Wednesday 16th September 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 115)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 16 September 2020.

C1: Champion Chris Ryan (1 win, 75 points.) A sales manager from Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.
C2: Challenger Shaun Finch. A civil servant from Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire. He likes sport and used to play football and has a handicap of 4 in golf.
DC: Susie Dent and making her DC debut, Steph McGovern.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: H U O P B A I T E
R02: S C N R O I E A N
R03: 75, 25, 7, 2, 2, 3. Target: 673.
TTT: MADPOLICY - "When it came to dealing with people, his policy was to totally lack this."
R04: T C P M O U A N E
R05: M C D I O E O M K
R06: 75, 3, 2, 5, 4, 9. Target: 653.
R07: R A Y L V T E O R
R08: V S D C A E I G X
R09: 100, 50, 25, 75, 7, 8. Target: 484.
TTT: SOLDEUROS - "This word perfectly describes lots of non-"scents"."
R10: L S D J A I E O H
R11: S C A I E U T D N
R12: S B M W A O I E F
R13: Y R U I E T D N A
R14: 50, 2, 10, 4, 8, 3. Target: 831.
R15: O D D C A V E A T (conundrum)


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Round 1: H U O P B A I T E

Chris: baite
Shaun: HABIT (5)
DC: PHOBIA (6) BAIT (4) BOATIE (6) OPIATE (6)
OT: EUTOPIA (7) HABITUE (7)
Score: 0–5 (max 7)

Round 2: S C N R O I E A N

Chris: SCANNER (7)
Shaun: OCEANS (6)
DC: SCENARIO (8) CANONRIES (18)
Score: 7–5 (max 25)

Round 3: 75, 25, 7, 2, 2, 3. Target: 673.

Chris: 657.
Shaun: 673. ((7 + 2) x 75) - 2 (10)
Score: 7–15 (max 35)

Teatime teaser: MADPOLICY -> DIPLOMACY

Round 4: T C P M O U A N E

Chris: MOUNT (5)
Shaun: MOUNT (5)
DC: COMPUTE (7) OUTPACE (7) OCTANE (6) OUTMAN (6)
OT: MUCONATE (8)
Score: 12–20 (max 43)

Round 5: M C D I O E O M K

Chris: comode
Shaun: MOCKED (6)
DC: COMMODE (7)
Score: 12–26 (max 50)

Round 6: 75, 3, 2, 5, 4, 9. Target: 653.

Chris: 649.
Shaun: 653. (9 x 75) - (4 x 5) - 2 (10)
Score: 12–36 (max 60)

Steph talks about how the start of her new Channel 4 show, The Steph Show, had to be filmed from her house.

Round 7: R A Y L V T E O R

Chris: REVOLT (6)
Shaun: TRAVEL (6)
DC: LOVER (5) OVERLAY (7) LEVATOR (7)
OT: VARLETRY (8)
Score: 18–42 (max 68)

Round 8: V S D C A E I G X

Chris: VISAGED (7)
Shaun: CAGES (5)
DC: CAVIES (6)
OT: ADVICES (7)
Score: 25–42 (max 75)

Round 9: 100, 50, 25, 75, 7, 8. Target: 484.

Chris: 482. ((8 / (50 / 25)) x 100) + 75 + 7 (7)
Shaun: 483. Mistake in working.
RR: 484. ((75 - (50 / 25)) x 8) - 100 (10)
Score: 32–42 (max 85)

Teatime teaser: SOLDEUROS -> ODOURLESS

Round 10: L S D J A I E O H

Chris: JAILED (6)
Shaun: LADIES (6)
DC: JEHADIS (7) SHOALED (7)
OT: AEOLIDS (7) HALIDES (7)
Score: 38–48 (max 92)

Round 11: S C A I E U T D N

Chris: DUTIES (6)
Shaun: -
DC: UNITED (6) SCANTED (7) AUDIENTS (8)
OT: DISTANCE (8)
Score: 44–48 (max 100)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "amusing" and "muse".

Round 12: S B M W A O I E F

Chris: SWAB (4)
Shaun: WOMBS (5)
DC: WAIFS (5) MIAOWS (6) BOWIES (6)
OT: BIOMES (6) BOWSIE (6) MOBIES (6) MOWIES (6) SAMFIE (6)
Score: 44–53 (max 106)

Round 13: Y R U I E T D N A

Chris: UNITED (6)
Shaun: RETAIN (6)
DC: URINATE (7) URINATED (8) UNITARD (7)
OT: DATURINE (8) INDURATE (8) RUINATED (8) RUINEYAT (8)
Score: 50–59 (max 114)

Round 14: 50, 2, 10, 4, 8, 3. Target: 831.

Chris: 830. (50 x 8 x 2) + (3 x 10) (7)
Shaun: 840.
RR: 831. ((50 - 4) x (10 + 8)) + 3 (10)
Score: 57–59 (max 124)

Round 15: O D D C A V E A T

Chris buzzes on 2.25 seconds to say ADVOCATE which is incorrect.
Shaun buzzes on 12.25 seconds to say ADDCOVATE which is incorrect.
The answer was ADVOCATED.
Final Score: 57–59 (max 134)

Statistics Corner

Chris:
Total score - 57
Raw score - 68
Total % of max - 43
Raw % of max - 51
Total average score per round - 3.8
Raw average score per round - 4.5
Number of maxes - 1

Shaun:
Total score - 59
Raw score - 75
Total % of max - 44
Raw % of max - 56
Total average score per round - 3.9
Raw average score per round - 5.0
Number of maxes - 2

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