Countdown recap for Tuesday 10 September 2019.
C1: Champion Sarah Delap (2 wins, 157 points.) A marketing officer at Newcastle University from Gateshead, Tyne & Wear.
C2: Challenger Joanna Colley. A senior PR executive from Cambridge. When she was at university, she cycled from Leeds to Paris to raise money for Save the Children. She has also ran marathons including this year's London Marathon in 3 hours and 16 minutes.
DC: Susie Dent and Anneka Rice.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: A H O T S N C E I
R02: U T O A P H N I R
R03: 100, 50, 3, 1, 10, 8. Target: 661.
TTT: GARYALLEN - "Gary was having trouble speaking due to this type of infection."
R04: E Y C V U A N O D
R05: B S R I E J D A U
R06: 100, 4, 10, 3, 7, 5. Target: 648.
R07: R M I E C T P A I
R08: O E F G X S A O R
R09: 50, 5, 8, 9, 4, 6. Target: 261.
TTT: YOKELHERD - "The shop's alarm went off in the middle of the night, so this person had to be called out."
R10: L S I E M I R N U
R11: R M N O E A I G D
R12: S C O A I L T M O
R13: L R A E I T R N A
R14: 50, 3, 10, 5, 5, 9. Target: 570.
R15: L I F T N S I N K (conundrum)
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Round 1: A H O T S N C E I
Sarah: COST (4)
Joanna: CHEATS (6)
DC: CANOEIST (8) ACHIOTES (8)
OT: ACETOINS (8) ACONITES (8) ASTHENIC (8) CHAINSET (8) CHANTIES (8) ESCHATON (8) INCHOATE (8) SONICATE (8)
Score: 0–6 (max 8)
Round 2: U T O A P H N I R
Sarah: PAINT (5)
Joanna: THORN (5)
DC: UTOPIAN (7) RAINOUT (7)
OT: OPHIURAN (8)
Score: 5–11 (max 16)
Round 3: 100, 50, 3, 1, 10, 8. Target: 661.
Sarah: 659. ((10 - 3) x 100) - 50 + 8 + 1 (7)
Joanna: 660. Mistake in working.
RR: 661. ((50 + 1) x (8 + 3)) + 100 (10)
Score: 12–11 (max 26)
Teatime teaser: GARYALLEN -> LARYNGEAL
Round 4: E Y C V U A N O D
Sarah: CANOED (6)
Joanna: CANED (5)
DC: DEACON (6) CONVEY (6)
OT: COUVADE (7)
Score: 18–11 (max 33)
Round 5: B S R I E J D A U
Sarah: BRUISED (7)
Joanna: BRUISED (7)
DC: BRAISED (7) SIDEBAR (7) ADJURES (7)
OT: SUBEDARI (8)
Score: 25–18 (max 41)
Round 6: 100, 4, 10, 3, 7, 5. Target: 648.
Sarah: 648. Mistake in working.
Joanna: 647. (100 x 7) - (5 x 10) - 3 (7)
RR: 648. (100 + 3 + 5) x (10 - 4) (10)
Score: 25–25 (max 51)
Anneka talks about what happens to waxworks at Madame Tussaud's when they've had their day...
Round 7: R M I E C T P A I
Sarah: matrice
Joanna: PRIMATE (7)
DC: PIRATIC (7)
OT: PRIMATIC (8)
Score: 25–32 (max 59)
Round 8: O E F G X S A O R
Sarah: FORAGES (7)
Joanna: FEARS (5)
DC: ROOFAGES (8)
Score: 32–32 (max 67)
Round 9: 50, 5, 8, 9, 4, 6. Target: 261.
Sarah: 261. (50 x 5) + 9 + 6 - 4 (10)
Joanna: 262.
Score: 42–32 (max 77)
Teatime teaser: YOKELHERD -> KEYHOLDER
Round 10: L S I E M I R N U
Sarah: milners
Joanna: MINERS (6)
DC: MERLINS (7)
OT: RESILIUM (8)
Score: 42–38 (max 85)
Round 11: R M N O E A I G D
Sarah: DREAMING (8)
Joanna: READING (7)
DC: IDEOGRAM (8) ORGANDIE (8)
OT: DRAGOMEN (8) MARGINED (8) MIDRANGE (8) RADIOMEN (8)
Score: 50–38 (max 93)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "hockey".
Round 12: S C O A I L T M O
Sarah: MOSAIC (6)
Joanna: SOCIAL (6)
DC: STOICAL (7)
OT: ATOMICS (7) COMITAL (7) MATICOS (7) MOSCATO (7) OSMATIC (7) OSMOTIC (7) SCOTOMA (7) SOMATIC (7)
Score: 56–44 (max 100)
Round 13: L R A E I T R N A
Sarah: TRAINER (7)
Joanna: TRAINER (7)
DC: LATRINE (7) ARTERIAL (8)
Score: 63–51 (max 108)
Round 14: 50, 3, 10, 5, 5, 9. Target: 570.
Sarah: -
Joanna: 569. Mistake in working.
RR: 570. (5 + 5 - 3 + 50) x 10 (10)
Score: 63–51 (max 118)
Round 15: L I F T N S I N K
No one buzzes. The answer was SKINFLINT.
Final Score: 63–51 (max 128)
Statistics Corner
Sarah:
Total score - 63
Raw score - 67
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 52
Total average score per round - 4.2
Raw average score per round - 4.5
Number of maxes - 2
Joanna:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 75
Total % of max - 40
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 3.4
Raw average score per round - 5.0
Number of maxes - 0
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=81