Countdown recap for Thursday 14 June 2018.
C1: No.1 Seed Zarte "The Dadford Demon" Siempre (8 wins, 967 points.) A marketing manager and Apteforumite from Dadford, Buckinghamshire.
C2: No.8 Seed Jan "The Sleaford Scythe" Pask (5 wins, 473 points.) A semi-retired admin worker from Sleaford, Lincolnshire.
DC: Susie Dent and Helen Fospero.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: E D T I G A W U R
R02: T R P O E A T V D
R03: 50, 25, 3, 7, 10, 6. Target: 825.
TTT: CODCENSUS - "It sounds like the prisoner swore when he banged his head."
R04: M G L I A O C W E
R05: R A A U B Q S O I
R06: 75, 25, 10, 1, 7, 8. Target: 739.
R07: T R S M E A O I T
R08: K N N T O E A L S
R09: 25, 75, 8, 5, 10, 3. Target: 565.
TTT: LINKEDBAR - "The answer to this is linked to what you get at the bar."
R10: D R T E E I F P R
R11: A L H A X E R I L
R12: V F N A O E S J N
R13: O E U S D P T E L
R14: 100, 50, 8, 3, 2, 4. Target: 688.
R15: U S U A L M E M O (conundrum)
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Round 1: E D T I G A W U R
Zarte: GAUDIER (7)
Jan: WAITED (6)
DC: TRIAGED (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)
Round 2: T R P O E A T V D
Zarte: ROTATED (7)
Jan: overpad
DC: READOPT (7) TETRAPOD (8)
Score: 14–0 (max 15)
Round 3: 50, 25, 3, 7, 10, 6. Target: 825.
Zarte: 825. ((10 + 6) x 50) + 25 (10)
Jan: 825. Mistake in working.
Score: 24–0 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: CODCENSUS -> CONCUSSED
Round 4: M G L I A O C W E
Zarte: CAMOGIE (7)
Jan: milage
DC: GOALIE (6) MAGIC (5)
Score: 31–0 (max 32)
Round 5: R A A U B Q S O I
Zarte: quora
Jan: AURAS (5)
DC: ISOBAR (6) BURQAS (6)
OT: ABURAS (6) AIRBUS (6) ARABIS (6) BRAAIS (6) OUBAAS (6) QUASAR (6) RUBAIS (6) RUBIOS (6)
Score: 31–5 (max 38)
Round 6: 75, 25, 10, 1, 7, 8. Target: 739.
Zarte: 739. ((75 - 1) x 10) - (8 - 7) (10)
Jan: 741.
Score: 41–5 (max 48)
Helen talks about interviewing Charlton Heston and Madonna.
Round 7: T R S M E A O I T
Zarte: ESTIMATOR (18)
Jan: MATTERS (7)
Score: 59–5 (max 66)
Round 8: K N N T O E A L S
Zarte: ETALONS (7)
Jan: LANKEST (7)
DC: ANKLETS (7)
OT: AKETONS (7) ASKLENT (7)
Score: 66–12 (max 73)
Round 9: 25, 75, 8, 5, 10, 3. Target: 565.
Zarte: 565. (75 x 8) - 25 - 10 (10)
Jan: 563.
Score: 76–12 (max 83)
Teatime teaser: LINKEDBAR -> DRINKABLE
Round 10: D R T E E I F P R
Zarte: RETIRED (7)
Jan: DRIFTER (7)
DC: FERRIED (7) REFRIED (7)
OT: PREFIRED (8)
Score: 83–19 (max 91)
Round 11: A L H A X E R I L
Zarte: AERIAL (6)
Jan: exhail
DC: RELAX (5) HALAL (5)
OT: AXILLAE (7)
Score: 89–19 (max 98)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some drinking establishments.
Round 12: V F N A O E S J N
Zarte: NOVENAS (7)
Jan: VANES (5)
Score: 96–19 (max 105)
Round 13: O E U S D P T E L
Zarte: OUTSPEED (8)
Jan: OUSTED (6)
DC: TOUSLED (7)
OT: EELPOUTS (8) OUTSLEEP (8) POSTLUDE (8)
Score: 104–19 (max 113)
Round 14: 100, 50, 8, 3, 2, 4. Target: 688.
Zarte: 688. (100 - ((4 x 3) + 2)) x 8 (10)
Jan: 690.
Score: 114–19 (max 123)
Round 15: U S U A L M E M O
Zarte buzzes on 4.75 seconds to say MAUSOLEUM which is correct.
Final Score: 124–19 (max 133)
Statistics Corner
Zarte:
Total score - 124
Raw score - 124
Total % of max - 93
Raw % of max - 93
Total average score per round - 8.3
Raw average score per round - 8.3
Number of maxes - 11
Jan:
Total score - 19
Raw score - 64
Total % of max - 14
Raw % of max - 48
Total average score per round - 1.3
Raw average score per round - 4.3
Number of maxes - 1
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=78