Countdown recap for Monday 16 November 2020.
C1: Champion Martyn Simpson (1 win, 102 points.) An Apterite and area sales manager in the mobility sector from Kingswinford, West Midlands.
C2: Challenger Jonathan Partlin. An international sales manager from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire. He represents a company that sells beer, wine and distilling supplies. He once went paragliding off Table Mountain in South Africa.
DC: Susie Dent and Rufus Hound.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: S R F U I O L E O
R02: Q R A E L R D I A
R03: 25, 75, 100, 50, 10, 5. Target: 562.
TTT: THEGARLIC - "He ate dozens of the garlic snails, which left him feeling this."
R04: N H N I E T A S E
R05: G K F U O E C T S
R06: 100, 5, 6, 3, 9, 4. Target: 975.
R07: V M R I A E P S I
R08: O E N L A T R N I
R09: 100, 75, 50, 25, 5, 10. Target: 249.
TTT: DOEACHNUT - "You do a rough total of each nut you can see."
R10: S B Z C E U O T A
R11: R P S I E O T M T
R12: D T S M A E O Y B
R13: T D N I A E R N A
R14: 75, 6, 10, 4, 8, 7. Target: 577.
R15: F I F E O V E N S (conundrum)
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Round 1: S R F U I O L E O
Martyn: FURIOSO (7)
Jonathan: foolers
DC: foulers LOUSIER (7)
OT: FOLIOSE (7) LOURIES (7) ORIOLES (7) OURSELF (7) ROOFIES (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)
Round 2: Q R A E L R D I A
Martyn: REDIAL (6)
Jonathan: RELAID (6)
DC: RADIAL (6) AERIAL (6) LARDIER (7)
OT: RADIALE (7)
Score: 13–6 (max 14)
Round 3: 25, 75, 100, 50, 10, 5. Target: 562.
Martyn: 560. ((100 - 75) x 25) - 50 - 10 - 5 (7)
Jonathan: -
OT: 562. (((50 + 25) x 75) - 5) / 10 (10)
Score: 20–6 (max 24)
Teatime teaser: THEGARLIC -> LETHARGIC
Round 4: N H N I E T A S E
Martyn: NEATENS (7)
Jonathan: SHINE (5)
DC: SHANTI (6) INTENSE (7)
OT: THEANINE (8)
Score: 27–6 (max 32)
Round 5: G K F U O E C T S
Martyn: FOETUS (6)
Jonathan: SOCKET (6)
DC: GECKOS (6)
OT: FOUEST (6) OUTSEG (6) TOGUES (6)
Score: 33–12 (max 38)
Round 6: 100, 5, 6, 3, 9, 4. Target: 975.
Martyn: 975. ((100 - 3) x (6 + 4)) + 5 (10)
Jonathan: 973.
Score: 43–12 (max 48)
Rufus does a poem about the things that have gone on during lockdown through his eyes.
Round 7: V M R I A E P S I
Martyn: VAMPIRES (8)
Jonathan: PRIMES (6)
DC: VIREMIA (7)
Score: 51–12 (max 56)
Round 8: O E N L A T R N I
Martyn: RELATION (8)
Jonathan: ORIENTAL (8)
DC: INTERNAL (8) LANTERN (7)
OT: ANOINTER (8) REANOINT (8) ROTALINE (8)
Score: 59–20 (max 64)
Round 9: 100, 75, 50, 25, 5, 10. Target: 249.
Martyn: 249. (50 x 5) - ((75 + 25) / 100) (10)
Jonathan: 250.
Score: 69–20 (max 74)
Teatime teaser: DOEACHNUT -> HEADCOUNT
Round 10: S B Z C E U O T A
Martyn: SCOUT (5)
Jonathan: BEATS (5)
DC: TACOS (5) BEAUS (5) BEAUTS (6)
OT: ACETOUS (7) ACTUOSE (7)
Score: 74–25 (max 81)
Round 11: R P S I E O T M T
Martyn: IMPOSTER (8)
Jonathan: rompiest
DC: ROPIEST (7) MOPIEST (7) SPOTTIER (8)
OT: OMITTERS (8) STOMPIER (8) TRIMPOTS (8)
Score: 82–25 (max 89)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some more biscuits.
Round 12: D T S M A E O Y B
Martyn: BOASTED (7)
Jonathan: BOASTED (7)
DC: SOMEDAY (7)
OT: MODESTY (7) SABOTED (7)
Score: 89–32 (max 96)
Round 13: T D N I A E R N A
Martyn: ARANEID (7)
Jonathan: RETAIN (6)
DC: TRAINED (7) RADIANT (7)
OT: RANDANITE (18)
Score: 96–32 (max 114)
Round 14: 75, 6, 10, 4, 8, 7. Target: 577.
Martyn: 577. (75 x 8) - (10 + 7 + 6) (10)
Jonathan: 576.
Score: 106–32 (max 124)
Round 15: F I F E O V E N S
Jonathan buzzes on 3.5 seconds to say OFFENSIVE which is correct.
Final Score: 106–42 (max 134)
Statistics Corner
Martyn:
Total score - 106
Raw score - 106
Total % of max - 79
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 7.1
Raw average score per round - 7.1
Number of maxes - 9
Jonathan:
Total score - 42
Raw score - 80
Total % of max - 31
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 2.8
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 4
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=82