Wednesday 5th June 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 96)

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Wednesday 5th June 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 96)

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 5 June 2019.

C1: Champion Harry Clark (2 wins, 192 points.) A sports journalism student at SGS College from Oldland Common, Gloucestershire.
C2: Challenger Kevin Sewell. A maths tutor at UCD from Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland, but he lives in Dublin. He plays Irish traditional music in pubs and clubs and plays the whistle, flute and bodhrán.
DC: Susie Dent and Gethin Jones.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M N I R U A O T S
R02: F S L X E A E C V
R03: 75, 6, 5, 3, 10, 6. Target: 939.
TTT: REVELSECT - "She knows the answer to everything, she's a mountain of intelligence."
R04: F R S D A I E A Y
R05: E E I T S O L S W
R06: 25, 50, 2, 1, 2, 10. Target: 140.
R07: S T U J E A B C M
R08: H P D N W E I E B
R09: 25, 75, 4, 3, 9, 3. Target: 810.
TTT: LOSTAMIND - "It sounds like something the actor Timothy might say when complaining about his eyes."
R10: T R D M I E O A S
R11: R Z D E A R E T P
R12: R C T N E I O A T
R13: G Q E A L N U S P
R14: 100, 50, 1, 9, 5, 4. Target: 627.
R15: A R R A B A C O N (conundrum)


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Round 1: M N I R U A O T S

Harry: RATIONS (7)
Kevin: RATIONS (7)
DC: MINORS (6) RAINOUTS (8) MANITOUS (8) TINAMOUS (8)
OT: MAINOURS (8) NATURISM (8) ROMAUNTS (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: F S L X E A E C V

Harry: FLEXES (6)
Kevin: CALVES (6)
DC: LEAVE (5) CLEAVES (7) EXCELS (6)
OT: EXCLAVES (8)
Score: 13–13 (max 16)

Round 3: 75, 6, 5, 3, 10, 6. Target: 939.

Harry: 940.
Kevin: 939. ((10 + 3) x 75) - (6 x 6) (10)
Score: 13–23 (max 26)

Teatime teaser: REVELSECT -> CLEVEREST

Round 4: F R S D A I E A Y

Harry: RAISED (6)
Kevin: AFRAID (6)
DC: FRAYED (6) FARSIDE (7)
OT: DARESAY (7) DEFRAYS (7)
Score: 19–29 (max 33)

Round 5: E E I T S O L S W

Harry: SLOWEST (7)
Kevin: SLOWEST (7)
DC: WITLESS (7)
OT: ESTOILES (8) LOWEITES (8) OWELTIES (8) TELEOSIS (8)
Score: 26–36 (max 41)

Round 6: 25, 50, 2, 1, 2, 10. Target: 140.

Harry: 140. ((2 + 1) x 50) - 10 (10)
Kevin: 140. ((10 x 2) + 50) x 2 (10)
Score: 36–46 (max 51)

Gethin talks about setting up a charity connected with autism.

Round 7: S T U J E A B C M

Harry: ACUTES (6)
Kevin: BEAST (5)
DC: BEAUTS (6) SUBJECT (7)
OT: ACETUMS (7) MUCATES (7)
Score: 42–46 (max 58)

Round 8: H P D N W E I E B

Harry: BEHIND (6)
Kevin: BEHIND (6)
DC: PINWEED (7)
Score: 48–52 (max 65)

Round 9: 25, 75, 4, 3, 9, 3. Target: 810.

Harry: 810. ((4 x 3) + 3 + 75) x 9 (10)
Kevin: 804.
Score: 58–52 (max 75)

Teatime teaser: LOSTAMIND -> DALTONISM

Round 10: T R D M I E O A S

Harry: AMORTISED (18)
Kevin: MEDIATORS (18)
DC: MARDIEST (8)
Score: 76–70 (max 93)

Round 11: R Z D E A R E T P

Harry: PREDATE (7)
Kevin: petered
OT: REPARTED (8)
Score: 83–70 (max 101)

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

Round 12: R C T N E I O A T

Harry: REACTION (8)
Kevin: CREATION (8)
DC: TRACTION (8) CORTINATE (18)
OT: CARNOTITE (18)
Score: 91–78 (max 119)

Round 13: G Q E A L N U S P

Harry: PLUNGES (7)
Kevin: PLUNGES (7)
DC: SPANGLE (7)
OT: LANGUES (7) LEGUANS (7) PLAGUES (7) PLAQUES (7) PLUSAGE (7) PUNGLES (7)
Score: 98–85 (max 126)

Round 14: 100, 50, 1, 9, 5, 4. Target: 627.

Harry: 624.
Kevin: 628. ((100 + 50 + 5) x 4) + 9 - 1 (7)
RR: 627. ((100 + 50 + 9 - 1) x 4) - 5 (10)
Score: 98–92 (max 136)

Round 15: A R R A B A C O N

Kevin buzzes on 4 seconds to say CARBONARA which is correct.
Final Score: 98–102 (max 146)

Statistics Corner

Harry:
Total score - 98
Raw score - 112
Total % of max - 67
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 6.5
Raw average score per round - 7.5
Number of maxes - 4

Kevin:
Total score - 102
Raw score - 112
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 6.8
Raw average score per round - 7.5
Number of maxes - 5

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