Wednesday 15th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 36)

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Wednesday 15th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 36)

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 15 August 2018.

C1: Champion Adam Rolston (1 win, 75 points.) A film producer from Twickenham, Greater London.
C2: Challenger Leonora Fleming. An office manager from Bury, Greater Manchester. She has a Doberman called Zeus and a horse called Dave... :lol: :lol:
DC: Susie Dent and Julia Bradbury.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S U O R S G I U I
R02: M V Z A O E T N A
R03: 50, 9, 6, 7, 1, 5. Target: 347.
TTT: NOTNINETY - "He'd not even got 90 views on his YouTube channel, and he felt a bit like this."
R04: D S S E O A N R E
R05: T E A G T T P O N
R06: 50, 75, 100, 25, 1, 6. Target: 443.
R07: D E O Y T R A W E
R08: K F S U E A D C E
R09: 50, 75, 7, 5, 8, 6. Target: 147.
TTT: IBELETOUT - "Will I ever be let out of here? I think I'm trapped."
R10: H T M O A I E S L
R11: S V A E T P B I N
R12: J L D O E U S X U
R13: T I A R L R E M R
R14: 6, 1, 9, 8, 3, 7. Target: 220.
R15: C R E A M P E A K (conundrum)


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Round 1: S U O R S G I U I

Adam: GROSS (5)
Leonora: GROSS (5)
DC: SOURS (5) GOSS (4)
OT: GUIROS (6) RUGOUS (6) SIGRIS (6)
Score: 5–5 (max 6)

Round 2: M V Z A O E T N A

Adam: MEANT (5)
Leonora: AMAZE (5)
DC: AMAZON (6) NOVATE (6)
OT: METAZOAN (8)
Score: 10–10 (max 14)

Round 3: 50, 9, 6, 7, 1, 5. Target: 347.

Adam: 347. (7 x 50) - (9 - 6) (10)
Leonora: 347. (7 x 50) - (9 - 6) (10)
Score: 20–20 (max 24)

Teatime teaser: NOTNINETY -> NONENTITY

Round 4: D S S E O A N R E

Adam: REASONED (8)
Leonora: REASONED (8)
DC: SEASONED (8) ENDORSES (8)
OT: DEARNESS (8)
Score: 28–28 (max 32)

Round 5: T E A G T T P O N

Adam: TEAPOT (6)
Leonora: PATTEN (6)
DC: POTTAGE (7)
OT: PONTAGE (7)
Score: 34–34 (max 39)

Round 6: 50, 75, 100, 25, 1, 6. Target: 443.

Adam: 445. (75 x 6) - ((100 / 25) + 1) (7)
Leonora: 449.
RR: 443. ((100 + 50) x (75 / 25)) - 6 - 1 (10)
Score: 41–34 (max 49)

Julia talks about trying to stop plastic production and waste.

Round 7: D E O Y T R A W E

Adam: WATERY (6)
Leonora: WATERY (6)
DC: WATERED (7) TAWDRY (6)
OT: DEWATER (7) EYEWARD (7) OARWEED (7) TARWEED (7) TOWERED (7)
Score: 47–40 (max 56)

Round 8: K F S U E A D C E

Adam: DEFACES (7)
Leonora: DEFUSE (6)
DC: SEDUCE (6) SUCKED (6)
Score: 54–40 (max 63)

Round 9: 50, 75, 7, 5, 8, 6. Target: 147.

Adam: 147. Mistake in working.
Leonora: 148. ((7 - 5) x 75) - (8 - 6) (7)
RR: 147. ((75 / 5) + 6) x 7 (10)
Score: 54–47 (max 73)

Teatime teaser: IBELETOUT -> OUBLIETTE

Round 10: H T M O A I E S L

Adam: MAILSHOT (8)
Leonora: homliest
DC: ISOLATE (7) HAMLETS (7)
OT: HELOTISM (8) HEMIOLAS (8) LOAMIEST (8) METALISH (8)
Score: 62–47 (max 81)

Round 11: S V A E T P B I N

Adam: PANTIES (7)
Leonora: PAVES (5)
DC: NATIVES (7) SPAVIN (6)
OT: BAPTISE (7) BASINET (7) PATINES (7) PIANETS (7) PINATES (7) SAPIENT (7) VAINEST (7)
Score: 69–47 (max 88)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "coriander" and "cilantro".

Round 12: J L D O E U S X U

Adam: louds
Leonora: DOUSE (5)
DC: JOULES (6) EXODUS (6)
OT: LOUSED (6) SOULED (6)
Score: 69–52 (max 94)

Round 13: T I A R L R E M R

Adam: MARRIER (7)
Leonora: TRAILER (7)
DC: marlier - apparently, it has never been in the dictionary, despite Susie saying to the contrary.... :roll: :roll: :oops: :oops:
OT: MALTIER (7) MARLITE (7) MARRITE (7) RETIRAL (7) RETRIAL (7) TARRIER (7)
Score: 76–59 (max 101)

Round 14: 6, 1, 9, 8, 3, 7. Target: 220.

Adam: -
Leonora: -
RR: 220. (9 - 1 + 8 + 6) x (7 + 3) (10)
Score: 76–59 (max 111)

Round 15: C R E A M P E A K

No one buzzes. The answer was PACEMAKER.
Final Score: 76–59 (max 121)

Statistics Corner

Adam:
Total score - 76
Raw score - 76
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 6

Leonora:
Total score - 59
Raw score - 75
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 3.9
Raw average score per round - 5.0
Number of maxes - 3

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