Tuesday 25th September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 63)

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Tuesday 25th September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 63)

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 25 September 2018.

C1: Champion Robin Johnson (3 wins, 239 points.) A retired man from Wimborne, Dorset.
C2: Challenger Danielle Watson. A shop supervisor from Buxton, Derbyshire. She's 21 years old and has set herself 21 crazy to do while she's 21, including doing a book of nearly 1,000 SuDoku puzzles and walking the Peak District.
DC: Susie Dent and Janet Street-Porter.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T R A O D V E G C
R02: I E F B N I G F O
R03: 50, 6, 6, 5, 10, 2. Target: 776.
TTT: CLEAREDTO - "She couldn't settle in the area, so she cleared off to a new place."
R04: R S Q A E T O S R
R05: L T E S M O I T X
R06: 100, 50, 3, 6, 4, 3. Target: 208.
R07: M O P E N A B O N
R08: W T U M J K I E I
R09: 50, 1, 7, 2, 10, 1. Target: 738.
TTT: SUPERCULT - "To get this, you'll probably have to chip away at it."
R10: L R T E I L A T R
R11: N O P E Z S A G O
R12: I P D A E N R W I
R13: L E S A T O G C E
R14: 100, 50, 75, 9, 8, 6. Target: 119.
R15: W H O S N A K E D (conundrum)


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Round 1: T R A O D V E G C

Robin: CORDAGE (7)
Danielle: GRATED (6)
DC: CRAVED (6) CAVORTED (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: I E F B N I G F O

Robin: BIFFING (7)
Danielle: BOFFIN (6)
DC: BOFFING (7)
Score: 14–0 (max 15)

Round 3: 50, 6, 6, 5, 10, 2. Target: 776.

Robin: 774. ((5 + 10) x 50) + ((6 - 2) x 6) (7)
Danielle: -
OT: 776. ((50 + 5) x (10 + 6 - 2)) + 6 (10)
Score: 21–0 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: CLEAREDTO -> RELOCATED

Round 4: R S Q A E T O S R

Robin: ROASTERS (8)
Danielle: STARS (5)
DC: ROSTER (6) TOSSER (6)
OT: ASSERTOR (8) ORATRESS (8) REASSORT (8)
Score: 29–0 (max 33)

Round 5: L T E S M O I T X

Robin: MOTTLES (7)
Danielle: molites
DC: MOTLIEST (8)
Score: 36–0 (max 41)

Round 6: 100, 50, 3, 6, 4, 3. Target: 208.

Robin: 208. ((6 / 3) + 50) x 4 (10)
Danielle: 208. ((6 / 3) + 50) x 4 (10)
Score: 46–10 (max 51)

Janet talks about the pleasures of eating alone.

Round 7: M O P E N A B O N

Robin: BEMOAN (6)
Danielle: BONE (4)
DC: BEANO (5) MOPANE (6)
OT: ABONNE (6) NABOOM (6) NANOBE (6) PENMAN (6)
Score: 52–10 (max 57)

Round 8: W T U M J K I E I

Robin: mutie
Danielle: TIKE (4)
DC: MITE (4) JUTE (4) KITE (4) MITIE (5)
OT: KUMITE (6)
Score: 52–14 (max 63)

Round 9: 50, 1, 7, 2, 10, 1. Target: 738.

Robin: 738. (2 x 7 x (50 + 1 + 1)) + 10 (10)
Danielle: 739.
Score: 62–14 (max 73)

Teatime teaser: SUPERCULT -> SCULPTURE

Round 10: L R T E I L A T R

Robin: RATTLIER (8)
Danielle: TRAILER (7)
OT: ARTILLER (8)
Score: 70–14 (max 81)

Round 11: N O P E Z S A G O

Robin: SPOON (5)
Danielle: zonage
DC: SNOOZE (6) PONGOS (6)
OT: OSAZONE (7)
Score: 75–14 (max 88)

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

Round 12: I P D A E N R W I

Robin: WINDIER (7)
Danielle: REWIND (6)
DC: REPAID (6) PANDER (6)
OT: DENARII (7) PARDINE (7) PERIDIA (7) PREDAWN (7)
Score: 82–14 (max 95)

Round 13: L E S A T O G C E

Robin: GOATEES (7)
Danielle: STAGE (5)
DC: GELATOS (7) GELCOATS (8)
OT: LOCATEES (8)
Score: 89–14 (max 103)

Round 14: 100, 50, 75, 9, 8, 6. Target: 119.

Robin: 119. 75 + 50 - 6 (10)
Danielle: 119. 75 + 50 - 6 (10)
Score: 99–24 (max 113)

Round 15: W H O S N A K E D

Robin buzzes on 29.75 seconds to say, "Well, it's my 4th programme and I've not pressed the button at all yet, but I don't have an answer, I'm afraid", which is incorrect.
Danielle does not buzz.
The answer, correctly answered by Rachel was SHAKEDOWN.
Final Score: 99–24 (max 123)

Statistics Corner

Robin:
Total score - 99
Raw score - 99
Total % of max - 80
Raw % of max - 80
Total average score per round - 6.6
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 8

Danielle:
Total score - 24
Raw score - 70
Total % of max - 20
Raw % of max - 57
Total average score per round - 1.6
Raw average score per round - 4.7
Number of maxes - 2

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=79
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