Countdown recap for Wednesday 6 June 2018.
C1: Champion Mick Purdie (1 win, 80 points.) A part-time golf caddy master from Scarborough, North Yorkshire.
C2: Challenger Katrina Corbett. A childminder from Rawtenstall, Lancashire. She once met the North Korean ambassador at a Communist Party barbecue
DC: Susie Dent and Pam Ayres.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: O I E W V G O L R
R02: N D E A U S T D I
R03: 75, 7, 3, 6, 10, 6. Target: 409.
TTT: NILTEDIUM - "There's no tedium here, the fun is simply endless."
R04: M R E I H E P K I
R05: A O A I P Y F M O
R06: 75, 50, 1, 8, 3, 10. Target: 498.
R07: U E P G O N I G R
R08: N J R O A E T L A
R09: 75, 6, 9, 9, 5, 8. Target: 555.
TTT: DISCORAVE - "Due to poor circulation, his veins became this."
R10: S T M E A O R U N
R11: E U O T L T L E Q
R12: T S C A U I W S D
R13: A E X S I B S U R
R14: 100, 50, 7, 4, 3, 1. Target: 292.
R15: N I C K E R N O G (conundrum)
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Round 1: O I E W V G O L R
Mick: woolier
Katrina: GLOWIER (7)
DC: GROVEL (6) GLOVER (6) OORIE (5)
OT: OVERLOW (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)
Round 2: N D E A U S T D I
Mick: DAUNTED (7)
Katrina: INSTEAD (7)
DC: DANDIEST (8) AUDIENTS (8)
Score: 7–14 (max 15)
Round 3: 75, 7, 3, 6, 10, 6. Target: 409.
Mick: 411. (7 x 6 x 10) - 6 - 3 (7)
Katrina: 450.
RR: 409. ((75 - 7) x 6) + 10 - 6 - 3 (10)
Score: 14–14 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: NILTEDIUM -> UNLIMITED
Round 4: M R E I H E P K I
Mick: HIKER (5)
Katrina: HIKER (5)
DC: PRIME (5) EMPIRE (6)
OT: EMPIRIE (7) RIEMPIE (7)
Score: 19–19 (max 32)
Round 5: A O A I P Y F M O
Mick: impy
Katrina: POOFY (5)
DC: MYOPIA (6)
Score: 19–24 (max 38)
Round 6: 75, 50, 1, 8, 3, 10. Target: 498.
Mick: 498. (50 x 10) - (3 - 1) (10)
Katrina: 498. (50 x 10) - (3 - 1) (10)
Score: 29–34 (max 48)
Pam recites a poem about things in the attic.
Round 7: U E P G O N I G R
Mick: GROUPING (8)
Katrina: GROUPING (8)
DC: IGNORE (6) PONGIER (7)
OT: PROGUEING (18)
Score: 37–42 (max 66)
Round 8: N J R O A E T L A
Mick: TALON (5)
Katrina: LATER (5)
DC: ALTER (5) RENTAL (6)
OT: AERONAT (7) ALATERN (7)
Score: 42–47 (max 73)
Round 9: 75, 6, 9, 9, 5, 8. Target: 555.
Mick: 555. (8 x 75) - (9 x 5) (10)
Katrina: 555. ((8 - (9 / 9)) x 75) + (6 x 5) (10)
Score: 52–57 (max 83)
Teatime teaser: DISCORAVE -> VARICOSED
Round 10: S T M E A O R U N
Mick: outsnare
Katrina: MONSTER (7)
DC: STEAM (5) NEUROMAST (18)
Score: 52–64 (max 101)
Round 11: E U O T L T L E Q
Mick: OUTLET (6)
Katrina: QUOTE (5)
DC: QUELL (5)
OT: QUELLE (6) QUOTEE (6)
Score: 58–64 (max 107)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "the big cheese" and "honcho".
Round 12: T S C A U I W S D
Mick: WAISTS (6)
Katrina: WAISTS (6)
DC: SADIST (6) DISCUS (6) AUDITS (6) SAWDUST (7)
OT: CASUIST (7)
Score: 64–70 (max 114)
Round 13: A E X S I B S U R
Mick: BRASSIE (7)
Katrina: BASIS (5)
DC: BUSIER (6) BUSSER (6) BRUISES (7)
OT: AIRBUSES (8)
Score: 71–70 (max 122)
Round 14: 100, 50, 7, 4, 3, 1. Target: 292.
Mick: 292. (100 x 3) - (7 + 1) (10)
Katrina: 292. (100 x 3) - (7 + 1) (10)
Score: 81–80 (max 132)
Round 15: N I C K E R N O G
Mick buzzes on 5.5 seconds to say RECKONING which is correct.
Final Score: 91–80 (max 142)
Statistics Corner
Mick:
Total score - 91
Raw score - 91
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 5
Katrina:
Total score - 80
Raw score - 90
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 3
Further summaries are at:
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Wednesday 6th June 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 105)
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