Countdown recap for Monday 16 December 2019.
C1: #3 Seed Paul "The Surbiton Slayer" Nixon (8 games, 8 wins, 893 points.) An actuary from Surbiton, Surrey.
C2: #6 Seed John "The London Lunger" Osmond (8 games, 8 wins, 711 points.) A retired civil servant from London.
DC: Susie Dent and Jon Culshaw.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: I O A U D S N T M
R02: R G S E A O N U I
R03: 6, 7, 1, 7, 9, 10. Target: 755.
TTT: VOWELRANT - "This plant sounds like a skin growth in someone's belly button."
R04: S X D A O E S W I
R05: U E O H D T M S A
R06: 75, 50, 7, 10, 1, 3. Target: 727.
R07: I A O E F R T C T
R08: H L C A U E N W O
R09: 8, 7, 6, 10, 10, 4. Target: 335.
TTT: HIPCRETIN - "This word might describe Sweeney Todd's favourite pie ingredient."
R10: R L P I E A G T N
R11: U I E Y B D V S O
R12: R N D G I A O S E
R13: I O E T Z R P M L
R14: 75, 100, 6, 3, 2, 10. Target: 526.
R15: A V O I D L A W S (conundrum)
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Round 1: I O A U D S N T M
Paul: ADUSTION (8)
John: AMOUNTS (7)
DC: MASTOID (7) DISMOUNT (8)
OT: MANITOUS (8) MONADIST (8) SAINTDOM (8) TINAMOUS (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)
Round 2: R G S E A O N U I
Paul: ORGANISE (8)
John: AROUSING (8)
DC: ORANGES (7) SUGAR (5) REGAINS (7)
OT: AGONISER (8) ORGANIES (8) ROGAINES (8) ROUGINES (8) SOIGNEUR (8)
Score: 16–8 (max 16)
Round 3: 6, 7, 1, 7, 9, 10. Target: 755.
Paul: -
John: 753. (((7 x 10) + 6) x (9 + 1)) - 7 (7)
RR: 755. ((7 + 7) x 6 x 9) - 1 (10)
Score: 16–15 (max 26)
Teatime teaser: VOWELRANT -> NAVELWORT
Round 4: S X D A O E S W I
Paul: OXIDASES (8)
John: ASIDES (6)
Score: 24–15 (max 34)
Round 5: U E O H D T M S A
Paul: HOSTED (6)
John: METHODS (7)
DC: HEADMOST (8) OUTSHAMED (18)
Score: 24–22 (max 52)
Round 6: 75, 50, 7, 10, 1, 3. Target: 727.
Paul: 727. ((75 - 3) x 10) + 7 (10)
John: 727. ((75 - 3) x 10) + 7 (10)
Score: 34–32 (max 62)
Jon talks about a story told to him by Robert Powell, about Powell filming Jesus of Nazareth in 1976.
Round 7: I A O E F R T C T
Paul: EROTICA (7)
John: FATTIER (7)
DC: COTTIER (7)
OT: TRIFECTA (8)
Score: 41–39 (max 70)
Round 8: H L C A U E N W O
Paul: LAUNCH (6)
John: unwhole
DC: CHALONE (7)
OT: EULACHON (8)
Score: 47–39 (max 78)
Round 9: 8, 7, 6, 10, 10, 4. Target: 335.
Paul: 336.
John: 335. (7 x 8 x 6) - (10 / 10) (10)
Score: 47–49 (max 88)
Teatime teaser: HIPCRETIN -> NEPHRITIC
Round 10: R L P I E A G T N
Paul: REPLATING (18)
John: REPLATING (18)
DC: TANGLIER (8) PALTERING (18)
Score: 65–67 (max 106)
Round 11: U I E Y B D V S O
Paul: DEVIOUS (7)
John: DEVIOUS (7)
DC: BODIES (6)
OT: DISOBEY (7)
Score: 72–74 (max 113)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "toodle-pip".
Round 12: R N D G I A O S E
Paul: ORGANISED (18)
John: ORGANISED (18)
DC: GRANDIOSE (18) ORGANDIES (18)
Score: 90–92 (max 131)
Round 13: I O E T Z R P M L
Paul: POLITER (7)
John: IMPORT (6)
DC: IMPLORE (7) io
OT: MOTLIER (7) PETROIL (7) POITREL (7) PREMOLT (7) ZEMIROT (7)
Score: 97–92 (max 138)
Round 14: 75, 100, 6, 3, 2, 10. Target: 526.
Paul: 526. (6 x 100) - 75 + 3 - 2 (10)
John: 526. (6 x 100) - 75 + 3 - 2 (10)
Score: 107–102 (max 148)
Round 15: A V O I D L A W S
Paul buzzes on 29.25 seconds to say DISAVOWAL which is correct.
Final Score: 117–102 (max 158)
WOWSERS!!! A double century game, and almost a split-second conundrum steal, until I realised that it was Paul who hit his buzzer, certainly a risk if he got it wrong...., thankfully he didn't, and he now goes on to play Jamie Wing in Thursday's semi-final.
Join us tomorrow as #4 seed Morgan Sauer takes on #5 seed Andy Evans.
Statistics Corner
Paul:
Total score - 117
Raw score - 130
Total % of max - 74
Raw % of max - 82
Total average score per round - 7.9
Raw average score per round - 8.7
Number of maxes - 10
John:
Total score - 102
Raw score - 121
Total % of max - 65
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 6.8
Raw average score per round - 8.1
Number of maxes - 7
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=81