Thursday 26th September 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 63)

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Thursday 26th September 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 63)

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Countdown recap for Thursday 26 September 2019.

C1: Champion Andy Evans (7 wins, 661 (671) points.) A politics student at the University of Leeds, but is originally from Newbury, Berkshire.
C2: Challenger Geoff Pinney. A retired NHS manager from Isleworth, Greater London. He loves classical music and plays the flute, viola, and some percussion instruments in various orchestras.
DC: Susie Dent and Pam Ayres.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M L N I E A G T C
R02: D W R U E T S O P
R03: 100, 2, 6, 10, 5, 2. Target: 685.
TTT: ENDIVEGAS - "He formed a mental picture of a lovely plate of salad leaves."
R04: V T M A E C T I B
R05: D Q R A E I T P L
R06: 25, 50, 5, 1, 8, 10. Target: 812.
R07: S Y N U E E W S A
R08: R C H I E S F O H
R09: 100, 2, 3, 7, 9, 8. Target: 478.
TTT: HOTRIVERS - "She was hot down by the river, so she took this off."
R10: P R M I A G L O U
R11: N R L E I A D O G
R12: N R T E U V K O T
R13: S N B E I A R S R
R14: 100, 3, 7, 1, 8, 3. Target: 105.
R15: B I G O N T I N A (conundrum)


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Round 1: M L N I E A G T C

Andy: TINGLE (6)
Geoff: MAGNETIC (8)
DC: TAGINE (6) CALMING (7)
OT: LIGAMENT (8) MACILENT (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: D W R U E T S O P

Andy: PROUDEST (8)
Geoff: STOWED (6)
DC: POSTURED (8)
OT: SPROUTED (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 16)

Round 3: 100, 2, 6, 10, 5, 2. Target: 685.

Andy: 685. (((2 / 2) + 6) x 100) - 10 - 5 (10)
Geoff: -
Score: 18–8 (max 26)

Teatime teaser: ENDIVEGAS -> ENVISAGED

Round 4: V T M A E C T I B

Andy: ATTIC (5)
Geoff: ACTIVE (6)
DC: MATTIE (6)
OT: TABETIC (7)
Score: 18–14 (max 33)

Round 5: D Q R A E I T P L

Andy: PLAITED (7)
Geoff: PLAITED (7)
DC: DIPTERAL (8)
Score: 25–21 (max 41)

Round 6: 25, 50, 5, 1, 8, 10. Target: 812.

Andy: 812. ((50 + 25) x (10 + 1)) - 8 - 5 (10)
Geoff: 809.
Score: 35–21 (max 51)

Pam does a poem about the problems of parking in her home town of Cirencester.

Round 7: S Y N U E E W S A

Andy: UNSEES (6)
Geoff: ENSUES (6)
DC: SUNWAYS (7)
OT: WAENESS (7)
Score: 41–27 (max 58)

Round 8: R C H I E S F O H

Andy: CHERISH (7)
Geoff: HOSIER (6)
DC: HEROICS (7)
OT: COHEIRS (7) OCIFERS (7)
Score: 48–27 (max 65)

Round 9: 100, 2, 3, 7, 9, 8. Target: 478.

Andy: 480. ((7 - 2) x 100) - 3 - 9 - 8 (7)
Geoff: 476. ((2 + 3) x 100) - (7 + 9 + 8) (7)
RR: 478. (((100 / 2) + 3) x 9) + 8 - 7 (10)
Score: 55–34 (max 75)

Teatime teaser: HOTRIVERS -> OVERSHIRT

Round 10: P R M I A G L O U

Andy: GROUP (5)
Geoff: GLAMOUR (7)
DC: GOURAMI (7)
OT: LIPOGRAM (8)
Score: 55–41 (max 83)

Round 11: N R L E I A D O G

Andy: RELOADING (18)
Geoff: LEADING (7)
DC: GIRANDOLE (18)
Score: 73–41 (max 101)

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

Round 12: N R T E U V K O T

Andy: ROTTEN (6)
Geoff: ROTTEN (6)
DC: KNOTTER (7)
Score: 79–47 (max 108)

Round 13: S N B E I A R S R

Andy: brainers
Geoff: BRASSIE (7)
DC: BRASSIER (8)
Score: 79–54 (max 116)

Round 14: 100, 3, 7, 1, 8, 3. Target: 105.

Andy: 105. 8 - 3 + 100 (10)
Geoff: 105. 8 - 3 + 100 (10)
Score: 89–64 (max 126)

Round 15: B I G O N T I N A

Geoff buzzes on 9.75 seconds to say OBTAINING which is correct.
Final Score: 89–74 (max 136)

So, after coming through tiebreak conundrum early on in his run, Andy was relatively comfortable throughout the rest of his run, and has reached octochampdom. His total of 750 points (or 760, if you include his tiebreak conundrum) currently put him at #2 on the leaderboard, although he's well behind James Haughton's massive score.... :roll: :roll: :roll:

Incredible to think that we've already had 5 octochamps, and we're not quite out of September yet...., it surely can't happen, can it... :?: :?: :?: :? :? :?

Statistics Corner

Andy:
Total score - 89
Raw score - 105
Total % of max - 65
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 7.0
Number of maxes - 6

Geoff:
Total score - 74
Raw score - 100
Total % of max - 54
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 3

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