Tuesday 15th September 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 114)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 15 September 2020.

C1: Champion James Marsters (1 win, 71 points.) A product publication lead from Beverley, East Yorkshire.
C2: Challenger Chris Ryan. A sales manager from Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. He likes skydiving and bungee jumping.
DC: Susie Dent and Paul Zenon.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S B I A T U E D S
R02: N M D O A X E J I
R03: 75, 1, 8, 5, 7, 6. Target: 755.
TTT: LONECUPID - "Many youngsters don't have their online activities monitored by an adult."
R04: D A E N T O I R S
R05: M S A U L A E R T
R06: 100, 50, 75, 4, 8, 9. Target: 437.
R07: L O S E G R A R O
R08: T C P I E U N V I
R09: 25, 50, 3, 2, 3, 4. Target: 791.
TTT: DATEDTIME - "She focused her mind on being by the sea in Spain."
R10: Z G T I O M E A N
R11: F G O I Y E A W F
R12: N H E I L D O C E
R13: N A O T R U A S C
R14: 50, 25, 3, 2, 9, 8. Target: 297.
R15: E A R L Y L I L T (conundrum)


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Round 1: S B I A T U E D S

James: BASEST (6)
Chris: BAITED (6)
DC: DISABUSE (8)
OT: ADITUSES (8) BASTIDES (8) SUBEDITS (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Round 2: N M D O A X E J I

James: JINXED (6)
Chris: DOMAIN (6)
DC: DIOXANE (7)
OT: DOMAINE (7) OXAMIDE (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 15)

Round 3: 75, 1, 8, 5, 7, 6. Target: 755.

James: 755. ((8 - 6 + 7 + 1) x 75) + 5 (10)
Chris: 755. ((7 - 5 + 8) x 75) + 6 - 1 (10)
Score: 22–22 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: LONECUPID -> UNPOLICED

Round 4: D A E N T O I R S

James: EDITORS (7)
Chris: RATIONED (8)
DC: ORDINATES (18) DERATIONS (18) NOTARISED (18)
OT: NADORITES (18)
Score: 22–30 (max 43)

Round 5: M S A U L A E R T

James: MAULERS (7)
Chris: MAULERS (7)
DC: AMATEURS (8)
OT: MATURASE (8) MUSELAAR (8) RAMULETS (8) RELATUMS (8)
Score: 29–37 (max 51)

Round 6: 100, 50, 75, 4, 8, 9. Target: 437.

James: 434. (100 x 4) + 75 - 50 + 9 (7)
Chris: 434. (100 x 4) + 75 - 50 + 9 (7)
RR: 437. (50 x 9) - (100 - 75) + 8 + 4 (10)
Score: 36–44 (max 61)

Paul does a trick involving doing slight of hand whilst wearing gloves.

Round 7: L O S E G R A R O

James: LOSER (5)
Chris: REGALS (6)
DC: GAOLERS (7)
OT: RAGLORES (8) ROSEOLAR (8)
Score: 36–50 (max 69)

Round 8: T C P I E U N V I

James: INVITE (6)
Chris: punie
DC: PUNITIVE (8)
Score: 42–50 (max 77)

Round 9: 25, 50, 3, 2, 3, 4. Target: 791.

James: -
Chris: 775.
RR: 790. (7)
OT: 792. ((25 - (3 x 3)) x 50) - (4 x 2) (7)
Score: 42–50 (max 84)

Teatime teaser: DATEDTIME -> MEDITATED

Round 10: Z G T I O M E A N

James: MONTAGE (7)
Chris: TEAMING (7)
DC: ATOMIZE (7) MEGATON (7)
OT: MOGANITE (8) MONAZITE (8)
Score: 49–57 (max 92)

Round 11: F G O I Y E A W F

James: WAGE (4)
Chris: WIFE (4)
DC: WIFEY (5) FOGEY (5)
OT: EFFIGY (6)
Score: 53–61 (max 98)

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

Round 12: N H E I L D O C E

James: CODEINE (7)
Chris: INCHED (6)
DC: LICHENED (8)
Score: 60–61 (max 106)

Round 13: N A O T R U A S C

James: CARTONS (7)
Chris: CANTORS (7)
DC: AUTOCARS (8)
OT: CURTANAS (8)
Score: 67–68 (max 114)

Round 14: 50, 25, 3, 2, 9, 8. Target: 297.

James: "3 away".
Chris: 299. (50 x 2 x 3) - (9 - 8) (7)
RR: 297. ((8 - 2) x 50) - 3 (10)
Score: 67–75 (max 124)

Round 15: E A R L Y L I L T

No one buzzes. The answer was LITERALLY.
Final Score: 67–75 (max 134)

Statistics Corner

James:
Total score - 67
Raw score - 86
Total % of max - 50
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 4.5
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 1

Chris:
Total score - 75
Raw score - 81
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 1

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