Tuesday 17th September 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 56)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 17 September 2019.

C1: Champion Matt Sykes (1 win, 74 (84) points.) A financial adviser from Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
C2: Challenger Andy Evans. A politics student at the University of Leeds, but is originally from Newbury, Berkshire. He once met ex-US President Jimmy Carter at a Sunday School in the US state of Georgia.
DC: Susie Dent and Len Goodman.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: W H T R O I E A S
R02: G L S U E I C P N
R03: 75, 1, 4, 7, 5, 4. Target: 349.
TTT: TAMPSWOON - "Only 9 letters? Looks like she's in for an easy day."
R04: R V R O A I U M T
R05: P F S B E O A I D
R06: 6, 8, 1, 5, 8, 3. Target: 969.
R07: M S D O A U I S E
R08: L N S O U I A C E
R09: 75, 5, 7, 10, 3, 8. Target: 389.
TTT: RODSPEARL - "Forget Norway, Sweden and Iceland, this is all about the fins."
R10: T L T A I U O H C
R11: V N D K I E T D A
R12: T R M I E A R W S
R13: N R N O I I O S A
R14: 100, 3, 2, 5, 6, 9. Target: 473.
R15: A N T E D O T E D (conundrum)


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Round 1: W H T R O I E A S

Matt: WHITER (6)
Andy: WARIEST (7)
DC: WORTHIES (8)
OT: HOARIEST (8) THEORIAS (8) WATERISH (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Round 2: G L S U E I C P N

Matt: CUSPING (7)
Andy: PULSING (7)
DC: PLUNGES (7)
OT: SCULPING (8) SCUNGILE (8)
Score: 7–14 (max 16)

Round 3: 75, 1, 4, 7, 5, 4. Target: 349.

Matt: 343.
Andy: 350. (75 - 4 - 1) x 5 (7)
RR: 349. ((7 + 5 + 75) x 4) + 1 (10)
Score: 7–21 (max 26)

Teatime teaser: TAMPSWOON -> POSTWOMAN

Round 4: R V R O A I U M T

Matt: ROAR (4)
Andy: RATIO (5)
DC: ATRIUM (6) MORTAR (6)
OT: VARIORUM (8)
Score: 7–26 (max 34)

Round 5: P F S B E O A I D

Matt: POISED (6)
Andy: BODIES (6)
DC: paso ADIPOSE (7)
Score: 13–32 (max 41)

Round 6: 6, 8, 1, 5, 8, 3. Target: 969.

Matt: 967. (8 x 8 x 5 x 3) + 6 + 1 (7)
Andy: 960.
RR: 969. ((6 + 5) x (8 + 3) x 8) + 1 (10)
Score: 20–32 (max 51)

Len talks about looking after his father's ashes.

Round 7: M S D O A U I S E

Matt: MOUSED (6)
Andy: MISSED (6)
DC: ASSUMED (7) MISUSED (7) MEDUSAS (7) SESAMOID (8)
Score: 26–38 (max 59)

Round 8: L N S O U I A C E

Matt: CLONES (6)
Andy: COUNSEL (7)
DC: SOLACE (6)
OT: AESCULIN (8) EUSOCIAL (8) LACUNOSE (8) LUNACIES (8) UNSOCIAL (8)
Score: 26–45 (max 67)

Round 9: 75, 5, 7, 10, 3, 8. Target: 389.

Matt: 389. (75 x 5) + 10 + 7 - 3 (10)
Andy: 389. (75 x 5) + 10 + 7 - 3 (10)
Score: 36–55 (max 77)

Teatime teaser: RODSPEARL -> PREDORSAL

Round 10: T L T A I U O H C

Matt: LATCH (5)
Andy: OUTHIT (6)
DC: TALC (4)
OT: AUTOLITH (8)
Score: 36–61 (max 85)

Round 11: V N D K I E T D A

Matt: TANKED (6)
Andy: DATIVE (6)
DC: DEVIANT (7) INVADED (7) INTAKE (6)
Score: 42–67 (max 92)

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

Round 12: T R M I E A R W S

Matt: MARRIES (7)
Andy: WARIEST (7)
DC: WARMERS (7) SMARTER (7)
OT: MARRITES (8)
Score: 49–74 (max 100)

Round 13: N R N O I I O S A

Matt: RAISIN (6)
Andy: ONIONS (6)
OT: IRONIAS (7)
Score: 55–80 (max 107)

Round 14: 100, 3, 2, 5, 6, 9. Target: 473.

Matt: 473. (100 x 5) - (9 x 3) (10)
Andy: 473. (100 x 5) - (9 x 3) (10)
Score: 65–90 (max 117)

Round 15: A N T E D O T E D

Andy buzzes on 3.75 seconds to say DETONATED which is correct.
Final Score: 65–100 (max 127)

Statistics Corner

Matt:
Total score - 65
Raw score - 91
Total % of max - 51
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 2

Andy:
Total score - 100
Raw score - 105
Total % of max - 79
Raw % of max - 83
Total average score per round - 6.7
Raw average score per round - 7.0
Number of maxes - 3

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