Friday 27th September 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 64)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 27 September 2019.

C1: Challenger Simon Garside. An IT service manager from Oldham, Greater Manchester. He's also a semi-professional singer in his spare time.
C2: Challenger Pauline Creer. A retired woman from Enfield, Greater London. For the last 44 years, she and her friends like to play table tennis together.
DC: Susie Dent and Pam Ayres.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N F S E O C S E R
R02: X G U A I H M E W
R03: 75, 9, 3, 1, 3, 5. Target: 377.
TTT: SUESLOVER - "There's nobody to blame if we can't make this work, except us."
R04: P D O I R A P E K
R05: C T U G E O N R I
R06: 50, 75, 5, 7, 8, 6. Target: 168.
R07: Q L S U E A W R Z
R08: D M S E I A M S U
R09: 100, 9, 6, 5, 3, 2. Target: 350.
TTT: BEARSLUGS - "It's exactly the sort of state you'd find this fodder in."
R10: R P T O A I E J H
R11: B T N O I D A E T
R12: C C N A I E L E O
R13: S E A I N T L R U
R14: 25, 50, 1, 1, 8, 3. Target: 460.
R15: D R A G C H E E R (conundrum)


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Round 1: N F S E O C S E R

Simon: scorer
Pauline: SCENES (6)
DC: CONFESS (7) RECONFESS (18)
Score: 0–6 (max 18)

Round 2: X G U A I H M E W

Simon: WAGE (4)
Pauline: IMAGE (5)
DC: AWEIGH (6)
OT: MAHEWU (6)
Score: 0–11 (max 24)

Round 3: 75, 9, 3, 1, 3, 5. Target: 377.

Simon: 377. (75 x 5) + 3 - 1 (10)
Pauline: 377. (75 x 5) + 3 - 1 (10)
Score: 10–21 (max 34)

Teatime teaser: SUESLOVER -> OURSELVES

Round 4: P D O I R A P E K

Simon: doppier
Pauline: POKIER (6)
DC: DOPIER (6) RAPIDO (6) DAPPIER (7)
OT: DROPPIE (7) PREPAID (7)
Score: 10–27 (max 41)

Round 5: C T U G E O N R I

Simon: gouting
Pauline: COURTING (8)
DC: COUNTER (7) GERONTIC (8)
OT: ERUCTING (8) NEUROTIC (8) ROUTEING (8)
Score: 10–35 (max 49)

Round 6: 50, 75, 5, 7, 8, 6. Target: 168.

Simon: 163.
Pauline: 171. 50 + 75 + (5 x 8) + 6 (7)
RR: 168. ((8 - 6) x 50) + 75 - 7 (10)
Score: 10–42 (max 59)

Pam does some poems about dogs.

Round 7: Q L S U E A W R Z

Simon: SQUARE (6)
Pauline: EQUALS (6)
DC: WALRUS (6) SQUEAL (6) AZURES (6)
OT: ALURES (6) LASQUE (6) QUARLS (6) WARSLE (6)
Score: 16–48 (max 65)

Round 8: D M S E I A M S U

Simon: DIMES (5)
Pauline: MISSED (6)
DC: MISUSED (7) SAMMIES (7)
OT: ASSUMED (7) DUMMIES (7) MEDIUMS (7) MEDUSAS (7) MISMADE (7) MISMAED (7) MISMAES (7) MUMSIES (7) SESAMUM (7)
Score: 16–54 (max 72)

Round 9: 100, 9, 6, 5, 3, 2. Target: 350.

Simon: 349. (100 x 3) + (9 x 6) - 5 (7)
Pauline: 352.
RR: 350. (100 / 2) x ((6 / 3) + 5) (10)
Score: 23–54 (max 82)

Teatime teaser: BEARSLUGS -> BLUEGRASS

Round 10: R P T O A I E J H

Simon: PIRATE (6)
Pauline: -
DC: OATH (4) POTHER (6)
OT: PHORATE (7) THEORIA (7)
Score: 29–54 (max 89)

Round 11: B T N O I D A E T

Simon: BATTED (6)
Pauline: BOATED (6)
DC: ANTIDOTE (8) OBTAINED (8)
OT: TETANOID (8)
Score: 35–60 (max 97)

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

Round 12: C C N A I E L E O

Simon: COIL (4)
Pauline: CLONE (5)
DC: CONICAL (7) LICENCE (7) AEOLINE (7)
OT: ECOCLINE (8)
Score: 35–65 (max 105)

Round 13: S E A I N T L R U

Simon: RETAINS (7)
Pauline: LUSTIER (7)
DC: ENTRAILS (8) URINATES (8)
OT: RETINULAS (18) UNREALIST (18)
Score: 42–72 (max 123)

Round 14: 25, 50, 1, 1, 8, 3. Target: 460.

Simon: 453. ((8 + 1) x 50) + 3 (5)
Pauline: -
RR: 459. (8 + 1) x (50 + 1) (7)
OT: 461. ((50 + 3 + 1) x (8 + 1)) - 25 (7)
Score: 47–72 (max 130)

Round 15: D R A G C H E E R

Pauline buzzes on 6 seconds to say RECHARGED which is correct.
Final Score: 47–82 (max 140)

Statistics Corner

Simon:
Total score - 47
Raw score - 67
Total % of max - 34
Raw % of max - 48
Total average score per round - 3.1
Raw average score per round - 4.5
Number of maxes - 2

Pauline:
Total score - 82
Raw score - 89
Total % of max - 59
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 5.5
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 4

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