Wednesday 8th January 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 5)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 8 January 2020.

C1: Champion Tom Cole (1 win, 67 points.) A retired radio control room dispatcher from Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire.
C2: Challenger Duncan Cordy. A customer service adviser from London. He used to live in Spain, where he taught English for 3 years.
DC: Susie Dent and Richard Arnold.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: P N S A E A G L O
R02: E S K I R D U L N
R03: 75, 2, 8, 3, 1, 10. Target: 158.
TTT: SEEHIMLOT - "I see him a lot at the yoga classes, hence his body is this."
R04: A Z T O S T E X P
R05: S B N V I O A E D
R06: 75, 7, 5, 9, 3, 4. Target: 603.
R07: R M R T I O A L U
R08: E D C A Q R I T O
R09: 25, 7, 4, 9, 3, 5. Target: 340.
TTT: EARTHVOWS - "You make a brief hand gesture, but it's all about the frequency."
R10: E M S I T D A H T
R11: E I Y N S A E R T
R12: O G H U C G E S R
R13: I U I M S V R E A
R14: 75, 5, 9, 2, 2, 5. Target: 732.
R15: S S U S I D E N T (conundrum)


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Round 1: P N S A E A G L O

Tom: PLANES (6)
Duncan: ANGLES (6)
DC: SPANGLE (7) LASAGNE (7)
OT: AGONALS (7) ALNAGES (7) APOGEAN (7) NESPOLA (7) NOPALES (7) PAESANO (7) PALANGS (7) PALONES (7) PANELAS (7) PELONGS (7) PONGALS (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: E S K I R D U L N

Tom: INSURED (7)
Duncan: SKIER (5)
DC: SULKIER (7) KINDLERS (8)
Score: 13–6 (max 15)

Round 3: 75, 2, 8, 3, 1, 10. Target: 158.

Tom: 158. (75 x 2) + 8 (10)
Duncan: 158. (75 x 2) + 8 (10)
Score: 23–16 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: SEEHIMLOT -> LITHESOME

Round 4: A Z T O S T E X P

Tom: STOAT (5)
Duncan: TEAPOTS (7)
DC: SEXPOT (6)
OT: OPTATES (7) TOPAZES (7)
Score: 23–23 (max 32)

Round 5: S B N V I O A E D

Tom: INVADES (7)
Duncan: BANDIES (7)
DC: EVASION (7) BOVINES (7)
OT: ADONISE (7) ANODISE (7) NAEVOID (7)
Score: 30–30 (max 39)

Round 6: 75, 7, 5, 9, 3, 4. Target: 603.

Tom: 600.
Duncan: 604. ((5 + 3) x 75) + 4 (7)
RR: 603. (75 - (5 + 3)) x 9 (10)
Score: 30–37 (max 49)

Richard talks about being transformed into a geisha, whilst he was in Japan.

Round 7: R M R T I O A L U

Tom: MOULT (5)
Duncan: ATRIUM (6)
DC: MORTAR (6) RITUAL (6)
OT: AROLIUM (7) MORULAR (7) MULTIAR (7) ORARIUM (7) ROTULAR (7) TURMOIL (7)
Score: 30–43 (max 56)

Round 8: E D C A Q R I T O

Tom: CARED (5)
Duncan: COATED (6)
DC: EROTICA (7) CAROTID (7)
OT: CORDATE (7) CORDITE (7) RATIOED (7) REDCOAT (7)
Score: 30–49 (max 63)

Round 9: 25, 7, 4, 9, 3, 5. Target: 340.

Tom: 340. (25 + 9) x (7 + 3) (10)
Duncan: 348.
Score: 40–49 (max 73)

Teatime teaser: EARTHVOWS -> SHORTWAVE

Round 10: E M S I T D A H T

Tom: SHAMED (6)
Duncan: sithed
DC: MISDATE (7) ATHEISM (7)
OT: ATHEIST (7) MATIEST (7) MATTIES (7) MEATISH (7) METHAIS (7) SHITTED (7) SHMATTE (7) SMITHED (7) SMITTED (7) STAITHE (7)
Score: 46–49 (max 80)

Round 11: E I Y N S A E R T

Tom: INSERT (6)
Duncan: STAINER (7)
DC: SERENITY (8) TRAINEES (8) RESINATE (8)
OT: STEARINE (8) YEASTIER (8)
Score: 46–56 (max 88)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "lavender".

Round 12: O G H U C G E S R

Tom: COUGHERS (8)
Duncan: CHUGGERS (8)
DC: GROUCHES (8)
Score: 54–64 (max 96)

Round 13: I U I M S V R E A

Tom: VARIES (6)
Duncan: VARIES (6)
DC: VIREMIA (7)
OT: MAIRIES (7)
Score: 60–70 (max 103)

Round 14: 75, 5, 9, 2, 2, 5. Target: 732.

Tom: 730. (75 - 2) x 5 x 2 (7)
Duncan: -
RR: 732. ((5 + 5) x 75) - (9 x 2) (10)
Score: 67–70 (max 113)

Round 15: S S U S I D E N T

No one buzzes. The answer was DUSTINESS.
Final Score: 67–70 (max 123)

Statistics Corner

Tom:
Total score - 67
Raw score - 95
Total % of max - 54
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 4.5
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 4

Duncan:
Total score - 70
Raw score - 80
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 4

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