Tuesday 11th January 2022 (Series 85, Preliminary 7)

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Tuesday 11th January 2022 (Series 85, Preliminary 7)

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 11 January 2022.

C1: Champion Adrian Fletcher (5 wins, 483 points.) A worker in IT who lives in Kensington, but is originally from Warrington.
C2: Challenger Nasir Minhas. A software developer for BlackRock.
DC: Susie Dent and Prue Leith.
AMI: Anne-Marie Imafidon.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G O R C E L U H E
R02: S T D I E A P R O
R03: 75, 3, 7, 1, 4, 8. Target: 841.
TTT: OWLPEDAL - "They weren't just beaten, they were totally thrashed."
R04: L D S M E A O O D
R05: R N I S E B I Y E
R06: 25, 2, 5, 10, 9, 1. Target: 919.
R07: T R U O L T A C O
R08: V R S M U E E O P
R09: 25, 5, 3, 3, 2, 8. Target: 457.
TTT: ARTYETCH - "Very talkative about noisy teeth."
R10: T F I A W E R N U
R11: G A S P E F I N K
R12: A I O N S J T B E
R13: S U W R A D L I E
R14: 25, 5, 3, 9, 7, 6. Target: 861.
R15: R A I L T A B L E (conundrum)


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Round 1: G O R C E L U H E

Adrian: CHORE (5)
Nasir: CORE (4)
DC: COUGHER (7) LOUCHER (7) HUGE (4)
OT: ECLOGUE (7)
Score: 5–0 (max 7)

Round 2: S T D I E A P R O

Adrian: ASTEROID (8)
Nasir: PRAISED (7)
DC: ADOPTERS (8) PARDOIST (8) PARODIES (8) PAROTIDS (8)
OT: POSTERIAD (18)
Score: 13–0 (max 25)

Round 3: 75, 3, 7, 1, 4, 8. Target: 841.

Adrian: 841. ((7 + 4) x 75) + ((3 - 1) x 8) (10)
Nasir: -
Score: 23–0 (max 35)

Teatime teaser: OWLPEDAL -> WALLOPED

Round 4: L D S M E A O O D

Adrian: SADDLE (6)
Nasir: DOODLES (7)
DC: MOODLES (7) DOLMADES (8)
Score: 23–7 (max 43)

Round 5: R N I S E B I Y E

Adrian: brineys
Nasir: RINSE (5)
DC: BRINES (6) RIBES (5)
OT: BYRNIES (7)
Score: 23–12 (max 50)

Round 6: 25, 2, 5, 10, 9, 1. Target: 919.

Adrian: 918. (((5 - 1) x 25) + 2) x 9 (7)
Nasir: -
AMI: 919. (((25 - 2) x 10) x (9 - 5)) - 1 (10)
Score: 30–12 (max 60)

Prue talks about The Great British Bake-Off and her new books she is currently writing.

Round 7: T R U O L T A C O

Adrian: TROUT (5)
Nasir: TROUT (5)
DC: OCULAR (6) LOCATOR (7)
OT: LOCUTOR (7) TOURACO (7)
Score: 35–17 (max 67)

Round 8: V R S M U E E O P

Adrian: REMOVES (7)
Nasir: PRESUME (7)
DC: OVERUSE (7) SUPREME (7) SUPREMO (7)
OT: OEUVRES (7) PREVUES (7) RUESOME (7)
Score: 42–24 (max 74)

Round 9: 25, 5, 3, 3, 2, 8. Target: 457.

Adrian: 458. (25 x 2 x 3 x 3) + 8 (7)
Nasir: 458. (2 x 3 x 3 x 25) + 8 (7)
AMI: 457. (((2 x 3 x 25) + 5) x 3) - 8 (10)
Score: 49–31 (max 84)

Teatime teaser: ARTYETCH -> CHATTERY

Round 10: T F I A W E R N U

Adrian: URINATE (7)
Nasir: WINTER (6)
DC: FAINTER (7) TAWNIER (7) TAURINE (7)
OT: RUINATE (7) TINWARE (7) URANITE (7)
Score: 56–31 (max 91)

Round 11: G A S P E F I N K

Adrian: SPEAKING (8)
Nasir: SPEAKING (8)
DC: PEAKING (7) SINKAGE (7)
Score: 64–39 (max 99)

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

Round 12: A I O N S J T B E

Adrian: BASTION (7)
Nasir: BANJOIST (8)
DC: BOTANISE (8)
OT: NIOBATES (8) OBEISANT (8)
Score: 64–47 (max 107)

Round 13: S U W R A D L I E

Adrian: DRAWLS (6)
Nasir: SWIRLED (7)
OT: RESIDUAL (8)
Score: 64–54 (max 115)

Round 14: 25, 5, 3, 9, 7, 6. Target: 861.

Adrian: 861. ((((7 - 3) x 25) - 5) x 9) + 6 (10)
Nasir: 866.
Score: 74–54 (max 125)

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

Adrian buzzes on 25.5 seconds to say BILATERAL which is correct.
Final Score: 84–54 (max 135)

Statistics Corner

Adrian:
Total score - 84
Raw score - 103
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 5.6
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 6

Nasir:
Total score - 54
Raw score - 78
Total % of max - 40
Raw % of max - 58
Total average score per round - 3.6
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=85
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