Friday 6th September 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 49)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 6 September 2019.

C1: Champion Liam Bastick (4 wins, 327 points.) A management consultant from Derby, but he also lives in Victoria, Australia.
C2: Challenger Sarah Delap. A marketing officer at Newcastle University from Gateshead, Tyne & Wear. She likes travelling and even did the tallest bungee jump in Peru.
DC: Susie Dent and Anneka Rice.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R P T I A O C Q S
R02: R E N C S U A C I
R03: 75, 2, 8, 4, 10, 2. Target: 291.
TTT: VICARLOAF - "It's not a ten from Len, it's a nine from lens."
R04: D T F A E U H P G
R05: T X D I O E S N T
R06: 75, 25, 8, 3, 9, 8. Target: 916.
R07: L R T U A E C R S
R08: Y L G M I O A I N
R09: 25, 7, 8, 4, 3, 1. Target: 510.
TTT: CEREALCAN - "The defender launched the ball upfield, then went off to a huge sale."
R10: B P H O I E S D A
R11: N S T O E A V R W
R12: V O A E D S R N I
R13: M K L E I O N L G
R14: 6, 2, 2, 6, 1, 5. Target: 283.
R15: E V A D E T A X C (conundrum)


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Round 1: R P T I A O C Q S

Liam: RATIOS (6)
Sarah: PATIOS (6)
DC: APRICOTS (8)
OT: PATRICOS (8) PISCATOR (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Round 2: R E N C S U A C I

Liam: ACCRUES (7)
Sarah: CANCERS (7)
DC: ACCUSER (7) RICE (4) ARSENIC (7) SAUCIER (7)
OT: ACCURISE (8) CRUCIANS (8) CURACIES (8) RINCEAUS (8)
Score: 13–13 (max 16)

Round 3: 75, 2, 8, 4, 10, 2. Target: 291.

Liam: 291. (4 x 75) - (10 - (2 / 2)) (10)
Sarah: 291. (75 x 4) - 8 - (2 / 2) (10)
Score: 23–23 (max 26)

Teatime teaser: VICARLOAF -> VARIFOCAL

Round 4: D T F A E U H P G

Liam: HUGE (4)
Sarah: HATED (5)
DC: UPDATE (6) PATHED (6)
OT: HAFTED (6) HEPTAD (6)
Score: 23–28 (max 32)

Round 5: T X D I O E S N T

Liam: snottied
Sarah: TOXINS (6)
DC: DENTIST (7)
OT: NIDEOTS (7) NITTOED (7) STINTED (7) TIENTOS (7) TONIEST (7)
Score: 23–34 (max 39)

Round 6: 75, 25, 8, 3, 9, 8. Target: 916.

Liam: 916. ((75 + 25) x 9) + 8 + 8 (10)
Sarah: 916. Mistake in working.
Score: 33–34 (max 49)

Anneka talks about embellishing the truth in her early days of broadcasting.

Round 7: L R T U A E C R S

Liam: CURATES (7)
Sarah: CRATERS (7)
DC: TRACERS (7) CUTLERS (7) RECUSAL (7) CLARETS (7)
OT: TRACEURS (8)
Score: 40–41 (max 57)

Round 8: Y L G M I O A I N

Liam: loaming
Sarah: MAILING (7)
DC: ALIMONY (7) MANGILY (7)
OT: ALMOIGN (7) MILONGA (7) MINGILY (7) MOILING (7) MOLINIA (7) MONILIA (7)
Score: 40–48 (max 64)

Round 9: 25, 7, 8, 4, 3, 1. Target: 510.

Liam: 508. (((3 x 4) + 7 + 1) x 25) + 8 (7)
Sarah: 508. ((8 - 3) x 4 x 25) + 7 + 1 (7)
RR: 510. (((25 x 3) - 1) x 7) - 8 (10)
Score: 47–55 (max 74)

Teatime teaser: CEREALCAN -> CLEARANCE

Round 10: B P H O I E S D A

Liam: PHOBIAS (7)
Sarah: SHAPED (6)
DC: BISHOP (6) APHIDES (7)
OT: ADIPOSE (7)
Score: 54–55 (max 81)

Round 11: N S T O E A V R W

Liam: WATERS (6)
Sarah: STONER (6)
DC: TAVERNS (7) WANTERS (7)
OT: VENATORS (8)
Score: 60–61 (max 89)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "shipshape".

Round 12: V O A E D S R N I

Liam: AVERSION (8)
Sarah: SANDIER (7)
DC: adversion
OT: ANEROIDS (8) ANODISER (8) AVOIDERS (8) INVADERS (8) OVERSAID (8) SANDIVER (8)
Score: 68–61 (max 97)

Round 13: M K L E I O N L G

Liam: molling
Sarah: MELLING (7)
Score: 68–68 (max 104)

Round 14: 6, 2, 2, 6, 1, 5. Target: 283.

Liam: 392.
Sarah: 288. Mistake in working.
RR: 282. (7)
OT: 282. (((6 + 1) x (5 + 2)) - 2) x 6 (7)
Score: 68–68 (max 111)

Round 15: E V A D E T A X C

Sarah buzzes on 5.25 seconds to say EXCAVATED which is correct.
Final Score: 68–78 (max 121)

Statistics Corner

Liam:
Total score - 68
Raw score - 72
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 4.5
Raw average score per round - 4.8
Number of maxes - 4

Sarah:
Total score - 78
Raw score - 91
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 75
Total average score per round - 5.2
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 4

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