Wednesday 21st August 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 37)

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Wednesday 21st August 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 37)

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 21 August 2019.

C1: Champion David Law (2 wins, 184 points.) A retired bank official from Moreton, Merseyside.
C2: Challenger Robin Tomlinson. A retired business development manager from Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire. He's a volunteer lock-keeper for the Canal & River Trust, and he helps maintain the Foxton Locks, the longest continuous lock system in the country. 8-) 8-) 8-)
DC: Susie Dent and Dr. Linda Papadopoulos.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T K O A I R D P E
R02: B N E O N C A R F
R03: 25, 10, 2, 6, 8, 5. Target: 304.
TTT: MOONMETER - "She bought one of these to help her keep up to speed with things."
R04: I E P N O G L S I
R05: T E O R H F A O G
R06: 25, 3, 9, 1, 1, 10. Target: 681.
R07: X L S E I E R J U
R08: M R G E A I L S M
R09: 100, 2, 6, 10, 6, 3. Target: 980.
TTT: MOOCHRIND - "Historians have debated for years as to whether this applied to Hitler or not."
R10: H U E I C S V A Y
R11: C E I W S N O V B
R12: L S A E A N M E D
R13: T R O U A D S R I
R14: 25, 100, 1, 4, 9, 8. Target: 841.
R15: I C O M A L I V E (conundrum)


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Round 1: T K O A I R D P E

David: PARTIED (7)
Robin: repair
DC: PAROTID (7) PERIDOT (7)
OT: ADOPTER (7) DIOPTRE (7) DIPTERA (7) OPIATED (7) PIRATED (7) PROTEAD (7) PROTEID (7) PROTIDE (7) PTEROID (7) RATIOED (7) READOPT (7) TRAIKED (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: B N E O N C A R F

David: BEACON (6)
Robin: CARBON (6)
DC: BACONER (7)
Score: 13–6 (max 14)

Round 3: 25, 10, 2, 6, 8, 5. Target: 304.

David: 304. Mistake in working.
Robin: 303. Mistake in working.
RR: 304. (6 x 5 x 10) + (8 / 2) (10)
Score: 13–6 (max 24)

Teatime teaser: MOONMETER -> METRONOME

Round 4: I E P N O G L S I

David: SPOILING (8)
Robin: SLOPING (7)
OT: SPIELING (8)
Score: 21–6 (max 32)

Round 5: T E O R H F A O G

David: FORGET (6)
Robin: FORGET (6)
DC: FOOTAGE (7)
OT: FOOTGEAR (8)
Score: 27–12 (max 40)

Round 6: 25, 3, 9, 1, 1, 10. Target: 681.

David: 677. (9 x 3 x 25) + 1 + 1 (7)
Robin: 671.
RR: 681. ((9 x 25) + 1 + 1) x 3 (10)
Score: 34–12 (max 50)

Dr. Linda talks about "emotional intelligence".

Round 7: X L S E I E R J U

David: LEISURE (7)
Robin: JURIES (6)
DC: EXILE (5) EXILERS (7)
Score: 41–12 (max 57)

Round 8: M R G E A I L S M

David: GLIMMERS (8)
Robin: MAILERS (7)
DC: GRAMMIES (8)
OT: AGLIMMER (8) REGALISM (8)
Score: 49–12 (max 65)

Round 9: 100, 2, 6, 10, 6, 3. Target: 980.

David: 980. (100 x 10) - ((6 x 3) + 2) (10)
Robin: 980. Mistake in working.
Score: 59–12 (max 75)

Teatime teaser: MOOCHRIND -> MONORCHID

Round 10: H U E I C S V A Y

David: CHIVES (6)
Robin: heavys
DC: CAVIES (6)
OT: YESHIVA (7)
Score: 65–12 (max 82)

Round 11: C E I W S N O V B

David: NOVICES (7)
Robin: SINEW (5)
DC: BOVINES (7)
Score: 72–12 (max 89)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "tit-for-tat".

Round 12: L S A E A N M E D

David: dalesman
Robin: annealed
DC: MEASLED (7) ENAMELS (7)
OT: ADNAMES (7) ALMADES (7) DEMEANS (7) MAENADS (7) MELADAS (7) MELAENA (7) SEEDMAN (7)
Score: 72–12 (max 96)

Round 13: T R O U A D S R I

David: TORRID (6)
Robin: ROUST (5)
DC: AUDITORS (8)
Score: 78–12 (max 104)

Round 14: 25, 100, 1, 4, 9, 8. Target: 841.

David: 839. (8 x 100) + 25 + 9 + 4 + 1 (7)
Robin: -
RR: 841. ((((9 - 1) / 4) + 100) x 8) + 25 (10)
Score: 85–12 (max 114)

Round 15: I C O M A L I V E

No one buzzes. The answer was VOICEMAIL.
Final Score: 85–12 (max 124)

Statistics Corner

David:
Total score - 85
Raw score - 85
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 6

Robin:
Total score - 12
Raw score - 47
Total % of max - 10
Raw % of max - 38
Total average score per round - 0.8
Raw average score per round - 3.1
Number of maxes - 0

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