Wednesday 29th May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 91)

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Wednesday 29th May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 91)

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 29 May 2019.

C1: Champion Chris Smith (1 win, 108 points.) A retired secondary school teacher from Buxton, Derbyshire.
C2: Challenger Clea Knight. A music therapist from Bristol. She's also a singer-songwriter, and has written a song named "Welkin", which she named after watching Susie's Origins of Words section on this show! 8-) 8-) 8-)
DC: Susie Dent and Janet Street-Porter.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: P O J E T Y O X E
R02: P I S E I T D S E
R03: 75, 25, 7, 1, 10, 3. Target: 654.
TTT: COUNTBARS - "It wasn't a clear night at all, the clouds in the sky were this."
R04: I L M U B V I E T
R05: C O R U V S O N I
R06: 100, 4, 10, 1, 8, 5. Target: 105.
R07: F L A N I B A I L
R08: G E S N A F I K R
R09: 25, 10, 5, 10, 1, 1. Target: 436.
TTT: GINGERDAD - "People would make unkind remarks about dad's ginger hair, which he found to be this."
R10: C O I P R Q O U C
R11: N E C A T W R I D
R12: E S H O N A S E M
R13: H R E I T R S E I
R14: 100, 10, 1, 10, 1, 2. Target: 821.
R15: P A R T S T O R N (conundrum)


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Round 1: P O J E T Y O X E

Chris: poxey
Clea: POET (4)
DC: POXY (4) PEYOTE (6)
OT: OOTYPE (6) PTOOEY (6)
Score: 0–4 (max 6)

Round 2: P I S E I T D S E

Chris: dipsiest
Clea: DESPITE (7)
DC: ESPIED (6) SIDESTEP (8)
OT: SPIEDIES (8)
Score: 0–11 (max 14)

Round 3: 75, 25, 7, 1, 10, 3. Target: 654.

Chris: 653. Mistake in working.
Clea: -
RR: 654. (75 x 10) - ((25 + 7) x 3) (10)
Score: 0–11 (max 24)

Teatime teaser: COUNTBARS -> OBSCURANT

Round 4: I L M U B V I E T

Chris: TUMBLE (6)
Clea: TUMBLE (6)
OT: MILIEU (6) MUTILE (6)
Score: 6–17 (max 30)

Round 5: C O R U V S O N I

Chris: cursion
Clea: CROONS (6)
DC: SCORN (5) ORISON (6)
OT: OVONICS (7)
Score: 6–23 (max 37)

Round 6: 100, 4, 10, 1, 8, 5. Target: 105.

Chris: 105. 100 + 5 (10)
Clea: 105. 100 + 5 (10)
Score: 16–33 (max 47)

Janet talks about a report regarding older people being given free condoms... :shock: :shock: :o :o

Round 7: F L A N I B A I L

Chris: LABIA (5)
Clea: BANAL (5)
DC: FINIAL (6) LABIAL (6)
OT: ALLIIN (6) FILIAL (6) INFALL (6) INFILL (6)
Score: 21–38 (max 53)

Round 8: G E S N A F I K R

Chris: ASKING (6)
Clea: FINGERS (7)
DC: FREAKING (8)
Score: 21–45 (max 61)

Round 9: 25, 10, 5, 10, 1, 1. Target: 436.

Chris: 435. ((10 + 5 + 1 + 1) x 25) + 10 (7)
Clea: 435. ((10 + 5 + 1 + 1) x 25) + 10 (7)
RR: 435. (7)
Score: 28–52 (max 68)

Teatime teaser: GINGERDAD -> DEGRADING

Round 10: C O I P R Q O U C

Chris: OCCUR (5)
Clea: CROUP (5)
DC: QUIP (4) CURIO (5)
OT: CUPRIC (6)
Score: 33–57 (max 74)

Round 11: N E C A T W R I D

Chris: DIRECT (6)
Clea: DANCER (6)
DC: TRANCED (7)
OT: CRINATED (8) DICENTRA (8)
Score: 39–63 (max 82)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of words relating to "excellent".

Round 12: E S H O N A S E M

Chris: SHAMES (6)
Clea: MASONS (6)
DC: HOMENESS (8)
Score: 45–69 (max 90)

Round 13: H R E I T R S E I

Chris: REHIRES (7)
Clea: THREES (6)
DC: SHIRTIER (8)
Score: 52–69 (max 98)

Round 14: 100, 10, 1, 10, 1, 2. Target: 821.

Chris: 820. ((10 - 2) x 100) + ((1 + 1) x 10) (7)
Clea: 820. ((10 - 2) x 100) + ((1 + 1) x 10) (7)
RR: 821. ((100 - (10 - 1)) x (10 - 1)) + 2 (10)
Score: 59–76 (max 108)

Round 15: P A R T S T O R N

No one buzzes. The answer was TRANSPORT.
Final Score: 59–76 (max 118)

Statistics Corner

Chris:
Total score - 59
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 50
Raw % of max - 55
Total average score per round - 3.9
Raw average score per round - 4.3
Number of maxes - 3

Clea:
Total score - 76
Raw score - 82
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 3

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