Thursday 10th January 2019 (CoC XV, Preliminary 7)

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Thursday 10th January 2019 (CoC XV, Preliminary 7)

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This certainly shows the weirdness of the CoC sometimes..., yesterday we had the winners of Series 77 & 75 facing off, today, it's the runners-up of those series taking each other on :!: :!: :P :P :lol: :lol:

Countdown recap for Thursday 10 January 2019.

C1: Series 77 Runner-Up Bradley Horrocks (11 games, 10 wins, 1,136 points.) An Apteforumite and maths graduate from Bolton.
C2: Series 75 Runner-Up Andrew Macleod (11 games, 10 wins, 1,119 points.) A senior business analyst from Edinburgh.
DC: Susie Dent and Dr. Linda Papadopoulos.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: Q R U O B I R N E
R02: R S F L A O U E T
R03: 7, 1, 5, 4, 7, 8. Target: 516.
TTT: APECUEDOG - "This artform's not her thing, she just isn't cut for it."
R04: L N T S U A O A V
R05: E O E D R T D I T
R06: 100, 75, 2, 4, 7, 10. Target: 798.
R07: E A O H Z S G I E
R08: Y S G O E A C T I
R09: 10, 4, 2, 6, 9, 3. Target: 560.
TTT: ONERABBIT - "It sounds like the doll's singing could send you to sleep."
R10: D V L R E I O E N
R11: A A O L G K R E E
R12: P P W O E E R S O
R13: E I A D J S S E A
R14: 25, 100, 50, 7, 10, 9. Target: 241.
R15: L O U D B R I T S (conundrum)


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Round 1: Q R U O B I R N E

Bradley: BONIER (6)
Andrew: BONIER (6)
DC: BURNER (6) BURRO (5)
OT: BOURNE (6) BRUNIE (6) IRONER (6) NORRIE (6) REBORN (6) RUBINE (6) RUINER (6) UNROBE (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: R S F L A O U E T

Bradley: ROSULATE (8)
Andrew: FLOATERS (8)
DC: flouters
OT: OESTRUAL (8) REFLOATS (8) REFUTALS (8)
Score: 14–14 (max 14)

Round 3: 7, 1, 5, 4, 7, 8. Target: 516.

Bradley: 518. ((((5 + 4) x 8) + 1) x 7) + 7 (7)
Andrew: -
RR: 516. ((7 x 7) - (5 + 1)) x (8 + 4) (10)
Score: 21–14 (max 24)

After a couple of flat letters rounds early on, Bradley brings out the 6 small, and gets himself an early lead, while Rachel cleans up the crumbs. 8-)

Teatime teaser: APECUEDOG -> DECOUPAGE

Round 4: L N T S U A O A V

Bradley: SULTANA (7)
Andrew: SULTANA (7)
DC: SONATA (6)
OT: ALAUNTS (7)
Score: 28–21 (max 31)

Round 5: E O E D R T D I T

Bradley: DOTTIER (7)
Andrew: DOTTIER (7)
DC: TETRODE (7)
OT: DITTOED (7)
Score: 35–28 (max 38)

Round 6: 100, 75, 2, 4, 7, 10. Target: 798.

Bradley: 798. (100 + 10 + 4) x 7 (10)
Andrew: 798. (100 + 10 + 4) x 7 (10)
Score: 45–38 (max 48)

These two contestants not dropping much at all, definitely proof that they both deserve to be here. :)

Dr. Linda talks about motivation and how to make changes happen, rather than just thinking of them.

Round 7: E A O H Z S G I E

Bradley: HOAGIES (7)
Andrew: HOAGIES (7)
DC: SHOEGAZE (8)
Score: 52–45 (max 56)

That's a brilliant DC spot from Susie there, but it's going to be stuff like that, which will fox our CoC-er's... :P :P

Round 8: Y S G O E A C T I

Bradley: SOCIATE (7)
Andrew: CAGIEST (7)
DC: COATIS (6)
OT: AGOSTIC (7) GASEITY (7) SOCIETY (7)
Score: 59–52 (max 63)

Round 9: 10, 4, 2, 6, 9, 3. Target: 560.

Bradley: 560. ((9 x 6) + 2) x 10 (10)
Andrew: 560. ((9 x 6) + 2) x 10 (10)
Score: 69–62 (max 73)

Teatime teaser: ONERABBIT -> BARBITONE

Round 10: D V L R E I O E N

Bradley: OVERLINED (18)
Andrew: OVERLINED (18)
DC: DELIVER (7)
Score: 87–80 (max 91)

After another couple of easy rounds, both go for the jugular, and the NINE is there :!: :!: :!: ;) :) :D

Round 11: A A O L G K R E E

Bradley: AREOLAE (7)
Andrew: AEROGEL (7)
DC: LEAKAGE (7)
Score: 94–87 (max 98)

These guys are just so great on the letters :!: :!: :!:

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "making a pig's ear".

Round 12: P P W O E E R S O

Bradley: PROPOSE (7)
Andrew: poopers
DC: PREPOSE (7)
OT: REOPPOSE (8)
Score: 101–87 (max 106)

Ouch, the irony will not be lost here..., amazingly you can only be a "party pooper", and that might be the killer blow that Bradley has been craving...

Round 13: E I A D J S S E A

Bradley: DISEASE (7)
Andrew: DISEASE (7)
DC: SEASIDE (7)
Score: 108–94 (max 113)

Round 14: 25, 100, 50, 7, 10, 9. Target: 241.

Bradley: 241. (25 x 10) - 9 (10)
Andrew: 241. (25 x 10) - 9 (10)
Score: 118–104 (max 123)

Going for broke, the 3 large target selected was certainly not what Andrew was hoping for, and Bradley has the game wrapped up.

Round 15: L O U D B R I T S

Bradley buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say LOTUSBIRD which is correct.
Final Score: 128–104 (max 133)

And that's a superb spot from Bradley in a match of superb quality!! Such a shame that Andrew was drawn against Bradley, and the 11 maxes proves it :!: :!: But, that's the way it goes sometimes... :roll: :roll:

So, Bradley moves into the quarter-finals, and a rematch with John Cowen!! :shock: :o 8-)

Statistics Corner

Bradley:
Total score - 128
Raw score - 128
Total % of max - 96
Raw % of max - 96
Total average score per round - 8.5
Raw average score per round - 8.5
Number of maxes - 12 8-) 8-)

Andrew:
Total score - 104
Raw score - 104
Total % of max - 78
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 6.9
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 11 8-)

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=-18
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