Tuesday 5th November 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 91)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 5 November 2019.

C1: Champion Morgan Sauer (1 win, 81 points.) A student from Peterborough, studying maths and business studies at Leicester University.
C2: Challenger Susie Fytche. A retired minister from Exmouth, Devon. One of her best memories is seeing the sunset whilst on a cruise down the River Nile.
DC: Susie Dent and Helen Fospero.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R O L D P I A T E
R02: W O T I C E A V T
R03: 25, 2, 2, 8, 4, 8. Target: 146.
TTT: DIMFEISTY - "She was slightly puzzled as to where all the thin fog appeared from."
R04: E U A O H T N S L
R05: M D B A I E V H A
R06: 50, 4, 9, 1, 5, 2. Target: 402.
R07: R D K O A E R G A
R08: I E E N B Q Y I D
R09: 25, 2, 6, 9, 5, 7. Target: 859.
TTT: MEETTRAIN - "We agreed to meet on the train, but we weren't getting far, it had to do this."
R10: E U I S N F A P S
R11: N C L O E O P R E
R12: S L M R A E O E G
R13: T S A I O C N S E
R14: 100, 2, 7, 8, 9, 5. Target: 899.
R15: O W L S P R E E S (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: R O L D P I A T E

Morgan: tripedal
Susie: TRIED (5)
DC: TRIPODAL (8) DEPILATOR (18)
Score: 0–5 (max 18)

Round 2: W O T I C E A V T

Morgan: ACTIVE (6)
Susie: VICE (4)
DC: TACIT (5) CIVET (5)
OT: OTAVITE (7)
Score: 6–5 (max 25)

Round 3: 25, 2, 2, 8, 4, 8. Target: 146.

Morgan: 146. ((8 - 2) x 25) - 4 (10)
Susie: 146. ((8 - 2) x 25) - 4 (10)
Score: 16–15 (max 35)

Teatime teaser: DIMFEISTY -> MYSTIFIED

Round 4: E U A O H T N S L

Morgan: UNLEASH (7)
Susie: HOTELS (6)
DC: LOATHES (7) SOUTANE (7)
OT: ETHANOLS (8)
Score: 23–15 (max 43)

Round 5: M D B A I E V H A

Morgan: HIVED (5)
Susie: MADE (4)
DC: MEDIA (5) VIBED (5)
OT: MADHAB (6)
Score: 28–15 (max 49)

Round 6: 50, 4, 9, 1, 5, 2. Target: 402.

Morgan: 402. ((9 - 5 + 4) x 50) + 2 (10)
Susie: 402. ((9 - 1) x 50) + 2 (10)
Score: 38–25 (max 59)

Helen talks about her early childhood when she took trips down to London from her hometown of Grimsby.

Round 7: R D K O A E R G A

Morgan: DARKER (6)
Susie: GRADER (6)
DC: ROARED (6) groaked
OT: ADORER (6) AGORAE (6) ARRODE (6) OARAGE (6) RADGER (6) RARKED (6) REGARD (6) ROADER (6)
Score: 44–31 (max 65)

Round 8: I E E N B Q Y I D

Morgan: BENDY (5)
Susie: NEEDY (5)
DC: BINDI (5)
OT: BEEDI (5) DEBYE (5) DIENE (5) INDIE (5)
Score: 49–36 (max 70)

Round 9: 25, 2, 6, 9, 5, 7. Target: 859.

Morgan: 865. ((6 - 2) x 9 x 25) - (5 x 7) (5)
Susie: -
RR: 859. (((25 x 7) - 2) x 5) - 6 (10)
Score: 54–36 (max 80)

Teatime teaser: MEETTRAIN -> TERMINATE

Round 10: E U I S N F A P S

Morgan: ISSUE (5)
Susie: PANSIES (7)
OT: FUNISES (7) FUNSIES (7) INFUSES (7) PISANES (7) SUPINES (7)
Score: 54–43 (max 87)

Round 11: N C L O E O P R E

Morgan: COOPER (6)
Susie: PRONE (5)
DC: ENCORE (6) CLONER (6) OPENER (6)
OT: NECROPOLE (18)
Score: 60–43 (max 105)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some backronyms.

Round 12: S L M R A E O E G

Morgan: MORALE (6)
Susie: RESOLE (6)
DC: morales AEROGELS (8)
OT: MESOGLEA (8)
Score: 66–49 (max 113)

Round 13: T S A I O C N S E

Morgan: oceanists
Susie: SECTIONS (8)
DC: CESSATION (18) CANOEISTS (18) SONICATES (18)
OT: SATINESCO (18)
Score: 66–57 (max 131)

Round 14: 100, 2, 7, 8, 9, 5. Target: 899.

Morgan: 899. (9 x 100) - (8 - 7) (10)
Susie: 899. (9 x 100) - (8 - 7) (10)
Score: 76–67 (max 141)

Round 15: O W L S P R E E S

Morgan buzzes on 3.5 seconds to say POWERLESS which is correct.
Final Score: 86–67 (max 151)

Statistics Corner

Morgan:
Total score - 86
Raw score - 91
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 6

Susie:
Total score - 67
Raw score - 86
Total % of max - 44
Raw % of max - 57
Total average score per round - 4.5
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 6

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