Thursday 27th February 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 41)

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Thursday 27th February 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 41)

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Countdown recap for Thursday 27 February 2020.

C1: Champion Ryan Styles (6 wins, 592 points.) An exams officer from Mitcham, Surrey.
C2: Challenger Paul Varlaam. A volunteer at a charity shop and school from London. He also recently enrolled in an acting class. He also writes poetry for himself. He was previously on the show in Series 61 in 2009, where he won 5 shows, before losing 105-67 to Ed Rossiter, although he's probably most known for this bleeped out effort. :P :P
DC: Susie Dent and Dr. Linda Papadopoulos.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S N T E O D R A I
R02: M U K T O S T I N
R03: 75, 4, 4, 8, 1, 5. Target: 608.
TTT: TOMNELSON - "Tom drove from Devon to Nelson in Lancashire and felt extremely tired."
R04: D E C Y A T I N R
R05: W S E O T M I E G
R06: 75, 5, 2, 1, 8, 6. Target: 729.
R07: V D A R S Q I U A
R08: R E M L O S N E T
R09: 25, 3, 5, 10, 3, 4. Target: 662.
TTT: HORSECLOP - "All the children go clippety-clop on their hobby horse here."
R10: P F U N B A C O I
R11: R L M E O H U S T
R12: C I P E G S A R T
R13: R S I E T N A E C
R14: 25, 1, 8, 7, 5, 6. Target: 344.
R15: F O U R R T O P S (conundrum)


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Round 1: S N T E O D R A I

Ryan: ORDINATES (18)
Paul: NOTARISED (18)
DC: DERATIONS (18)
OT: NADORITES (18)
Score: 18–18 (max 18)

Round 2: M U K T O S T I N

Ryan: MUTTON (6)
Paul: UTMOST (6)
DC: muttons
OT: OUTSTINK (8)
Score: 24–24 (max 26)

Round 3: 75, 4, 4, 8, 1, 5. Target: 608.

Ryan: 608. (75 + 1) x 8 (10)
Paul: 608. (8 x 75) + 4 + 4 (10)
Score: 34–34 (max 36)

Teatime teaser: TOMNELSON -> SOMNOLENT

Round 4: D E C Y A T I N R

Ryan: TRAINED (7)
Paul: CERTAIN (7)
DC: DICENTRA (8)
OT: CRINATED (8) DECINARY (8) NYCTERID (8)
Score: 41–41 (max 44)

Round 5: W S E O T M I E G

Ryan: STOGIE (6)
Paul: SIEGE (5)
DC: EGOTISM (7)
OT: EGOTISE (7)
Score: 47–41 (max 51)

Round 6: 75, 5, 2, 1, 8, 6. Target: 729.

Ryan: 729. (75 + 6) x (8 + 1) (10)
Paul: -
Score: 57–41 (max 61)

Dr. Linda talks about the benefits of positive thinking.

Round 7: V D A R S Q I U A

Ryan: RADIUS (6)
Paul: RADIUS (6)
DC: SUDARIA (7)
OT: QUADRAS (7) QUASIDA (7)
Score: 63–47 (max 68)

Round 8: R E M L O S N E T

Ryan: STOLEN (6)
Paul: STONER (6)
DC: ENTRESOL (8)
OT: MOLESTER (8) REMOLEST (8) REMOLTEN (8) STOREMEN (8)
Score: 69–53 (max 76)

Round 9: 25, 3, 5, 10, 3, 4. Target: 662.

Ryan: 662. ((5 + 4) x 3 x 25) - 10 - 3 (10)
Paul: 658.
Score: 79–53 (max 86)

Teatime teaser: HORSECLOP -> PRESCHOOL

Round 10: P F U N B A C O I

Ryan: BACON (5)
Paul: BACON (5)
DC: PUBIC (5) BUNCO (5)
OT: CONFAB (6) OPANCI (6) PONCIF (6)
Score: 84–58 (max 92)

Round 11: R L M E O H U S T

Ryan: MOULTERS (8)
Paul: musters
DC: MOUTHERS (8)
Score: 92–58 (max 100)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of the nursery rhyme, "Goosey, Goosey, Gander".

Round 12: C I P E G S A R T

Ryan: GRAPIEST (8)
Paul: PIRATES (7)
DC: PRACTISE (8) AGRESTIC (8)
OT: CRISPATE (8) PATRICES (8) PICRATES (8)
Score: 100–58 (max 108)

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

Ryan: RESINATE (8)
Paul: RESINATE (8)
DC: NECTARIES (18)
OT: NECTARISE (18)
Score: 108–66 (max 126)

Round 14: 25, 1, 8, 7, 5, 6. Target: 344.

Ryan: 344. ((8 + 7 - 1) x 25) - 6 (10)
Paul: 344. ((6 + 8) x 25) - 5 - 1 (10)
Score: 118–76 (max 136)

Round 15: F O U R R T O P S

Ryan buzzes on 8.25 seconds to say RUSTPROOF which is correct.
Final Score: 128–76 (max 146)

Statistics Corner

Ryan:
Total score - 128
Raw score - 128
Total % of max - 88
Raw % of max - 88
Total average score per round - 8.5
Raw average score per round - 8.5
Number of maxes - 8

Paul:
Total score - 76
Raw score - 95
Total % of max - 52
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=82
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