN

Round 4: R I N R O J D U E

Mick: INJURED (7)
Darren: INJURED (7)
DC: ROUNDER (7)
OT: INJURER (7) JOINDER (7) NEUROID (7) NURDIER (7) RONDEUR (7) RONDURE (7) UNORDER (7)
Score: 13–27 (max 43)

Round 5: I E O E T P W A N

Mick: WEAPON (6)
Darren: pantie
DC: OPIATE (6) PEEWIT (6)
OT: PEINETA (7)
Score: 19–27 (max 50)

Round 6: 100, 50, 8, 1, 5, 3. Target: 609.

Mick: 605.
Darren: 608. ((5 + 1) x 100) + 8 (7)
RR: 609. (100 - ((50 / 5) + 3)) x (8 - 1) (10)
Score: 19–34 (max 60)

Nina talks about covering some of the most saddest stories from the year so far.

Round 7: O E O S D S A L P

Mick: PEDALOS (7)
Darren: SPOOLED (7)
DC: LAPSED (6)
OT: APODOSES (8)
Score: 26–41 (max 68)

Round 8: F F M E I T S A Q

Mick: fatism
Darren: MATIES (6)
DC: FIESTA (6)
OT: MASTIFF (7) TAFFIES (7)
Score: 26–47 (max 75)

Round 9: 8, 4, 3, 10, 9, 2. Target: 946.

Mick: 936.
Darren: 943. (((10 x 9) + 4) x (8 + 2)) + 3 (7)
RR: 946. (((4 x 3 x 9) + 10) x 8) + 2 (10)
Score: 26–54 (max 85)

Teatime teaser: NOPRAISES -> ASPERSION

Round 10: D T H O U L A O R

Mick: outhoard
Darren: ROAD (4)
DC: AUTHOR (6) DOULA (5)
OT: HOLDOUT (7) OUTHOLD (7)
Score: 26–58 (max 92)

Round 11: N T C O I B U W S

Mick: SUCTION (7)
Darren: SUCTION (7)
OT: SUBTONIC (8)
Score: 33–65 (max 100)

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

Round 12: B G N E I A L U V

Mick: valueing
Darren: LEAVING (7)
DC: VALUING (7) UNVIABLE (8)
Score: 33–72 (max 108)

Round 13: N T R A E M S A N

Mick: MANNERS (7)
Darren: MANTRAS (7)
DC: REMNANTS (8)
OT: REMANANTS (18)
Score: 40–79 (max 126)

Round 14: 75, 100, 6, 8, 5, 5. Target: 147.

Mick: 146. Mistake in working.
Darren: 146. (5 x 8) + 6 + 100 (7)
RR: 147. (6 x 8) - (5 / 5) + 100 (10 - was actually Mick's method, but he misdeclared...)
Score: 40–86 (max 136)

Round 15: E N G I N E P R O

Darren buzzes on 2.5 seconds to say PIONEERING which is incorrect.
Mick does not buzz.
The answer was REOPENING.
Final Score: 40–86 (max 146)

With Mick defeated, we now know the complete line-up for the Series 78 Finals!!! ;) :) :D :mrgreen: 8-)

They are:

Quarter-Finals:
Thursday 14 June - Zarte Siempre v Jan Pask
Friday 15 June - Toby McDonald v Philip Aston
Monday 18 June - Chris Thorn v Dougie Mackay
Tuesday 19 June - Phil Davies v Paul Harper

Semi-Finals:
Wednesday 20 June - Zarte/Jan v Phil/Paul
Thursday 21 June - Toby/Philip v Chris/Dougie

GRAND FINAL: Friday 22 June 8-) 8-) 8-)

Statistics Corner

Mick:
Total score - 40
Raw score - 59
Total % of max - 27
Raw % of max - 40
Total average score per round - 2.7
Raw average score per round - 3.9
Number of maxes - 1

Darren:
Total score - 86
Raw score - 86
Total % of max - 59
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 1

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