Tuesday 4th June 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 95)

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Tuesday 4th June 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 95)

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 4 June 2019.

C1: Champion Harry Clark (1 win, 92 points.) A sports journalism student at SGS College from Oldland Common, Gloucestershire.
C2: Challenger Mark Patton. A training and development officer from Carrickfergus, County Antrim. He's part of a church leadership group which bought a pub on the cheap :!:
DC: Susie Dent and Gethin Jones.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N R I A H I E A L
R02: N R O T I S E P O
R03: 75, 7, 8, 6, 1, 9. Target: 746.
TTT: FLASKTUBE - "She didn't need a trolley at the supermarket, but she did have quite a lot to carry."
R04: D B A R U K S E O
R05: N M P A I H A G N
R06: 75, 5, 10, 9, 7, 3. Target: 268.
R07: M C P E O E W T I
R08: N R O B I M D A E
R09: 75, 9, 5, 6, 6, 10. Target: 637.
TTT: SILKOUNCE - "It sounds like Santa Claus is formed from a silvery-white metal."
R10: S L O C A G N E I
R11: U E D J O T T S R
R12: G T I V E D Q U O
R13: R C T I E O E Z R
R14: 50, 9, 5, 10, 8, 3. Target: 725.
R15: E L D E R S H O T (conundrum)


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Round 1: N R I A H I E A L

Harry: HAIRLINE (8)
Mark: HAILER (6)
DC: INHALER (7)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: N R O T I S E P O

Harry: POINTERS (8)
Mark: PROTEINS (8)
DC: PORTIONS (8)
OT: POISONER (8) PORNIEST (8) POSITRON (8) POTIRONS (8) PTERIONS (8) REPOINTS (8) SNOOTIER (8) SORPTION (8) SPOONIER (8) TROOPIES (8) TROPINES (8) TROPONES (8)
Score: 16–8 (max 16)

Round 3: 75, 7, 8, 6, 1, 9. Target: 746.

Harry: 746. ((75 - (8 - 7)) x (9 + 1)) + 6 (10)
Mark: 744.
Score: 26–8 (max 26)

Teatime teaser: FLASKTUBE -> BASKETFUL

Round 4: D B A R U K S E O

Harry: BRAKES (6)
Mark: SOAKED (6)
DC: AROUSED (7) AROUSE (6)
OT: AEROBUS (7) DAUBERS (7) DEBARKS (7) EARBUDS (7) ROSEBUD (7) SUBEDAR (7)
Score: 32–14 (max 33)

Round 5: N M P A I H A G N

Harry: hamping
Mark: NAMING (6)
DC: HANGMAN (7)
OT: ANHINGA (7)
Score: 32–20 (max 40)

Round 6: 75, 5, 10, 9, 7, 3. Target: 268.

Harry: 268. (3 x 75) + (5 x 10) - 7 (10)
Mark: 269.
Score: 42–20 (max 50)

Gethin talks about doing an early morning radio breakfast show.

Round 7: M C P E O E W T I

Harry: COMPETE (7)
Mark: TWICE (5)
DC: POETIC (6)
OT: EPITOME (7) METOPIC (7) PICOTEE (7)
Score: 49–20 (max 57)

Round 8: N R O B I M D A E

Harry: REMAIN (6)
Mark: REMIND (6)
DC: DOMAINE (7)
OT: DEBONAIR (8) DIBORANE (8) RADIOMEN (8)
Score: 55–26 (max 65)

Round 9: 75, 9, 5, 6, 6, 10. Target: 637.

Harry: 637. (9 x 75) - (6 x 6) - (10 / 5) (10)
Mark: 637. (9 x 75) - (6 x 6) - (10 / 5) (10)
Score: 65–36 (max 75)

Teatime teaser: SILKOUNCE -> NICKELOUS

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

Harry: CLOSING (7)
Mark: SLOGAN (6)
DC: ANGELS (6) LOSING (6) CONGEALS (8) GASOLINE (8)
OT: COINAGES (8) ECLOSING (8) SOLACING (8)
Score: 72–36 (max 83)

Round 11: U E D J O T T S R

Harry: JOUSTED (7)
Mark: JOUSTED (7)
DC: JOTTED (6) JOTTERS (7) TUTORED (7)
OT: DETOURS (7) DOTTERS (7) DOUREST (7) DUETTOS (7) JOUSTER (7) OUTSERT (7) REDOUTS (7) ROUSTED (7) STOUTER (7) TESTUDO (7) TOUTERS (7) TRUSTED (7)
Score: 79–43 (max 90)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "pulling someone's leg".

Round 12: G T I V E D Q U O

Harry: OUTGIVE (7)
Mark: requite
DC: QUOTED (6)
OT: OUTVIED (7) QUOITED (7)
Score: 86–43 (max 97)

Round 13: R C T I E O E Z R

Harry: RECITER (7)
Mark: RECITER (7)
DC: CROZIER (7)
OT: COTERIE (7) ERECTOR (7) RECORTE (7)
Score: 93–50 (max 104)

Round 14: 50, 9, 5, 10, 8, 3. Target: 725.

Harry: 726. ((10 + 5) x 50) - (8 x 3) (7)
Mark: 726. ((10 + 5) x 50) - (8 x 3) (7)
RR: 725. (((50 x 5) - 8) x 3) - (10 - 9) (10)
Score: 100–57 (max 114)

Round 15: E L D E R S H O T

Mark buzzes on 15.25 seconds to say HOLSTERED which is correct.
Final Score: 100–67 (max 124)

Statistics Corner

Harry:
Total score - 100
Raw score - 100
Total % of max - 81
Raw % of max - 81
Total average score per round - 6.7
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 9

Mark:
Total score - 67
Raw score - 98
Total % of max - 54
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 4.5
Raw average score per round - 6.5
Number of maxes - 5

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