Friday 2nd October 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 127)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 2 October 2020.

C1: Champion Jeremy Ankers (3 wins, 299 points.) A civil servant from Iver, Buckinghamshire.
C2: Challenger Luke Chapman. A copyrighter from Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. He did a 10-day meditation course in India.
DC: Susie Dent and Michelle Ackerley.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N S F O A T M U T
R02: G Y D E I V O S A
R03: 25, 2, 6, 8, 5, 10. Target: 952.
TTT: ICESKATER - "She used to be an ice skater, but sadly her bones grew more decrepit by the day."
R04: B E C N I J O D E
R05: R M S K A E G O T
R06: 100, 2, 1, 6, 10, 5. Target: 484.
R07: R P P I E U N R C
R08: L I N X A E H T W
R09: 75, 1, 6, 9, 8, 5. Target: 847.
TTT: MILDEVENT - "He was full of mischief, it was what Satan intended."
R10: D A R E B L I S R
R11: M R V O A E T C O
R12: S I C A N E D T R
R13: L N W U E A E Z T
R14: 50, 25, 9, 8, 1, 7. Target: 687.
R15: H E W E R S D I P (conundrum)


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Round 1: N S F O A T M U T

Jeremy: MOUNTS (6)
Luke: AMOUNTS (7)
DC: OUTMANS (7)
OT: MANTOUS (7) MUTANTS (7) NATTOUS (7) SFUMATO (7) TOUMANS (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: G Y D E I V O S A

Jeremy: VISAGED (7)
Luke: AVOIDS (6)
DC: VOYAGES (7) VOYAGED (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 14)

Round 3: 25, 2, 6, 8, 5, 10. Target: 952.

Jeremy: 950.
Luke: 952. (((6 x 5) + 8) x 25) + 2 (10)
Score: 7–17 (max 24)

Teatime teaser: ICESKATER -> CREAKIEST

Round 4: B E C N I J O D E

Jeremy: JOINED (6)
Luke: JOINED (6)
DC: CODEINE (7)
Score: 13–23 (max 31)

Round 5: R M S K A E G O T

Jeremy: MAKERS (6)
Luke: sortage
DC: STORAGE (7) SKATER (6)
OT: AMORETS (7) KRATOMS (7) MAESTRO (7) MAGRETS (7) MAKORES (7) MARKETS (7) MATOKES (7) ORGEATS (7) TOERAGS (7)
Score: 19–23 (max 38)

Round 6: 100, 2, 1, 6, 10, 5. Target: 484.

Jeremy: 484. (100 x 5) - (10 + 6) (10)
Luke: 484. (100 x 5) - (10 + 6) (10)
Score: 29–33 (max 48)

Michelle talks about a film she did on The One Show involving her mum and an old dancefloor.

Round 7: R P P I E U N R C

Jeremy: PINCER (6)
Luke: RIPPER (6)
DC: CRUPPER (7)
OT: REINCUR (7)
Score: 35–39 (max 55)

Round 8: L I N X A E H T W

Jeremy: ENTAIL (6)
Luke: HENTAI (6)
DC: WEALTH (6)
OT: ALEXIN (6) AWHILE (6) HALITE (6) INHALE (6) INWALE (6) WAHINE (6) WANTLE (6) WHITEN (6) WITHAL (6)
Score: 41–45 (max 61)

Round 9: 75, 1, 6, 9, 8, 5. Target: 847.

Jeremy: 847. (6 + 5) x (9 - 8 + 1 + 75) (10)
Luke: -
Score: 51–45 (max 71)

Teatime teaser: MILDEVENT -> DEVILMENT

Round 10: D A R E B L I S R

Jeremy: DERAILS (7)
Luke: braiders
DC: DISABLER (8) BLADERS (7)
OT: BEDRAILS (8) RAILBEDS (8)
Score: 58–45 (max 79)

Round 11: M R V O A E T C O

Jeremy: OCTAVE (6)
Luke: RECOAT (6)
DC: OVERCOAT (8)
Score: 64–51 (max 87)

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

Round 12: S I C A N E D T R

Jeremy: STRAINED (8)
Luke: STRAINED (8)
DC: DICENTRAS (18)
Score: 72–59 (max 105)

Round 13: L N W U E A E Z T

Jeremy: ELATE (5)
Luke: WALTZ (5)
DC: WALNUT (6) TEAZEL (6) TEAZLE (6) (spelling not determined, and they have the same meaning, so I'm listing both.)
OT: AULETE (6) ELUANT (6) ELUATE (6) ELUENT (6) LATEEN (6) LUNATE (6) WANTLE (6)
Score: 77–64 (max 111)

Round 14: 50, 25, 9, 8, 1, 7. Target: 687.

Jeremy: 685. ((50 + 25 + 1) x 9) + 8 - 7 (7)
Luke: -
RR: 687. ((9 + 1 + 25 + 50) x 8) + 7 (10)
Score: 84–64 (max 121)

Round 15: H E W E R S D I P

Luke buzzes on 2.5 seconds to say WHISPERED which is correct.
Final Score: 84–74 (max 131)

Statistics Corner

Jeremy:
Total score - 84
Raw score - 97
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 5.6
Raw average score per round - 6.5
Number of maxes - 4

Luke:
Total score - 74
Raw score - 80
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 5

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