Tuesday 12th June 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 109)

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Tuesday 12th June 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 109)

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 12 June 2018.

C1: Champion Darren Findlay (2 wins, 171 points.) A meeting services technical leader from Frimley Green, Surrey.
C2: Challenger Steve Harris. From Andover, Hampshire. He works in the property business.
DC: Susie Dent and Nina Hossain.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N D R D E O E Y D
R02: H L N L O E O T C
R03: 25, 50, 5, 5, 3, 10. Target: 903.
TTT: GYMBOILER - "Did my old man used to wear these sort of trousers?"
R04: N T R S U O I N T
R05: L W G O E I M Z I
R06: 100, 5, 2, 3, 4, 9. Target: 480.
R07: G T R O A E N S M
R08: S C S P A U A E R
R09: 75, 50, 4, 9, 6, 6. Target: 300.
TTT: CITYSENSE - ""It's most definitely required", said the bear."
R10: S Q L R O E O E W
R11: S T R O A E D P N
R12: V T G B I E A D M
R13: X K S F O E I D F
R14: 75, 2, 9, 10, 9, 6. Target: 580.
R15: H I M N O G U R U (conundrum)


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Round 1: N D R D E O E Y D

Darren: NODDED (6)
Steve: ERODED (6)
DC: DRONED (6) DODDERY (7)
OT: REDDENDO (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Round 2: H L N L O E O T C

Darren: CLONE (5)
Steve: HOTEL (5)
DC: CLOTHE (6)
OT: CHOLENT (7) COLONEL (7) LOCHLET (7)
Score: 11–11 (max 15)

Round 3: 25, 50, 5, 5, 3, 10. Target: 903.

Darren: 905. ((10 + 5 + 3) x 50) + 5 (7)
Steve: -
RR: 903. ((25 - 5 - (10 / 5)) x 50) + 3 (10)
Score: 18–11 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: GYMBOILER -> GORBLIMEY

Round 4: N T R S U O I N T

Darren: UNIONS (6)
Steve: TOURIST (7)
OT: INTRONS (7) INTRUST (7) NITRONS (7) NITROUS (7) NONSUIT (7) NUTTINS (7) ROTTINS (7) TRITONS (7) TURIONS (7) UNITORS (7)
Score: 18–18 (max 32)

Round 5: L W G O E I M Z I

Darren: MOLE (4)
Steve: GLOW (4)
DC: OGLE (4) GWEILO (6)
OT: WILGIE (6)
Score: 22–22 (max 38)

Round 6: 100, 5, 2, 3, 4, 9. Target: 480.

Darren: 481. (5 x 100) - ((2 x 3) + 4 + 9) (7)
Steve: -
RR: 480. (100 - 4) x 5 (10)
Score: 29–22 (max 48)

Nina talks about how Natasha Kaplinsky unknowingly saved her job.

Round 7: G T R O A E N S M

Darren: AMONGST (7)
Steve: GROATS (6)
DC: GARMENTS (8) ANGSTROM (8) GARMENTOS (18)
Score: 36–22 (max 66)

Round 8: S C S P A U A E R

Darren: SAUCERS (7)
Steve: SAUCERS (7)
DC: APERCUS (7)
OT: ACARUSES (8) CAESURAS (8) SCAUPERS (8)
Score: 43–29 (max 74)

Round 9: 75, 50, 4, 9, 6, 6. Target: 300.

Darren: 300. 6 x 50 (10)
Steve: 300. 75 x 4 (10)
Score: 53–39 (max 84)

Teatime teaser: CITYSENSE -> NECESSITY

Round 10: S Q L R O E O E W

Darren: LOWERS (6)
Steve: SLOWER (6)
OT: LOOSER (6) OWLERS (6) RESLEW (6) RESOLE (6) ROLEOS (6) ROWELS (6) SOOLER (6) SWOLER (6) WOOERS (6)
Score: 59–45 (max 90)

Round 11: S T R O A E D P N

Darren: misdeclared 8
Steve: PARDONS (7)
DC: NOTEPADS (8) PADRONES (8) PRONATED (8)
OT: ADOPTERS (8) ADPERSON (8) OPERANDS (8) OPERANTS (8) PADSTONE (8) PANDEROS (8) PANDOERS (8) PANDORES (8) PARSONED (8) PASTORED (8) PORTENDS (8) PRONATES (8) PROTEADS (8) PROTENDS (8) READOPTS (8) TONEPADS (8) TROPANES (8)
Score: 59–52 (max 98)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "litter" for animals.

Round 12: V T G B I E A D M

Darren: MIDGET (6)
Steve: MATED (5)
DC: BAITED (6) MEGABIT (7)
Score: 65–52 (max 105)

Round 13: X K S F O E I D F

Darren: FOXED (5)
Steve: FOXES (5)
DC: OFFIES (6) OFFSIDE (7)
Score: 70–57 (max 112)

Round 14: 75, 2, 9, 10, 9, 6. Target: 580.

Darren: -
Steve: -
RR: 580. (75 - (9 + 2 + 6)) x 10 (10)
Score: 70–57 (max 122)

Round 15: H I M N O G U R U

Darren buzzes on 2 seconds to say HUMOURING which is correct.
Final Score: 80–57 (max 132)

Statistics Corner

Darren:
Total score - 80
Raw score - 86
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 3

Steve:
Total score - 57
Raw score - 68
Total % of max - 43
Raw % of max - 52
Total average score per round - 3.8
Raw average score per round - 4.5
Number of maxes - 3

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