Friday 5th October 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 71)

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Friday 5th October 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 71)

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Countdown recap for Friday 5 October 2018.

C1: Champion Mike Daysley (2 wins, 209 points.) An accounts assistant from Hull.
C2: Challenger Eamonn Mullen. A youth officer from Drogheda, County Louth, Republic of Ireland.
DC: Susie Dent and Richard Arnold.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R A D R S O E A W
R02: D E M A G J E N I
R03: 100, 4, 6, 3, 1, 10. Target: 763.
TTT: GLUEYNINE - "Everything she said, she meant with the utmost sincerity."
R04: L O F G E O L G E
R05: H A N P E R L I T
R06: 75, 10, 6, 9, 4, 1. Target: 165.
R07: S A Q E T R P I E
R08: R O P R E A N D E
R09: 75, 10, 2, 8, 3, 2. Target: 305.
TTT: TIMMYNORA - "Timmy and Nora were besotted, so they plunged into this."
R10: M I S C E R D O X
R11: N T A U V S I T E
R12: R A L Y O C S E F
R13: K D A U T S W O E
R14: 100, 75, 2, 4, 10, 5. Target: 939.
R15: E R E C T D A R T (conundrum)


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Round 1: R A D R S O E A W

Mike: REWARDS (7)
Eamonn: WARDERS (7)
DC: ARROWED (7)
OT: AWARDERS (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: D E M A G J E N I

Mike: DEMEAN (6)
Eamonn: -
DC: MENAGE (6) ENDGAME (7)
OT: ADEEMING (8)
Score: 13–7 (max 16)

Round 3: 100, 4, 6, 3, 1, 10. Target: 763.

Mike: 763. ((100 + 10) x (4 + 3)) - 6 - 1 (10)
Eamonn: 763. ((100 + 10) x (6 + 1)) - 4 - 3 (10)
Score: 23–17 (max 26)

Teatime teaser: GLUEYNINE -> GENUINELY

Round 4: L O F G E O L G E

Mike: GOOGLE (6)
Eamonn: GOOGLE (6)
DC: foggle
Score: 29–23 (max 32)

Round 5: H A N P E R L I T

Mike: PLANTER (7)
Eamonn: PLANTER (7)
DC: TRIPLANE (8) PERIANTH (8)
OT: INTERLAP (8) TRAPLINE (8)
Score: 36–30 (max 40)

Round 6: 75, 10, 6, 9, 4, 1. Target: 165.

Mike: 161.
Eamonn: 165. (9 x 10) + 75 (10)
Score: 36–40 (max 50)

Richard talks about taking his mother on a trip of a lifetime on board the Orient Express.

Round 7: S A Q E T R P I E

Mike: PASTIER (7)
Eamonn: PASTIER (7)
DC: TRAIPSE (7) PIRATES (7) PARTIES (7)
OT: PEATRIES (8)
Score: 43–47 (max 58)

Round 8: R O P R E A N D E

Mike: PANDERER (8)
Eamonn: PANDERER (8)
DC: PARDONER (8) PARDONEE (8)
OT: PONDERER (8) REPONDER (8)
Score: 51–55 (max 66)

Round 9: 75, 10, 2, 8, 3, 2. Target: 305.

Mike: 305. ((8 / 2) x 75) + 3 + 2 (10)
Eamonn: 305. Mistake in working.
Score: 61–55 (max 76)

Teatime teaser: TIMMYNORA -> MATRIMONY

Round 10: M I S C E R D O X

Mike: CRIMES (6)
Eamonn: MIXERS (6)
DC: EXORCISM (8)
Score: 67–61 (max 84)

Round 11: N T A U V S I T E

Mike: VAINEST (7)
Eamonn: NATIVES (7)
DC: TETANUS (7) AUNTIES (7)
OT: TASTEVIN (8)
Score: 74–68 (max 92)

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

Round 12: R A L Y O C S E F

Mike: FORAYS (6)
Eamonn: scarily
DC: COARSELY (8)
Score: 80–68 (max 100)

Round 13: K D A U T S W O E

Mike: WASTED (6)
Eamonn: WASTED (6)
DC: STOKED (6) SOAKED (6)
OT: DOWAKS (6) OUSTED (6) OUTSAW (6) SAUTED (6) SKATED (6) STAKED (6) STOWED (6) TASKED (6) TODEAS (6) TUSKED (6) TWEAKS (6) WOKEST (6)
Score: 86–74 (max 106)

Round 14: 100, 75, 2, 4, 10, 5. Target: 939.

Mike: 939. (100 x 10) - 75 + (5 x 2) + 4 (10)
Eamonn: -
Score: 96–74 (max 116)

Round 15: E R E C T D A R T

Eamonn buzzes on 15.5 seconds to say RETRACED which is incorrect.
Mike does not buzz.
The answer, correctly answered by Richard Arnold, was RETRACTED.
Final Score: 96–74 (max 126)

Statistics Corner

Mike:
Total score - 96
Raw score - 103
Total % of max - 76
Raw % of max - 82
Total average score per round - 6.4
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 6

Eamonn:
Total score - 74
Raw score - 74
Total % of max - 59
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 5

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