Countdown recap for Thursday 31 January 2019.
C1: Champion Olwen Evans (1 win, 74 points.) A retired local government official from London.
C2: Challenger Jimmy Page (not THAT one). A fleet sales adviser from Manchester. He's an NFL fan, particularly of the San Francisco 49ers.
DC: Susie Dent and Jay Rayner.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: X L G O I O D M I
R02: U R H E A R T F E
R03: 25, 3, 1, 4, 1, 4. Target: 298.
TTT: LUREDCONS - "He lured people into his cons, he was a dishonest rogue."
R04: I V O T N H I E C
R05: S M T A E A M S L
R06: 75, 100, 9, 8, 4, 6. Target: 381.
R07: B N D P E I E L G
R08: P O A S R E W I Y
R09: 100, 10, 8, 2, 6, 7. Target: 380.
TTT: HOARDPORT - "This creature may not lack courage, but it's certainly spineless."
R10: S E B N U R J O D
R11: C L G R A U A T U
R12: O S R E F A L N T
R13: V S W P E O I D G
R14: 75, 50, 1, 7, 3, 3. Target: 917.
R15: C A N N E E V E G (conundrum)
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Round 1: X L G O I O D M I
Olwen: GLOOM (5)
Jimmy: IGLOO (5)
DC: IDIOM (5) MOOLI (5)
OT: MODIOLI (7)
Score: 5–5 (max 7)
Round 2: U R H E A R T F E
Olwen: fatherer
Jimmy: FEATHER (7)
DC: FEATURE (7) FURTHER (7) URETHRA (7)
OT: FARTHER (7) FERRATE (7) FUEHRER (7) REFUTER (7)
Score: 5–12 (max 14)
Round 3: 25, 3, 1, 4, 1, 4. Target: 298.
Olwen: 298. (3 x 4 x 25) - 1 - 1 (10)
Jimmy: 298. (3 x 4 x 25) - 1 - 1 (10)
Score: 15–22 (max 24)
Teatime teaser: LUREDCONS -> SCOUNDREL
Round 4: I V O T N H I E C
Olwen: EVICTION (8)
Jimmy: THIN (4)
DC: CHIVE (5) CHEVIOT (7)
OT: NITCHEVO (8)
Score: 23–22 (max 32)
Round 5: S M T A E A M S L
Olwen: STALE (5)
Jimmy: STEAMS (6)
DC: TAMALES (7) MALATES (7) MALTASE (7)
OT: MELASMAS (8)
Score: 23–28 (max 40)
Round 6: 75, 100, 9, 8, 4, 6. Target: 381.
Olwen: 381. Mistake in working.
Jimmy: 382. (4 x 100) - ((8 - 6) x 9) (7)
RR: 381. ((9 - 4) x 75) + 6 (10)
Score: 23–35 (max 50)
Jay talks about trying to find "feeling" words to describe food.
Round 7: B N D P E I E L G
Olwen: PEELING (7)
Jimmy: BLEEDING (8)
DC: BINGED (6) EDIBLE (6) PINGLED (7)
OT: BLEEPING (8) PINLEDGE (8)
Score: 23–43 (max 58)
Round 8: P O A S R E W I Y
Olwen: POWERS (6)
Jimmy: POWERS (6)
DC: SOAPIER (7)
OT: ROPEWAYS (8)
Score: 29–49 (max 66)
Round 9: 100, 10, 8, 2, 6, 7. Target: 380.
Olwen: 380. ((6 x 7) - (8 / 2)) x 10 (10)
Jimmy: 380. ((6 / 2) x 100) + (8 x 10) (10)
Score: 39–59 (max 76)
Teatime teaser: HOARDPORT -> ARTHROPOD
Round 10: S E B N U R J O D
Olwen: BOUNDERS (8)
Jimmy: BOUNDERS (8)
DC: SUBORNED (8)
OT: REBOUNDS (8)
Score: 47–67 (max 84)
Round 11: C L G R A U A T U
Olwen: CARAT (5)
Jimmy: ULTRA (5)
DC: ACTUAL (6)
OT: ARUGULA (7) AUGURAL (7)
Score: 52–72 (max 91)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "double whammy".
Round 12: O S R E F A L N T
Olwen: foreslant
Jimmy: FLOATERS (8)
DC: SEAFRONT (8) SENATOR (7)
OT: FRONTALS (8) REFLOATS (8)
Score: 52–80 (max 99)
Round 13: V S W P E O I D G
Olwen: WODGES (6)
Jimmy: widges
DC: VIDEO (5) VIDEOS (6) PODGES (6)
OT: DOGIES (6) GODISE (6) OGIVES (6) POGIES (6) POISED (6) POSIED (6) POWIES (6) SWIPED (6) SWIVED (6) VESPID (6)
Score: 58–80 (max 105)
Round 14: 75, 50, 1, 7, 3, 3. Target: 917.
Olwen: -
Jimmy: 918. Mistake in working.
RR: 917. (75 + 50 + 3 + 3) x 7 (10)
Score: 58–80 (max 115)
Round 15: C A N N E E V E G
Olwen buzzes on 7.75 seconds to say VENGEANCE which is correct.
Final Score: 68–80 (max 125)
Statistics Corner
Olwen:
Total score - 68
Raw score - 80
Total % of max - 54
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 4.5
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 6
Jimmy:
Total score - 80
Raw score - 84
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 6
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=80