Tuesday 29th October 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 86)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 29 October 2019.

C1: Champion John Osmond (6 wins, 533 points.) A retired civil servant from London.
C2: Challenger Mike Woodberry. A retired man from Corsham, Wiltshire. He spent 37 in the RAF, before working for military intelligence.
DC: Susie Dent and Levi Roots.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: Q I E C Z I F A C
R02: T O T E H I S B M
R03: 75, 7, 6, 2, 3, 3. Target: 442.
TTT: SLOTHSTOE - "He totally ineffective, in fact, he was a sucker."
R04: T I N E D O V A D
R05: H I G N S E L O V
R06: 25, 10, 1, 7, 6, 8. Target: 655.
R07: T U S E R P D O I
R08: G A R E T A S I P
R09: 25, 75, 7, 3, 8, 3. Target: 581.
TTT: GIANTPUGS - "The pugs were a giant success at the show, they were doing this to all the other dogs."
R10: R E S O R L A E M
R11: R O M E S W T O N
R12: C A G I D E X A P
R13: T Y I S L E K A R
R14: 100, 10, 3, 3, 1, 5. Target: 360.
R15: F E D F I N E S T (conundrum)


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Round 1: Q I E C Z I F A C

John: FACE (4)
Mike: FACE (4)
OT: CAFE (4) FAZE (4)
Score: 4–4 (max 4)

Round 2: T O T E H I S B M

John: HOTTIES (7)
Mike: MOTHIEST (8)
Score: 4–12 (max 12)

Round 3: 75, 7, 6, 2, 3, 3. Target: 442.

John: 442. (75 x 6) - 3 - 3 - 2 (10)
Mike: 442. (75 x 6) - 3 - 3 - 2 (10)
Score: 14–22 (max 22)

Teatime teaser: SLOTHSTOE -> TOOTHLESS

Round 4: T I N E D O V A D

John: INVADED (7)
Mike: DONATED (7)
DC: AVOIDED (7) DONATIVE (8)
Score: 21–29 (max 30)

Round 5: H I G N S E L O V

John: SHELVING (8)
Mike: SOLVING (7)
DC: LOVINGS (7) shoveling
OT: NOVELISH (8)
Score: 29–29 (max 38)

Round 6: 25, 10, 1, 7, 6, 8. Target: 655.

John: -
Mike: -
RR: 655. ((1 + 8) x 7 x 10) + 25 (10)
Score: 29–29 (max 48)

Levi talks about his small cameo in Death In Paradise, which was filmed whilst Hurricane Maria was in the area.

Round 7: T U S E R P D O I

John: PROUDEST (8)
Mike: SPROUTED (8)
DC: DIPTEROUS (18)
Score: 37–37 (max 66)

Round 8: G A R E T A S I P

John: ASPIRATE (8)
Mike: PARTIES (7)
DC: GRAPIEST (8)
OT: PARGASITE (18)
Score: 45–37 (max 84)

Round 9: 25, 75, 7, 3, 8, 3. Target: 581.

John: 581. (75 x 8) - 25 + 3 + 3 (10)
Mike: 581. (75 x 8) - 25 + 3 + 3 (10)
Score: 55–47 (max 94)

Teatime teaser: GIANTPUGS -> UPSTAGING

Round 10: R E S O R L A E M

John: MOLARS (6)
Mike: REMORSE (7)
DC: RELEASOR (8)
OT: ROSEMALER (18)
Score: 55–54 (max 112)

Round 11: R O M E S W T O N

John: MOONERS (7)
Mike: MOONERS (7)
DC: NEWSROOM (8)
OT: MESOTRON (8) MONTEROS (8) NEOMORTS (8)
Score: 62–61 (max 120)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "lemur", "larva" and "mind-boggling".

Round 12: C A G I D E X A P

John: CAGED (5)
Mike: CAGED (5)
DC: PACED (5) AGAPE (5)
OT: ACEDIA (6)
Score: 67–66 (max 126)

Round 13: T Y I S L E K A R

John: STREAKILY (18)
Mike: STREAKILY (18)
DC: STARLIKE (8)
Score: 85–84 (max 144)

Round 14: 100, 10, 3, 3, 1, 5. Target: 360.

John: 360. (((3 - 1) x 10) + 100) x 3 (10)
Mike: 360. (3 x 100) + ((5 + 1) x 10) (10)
Score: 95–94 (max 154)

Round 15: F E D F I N E S T

Mike buzzes on 2.75 seconds to say "No, I'm sorry, I've got it wrong", which is incorrect.
John does not buzz.
The answer was STIFFENED.
Final Score: 95–94 (max 164)

Statistics Corner

John:
Total score - 95
Raw score - 108
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 66
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 7.2
Number of maxes - 6

Mike:
Total score - 94
Raw score - 108
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 66
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 7.2
Number of maxes - 6

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