Thursday 25th July 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 18)

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Thursday 25th July 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 18)

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Countdown recap for Thursday 25 July 2019.

C1: Champion James Haughton (7 wins, 845 points.) An Apterite and applied maths PhD student at the University of Manchester.
C2: Challenger Frank Coma. A retired IT worker from Stein, the Isle of Skye. He and his wife moved up there when he retired 6 years ago.
DC: Susie Dent and making his DC debut, Paul "The Sinnerman" Sinha.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: C D T F E A I P U
R02: T B M O A E L H T
R03: 75, 50, 25, 100, 1, 3. Target: 956.
TTT: WRATHWIND - "He became uneasy talking about the monies that left his account."
R04: W N R D I U O I R
R05: S M Q T E A O M G
R06: 75, 100, 1, 10, 9, 7. Target: 408.
R07: R N P T A U E F O
R08: S M G I E A D C L
R09: 50, 5, 7, 2, 7, 9. Target: 687.
TTT: DIVERSRIG - "Giuseppe has turned a shade of bluey-green."
R10: S V N O A I P L C
R11: S N K R E U I O A
R12: R C S U E A G D O
R13: N H N N I A E Y S
R14: 50, 75, 4, 10, 2, 7. Target: 852.
R15: N I C E G R E E T (conundrum)


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Round 1: C D T F E A I P U

James: UPDATE (6)
Frank: PATED (5)
DC: PACTED (6) TEACUP (6)
OT: ACUTED (6) DACITE (6) DEPICT (6) FAUCET (6) PICUDA (6)
Score: 6–0 (max 6)

Round 2: T B M O A E L H T

James: MATELOT (7)
Frank: TOTAL (5)
DC: bathotel batmotel
OT: OATHLET (7) TOMBLET (7)
Score: 13–0 (max 13)

Round 3: 75, 50, 25, 100, 1, 3. Target: 956.

James: 953. (((75 + 1) x 25) / (100 / 50)) + 3 (7)
Frank: -
RR: 953. (((75 + 1) x 25) / (100 / 50)) + 3 (7)
OT: 957. ((75 x (50 + 1)) + 3) / (100 / 25) (7)
Score: 20–0 (max 20)

Teatime teaser: WRATHWIND -> WITHDRAWN

Round 4: W N R D I U O I R

James: ROUND (5)
Frank: WIND (4)
DC: WOUND (5)
OT: UNIOID (6)
Score: 25–0 (max 26)

Round 5: S M Q T E A O M G

James: OMEGAS (6)
Frank: TEAMS (5)
DC: STEAM (5)
OT: GAMEST (6) MAGOTS (6) MESTOM (6) OSMATE (6) SMEGMA (6) STEMMA (6) TOMMES (6)
Score: 31–0 (max 32)

Round 6: 75, 100, 1, 10, 9, 7. Target: 408.

James: 408. (100 - 75 - 1) x (10 + 7) (10)
Frank: 407.
Score: 41–0 (max 42)

Paul talks about what it's like to be a Chaser.

Round 7: R N P T A U E F O

James: FORTUNE (7)
Frank: patern
DC: PRONATE (7) OPERANT (7) PANFORTE (8)
Score: 48–0 (max 50)

Round 8: S M G I E A D C L

James: MISLEAD (7)
Frank: medials
DC: MEDIAL (6) MEDICALS (8) DECIMALS (8) DECLAIMS (8)
OT: CAMELIDS (8)
Score: 55–0 (max 58)

Round 9: 50, 5, 7, 2, 7, 9. Target: 687.

James: 687. (((50 x 7) - 9) x 2) + 5 (10)
Frank: 688.
Score: 65–0 (max 68)

Teatime teaser: DIVERSRIG -> VERDIGRIS

Round 10: S V N O A I P L C

James: PLAINS (6)
Frank: PIANOS (6)
DC: PANICS (6) CAPLINS (7)
OT: PINACOLS (8) SALPICON (8)
Score: 71–6 (max 76)

Round 11: S N K R E U I O A

James: UROKINASE (18)
Frank: SINKER (6)
Score: 89–6 (max 94)

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

Round 12: R C S U E A G D O

James: COURAGE (7)
Frank: DOSAGE (6)
DC: CAROUSED (8) SCOURGED (8)
Score: 96–6 (max 102)

Round 13: N H N N I A E Y S

James: NANNIES (7)
Frank: SENNA (5)
DC: HENNAS (6) HYENAS (6)
OT: NANNYISH (8)
Score: 103–6 (max 110)

Round 14: 50, 75, 4, 10, 2, 7. Target: 852.

James: 852. ((10 + 7) x 50) + 2 (10)
Frank: 852. ((10 + 7) x 50) + 2 (10)
Score: 113–16 (max 120)

Round 15: N I C E G R E E T

James buzzes on 3.75 seconds to say CENTERING which is incorrect.
Frank does not buzz.
The answer correctly guessed by "The Sinnerman" was ENERGETIC.
Final Score: 113–16 (max 130)

So, it has come to pass that James Haughton has become an octochamp, and done it in style (last round apart :P ), and got a spectacular total of 958 points, making him the 5th highest scoring octochamp of all time (he would've been 3rd above Giles Hutchings and Zarte Siempre, if he got the conundrum correct)!!

So, James goes to the #1 spot, and he should be the one to watch in the series finals just before Christmas. 8-) 8-) 8-)

Statistics Corner

James:
Total score - 113
Raw score - 113
Total % of max - 87
Raw % of max - 87
Total average score per round - 7.5
Raw average score per round - 7.5
Number of maxes - 8

Frank:
Total score - 16
Raw score - 66
Total % of max - 12
Raw % of max - 51
Total average score per round - 1.1
Raw average score per round - 4.4
Number of maxes - 1

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