Friday 12th October 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 76)

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Friday 12th October 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 76)

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Is Mike going to be Octochamp #5, and will he keep on the run of a new octochamp automatically getting up to the #1 spot... :?: :?:

Countdown recap for Friday 12 October 2018.

C1: Champion Mike Daysley (7 wins, 685 points.) An accounts assistant from Hull.
C2: Challenger Sarah Merrifield. A trainee doctor from Manchester. She has visited all 7 Wonders of the New World.
DC: Susie Dent and Clive Anderson.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L U P H I D T O E
R02: F L M A O U D G E
R03: 25, 7, 9, 3, 9, 1. Target: 408.
TTT: INEPTLIAR - "She was inept and a liar, and she was despised by everyone."
R04: R B O E D S O U N
R05: R I W R A Y D E R
R06: 100, 75, 4, 10, 6, 10. Target: 119.
R07: S A H Z U N P E I
R08: M S T E O A L S E
R09: 50, 9, 1, 7, 8, 4. Target: 226.
TTT: MANTUNNEL - "Their marriage was invalidated after the church issued this."
R10: D R T O E E X S I
R11: B A P R E G M O V
R12: N T N A E R D O L
R13: W E F C I G S U T
R14: 50, 9, 8, 1, 1, 4. Target: 846.
R15: T A P E A B A L L (conundrum)


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Round 1: L U P H I D T O E

Mike: PILOTED (7)
Sarah: uptide
DC: EUPLOID (7)
OT: HIDEOUT (7) HOPLITE (7) LITHOED (7) OUTHELD (7) OUTLIED (7) PELTOID (7) PLOITED (7) PLOUTED (7) POULTED (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: F L M A O U D G E

Mike: MODULE (6)
Sarah: FOAMED (6)
DC: GAMEFUL (7)
OT: LEAFDOM (7) MOGULED (7) MOULAGE (7)
Score: 13–6 (max 14)

Round 3: 25, 7, 9, 3, 9, 1. Target: 408.

Mike: 408. ((7 + 9) x 25) + 9 - 1 (10)
Sarah: 408. ((7 + 9) x 25) + 9 - 1 (10)
Score: 23–16 (max 24)

Teatime teaser: INEPTLIAR -> REPTILIAN

Round 4: R B O E D S O U N

Mike: BOUNDERS (8)
Sarah: REBOUNDS (8)
DC: SUBORNED (8)
OT: BOURDONS (8)
Score: 31–24 (max 32)

Round 5: R I W R A Y D E R

Mike: RAIDER (6)
Sarah: WARRED (6)
DC: WARDER (6) RIDEWAY (7)
Score: 37–30 (max 39)

Round 6: 100, 75, 4, 10, 6, 10. Target: 119.

Mike: 119. (4 x 10) + 75 + 10 - 6 (10)
Sarah: 120.
Score: 47–30 (max 49)

Clive talks about the evolution of the language of Britain from the Norman Conquest onwards.

Round 7: S A H Z U N P E I

Mike: PUNISH (6)
Sarah: shapen
OT: ASHINE (6) AZINES (6) HEIAUS (6) PISANE (6) PUISNE (6) SUPINE (6) UNHASP (6) UNSHIP (6) UNZIPS (6) UPSIZE (6) ZANIES (6)
Score: 53–30 (max 55)

Round 8: M S T E O A L S E

Mike: MEATLESS (8)
Sarah: STEAMS (6)
DC: STOMA (5) LEAST (5)
OT: ATOMLESS (8) LATESOME (8) MATELESS (8) MOTELESS (8) TEAMLESS (8) TELESMAS (8)
Score: 61–30 (max 63)

Round 9: 50, 9, 1, 7, 8, 4. Target: 226.

Mike: 225.
Sarah: 226. ((50 + 7) x 4) - (9 - 8 + 1) (10)
Score: 61–40 (max 73)

Teatime teaser: MANTUNNEL -> ANNULMENT

Round 10: D R T O E E X S I

Mike: exorted
Sarah: EXISTED (7)
DC: DEXTROSE (8) EXERTS (6)
Score: 61–47 (max 81)

Round 11: B A P R E G M O V

Mike: OVERAMP (7)
Sarah: PROBE (5)
DC: EMBARGO (7)
Score: 68–47 (max 88)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some words derived from folk etymology.

Round 12: N T N A E R D O L

Mike: TALONED (7)
Sarah: TANNER (6)
DC: LANTERN (7)
OT: LENTANDO (8)
Score: 75–47 (max 96)

Round 13: W E F C I G S U T

Mike: CUTIES (6)
Sarah: SWIFT (5)
OT: CUEIST (6) FUSTIC (6)
Score: 81–47 (max 102)

Round 14: 50, 9, 8, 1, 1, 4. Target: 846.

Mike: 846. ((9 + 8) x 50) - 4 (10)
Sarah: 846. ((9 + 8) x 50) - 4 (10)
Score: 91–57 (max 112)

Round 15: T A P E A B A L L

Mike buzzes on 2.5 seconds to say PALATABLE which is correct.
Final Score: 101–57 (max 122)

So, he started with a century, and he finished with a century, with one further century inbetween, and that combined with his total of 786 points means that Mike Daysley not only becomes the 5th octochamp, but also the 5th octochamp in a row to go straight into the #1 position on the finals board!!

With just under 10 weeks to go until the finals, it's going to be interesting to see how many more octochamps we're going to get in...., we currently 5, plus another 2 on 7 wins, so it's looking likely that the seemingly safe 7-timers at the start of the series are in danger of possibly missing the cut... :shock: :o

STAY TUNED TO FIND OUT :!: :!: :!: ;) :) :D

Statistics Corner

Mike:
Total score - 101
Raw score - 108
Total % of max - 83
Raw % of max - 89
Total average score per round - 6.7
Raw average score per round - 7.2
Number of maxes - 10 8-)

Sarah:
Total score - 57
Raw score - 86
Total % of max - 47
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 3.8
Raw average score per round - 4.7
Number of maxes - 4

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