We now head into the third phase of the Champion of Champions
Countdown recap for Wednesday 16 January 2019.
C1: Series 73 Runner-Up Matthew Tassier (12 games, 11 wins, 1,215 points.) An Apteforumite and stats consultant from Ealing, Greater London. He won his preliminary match 96-78 against Dougie Mackay on 4 January.
C2: Series 77 Champion Tom Chafer-Cook (12 games, 12 wins, 1,364 points.) An Apteforumite and software developer from Horsehay, Shropshire. He won his preliminary match 129-89 against Martin Hurst last Wednesday.
DC: Susie Dent and Jon Culshaw.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N A P H E Z I O A
R02: V S G U E A D E I
R03: 1, 7, 8, 2, 6, 7. Target: 652.
TTT: HEARCYNIC - "Might there be lots of deception and subterfuge at the Grand Prix circuit?"
R04: T N R A A E D O Y
R05: R I G L E N U Q B
R06: 75, 8, 5, 6, 8, 10. Target: 846.
R07: S O L M I R A E O
R08: P T S A E E R O E
R09: 4, 8, 8, 6, 7, 9. Target: 438.
TTT: MILLSECHO - "It's unpleasantly cold, so relax a little, perhaps?"
R10: M J R I U I F O D
R11: T A T P E T A K I
R12: R H W E O U M E R
R13: S I P X O R E S A
R14: 75, 9, 10, 1, 9, 5. Target: 811.
R15: T U L I P R I C E (conundrum)
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Round 1: N A P H E Z I O A
Matthew: APNOEA (6)
Tom: APHONIA (7)
DC: PIANO (5)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)
A splendid start from TCC
Round 2: V S G U E A D E I
Matthew: GAUDIES (7)
Tom: GAUDIES (7)
DC: VISAGED (7)
OT: ADVISEE (7) SIDEAGE (7)
Score: 7–14 (max 14)
Round 3: 1, 7, 8, 2, 6, 7. Target: 652.
Matthew: 653. Mistake in working.
Tom: 653. Mistake in working.
RR: 651. (7)
OT: 653. (((8 x 7) - 1) x 6 x 2) - 7 (7)
Score: 7–14 (max 21)
Oh dear, oh dear, a double cock-up here..., but thankfully this one actually is impossible...
Teatime teaser: HEARCYNIC -> CHICANERY
Round 4: T N R A A E D O Y
Matthew: DONATE (6)
Tom: ADORNATE (8)
Score: 7–22 (max 29)
Yet another superb offering by our wordsmith extraordinaire...
Round 5: R I G L E N U Q B
Matthew: BUNGLER (7)
Tom: BLUEING (7)
OT: BLINGER (7) BLUNGER (7) BULGIER (7)
Score: 14–29 (max 36)
Round 6: 75, 8, 5, 6, 8, 10. Target: 846.
Matthew: 847. (75 + 10 - 8) x (5 + 6) (7)
Tom: 844.
RR: 846. ((8 x 8) + (10 / 5) + 75) x 6 (10)
Score: 21–29 (max 46)
He might be good with words, but his numbers aren't fully there, and Matthew claws back some ground...
Jon talks about doing a Dead Ringers-style phone call in his Tom Baker voice while calling the Cosmos Bingo Hall.
Round 7: S O L M I R A E O
Matthew: MORALISE (8)
Tom: MORALISE (8)
OT: SALEROOM (8)
Score: 29–37 (max 54)
Round 8: P T S A E E R O E
Matthew: PROTEAS (7)
Tom: OPERATEES (18)
DC: REPEATS (7) OPERATES (8)
Score: 29–55 (max 72)
BOOM A fantastic 9 and TCC is back in control again.
Round 9: 4, 8, 8, 6, 7, 9. Target: 438.
Matthew: 438. ((9 x 8) + 8 - 7) x 6 (10)
Tom: 438. ((9 x 8) + 8 - 7) x 6 (10)
Score: 39–65 (max 82)
Teatime teaser: MILLSECHO -> CHILLSOME
Round 10: M J R I U I F O D
Matthew: FORUM (5)
Tom: OIDIUM (6)
DC: IDIOM (5)
Score: 39–71 (max 88)
Yet another darren from TCC, his semi-final place is surely assured now...
Round 11: T A T P E T A K I
Matthew: APATITE (7)
Tom: APATITE (7)
DC: PATTIE (6)
Score: 46–78 (max 95)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "pretty".
Round 12: R H W E O U M E R
Matthew: REHOME (6)
Tom: REHOME (6)
DC: HEWER (5)
OT: HEROUM (6) MERROW (6) ROEMER (6) WORMER (6)
Score: 52–84 (max 101)
Round 13: S I P X O R E S A
Matthew: PARSES (6)
Tom: SOAPIER (7)
DC: PROXIES (7)
OT: ASPIRES (7) PARESIS (7) PEROSIS (7) POISERS (7) PRAISES (7) PROSSIE (7) SOAPIES (7) SPIREAS (7)
Score: 52–91 (max 108)
AND THAT'S A MAXIMUM LETTERS FOR TCC
Round 14: 75, 9, 10, 1, 9, 5. Target: 811.
Matthew: 811. (10 x 9 x 9) + 1 (10)
Tom: 811. ((10 + 1) x 75) - (9 + 5) (10)
Score: 62–101 (max 118)
Round 15: T U L I P R I C E
Tom buzzes on 3 seconds to say PLEURITIC which is correct.
Final Score: 62–111 (max 128)
And he gets the conundrum to confirm his lexicographical superiority to all-comers...
A super-dominant display by Tom, and he now goes into the semi-finals for a rematch of the Series 77 final with Bradley Horrocks. Will it be as tight as the last time they played, I wonder....
Statistics Corner
Matthew:
Total score - 62
Raw score - 92
Total % of max - 48
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 4.1
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 7
Tom:
Total score - 111
Raw score - 118
Total % of max - 87
Raw % of max - 92
Total average score per round - 7.4
Raw average score per round - 7.9
Number of maxes - 13
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=-18
Wednesday 16th January 2019 (CoC XV, 3rd Quarter-Final)
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