Tuesday 23rd July 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 16)

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Tuesday 23rd July 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 16)

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 23 July 2019.

C1: Champion James Haughton (5 wins, 613 points.) An Apterite and applied maths PhD student at the University of Manchester.
C2: Challenger Rob Payne. A police controller and dispatcher from Farnham, Surrey. He's a big supporter of Arsenal F.C., and has been to 4 FA Cup Finals.
DC: Susie Dent and Rory Bremner.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S N L C O A U H E
R02: R C L I A T H E R
R03: 75, 100, 50, 25, 5, 2. Target: 188.
TTT: WATTLEBEE - "Que sera, sera, you can definitely put this on social media."
R04: S N M O I D G E F
R05: M D N P A E U O A
R06: 25, 75, 5, 9, 8, 7. Target: 639.
R07: R L T B I A E O C
R08: D S M I A R G U I
R09: 25, 100, 50, 75, 3, 6. Target: 866.
TTT: SEESSPELL - "In the state of Washington, she couldn't get rest at all."
R10: N R W A E K S O M
R11: T B T F E I A W S
R12: P N R E O C D U P
R13: N S T R O A I U J
R14: 75, 100, 6, 10, 4, 3. Target: 921.
R15: S M E L L B A S E (conundrum)


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Round 1: S N L C O A U H E

James: LAUNCHES (8)
Rob: UNCLES (6)
OT: CHALONES (8) EULACHON (8) LACUNOSE (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: R C L I A T H E R

James: RECITAL (7)
Rob: CHARTER (7)
DC: ERRATIC (7) ARTICLE (7)
OT: ALETHIC (7) CHARIER (7) CHARLIE (7) ETHICAL (7) LACHTER (7) LICHTER (7) RETIRAL (7) RETRIAL (7) THERIAC (7) TRAILER (7)
Score: 15–7 (max 15)

Round 3: 75, 100, 50, 25, 5, 2. Target: 188.

James: 188. ((100 - 5) x 2) - (50 / 25) (10)
Rob: 187.
Score: 25–7 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: WATTLEBEE -> TWEETABLE

Round 4: S N M O I D G E F

James: SMIDGEON (8)
Rob: MIDGES (6)
Score: 33–7 (max 33)

Round 5: M D N P A E U O A

James: ADENOMA (7)
Rob: POMADE (6)
DC: MOPANE (6)
Score: 40–7 (max 40)

Round 6: 25, 75, 5, 9, 8, 7. Target: 639.

James: 639. (75 - (8 / (7 - 5))) x 9 (10)
Rob: 628.
Score: 50–7 (max 50)

Rory talks about words that don't translate well from English to other languages.

Round 7: R L T B I A E O C

James: bloatier
Rob: BAITER (6)
DC: CABRIOLET (18)
Score: 50–13 (max 68)

Round 8: D S M I A R G U I

James: MARUDIS (7)
Rob: MAIDS (5)
DC: RADIUS (6) GUARDS (6)
OT: AGRIMIS (7) MIDAIRS (7) RAMIDUS (7)
Score: 57–13 (max 75)

Round 9: 25, 100, 50, 75, 3, 6. Target: 866.

James: 864. ((75 / 25) + 3) x (100 + 50 - 6) (7)
Rob: -
RR: 868. (7)
OT: 867. ((((100 x 6) + 3) - 25) x 75) / 50 (7)
Score: 64–13 (max 82)

Teatime teaser: SEESSPELL -> SLEEPLESS

Round 10: N R W A E K S O M

James: WANKERS (7)
Rob: WANKERS (7)
DC: SWANKER (7) WORKMAN (7) WORKMEN (7)
OT: MANSWORE (8)
Score: 71–20 (max 90)

Interesting having WANKERS actually appear on the letters board for once, although it actually came up as WAN***S... :P Rory actually said at the recording that we had "a pair of WANKERS". :P :P :lol: :lol:

Round 11: T B T F E I A W S

James: FATTIES (7)
Rob: WAITS (5)
DC: BATTIES (7)
OT: BATISTE (7)
Score: 78–20 (max 97)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "whistle-stop tour".

Round 12: P N R E O C D U P

James: UNCROPPED (18)
Rob: PRODUCE (7)
DC: POUNCER (7)
Score: 96–20 (max 115)

Round 13: N S T R O A I U J

James: RAINOUTS (8)
Rob: RATIONS (7)
DC: JANITORS (8)
Score: 104–20 (max 123)

Round 14: 75, 100, 6, 10, 4, 3. Target: 921.

James: 921. (100 x 10) - (75 + 4) (10)
Rob: 914.
Score: 114–20 (max 133)

Round 15: S M E L L B A S E

Rob buzzes on 2.5 seconds to say BLAMELESS which is correct.
Final Score: 114–30 (max 143)

Statistics Corner

James:
Total score - 114
Raw score - 114
Total % of max - 80
Raw % of max - 80
Total average score per round - 7.6
Raw average score per round - 7.6
Number of maxes - 12 8-)

Rob:
Total score - 30
Raw score - 84
Total % of max - 21
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 2.0
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 2

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=81
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