Monday 19th August 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 35)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 19 August 2019.

C1: Champion Stephen Mellor (5 wins, 465 points.) An A-Level student from York.
C2: Challenger David Law. A retired bank official from Moreton, Merseyside. He has visited 90 different countries, and particularly likes train trips, including the Trans-Siberian Express.
DC: Susie Dent and Dr. Linda Papadopoulos.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: B E S G I P F A T
R02: C G O E E D R K N
R03: 10, 4, 4, 7, 2, 6. Target: 509.
TTT: ACEINPERU - "She had an ace time in Peru, overindulging in all the food and drink."
R04: L R I A V O T A S
R05: N E R U S B E Y S
R06: 75, 10, 4, 5, 9, 8. Target: 415.
R07: A Z H E N I T M P
R08: S T O R U L A T E
R09: 8, 7, 5, 5, 6, 3. Target: 467.
TTT: TIRECIGAR - "It sounds like Mr. Springer scored 3 goals, but it's just old and outdated."
R10: M I W E O R T N N
R11: L I D E J N H E C
R12: T I O M I I A D R
R13: C E S I S R O D A
R14: 100, 2, 9, 5, 1, 9. Target: 498.
R15: R E V I L E P I G (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: B E S G I P F A T

Stephen: GATES (5)
David: BAPTISE (7)
DC: FIESTA (6)
OT: GABFEST (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: C G O E E D R K N

Stephen: ROCKED (6)
David: CORKED (6)
DC: RECKONED (8)
Score: 6–13 (max 15)

Round 3: 10, 4, 4, 7, 2, 6. Target: 509.

Stephen: 504. ((6 + 4) x 10 x (7 - 2)) + 4 (7)
David: 504. ((6 + 4) x 10 x (7 - 2)) + 4 (7)
RR: 508. (7)
OT: 508. ((((7 + 6) x 10) - 2) x 4) - 4 (7)
Score: 13–20 (max 22)

Teatime teaser: ACEINPERU -> EPICUREAN

Round 4: L R I A V O T A S

Stephen: TRAILS (6)
David: AVIATORS (8)
OT: TRAVAILS (8)
Score: 13–28 (max 30)

Round 5: N E R U S B E Y S

Stephen: RUNES (5)
David: BURNS (5)
DC: ENSURES (7) BUSSER (6)
OT: NURSEYS (7) REBUSES (7) SUBSERE (7)
Score: 18–33 (max 37)

Round 6: 75, 10, 4, 5, 9, 8. Target: 415.

Stephen: 415. (75 + 8) x 5 (10)
David: 414.
Score: 28–33 (max 47)

Dr. Linda talks about loneliness.

Round 7: A Z H E N I T M P

Stephen: ZENITH (6)
David: INMATE (6)
DC: NAPTIME (7)
OT: EMPTAIN (7) HAPTINE (7)
Score: 34–39 (max 54)

Round 8: S T O R U L A T E

Stephen: latters
David: OUTRATES (8)
DC: LUSTRATE (8)
OT: OESTRUAL (8) OUTSTARE (8) ROSULATE (8) ROTULETS (8)
Score: 34–47 (max 62)

Round 9: 8, 7, 5, 5, 6, 3. Target: 467.

Stephen: 470. ((5 + 5) x 8 x 6) - 7 - 3 (7)
David: 470. ((5 + 5) x 8 x 6) - 7 - 3 (7)
RR: 467. (((5 x 5 x 6) + 8) x 3) - 7 (10)
Score: 41–54 (max 72)

Teatime teaser: TIRECIGAR -> GERIATRIC

Round 10: M I W E O R T N N

Stephen: WINTER (6)
David: TOWNIE (6)
DC: WINNER (6) MINNOW (6)
OT: TIMEWORN (8)
Score: 47–60 (max 80)

Round 11: L I D E J N H E C

Stephen: LICHEN (6)
David: INCHED (6)
DC: LICHENED (8)
Score: 53–66 (max 88)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some nautical words.

Round 12: T I O M I I A D R

Stephen: RADII (5)
David: DIATOM (6)
DC: MORDITA (7)
OT: MATROID (7) OTARIID (7)
Score: 53–72 (max 95)

Round 13: C E S I S R O D A

Stephen: CROSSED (7)
David: CARDIES (7)
DC: SARCOIDS (8)
OT: DECISORS (8) IDOCRASE (8) SADCORES (8) SIDECARS (8)
Score: 60–79 (max 103)

Round 14: 100, 2, 9, 5, 1, 9. Target: 498.

Stephen: 498. (5 x 100) - 2 (10)
David: 498. (5 x 100) - 2 (10)
Score: 70–89 (max 113)

Round 15: R E V I L E P I G

Stephen buzzes on 1 second to say PRIVILEGE which is correct.
Final Score: 80–89 (max 123)

Statistics Corner

Stephen:
Total score - 80
Raw score - 96
Total % of max - 65
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 6.4
Number of maxes - 4

David:
Total score - 89
Raw score - 96
Total % of max - 72
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 6.4
Number of maxes - 5

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