Tuesday 22nd October 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 81)

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Tuesday 22nd October 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 81)

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 22 October 2019.

C1: Champion John Osmond (1 win, 82 points.) A retired civil servant from London.
C2: Challenger Vamsi Pratapa. An economics student at Cambridge University. He plays hockey and pool as well.
DC: Susie Dent and Gloria Hunniford.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: F E T U S N Y A G
R02: S I R C N E O A R
R03: 50, 9, 2, 10, 1, 3. Target: 442.
TTT: ASLEEPHIT - "Every time she's asleep, she's hit by this and wakes up in terror."
R04: D E X I G L O T C
R05: P A S K U I C L O
R06: 100, 7, 9, 4, 7, 10. Target: 285.
R07: N E S R A D I C S
R08: H O L D E R A W U
R09: 50, 1, 9, 1, 8, 6. Target: 331.
TTT: FILMAGENT - "Her thoughts of soft fruit existed only in her imagination."
R10: G I M F O M E I W
R11: N E R T A N O T R
R12: S U B T P O E I S
R13: M E R T I R E T I
R14: 25, 10, 1, 4, 2, 9. Target: 207.
R15: I N N E R G L U E (conundrum)


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Round 1: F E T U S N Y A G

John: UNSAFE (6)
Vamsi: FASTEN (6)
DC: GUTSY (5) SAFETY (6) ANGSTY (6)
OT: FUNGATES (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Round 2: S I R C N E O A R

John: CORNERS (7)
Vamsi: COARSER (7)
DC: SCENARIO (8) CARRION (7) CARNIES (7)
OT: RESORCIN (8)
Score: 13–13 (max 16)

Round 3: 50, 9, 2, 10, 1, 3. Target: 442.

John: 442. (50 x 9) - (10 - 2) (10)
Vamsi: 442. (50 x 9) - (10 - 2) (10)
Score: 23–23 (max 26)

Teatime teaser: ASLEEPHIT -> EPHIALTES

Round 4: D E X I G L O T C

John: EXOTIC (6)
Vamsi: colted
DC: COILED (6)
OT: CITOLE (6) COLDIE (6) DELICT (6) DOCILE (6) GEODIC (6) GEOTIC (6) GODLET (6) OCTILE (6) TOILED (6)
Score: 29–23 (max 32)

Round 5: P A S K U I C L O

John: PLUCKS (6)
Vamsi: PLUCKS (6)
DC: CUPOLAS (7)
OT: COPULAS (7) LOCKUPS (7) PAILOUS (7) POLACKS (7) PULASKI (7) SCOPULA (7) SPICULA (7)
Score: 35–29 (max 39)

Round 6: 100, 7, 9, 4, 7, 10. Target: 285.

John: 290.
Vamsi: 287. (7 x 4 x 10) + 7 (7)
RR: 285. (100 - (9 - 4)) x (10 - 7) (10)
Score: 35–36 (max 49)

Gloria talks about a bizarre flight in which her husband was mistaken for a deaf person! :P :lol:

Round 7: N E S R A D I C S

John: CARDIES (7)
Vamsi: RAISED (6)
DC: SACRED (6) ACRIDNESS (18)
Score: 42–36 (max 67)

Round 8: H O L D E R A W U

John: HOLDER (6)
Vamsi: HOLDER (6)
DC: WHORLED (7)
OT: OWLHEAD (7) ROULADE (7) WAREHOU (7)
Score: 48–42 (max 74)

Round 9: 50, 1, 9, 1, 8, 6. Target: 331.

John: 332. ((6 + 1) x 50) - 9 - 8 - 1 (7)
Vamsi: 326.
RR: 331. ((50 - 9) x 8) + (6 / (1 + 1)) (10)
Score: 55–42 (max 84)

Teatime teaser: FILMAGENT -> FIGMENTAL

Round 10: G I M F O M E I W

John: GIMME (5)
Vamsi: MIME (4)
OT: MIMEO (5) MOMIE (5) MOWIE (5) WIFIE (5)
Score: 60–42 (max 89)

Round 11: N E R T A N O T R

John: ornater
Vamsi: TANNER (6)
DC: ORNATE (6) TORRENT (7) ROTATE (6) ENTRANT (7)
OT: NORRATE (7) NORTENA (7)
Score: 60–48 (max 96)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "going like the clappers".

Round 12: S U B T P O E I S

John: busstop
Vamsi: POSTIES (7)
DC: PITEOUS (7)
OT: POUSTIES (8) SOUPIEST (8)
Score: 60–55 (max 104)

Round 13: M E R T I R E T I

John: REMITTER (8)
Vamsi: RETIRE (6)
DC: TERMITE (7) TRIREME (7)
OT: TRIMETER (8)
Score: 68–55 (max 112)

Round 14: 25, 10, 1, 4, 2, 9. Target: 207.

John: 208.
Vamsi: 207. ((25 - 4 - 1) x 10) + 9 - 2 (10)
Score: 68–65 (max 122)

Round 15: I N N E R G L U E

No one buzzes. The answer was UNREELING.
Final Score: 68–65 (max 132)

Statistics Corner

John:
Total score - 68
Raw score - 82
Total % of max - 52
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 4.5
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 4

Vamsi:
Total score - 65
Raw score - 88
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 2

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