Wednesday 30th September 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 125)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 30 September 2020.

C1: Champion Jeremy Ankers (1 win, 87 points.) A civil servant from Iver, Buckinghamshire.
C2: Challenger Ed Jenkins. A risk manager in the financial industry originally from Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, but now living in London. He once worked as a juggler at a theme park.
DC: Susie Dent and making her DC debut, Michelle Ackerley.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N R S I A E Q B S
R02: C P A M O H I R A
R03: 25, 7, 6, 1, 3, 1. Target: 682.
TTT: MINTYPIGS - "She put minty pigs, she was always making keyboard errors."
R04: N L E K A T I W A
R05: D P E R N T U O F
R06: 6, 10, 7, 4, 9, 8. Target: 100.
R07: S V M C A E U T Z
R08: D L O T E G I R S
R09: 50, 6, 1, 7, 8, 7. Target: 342.
TTT: ALBUMDATE - "He needed to do some exercise, so he got up and did this."
R10: D L O Y U D E M A
R11: V T R E I S B N E
R12: Y C O R E T L A N
R13: M T G T O I F N E
R14: 6, 3, 10, 8, 7, 2. Target: 988.
R15: L I L E G H O R N (conundrum)


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Round 1: N R S I A E Q B S

Jeremy: SARNIES (7)
Ed: SARNIES (7)
DC: BASSIER (7) BRASSIE (7)
OT: ARNISES (7) BRAISES (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: C P A M O H I R A

Jeremy: CRAMP (5)
Ed: POACH (5)
DC: MOHAIR (6) CAMPHOR (7)
OT: AMPHORA (7) MACHAIR (7) MORPHIA (7) PICAMAR (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 14)

Round 3: 25, 7, 6, 1, 3, 1. Target: 682.

Jeremy: -
Ed: -
RR: 682. ((7 x 3) + 1) x (25 + 6) (10)
Score: 12–12 (max 24)

Teatime teaser: MINTYPIGS -> MISTYPING

Round 4: N L E K A T I W A

Jeremy: AWAKEN (6)
Ed: ANKLET (6)
DC: ANTLIKE (7) TINKLE (6) WINKLE (6)
OT: ALKANET (7) TWINKLE (7)
Score: 18–18 (max 31)

Round 5: D P E R N T U O F

Jeremy: PORTEND (7)
Ed: FOUNDER (7)
DC: FORTUNE (7) POUNDER (7)
OT: FRONTED (7) PROTEND (7) PRUDENT (7) PRUNTED (7) REFOUND (7) REFOUNT (7) UNROPED (7) UPFRONT (7) UPTREND (7)
Score: 25–25 (max 38)

Round 6: 6, 10, 7, 4, 9, 8. Target: 100.

Jeremy: 100. (7 - 6 + 9) x 10 (10)
Ed: 100. (6 + 4) x 10 (10)
Score: 35–35 (max 48)

Michelle talks about working as a researcher on Blue Peter.

Round 7: S V M C A E U T Z

Jeremy: MUTES (5)
Ed: CAVES (5)
DC: MUCATES (7)
OT: ACETUMS (7) MAUVEST (7) MAZUTES (7)
Score: 40–40 (max 55)

Round 8: D L O T E G I R S

Jeremy: LOITERS (7)
Ed: LOITERS (7)
DC: GODLIEST (8) STODGIER (8)
OT: GILDERTS (8) GOLDITES (8) RIDGLETS (8) RIGOLETS (8)
Score: 47–47 (max 63)

Round 9: 50, 6, 1, 7, 8, 7. Target: 342.

Jeremy: 342. (7 x 50) - 8 (10)
Ed: 342. (50 x 7) - 8 (10)
Score: 57–57 (max 73)

Teatime teaser: ALBUMDATE -> AMBULATED

Round 10: D L O Y U D E M A

Jeremy: MOULDED (7)
Ed: MELODY (6)
DC: MUDDLE (6) MODULE (6)
OT: LADYDOM (7) MAUDLED (7)
Score: 64–57 (max 80)

Round 11: V T R E I S B N E

Jeremy: INVERTS (7)
Ed: TRIBES (6)
DC: REINVEST (8)
OT: NERVIEST (8)
Score: 71–57 (max 88)

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

Round 12: Y C O R E T L A N

Jeremy: LATENCY (7)
Ed: LOCATER (7)
DC: ORNATELY (8)
OT: ALECTRYON (18)
Score: 78–64 (max 106)

Round 13: M T G T O I F N E

Jeremy: TINGE (5)
Ed: MOTIF (5)
DC: FIGMENT (7)
OT: EMOTING (7) FITMENT (7) MITOGEN (7)
Score: 83–69 (max 113)

Round 14: 6, 3, 10, 8, 7, 2. Target: 988.

Jeremy: 994. ((3 + 7) x (8 + 2) x 10) - 6 (5)
Ed: 994. ((3 + 7) x (8 + 2) x 10) - 6 (5)
RR: 988. (8 x 7 x 6 x 3) - (2 x 10) (10)
Score: 88–74 (max 123)

Round 15: L I L E G H O R N

Jeremy buzzes on 2.75 seconds to say HOLLERING which is correct.
Final Score: 98–74 (max 133)

Statistics Corner

Jeremy:
Total score - 98
Raw score - 98
Total % of max - 74
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 6.5
Raw average score per round - 6.5
Number of maxes - 6

Ed:
Total score - 74
Raw score - 86
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 4

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