Thursday 3rd October 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 68)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 3 October 2019.

C1: Champion Paul Nixon (3 wins, 307 points.) An actuary from Surbiton, Surrey.
C2: Challenger Martyn Willmore. A civil servant from Prudhoe, Northumberland. He works in the tobacco control section of the civil service.
DC: Susie Dent and Dr. Phil Hammond.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: E A U S M R F I N
R02: E I U R P N S D L
R03: 1, 5, 10, 8, 10, 7. Target: 503.
TTT: FORINCHES - "This little bird is only about 4 inches in length."
R04: O U A T S N C I T
R05: E U I G T M L O D
R06: 25, 50, 3, 4, 5, 9. Target: 213.
R07: E A I R L H R Q D
R08: E I O S F W C R Y
R09: 1, 10, 7, 9, 4, 2. Target: 739.
TTT: EVILUTURN - "Exploitative and rapacious are just two words to describe this sort of person."
R10: E A O L M H D I K
R11: A U E R S T P A N
R12: A E S N M I T C O
R13: E O A N G R P D E
R14: 100, 75, 5, 2, 1, 8. Target: 447.
R15: H O T L A D B O B (conundrum)


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Round 1: E A U S M R F I N

Paul: REMAINS (7)
Martyn: unframes
DC: ANEURISM (8)
OT: FRAENUMS (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: E I U R P N S D L

Paul: PLUNDERS (8)
Martyn: PLUNDERS (8)
DC: slipunder UNDERLIPS (18)
Score: 15–8 (max 26)

Round 3: 1, 5, 10, 8, 10, 7. Target: 503.

Paul: 503. (((10 x 8) - 1) x 7) - (5 x 10) (10)
Martyn: 502.
Score: 25–8 (max 36)

Teatime teaser: FORINCHES -> ROSEFINCH

Round 4: O U A T S N C I T

Paul: AUCTIONS (8)
Martyn: OUTCAST (7)
DC: TITANOUS (8)
OT: CAUTIONS (8) OSCITANT (8)
Score: 33–8 (max 44)

Round 5: E U I G T M L O D

Paul: GUILTED (7)
Martyn: TIMED (5)
DC: MODULE (6) MOGULED (7)
OT: METULOID (8)
Score: 40–8 (max 52)

Round 6: 25, 50, 3, 4, 5, 9. Target: 213.

Paul: 213. (25 x 9) - (4 x 3) (10)
Martyn: 213. (4 x 50) + 25 - (9 + 3) (10)
Score: 50–18 (max 62)

Dr. Phil talks about recovering from relationships.

Round 7: E A I R L H R Q D

Paul: HARRIED (7)
Martyn: HARRIED (7)
DC: HARDIER (7) LARDIER (7)
Score: 57–25 (max 69)

Round 8: E I O S F W C R Y

Paul: COSIER (6)
Martyn: FORCES (6)
DC: COWRIES (7)
OT: OCIFERS (7)
Score: 63–31 (max 76)

Round 9: 1, 10, 7, 9, 4, 2. Target: 739.

Paul: 740. (((7 + 1) x 9) + 2) x 10 (7)
Martyn: 737.
RR: 739. (((7 x 9) + 4) x (10 + 1)) + 2 (10)
Score: 70–31 (max 86)

Teatime teaser: EVILUTURN -> VULTURINE

Round 10: E A O L M H D I K

Paul: MILKED (6)
Martyn: misdeclared 6
DC: HALIDE (6) MAILED (6) MIKADO (6)
OT: HEMIOLA (7) MALKIED (7) MELODIA (7)
Score: 76–31 (max 93)

Round 11: A U E R S T P A N

Paul: NEATRUPS (8)
Martyn: PUNTERS (7)
OT: TANPURAS (8) URANATES (8)
Score: 84–31 (max 101)

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

Round 12: A E S N M I T C O

Paul: MACONITES (18)
Martyn: COAST (5)
DC: ACONITES (8) ENCOMIAST (18)
Score: 102–31 (max 119)

Round 13: E O A N G R P D E

Paul: ENRAGED (7)
Martyn: PRANGED (7)
DC: PONDAGE (7)
OT: PARDONEE (8) RENEGADO (8)
Score: 109–38 (max 127)

Round 14: 100, 75, 5, 2, 1, 8. Target: 447.

Paul: 448. ((5 + 1) x 75) - 2 (7)
Martyn: 446. ((8 - 2) x 75) - (5 - 1) (7)
OT: 447. ((100 - 1) x (8 - 5)) + (75 x 2) (10)
Score: 116–45 (max 137)

Round 15: H O T L A D B O B

Paul buzzes on 2.75 seconds to say BLOODBATH which is correct.
Final Score: 126–45 (max 147)

Statistics Corner

Paul:
Total score - 126
Raw score - 126
Total % of max - 86
Raw % of max - 86
Total average score per round - 8.4
Raw average score per round - 8.4
Number of maxes - 7

Martyn:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 83
Total % of max - 31
Raw % of max - 56
Total average score per round - 3.0
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 2

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