Tuesday 28th May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 90)

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Tuesday 28th May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 90)

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Well, after the magnificence of Elliott Mellor, time for some sort of normality to return to the Countdown studio... :P :P :P

Countdown recap for Tuesday 28 May 2019.

C1: Challenger Chris Smith. A retired secondary school teacher from Buxton, Derbyshire. He sings in his local choir.
C2: Challenger Conor Baker. A customer services assistant from Cambridge. He's in a garage band called "Dr. Bruce's Goose Parade".
DC: Susie Dent and Janet Street-Porter.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L G O N E S H I S
R02: N T O A E S W C I
R03: 25, 10, 2, 8, 7, 3. Target: 577.
TTT: CORNFINAL - "The woman and the man came together to make a bird."
R04: D E N D T I E M F
R05: D N O R A E S R I
R06: 25, 75, 3, 7, 1, 4. Target: 321.
R07: M L O B U R A M E
R08: C R A I E Q U R T
R09: 100, 4, 1, 8, 2, 1. Target: 458.
TTT: RUECANNON - "He used the airwaves to tell us all of the fish he caught, it weighed 28 grams."
R10: G N E I E S L S A
R11: N S E D A W H E A
R12: C G R E O A T P O
R13: K A R F E O R E N
R14: 25, 100, 1, 2, 7, 7. Target: 998.
R15: B I G C O N N K E (conundrum)


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Round 1: L G O N E S H I S

Chris: SHINES (6)
Conor: SHINES (6)
DC: SLOSHING (8) HOLINESS (8) SHINGLES (8)
OT: HOSSLING (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Round 2: N T O A E S W C I

Chris: COAST (5)
Conor: WAIST (5)
DC: ATONES (6) WAINSCOT (8)
OT: ACETOINS (8) ACONITES (8) CANOEIST (8) SONICATE (8)
Score: 11–11 (max 16)

Round 3: 25, 10, 2, 8, 7, 3. Target: 577.

Chris: 575. (10 + 8 + 2 + 3) x 25 (7)
Conor: 570.
RR: 577. (((25 x 8) - 10) x 3) + 7 (10)
Score: 18–11 (max 26)

Notably in this round, Rachel shows off the new paperless numbers board for her workings out. Just a nice whiteboard that can be easily wiped clean off screen. 8-) 8-) 8-)

Teatime teaser: CORNFINAL -> FRANCOLIN

Round 4: D E N D T I E M F

Chris: EDITED (6)
Conor: DENTED (6)
DC: DEFINED (7) FEINTED (7)
OT: DEMENTI (7) DEMINED (7)
Score: 24–17 (max 33)

Round 5: D N O R A E S R I

Chris: ORDAINERS (18)
Conor: droners
DC: DRONE (5)
OT: REORDAINS (18)
Score: 42–17 (max 51)

Round 6: 25, 75, 3, 7, 1, 4. Target: 321.

Chris: 321. (4 x 75) + (7 x 3) (10)
Conor: 321. ((3 + 1) x 75) + 25 - 4 (10)
Score: 52–27 (max 61)

Janet talks about her knee replacement surgery.

Round 7: M L O B U R A M E

Chris: MARBLE (6)
Conor: RAM (3)
DC: RAMBLE (6) LUMBER (6) BUMMER (6)
OT: ALMEMOR (7) BUMMALO (7) MARBLUE (7) MELAMBO (7) MEMBRAL (7) MORBLEU (7) MORULAE (7) MUMBLER (7) ROMULEA (7) RUBEOLA (7)
Score: 58–27 (max 68)

Round 8: C R A I E Q U R T

Chris: QUARTER (7)
Conor: TRACER (6)
DC: ACQUIRE (7)
OT: ACQUIRER (8) QUARTIER (8)
Score: 65–27 (max 76)

Round 9: 100, 4, 1, 8, 2, 1. Target: 458.

Chris: 459. (((8 x 2) - 1 + 100) x 4) - 1 (7)
Conor: -
RR: 458. ((4 + 1) x (100 - 8)) - 2 (10)
Score: 72–27 (max 86)

Teatime teaser: RUECANNON -> ANNOUNCER

Round 10: G N E I E S L S A

Chris: GLASS (5)
Conor: SEALING (7)
DC: AGELESS (7) SINGLES (7)
OT: ENSILAGES (18) SIGNALEES (18)
Score: 72–34 (max 104)

Round 11: N S E D A W H E A

Chris: WASHED (6)
Conor: WASHED (6)
DC: HANDSAW (7)
OT: DASHEEN (7) WEASAND (7)
Score: 78–40 (max 111)

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

Round 12: C G R E O A T P O

Chris: POOTER (6)
Conor: PAGER (5)
DC: PORTAGE (7) POTAGER (7)
OT: PORCATE (7) ROOTAGE (7)
Score: 84–40 (max 118)

Round 13: K A R F E O R E N

Chris: FRANKER (7)
Conor: RANKER (6)
DC: KNEE (4)
OT: AERONEF (7) FERROAN (7) FORERAN (7) NAKERER (7)
Score: 91–40 (max 125)

Round 14: 25, 100, 1, 2, 7, 7. Target: 998.

Chris: 1,000. (7 + 2 + 1) x 100 (7)
Conor: 1,000. Mistake in working. (Must be the furthest misdeclaration ever, as he thought 100 x 100 was 1,000!! :oops: :oops:
RR: 998. ((7 + 1) x (100 + 25)) - 2 (10)
Score: 98–40 (max 135)

Round 15: B I G C O N N K E

Chris buzzes on 4.75 seconds to say BECKONING which is correct.
Final Score: 108–40 (max 145)

Statistics Corner

Chris:
Total score - 108
Raw score - 113
Total % of max - 74
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 7.2
Raw average score per round - 7.5
Number of maxes - 4

Conor:
Total score - 40
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 28
Raw % of max - 45
Total average score per round - 2.7
Raw average score per round - 4.3
Number of maxes - 1

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=80
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