Monday 28th October 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 85)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 28 October 2019.

C1: Champion John Osmond (5 wins, 455 points.) A retired civil servant from London.
C2: Challenger Catherine Oliver. A consultant in acute medicine from Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire.
DC: Susie Dent and Levi Roots.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N U Y S O G S I E
R02: V C D O A E W R I
R03: 50, 7, 3, 7, 10, 2. Target: 861.
TTT: RECENTTIP - "After a recent tip-off, the security services decided to monitor all his phone calls."
R04: N S T E A O N R A
R05: T U J I C R E N O
R06: 1, 9, 3, 3, 7, 6. Target: 895.
R07: T O M E L P A M T
R08: H X G E A I N D E
R09: 75, 50, 6, 5, 7, 4. Target: 391.
TTT: SHAKEMORE - "He spends most of his time talking complete cobblers!"
R10: G R T A I E B V O
R11: S A K I N E L S A
R12: R M D O E A R P I
R13: R A D E R S D U L
R14: 3, 3, 9, 5, 4, 7. Target: 463.
R15: A G E N T E V I L (conundrum)


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Round 1: N U Y S O G S I E

John: IGNEOUS (7)
Catherine: SONGS (5)
DC: SOUSING (7) YOUNGIES (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: V C D O A E W R I

John: CARVED (6)
Catherine: COVER (5)
DC: DIVORCE (7) CROWED (6) VOICED (6)
OT: AVOIDER (7) CROWDIE (7)
Score: 13–0 (max 15)

Round 3: 50, 7, 3, 7, 10, 2. Target: 861.

John: 862. ((10 + 7) x 50) + 7 + 3 + 2 (7)
Catherine: 860. Mistake in working.
RR: 861. (((50 + 10) x 2) + 3) x 7 (10)
Score: 20–0 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: RECENTTIP -> INTERCEPT

Round 4: N S T E A O N R A

John: TANNERS (7)
Catherine: RESONANT (8)
DC: rasta TREASON (7)
OT: AERONATS (8)
Score: 20–8 (max 33)

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

John: CONJURE (7)
Catherine: JOINER (6)
DC: NEUROTIC (8)
OT: INJECTOR (8) JOINTURE (8) JOUNCIER (8)
Score: 27–8 (max 41)

Round 6: 1, 9, 3, 3, 7, 6. Target: 895.

John: -
Catherine: -
RR: 891. (7)
OT: 891. (7 + 3 + 1) x (6 + 3) x 9 (7)
Score: 27–8 (max 48)

Levi talks about conquering his fear of heights by jumping out of an aeroplane!

Round 7: T O M E L P A M T

John: MATELOT (7)
Catherine: PLATE (5)
DC: PALMETTO (8)
OT: PLOMMETT (8)
Score: 34–8 (max 56)

Round 8: H X G E A I N D E

John: HEADING (7)
Catherine: HEADING (7)
DC: HEEDING (7)
OT: NEIGHED (7)
Score: 41–15 (max 63)

Round 9: 75, 50, 6, 5, 7, 4. Target: 391.

John: 392.
Catherine: 391. (6 x 50) + 75 + 7 + 4 + 5 (10)
Score: 41–25 (max 73)

Teatime teaser: SHAKEMORE -> SHOEMAKER

Round 10: G R T A I E B V O

John: VIBRATE (7)
Catherine: BOATER (6)
DC: ABORTIVE (8)
OT: RAVIGOTE (8)
Score: 48–25 (max 81)

Round 11: S A K I N E L S A

John: salines
Catherine: SALINE (6)
DC: ALKINES (7)
OT: NASALISE (8) SEALSKIN (8)
Score: 48–31 (max 89)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "testimony" and "testament".

Round 12: R M D O E A R P I

John: ROAMED (6)
Catherine: PAIRED (6)
DC: AIRDROME (8)
Score: 54–37 (max 97)

Round 13: R A D E R S D U L

John: LARDERS (7)
Catherine: LADDERS (7)
DC: DREADS (6) RUDDERS (7)
OT: RUDERALS (8)
Score: 61–44 (max 105)

Round 14: 3, 3, 9, 5, 4, 7. Target: 463.

John: 462. (9 x 5 x (7 + 3)) + (4 x 3) (7)
Catherine: 459.
RR: 463. ((3 + 3 + 7) x 4 x 9) - 5 (10)
Score: 68–44 (max 115)

Round 15: A G E N T E V I L

John buzzes on 3.25 seconds to say ELEVATING which is correct.
Final Score: 78–44 (max 125)

Statistics Corner

John:
Total score - 78
Raw score - 92
Total % of max - 62
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 5.2
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 2

Catherine:
Total score - 44
Raw score - 78
Total % of max - 35
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 2.9
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 3

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