Tuesday 1st October 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 66)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 1 October 2019.

C1: Champion Paul Nixon (1 win, 107 points.) An actuary from Surbiton, Surrey.
C2: Challenger Harry Robinson. A retired metallurgist from South Cerney, Gloucestershire, but is originally from Manchester, and as such is a Manchester United fan, and even played on their original ground at Newton Heath.
DC: Susie Dent and Pam Ayres.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: E U I S D N W P R
R02: N K M A E L I C U
R03: 6, 3, 5, 8, 2, 9. Target: 864.
TTT: SUEPANICS - "Sue panics when she gets on her horse and has a crack at this."
R04: R S E I G J O E S
R05: A I A N S F U X T
R06: 25, 6, 5, 9, 9, 8. Target: 154.
R07: E O E R T D M R I
R08: S P A O N Z E A T
R09: 7, 8, 5, 9, 9, 8. Target: 169.
TTT: ANEWCHAIR - "She had the money to get a new chair, but spent it on new plates instead."
R10: R C I U L M E C O
R11: U E A R D R S R O
R12: D L I E H A S C O
R13: E I O N D G S H F
R14: 25, 4, 9, 8, 3, 9. Target: 724.
R15: I R E N E P E N K (conundrum)


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Round 1: E U I S D N W P R

Paul: UNIPEDS (7)
Harry: INSURED (7)
DC: WINDERS (7)
OT: PINDERS (7) PURINES (7) REWINDS (7) SPURNED (7) UNRIPED (7) UNWIRED (7) UPRISEN (7) WINDUPS (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: N K M A E L I C U

Paul: UNALIKE (7)
Harry: unclaim
OT: MANICULE (8)
Score: 14–7 (max 15)

Round 3: 6, 3, 5, 8, 2, 9. Target: 864.

Paul: 864. 8 x 2 x 6 x 9 (10)
Harry: 864. 9 x 8 x 6 x 2 (10)
Score: 24–17 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: SUEPANICS -> PUISSANCE

Round 4: R S E I G J O E S

Paul: ORGIES (6)
Harry: RISES (5)
DC: REJIGS (6)
OT: SOIREES (7)
Score: 30–17 (max 32)

Round 5: A I A N S F U X T

Paul: FAINTS (6)
Harry: STAIN (5)
DC: FUSTIAN (7)
Score: 36–17 (max 39)

Round 6: 25, 6, 5, 9, 9, 8. Target: 154.

Paul: 154. (25 x 6) + 9 - 5 (10)
Harry: 154. (25 x 6) + 9 - 5 (10)
Score: 46–27 (max 49)

Pam does a poem about the price of glasses.

Round 7: E O E R T D M R I

Paul: RETIMED (7)
Harry: TREMORED (8)
OT: RIOMETER (8) ROMERITE (8)
Score: 46–35 (max 57)

Round 8: S P A O N Z E A T

Paul: PAESANO (7)
Harry: -
DC: STANZA (6) APNOEA (6)
OT: OZAENAS (7) PEASANT (7) TOPAZES (7)
Score: 53–35 (max 64)

Round 9: 7, 8, 5, 9, 9, 8. Target: 169.

Paul: 170. (8 + 9) x (9 - 7) x 5 (7)
Harry: 163.
RR: 169. ((8 + 8 + 7 + 9) x 5) + 9 (10)
Score: 60–35 (max 74)

Teatime teaser: ANEWCHAIR -> CHINAWARE

Round 10: R C I U L M E C O

Paul: RECOIL (6)
Harry: MICRO (5)
DC: CLIME (5)
OT: CERIUM (6) CIRCLE (6) CLERIC (6) CLUIER (6) COLURE (6) CORIUM (6) CORMEL (6) LOURIE (6) MOILER (6) MOULIE (6) MULIER (6) MURLIE (6) OECIUM (6)
Score: 66–35 (max 80)

Round 11: U E A R D R S R O

Paul: AROUSED (7)
Harry: AROUSED (7)
DC: DROSERA (7) ROARERS (7)
OT: ADORERS (7) ARRODES (7) ROADERS (7)
Score: 73–42 (max 87)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "things getting a bit hairy".

Round 12: D L I E H A S C O

Paul: CLASHED (7)
Harry: choised
DC: COALISED (8) HALIDES (7)
OT: LOCHSIDE (8)
Score: 80–42 (max 95)

Round 13: E I O N D G S H F

Paul: HOSING (6)
Harry: DOSING (6)
DC: DOGFISH (7)
OT: DINGOES (7) SHOEING (7)
Score: 86–48 (max 102)

Round 14: 25, 4, 9, 8, 3, 9. Target: 724.

Paul: 725. ((9 x 3) + (8 / 4)) x 25 (7)
Harry: -
RR: 724. (((25 x 3) + 9) x 9) - (8 x 4) (10)
Score: 93–48 (max 112)

Round 15: I R E N E P E N K

Paul buzzes on 5.25 seconds to say "No, I've lost it", which is incorrect.
Harry does not buzz.
The answer was INNKEEPER.
Final Score: 93–48 (max 122)

Statistics Corner

Paul:
Total score - 93
Raw score - 100
Total % of max - 76
Raw % of max - 82
Total average score per round - 6.2
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 5

Harry:
Total score - 48
Raw score - 68
Total % of max - 39
Raw % of max - 56
Total average score per round - 3.2
Raw average score per round - 4.5
Number of maxes - 5

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=81