Friday 29th November 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 109)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 29 November 2019.

C1: Champion Jamie Wing (5 wins, 559 (569) points.) A 6th Form student from Godalming, Surrey.
C2: Challenger Barbara Wylde. A retired infant teacher from Westonzoyland, Somerset. She still rings the church bells, and even abseiled the 131ft church tower for her 70th birthday, raising £3,500 in the process!!
DC: Susie Dent and Hannah Fry.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: O A E S T I M S D
R02: B R X L U A E G O
R03: 100, 2, 9, 10, 9, 7. Target: 590.
TTT: BLUEINLET - "She'd not eaten anything today, but she was definitely full of beans."
R04: W C R I A E N F I
R05: T M R A U O T A J
R06: 100, 1, 3, 2, 9, 6. Target: 429.
R07: E D C R A U N I O
R08: S T F G E I U D Y
R09: 25, 7, 8, 2, 2, 10. Target: 704.
TTT: ITSONEGIN - "The process of taking in food and drink, was it done as a joke?"
R10: M L H L O E I O C
R11: S N S A E I D N A
R12: T R R E I U E P S
R13: I A N P T A O S P
R14: 50, 9, 8, 8, 4, 4. Target: 277.
R15: L E G I S L A N D (conundrum)


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Round 1: O A E S T I M S D

Jamie: SOMATISED (18)
Barbara: MASSED (6)
DC: ATOMISES (8) MODISTES (8)
Score: 18–0 (max 18)

Round 2: B R X L U A E G O

Jamie: BORAGE (6)
Barbara: BROGUE (6)
DC: GEARBOX (7) GARBLE (6)
OT: ALBERGO (7) RUBEOLA (7)
Score: 24–6 (max 25)

Round 3: 100, 2, 9, 10, 9, 7. Target: 590.

Jamie: 590. ((7 - (9 / 9)) x 100) - 10 (10)
Barbara: 590. ((7 - 2) x 100) + (9 x 10) (10)
Score: 34–16 (max 35)

Teatime teaser: BLUEINLET -> EBULLIENT

Round 4: W C R I A E N F I

Jamie: FANCIER (7)
Barbara: CRANE (5)
DC: FIACRE (6)
Score: 41–16 (max 42)

Round 5: T M R A U O T A J

Jamie: MUTATOR (7)
Barbara: TRAUMA (6)
DC: AMOUR (5) AUTOMAT (7)
OT: MAJORAT (7)
Score: 48–16 (max 49)

Round 6: 100, 1, 3, 2, 9, 6. Target: 429.

Jamie: 428. (3 + 1) x (100 + 9 - 2) (7)
Barbara: 428. ((6 - 2) x 100) + (3 x 9) + 1 (7)
RR: 429. (((6 - 1) x 9) - 2 + 100) x 3 (10)
Score: 55–23 (max 59)

Hannah talks about the chaos theory, described in the film Jurassic Park.

Round 7: E D C R A U N I O

Jamie: ACRIDONE (8)
Barbara: DANCER (6)
DC: CRANE (5) CRANED (6)
OT: DOUCAINE (8)
Score: 63–23 (max 67)

Round 8: S T F G E I U D Y

Jamie: DIGEST (6)
Barbara: GUSTED (6)
DC: FIDGETS (7) STUDIFY (7)
OT: DUGITES (7) FEUDIST (7) FIDGETY (7)
Score: 69–29 (max 74)

Round 9: 25, 7, 8, 2, 2, 10. Target: 704.

Jamie: 704. ((7 x 2 x 25) + 10 - 8) x 2 (10)
Barbara: 702.
Score: 79–29 (max 84)

Teatime teaser: ITSONEGIN -> INGESTION

Round 10: M L H L O E I O C

Jamie: CLIME (5)
Barbara: HOME (4)
DC: MOOCH (5) MOOCHI (6)
OT: COELOM (6) COLLIE (6) COOLIE (6) ELLICH (6) HOOLIE (6) MOLLIE (6) MOLOCH (6) MOOLIE (6) OCELLI (6) OMOCHI (6)
Score: 84–29 (max 90)

Round 11: S N S A E I D N A

Jamie: SINNED (6)
Barbara: SANDS (5)
DC: INSANE (6) NAIADS (6) NAIADES (7) SANDIES (7)
OT: SANNADS (7) SIENNAS (7)
Score: 90–29 (max 97)

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

Round 12: T R R E I U E P S

Jamie: RETIRES (7)
Barbara: STIRRUP (7)
DC: purriest REPUTES (7) IRRUPTS (7)
OT: ETRIERS (7) PERITUS (7) PERRIES (7) PERTUSE (7) PERUSER (7) PISTEUR (7) PRISERE (7) PRURITS (7) PURRIES (7) REPRISE (7) RESPIRE (7) RESPITE (7) RETRIES (7) RUSTIER (7) SPREITE (7) STRIPER (7) TERRIES (7) URETERS (7)
Score: 97–36 (max 104)

Round 13: I A N P T A O S P

Jamie: APPOINTS (8)
Barbara: APPOINTS (8)
DC: PINATAS (7)
Score: 105–44 (max 112)

Round 14: 50, 9, 8, 8, 4, 4. Target: 277.

Jamie: 280. ((50 + ((8 / 4) x 9)) x 4) + 8 (7)
Barbara: 278. Mistake in working.
RR: 277. (50 x 4) + (8 x 8) + 9 + 4 (10)
Score: 112–44 (max 122)

Round 15: L E G I S L A N D

Jamie buzzes on 13.25 seconds to say SIGNALLED which is correct.
Final Score: 122–44 (max 132)

Statistics Corner

Jamie:
Total score - 122
Raw score - 122
Total % of max - 92
Raw % of max - 92
Total average score per round - 8.1
Raw average score per round - 8.1
Number of maxes - 9

Barbara:
Total score - 44
Raw score - 83
Total % of max - 33
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 2.9
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 3

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