Wednesday 4th September 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 47)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 4 September 2019.

C1: Champion Liam Bastick (2 wins, 161 points.) A management consultant from Derby, but he also lives in Victoria, Australia.
C2: Challenger James McLachlan. A lead data scientist from Wyndham, Norfolk. He used to represent Great Britain at long jump at youth level.
DC: Susie Dent and Martin Lewis.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: H P N A O I Y S A
R02: M S D I O L R E U
R03: 100, 6, 3, 5, 9, 3. Target: 779.
TTT: DONCASTER - "He went to Doncaster races, and had lots of horse information written down on these."
R04: Q A I E P T N O F
R05: R N D A E I T N C
R06: 25, 3, 5, 9, 7, 2. Target: 889.
R07: S M T E U O R Z R
R08: V S G E A O H T R
R09: 75, 5, 7, 7, 3, 6. Target: 727.
TTT: GENTLEDIP - "The number of creases at the front of her skirt was getting smaller and smaller."
R10: G W R I U V O A M
R11: S L G E I E C W S
R12: R T D O E A M I T
R13: P D N E U A S C S
R14: 100, 4, 3, 9, 10, 2. Target: 777.
R15: H O M E D S O A P (conundrum)


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Round 1: H P N A O I Y S A

Liam: NOISY (5)
James: PANSY (5)
DC: PIANOS (6) SIPHON (6) APHONIA (7)
OT: PAISANO (7)
Score: 5–5 (max 7)

Round 2: M S D I O L R E U

Liam: MOULDIER (8)
James: SOLDIER (7)
DC: REMOULDS (8) MISRULED (8)
OT: DIMEROUS (8) MODULISE (8) MOULDERS (8) RULEDOMS (8) SMOULDER (8)
Score: 13–5 (max 15)

Round 3: 100, 6, 3, 5, 9, 3. Target: 779.

Liam: -
James: 782. ((3 + 5) x 100) - (6 x 3) (7)
RR: 779. ((3 + 5) x (100 - 3)) + 9 - 6 (10)
Score: 13–12 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: DONCASTER -> NOTECARDS

Round 4: Q A I E P T N O F

Liam: POINT (5)
James: OPINE (5)
DC: OPIATE (6) POINTE (6)
OT: PATINE (6) PIANET (6) PINATE (6) PINETA (6)
Score: 18–17 (max 31)

Round 5: R N D A E I T N C

Liam: CANNIER (7)
James: CANNIER (7)
DC: INCANTED (8) DICENTRA (8)
OT: CRANNIED (8) CRINATED (8)
Score: 25–24 (max 39)

Round 6: 25, 3, 5, 9, 7, 2. Target: 889.

Liam: 889. (7 x 5 x 25) + 2 + 9 + 3 (10)
James: 884.
Score: 35–24 (max 49)

Martin talks about the dangers of Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act.

Round 7: S M T E U O R Z R

Liam: TREMORS (7)
James: TROUSER (7)
DC: trouserz TOURERS (7)
OT: MORSURE (7) RETOURS (7) ROSTRUM (7) ROTURES (7) ROUSTER (7) ROUTERS (7) STORMER (7) TERMORS (7)
Score: 42–31 (max 56)

Round 8: V S G E A O H T R

Liam: GREATS (6)
James: STORAGE (7)
DC: GATHERS (7) HARVEST (7) SHORTAGE (8)
Score: 42–38 (max 64)

Round 9: 75, 5, 7, 7, 3, 6. Target: 727.

Liam: 727. ((7 + 3) x 75) - ((5 x 6) - 7) (10)
James: 735.
Score: 52–38 (max 74)

Teatime teaser: GENTLEDIP -> DEPLETING

Round 10: G W R I U V O A M

Liam: WARM (4)
James: GROW (4)
DC: GOURAMI (7)
OT: OVARIUM (7)
Score: 56–42 (max 81)

Round 11: S L G E I E C W S

Liam: SLICES (6)
James: wills
DC: WIGLESS (7)
OT: GICLEES (7) ICELESS (7) LEWISES (7)
Score: 62–42 (max 88)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "escaping by the skin of one's teeth".

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

Liam: DREAMT (6)
James: ROTATED (7)
DC: MEDIATOR (8) MEDITATOR (18)
Score: 62–49 (max 106)

Round 13: P D N E U A S C S

Liam: saucepan
James: UNPASSED (8)
DC: SUNSPACE (8)
Score: 62–57 (max 114)

Round 14: 100, 4, 3, 9, 10, 2. Target: 777.

Liam: 777. (9 + 2 + 100) x (3 + 4) (10)
James: 779.
Score: 72–57 (max 124)

Round 15: H O M E D S O A P

Liam buzzes on 12.5 seconds to say SHAMPOOED which is correct.
Final Score: 82–57 (max 134)

Statistics Corner

Liam:
Total score - 82
Raw score - 94
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 5.5
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 6

James:
Total score - 57
Raw score - 83
Total % of max - 43
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 3.8
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 2

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