Monday 14th January 2019 (CoC XV, 1st Quarter-Final)

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Monday 14th January 2019 (CoC XV, 1st Quarter-Final)

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TIME FOR THE CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS QUARTER-FINALS!!! ;) :) :D :mrgreen: 8-)

Countdown recap for Monday 14 January 2019.

C1: Series 73 Champion Jonathan Wynn (12 games, 12 wins, 1,347 points.) An Apteforumite and maths teacher from Brighton. He won his preliminary match 103-68 against Phil Davies on 2 January.
C2: Series 78 Runner-Up Philip Aston (11 games, 9 wins, 1,183 points.) An Apteforumite and recent graduate from Bideford, Devon. He won his preliminary match 103-89 against Noel McIlvenny yesterday.
DC: Susie Dent and Dr. Linda Papadopoulos.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T M S E A R U E G
R02: R S L U I E D A O
R03: 75, 7, 2, 10, 8, 9. Target: 467.
TTT: ANNHASBID - "Ann has bid for one of these online, she's decorating her en suite."
R04: Z R T E I A D U E
R05: L N R O A O H A I
R06: 100, 3, 1, 1, 6, 5. Target: 573.
R07: N T D E O I S E A
R08: G T N O E A K G T
R09: 25, 75, 100, 50, 1, 3. Target: 542.
TTT: ENDREGIME - "She's making up for all her bad faults by using a money-off coupon."
R10: F L R E O I T E A
R11: W B N I E A W S B
R12: R Q Y I E A R M S
R13: G J P F U I E O V
R14: 100, 3, 6, 5, 8, 9. Target: 807.
R15: A L L O C U T E S (conundrum)


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Round 1: T M S E A R U E G

Jonathan: MATURES (7)
Philip: GAMESTER (8)
DC: RESUME (6)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

A great start by Philip with the darrenic 8. 8-)

Round 2: R S L U I E D A O

Jonathan: aleuroids
Philip: AELUROIDS (18)
Score: 0–26 (max 26)

Ouch, ouch, ouch...., a spelling mistake of all things has really cost Jonathan dear here... :oops: :oops: :oops: :roll: :roll: :roll:

Round 3: 75, 7, 2, 10, 8, 9. Target: 467.

Jonathan: 467. ((8 - 2) x 75) + 10 + 7 (10)
Philip: 467. ((75 - 9) x 7) + (10 / 2) (10)
Score: 10–36 (max 36)

Jonathan's on the board now thanks to the numbers.

Teatime teaser: ANNHASBID -> HANDBASIN

Round 4: Z R T E I A D U E

Jonathan: DEUTZIA (7)
Philip: DEUTZIA (7)
DC: ERUDITE (7)
OT: AZURITE (7)
Score: 17–43 (max 43)

Round 5: L N R O A O H A I

Jonathan: HONORIAL (8)
Philip: ARONIA (6)
Score: 25–43 (max 51)

He's back in it with the great 8!! :D

Round 6: 100, 3, 1, 1, 6, 5. Target: 573.

Jonathan: 573. ((100 - 5) x 6) + 3 (10)
Philip: 573. ((100 - 5) x 6) + 3 (10)
Score: 35–53 (max 61)

Dr. Linda talks about how people perceive failure.

Round 7: N T D E O I S E A

Jonathan: SEDATION (8)
Philip: SEDATION (8)
DC: ANODISE (7) DENOTES (7) INSTEAD (7)
OT: ANDESITE (8) ONSTEEAD (8)
Score: 43–61 (max 69)

Round 8: G T N O E A K G T

Jonathan: NOTATE (6)
Philip: NOTATE (6)
DC: GOTTEN (6)
OT: AKETON (6) GEOTAG (6)
Score: 49–67 (max 75)

Round 9: 25, 75, 100, 50, 1, 3. Target: 542.

Jonathan: 547. ((100 + 75 - 1) x 3) + 25 (7)
Philip: 547. ((100 + 75 - 1) x 3) + 25 (7)
OT (Rachel apparently got it before the end of the show): 542. (((50 x 25) + 1 + 75) / 3) + 10 (10)
Score: 56–74 (max 85)

A very tricky 4 large appears, which Rachel eventually solves before the end of the show (but not for our viewing pleasure...)

Teatime teaser: ENDREGIME -> REDEEMING

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

Jonathan: FLOATIER (8)
Philip: FLOATIER (8)
DC: TREFOIL (7)
OT: AEROLITE (8) FREETAIL (8)
Score: 64–82 (max 93)

Round 11: W B N I E A W S B

Jonathan: BABIES (6)
Philip: BABIES (6)
DC: NABBIES (7)
OT: SWABBIE (7)
Score: 70–88 (max 100)

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

Round 12: R Q Y I E A R M S

Jonathan: MARRIES (7)
Philip: MARRIES (7)
DC: SMEARY (6)
OT: RAMIERS (7) RIMAYES (7)
Score: 77–95 (max 107)

Round 13: G J P F U I E O V

Jonathan: VOGUE (5)
Philip: VOGUE (5)
DC: POGUE (5) OGIVE (5)
OT: JUVIE (5)
Score: 82–100 (max 112)

4 rounds of repeats, and Philip is nearly there...

Round 14: 100, 3, 6, 5, 8, 9. Target: 807.

Jonathan: 807. (100 x 8) + 5 + (6 / 3) (10)
Philip: 807. (100 x 8) + 9 - (6 / 3) (10)
Score: 92–110 (max 122)

Perfect for Phil. 8-)

Round 15: A L L O C U T E S

Philip buzzes on 11 seconds to say OSCULLATE which is incorrect.
Jonathan buzzes on 29.75 seconds to say "I just wanted to press the buzzer, I don't know", which is incorrect.
The answer was LACTULOSE.
Final Score: 92–110 (max 132)

No correct guesses for the conundrum, but Philip is the winner, and by a score of 18 points..., I think you don't have to be a CoC contestant to work out where the turning point of this game one...

So, Philip goes into the semifinals on Friday, where he'll either have a youthful match with Tom Carey, or a possible 3rd meeting with his tormentor-in-chief, Zarte Siempre... :roll: :roll: :roll:

Statistics Corner

Jonathan:
Total score - 92
Raw score - 99
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 75
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 10 8-)

Philip:
Total score - 110
Raw score - 116
Total % of max - 83
Raw % of max - 88
Total average score per round - 7.3
Raw average score per round - 7.7
Number of maxes - 11 8-) :geek:

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