Friday 16th August 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 34)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 16 August 2019.

C1: Champion Stephen Mellor (4 wins, 365 points.) An A-Level student from York.
C2: Challenger Martin Loader. A commercial director for a bakery company from Totnes, Devon. He once came 3rd in the Devon Home Cook of the Year.
DC: Susie Dent and Dr. Linda Papadopoulos.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R E S M O R T M U
R02: R S P E O E F N A
R03: 7, 9, 5, 2, 5, 10. Target: 595.
TTT: ROBLETTAX - "Rob let the tax on his car expire, he was taking it off the road."
R04: S T D O I A G H N
R05: Z E E D N A Q S P
R06: 75, 50, 100, 2, 7, 2. Target: 738.
R07: G O M S E R I K R
R08: T H N A U I D R M
R09: 5, 4, 6, 9, 8, 5. Target: 714.
TTT: LIAMBORED - "Liam was bored, so he went to the garden centre and bought himself a nice plant."
R10: T B J E A I N C T
R11: P U C O A I L B S
R12: L G C E O A R L I
R13: S E T X A O T A R
R14: 75, 50, 2, 3, 7, 7. Target: 291.
R15: S T O R M C O O K (conundrum)


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Round 1: R E S M O R T M U

Stephen: TREMORS (7)
Martin: MOUSER (6)
DC: STRUMMER (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: R S P E O E F N A

Stephen: PERSONA (7)
Martin: PREENS (6)
DC: PERSONAE (8) PROFANES (8)
OT: AERONEFS (8) PERAEONS (8)
Score: 14–0 (max 16)

Round 3: 7, 9, 5, 2, 5, 10. Target: 595.

Stephen: 595. (10 + 9 - 2) x 7 x 5 (10)
Martin: 593.
Score: 24–0 (max 26)

Teatime teaser: ROBLETTAX -> RATTLEBOX

Round 4: S T D O I A G H N

Stephen: NIGHTS (6)
Martin: HOSTING (7)
DC: GOADS (5) GAINS (5) AGONIST (7)
OT: OATHINGS (8)
Score: 24–7 (max 34)

Round 5: Z E E D N A Q S P

Stephen: SPEED (5)
Martin: SPEED (5)
DC: NEEDS (5)
OT: EPENAS (6) NEAPED (6) PESADE (6)
Score: 29–12 (max 40)

Round 6: 75, 50, 100, 2, 7, 2. Target: 738.

Stephen: 738. ((100 - 2) x 7) + 50 + 2 (10)
Martin: -
Score: 39–12 (max 50)

Dr. Linda talks about coping with the fear of flying.

Round 7: G O M S E R I K R

Stephen: SMOKIER (7)
Martin: SMOKIER (7)
DC: IRKSOME (7)
OT: MORGIES (7) OGREISM (7) SMIRKER (7)
Score: 46–19 (max 57)

Round 8: T H N A U I D R M

Stephen: THIRD (5)
Martin: dirth
DC: UNITARD (7)
OT: MUDARIN (7) NATRIUM (7)
Score: 51–19 (max 64)

Round 9: 5, 4, 6, 9, 8, 5. Target: 714.

Stephen: 714. ((5 + 5) x 9 x 8) - 6 (10)
Martin: 715.
Score: 61–19 (max 74)

Teatime teaser: LIAMBORED -> BROMELIAD

Round 10: T B J E A I N C T

Stephen: BITTEN (6)
Martin: BATTEN (6)
DC: CABINET (7)
OT: NICTATE (7) TABETIC (7) TETANIC (7)
Score: 67–25 (max 81)

Round 11: P U C O A I L B S

Stephen: CLAPS (5)
Martin: SOCIAL (6)
DC: PUBLICS (7)
OT: ABOULIC (7) COPULAS (7) CUPOLAS (7) PAILOUS (7) SCOPULA (7) SPICULA (7) SUBPIAL (7)
Score: 67–31 (max 88)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "mithril" and "Bovril".

Round 12: L G C E O A R L I

Stephen: COLLIER (7)
Martin: COLLAGE (7)
DC: GORILLA (7)
OT: ALLEGORIC (18)
Score: 74–38 (max 106)

Round 13: S E T X A O T A R

Stephen: OTTERS (6)
Martin: EXTRAS (6)
DC: sextor sextort EXTORTS (7) TOASTER (7)
OT: AEROSTAT (8)
Score: 80–44 (max 114)

Round 14: 75, 50, 2, 3, 7, 7. Target: 291.

Stephen: 291. ((7 - 3) x 75) - 7 - 2 (10)
Martin: 291. ((7 - 3) x 75) - 7 - 2 (10)
Score: 90–54 (max 124)

Round 15: S T O R M C O O K

Stephen buzzes on 10.5 seconds to say STOCKROOM which is correct.
Final Score: 100–54 (max 134)

Statistics Corner

Stephen:
Total score - 100
Raw score - 111
Total % of max - 75
Raw % of max - 83
Total average score per round - 6.7
Raw average score per round - 7.4
Number of maxes - 6

Martin:
Total score - 54
Raw score - 80
Total % of max - 40
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 3.6
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 2

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