Monday 18th June 2018 (Series 78, 3rd Quarter-Final)

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Monday 18th June 2018 (Series 78, 3rd Quarter-Final)

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Countdown recap for Monday 18 June 2018.

C1: No.3 Seed Chris "The Chelmsford Colosso" Thorn (8 wins, 760 points.) A sports event administrator from Chelmsford, Essex.
C2: No.6 Seed Dougie "The Guernsey Gunner" Mackay (7 wins, 759 points.) A company director from Guernsey, Channel Islands.
DC: Susie Dent and Helen Fospero.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M T B S A U E O T
R02: M P S E I U N G E
R03: 1, 8, 1, 6, 3, 10. Target: 620.
TTT: ROSEGIVEN - "Rose was given a special old coin by the monarch."
R04: Y Z M A O I N O H
R05: D N R D E O A R S
R06: 100, 1, 5, 10, 3, 9. Target: 476.
R07: S C G I E O S P X
R08: M B T E A I R H L
R09: 10, 7, 6, 3, 1, 5. Target: 716.
TTT: UNCLECUTS - "Uncle cuts into a juicy, tender and tasty rib of beef."
R10: P W D E A U R F T
R11: R D S K E I U D Q
R12: T D L E A I S V O
R13: L T R E A E W L V
R14: 75, 100, 25, 50, 1, 5. Target: 732.
R15: N I C E R V E R S (conundrum)


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Round 1: M T B S A U E O T

Chris: MUTATES (7)
Dougie: MUTATES (7)
DC: OUTBEAMS (8)
OT: OUTSTEAM (8) SUBTOTEM (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: M P S E I U N G E

Chris: SEEMING (7)
Dougie: SEEMING (7)
DC: SEEPING (7) IMPUGNS (7)
OT: GUIMPES (7) GUINEPS (7) PUNGIES (7) SPUMING (7)
Score: 14–14 (max 15)

Round 3: 1, 8, 1, 6, 3, 10. Target: 620.

Chris: 630.
Dougie: 620. (((6 + 3) x (8 - 1)) - 1) x 10 (10)
Score: 14–24 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: ROSEGIVEN -> SOVEREIGN

Round 4: Y Z M A O I N O H

Chris: MOANY (5)
Dougie: MOONY (5)
DC: HOMINY (6)
OT: ANYHOO (6) ZOOMAN (6)
Score: 19–29 (max 31)

Round 5: D N R D E O A R S

Chris: SERRANO (7)
Dougie: NODDERS (7)
DC: ADORNERS (8)
OT: READORNS (8)
Score: 26–36 (max 39)

Round 6: 100, 1, 5, 10, 3, 9. Target: 476.

Chris: 476. (5 x 100) - ((9 - 1) x 3) (10)
Dougie: 476. (5 x 100) - ((9 - 1) x 3) (10)
Score: 36–46 (max 49)

Helen talks about doing a trip to the Arctic raising money for Barnardo's.

Round 7: S C G I E O S P X

Chris: SPICES (6)
Dougie: SCOPES (6)
DC: COPIES (6) POGIES (6) GOSSIP (6)
OT: COPSES (6) COSIES (6) COSSIE (6) PISCOS (6) POESIS (6) POISES (6) POSIES (6) POSSIE (6) SOCIES (6) SPOXES (6)
Score: 42–52 (max 55)

Round 8: M B T E A I R H L

Chris: MALTIER (7)
Dougie: THIMBLE (7)
DC: BLATHER (7)
OT: BALMIER (7) BLITHER (7) HALBERT (7) LAMBERT (7) LIBRATE (7) MARLITE (7) REMBLAI (7) RIMABLE (7) TABLIER (7) THERMAL (7) TIMBALE (7) TIMBREL (7) TRIABLE (7)
Score: 49–59 (max 62)

Round 9: 10, 7, 6, 3, 1, 5. Target: 716.

Chris: 712.
Dougie: 715. ((6 + 3) x (7 + 1) x 10) - 5 (7)
RR: 717. (7)
OT: 716. (10 x 6 x (7 + 5)) - 3 - 1 (10)
Score: 49–66 (max 72)

Teatime teaser: UNCLECUTS -> SUCCULENT

Round 10: P W D E A U R F T

Chris: PARTED (6)
Dougie: upwater
DC: UPRATED (7) WARPED (6)
Score: 55–66 (max 79)

Round 11: R D S K E I U D Q

Chris: skuddier
Dougie: KIDDERS (7)
DC: QUIRKED (7) squirked DUSKIER (7)
OT: DUIKERS (7) RUDDIES (7) SQUIRED (7)
Score: 55–73 (max 86)

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

Round 12: T D L E A I S V O

Chris: VIOLATED (8)
Dougie: DOVETAILS (18)
DC: VIOLETS (7)
Score: 55–91 (max 104)

Round 13: L T R E A E W L V

Chris: RETELL (6)
Dougie: TALLER (6)
DC: REVEAL (6) TRAVEL (6) WALLET (6)
OT: WAVELET (7)
Score: 61–97 (max 111)

Round 14: 75, 100, 25, 50, 1, 5. Target: 732.

Chris: 734. ((100 + 50 - (75 / 25)) x 5) - 1 (7)
Dougie: 736.
RR: 731. (((75 x 50) - 100) / 5) + 1 (7)
Score: 68–97 (max 118)

Round 15: N I C E R V E R S

No one buzzes. The answer was SCRIVENER.
Final Score: 68–97 (max 128)

Statistics Corner

Chris:
Total score - 68
Raw score - 88
Total % of max - 53
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 4.5
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 5

Dougie:
Total score - 97
Raw score - 104
Total % of max - 76
Raw % of max - 81
Total average score per round - 6.5
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 7

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