Thursday 5th September 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 48)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 5 September 2019.

C1: Champion Liam Bastick (3 wins, 243 points.) A management consultant from Derby, but he also lives in Victoria, Australia.
C2: Challenger Ken Baines. A retired headteacher from Wrotham, Kent. He ran international schools all around the world, particularly liking teaching in Lagos, Nigeria and Budapest, Hungary.
DC: Susie Dent and Anneka Rice.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: C H W U E A R N T
R02: I D O N I M R A L
R03: 50, 5, 3, 1, 6, 6. Target: 326.
TTT: APHIDPOEM - "It doesn't involve a poem about an aphid, but it does involve a tale about a horse."
R04: S I D O Z G M U L
R05: B N H S A I O R T
R06: 25, 8, 6, 4, 5, 3. Target: 500.
R07: S N P E U I R V N
R08: W E S N I T A G B
R09: 50, 7, 4, 8, 2, 1. Target: 199.
TTT: PAWNBROKE - "The pawnbroker can help you with money, and this can help you with the charges."
R10: L O R E T A M J E
R11: M T R O A I S T K
R12: D E Y E S O G D A
R13: L D F E I A T S F
R14: 100, 2, 4, 9, 6, 4. Target: 523.
R15: R U D E L A S S Y (conundrum)


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Round 1: C H W U E A R N T

Liam: CHANTER (7)
Ken: unwear
DC: UNEARTH (7) CHUNTER (7)
OT: CHANTEUR (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: I D O N I M R A L

Liam: MONDIAL (7)
Ken: MODAL (5)
DC: MIDIRON (7)
OT: ILMORAN (7) MARLION (7) MOLINIA (7) MONILIA (7) MORINDA (7) NAILROD (7) ORDINAL (7) RIMLAND (7) RODINAL (7)
Score: 14–0 (max 15)

Round 3: 50, 5, 3, 1, 6, 6. Target: 326.

Liam: 326. (6 x 50) + (5 x 6) - 3 - 1 (10)
Ken: 324.
Score: 24–0 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: APHIDPOEM -> HIPPODAME

Round 4: S I D O Z G M U L

Liam: GLUM (4)
Ken: MOULDS (6)
DC: GIZMOS (6)
OT: DOLMUS (6) GUIDOS (6) GUILDS (6) MODIUS (6) MODULI (6) MOGULS (6) MUGILS (6) SIGLUM (6) SODIUM (6)
Score: 24–6 (max 31)

Round 5: B N H S A I O R T

Liam: britons
Ken: BATHS (5)
DC: OBTAINS (7) RATIONS (7) BONSAI (6)
OT: SORBITAN (8)
Score: 24–11 (max 39)

Round 6: 25, 8, 6, 4, 5, 3. Target: 500.

Liam: 500. 5 x 4 x 25 (10)
Ken: 500. 5 x 4 x 25 (10)
Score: 34–21 (max 49)

Anneka talks about coping with jeopardy and fear while she was in Paris at the age of 15.

Round 7: S N P E U I R V N

Liam: PRUNES (6)
Ken: SNIPER (6)
DC: SPINNER (7) UPRISEN (7)
OT: PERUVINS (8)
Score: 40–27 (max 57)

Round 8: W E S N I T A G B

Liam: BEATINGS (8)
Ken: BAITS (5)
DC: WING (4) BEAT (4) WINGBEATS (18)
Score: 48–27 (max 75)

Round 9: 50, 7, 4, 8, 2, 1. Target: 199.

Liam: 199. (4 x 50) - 1 (10)
Ken: 199. (4 x 50) - 1 (10)
Score: 58–37 (max 85)

Teatime teaser: PAWNBROKE -> POWERBANK

Round 10: L O R E T A M J E

Liam: MORTAL (6)
Ken: MORALE (6)
DC: METEOR (6) RELATE (6) majorete
OT: MARTELE (7)
Score: 64–43 (max 92)

Round 11: M T R O A I S T K

Liam: ROAST (5)
Ken: MOATS (5)
DC: TROIKAS (7) RATIOS (6)
OT: AMORIST (7) ATOMIST (7) KRATOMS (7) MAKORIS (7) MAKOTIS (7) MATRIST (7) MORITAS (7) ORATIST (7)
Score: 69–48 (max 99)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "not turning a hair".

Round 12: D E Y E S O G D A

Liam: SEEDY (5)
Ken: GOADS (5)
DC: GEODESY (7)
Score: 74–53 (max 106)

Round 13: L D F E I A T S F

Liam: STAFFED (7)
Ken: DAFFIEST (8)
DC: TAFFIES (7)
Score: 74–61 (max 114)

Round 14: 100, 2, 4, 9, 6, 4. Target: 523.

Liam: 526.
Ken: 524. ((9 - 4) x 100) + (6 x 4) (7)
RR: 523. ((9 - 4) x (100 + 4)) + (6 / 2) (10)
Score: 74–68 (max 124)

Round 15: R U D E L A S S Y

Liam buzzes on 7.75 seconds to say ASSUREDLY which is correct.
Final Score: 84–68 (max 134)

Statistics Corner

Liam:
Total score - 84
Raw score - 102
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 5.6
Raw average score per round - 6.8
Number of maxes - 5

Ken:
Total score - 68
Raw score - 85
Total % of max - 51
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 4.5
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 4

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