Countdown recap for Thursday 3 December 2020.
C1: Challenger Craig Melson. A worker in technology policy from London. He once tried to teach himself how to surf in Bali, and got attacked by a tiger shark!
C2: Challenger Mike Corcoran. A man from Southampton. He follows Southampton F.C. and St. Patrick's Athletic F.C., as his dad was originally from Ireland. He once went to a St. Pat's game which took him 19 hours, where they lost 1-0 and missed the goal, as he bought himself a hot dog!
DC: Susie Dent and Nina Wadia.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: S I U E B T F W A
R02: G O R E N A T I H
R03: 50, 75, 9, 7, 10, 7. Target: 611.
TTT: DATEFEED - "Had a great victory over the object, perhaps?"
R04: M E P O J U C I N
R05: E A I E R P S N V
R06: 100, 8, 1, 5, 2, 7. Target: 758.
R07: R U O W G T A E C
R08: N I M O D A P E K
R09: 75, 50, 3, 4, 10, 5. Target: 204.
TTT: DOTPETER - "Dot and Peter mooched around, rather like Harry."
R10: L U R O M I D A G
R11: E E E R B L E N I
R12: S E C A Z O P I H
R13: R E O S G Y U S A
R14: 25, 9, 6, 4, 5, 10. Target: 664.
R15: P O K E R W R A P (conundrum)
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Round 1: S I U E B T F W A
Craig: fatwas
Mike: SWEAT (5)
DC: BEFITS (6) BEAUTS (6)
OT: AFTIES (6) BUTEAS (6) ESTUFA (6) FASTIE (6) FIESTA (6)
Score: 0–5 (max 6)
Round 2: G O R E N A T I H
Craig: GREAT (5)
Mike: EARTHING (8)
DC: GROAN (5) HEARTING (8) OTHERING (8)
OT: INGATHER (8) ORANGITE (8)
Score: 0–13 (max 14)
Round 3: 50, 75, 9, 7, 10, 7. Target: 611.
Craig: -
Mike: 611. (75 x 9) - 50 - 7 - 7 (10)
Score: 0–23 (max 24)
Teatime teaser: DATEFEED -> DEFEATED
Round 4: M E P O J U C I N
Craig: JUICE (5)
Mike: POUNCE (6)
DC: INCOME (6) PNEUMIC (7)
Score: 0–29 (max 31)
Round 5: E A I E R P S N V
Craig: RIPENS (6)
Mike: SPRAIN (6)
DC: PREENS (6) VIPERS (6) PEAVINES (8)
Score: 6–35 (max 39)
Round 6: 100, 8, 1, 5, 2, 7. Target: 758.
Craig: 749.
Mike: 758. ((100 + 8) x 7) + 2 (10)
Score: 6–45 (max 49)
Nina talks about how her radio/TV breakthrough with Goodness Gracious Me.
Round 7: R U O W G T A E C
Craig: WATER (5)
Mike: GROUT (5)
DC: OUTRAGE (7) OUTRACE (7)
OT: COURAGE (7) OUTGREW (7) OUTWEAR (7)
Score: 11–50 (max 56)
Round 8: N I M O D A P E K
Craig: OPINED (6)
Mike: MOANED (6)
DC: NOMAD (5) DOPAMINE (8)
Score: 17–56 (max 64)
Round 9: 75, 50, 3, 4, 10, 5. Target: 204.
Craig: 200.
Mike: 203. (4 x 50) + 3 (7)
RR: 204. ((75 + 10) / 5) x 3 x 4 (10)
Score: 17–63 (max 74)
Teatime teaser: DOTPETER -> POTTERED
Round 10: L U R O M I D A G
Craig: GUARD (5)
Mike: GLAMOUR (7)
DC: MARIGOLD (8)
Score: 17–70 (max 82)
Round 11: E E E R B L E N I
Craig: LINER (5)
Mike: BRINE (5)
DC: blini BEELINE (7)
Score: 22–75 (max 89)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "fantasy", "mirage" and "chimera".
Round 12: S E C A Z O P I H
Craig: SCHIZO (6)
Mike: COPIES (6)
DC: CAPSIZE (7) POACHES (7)
OT: CHEAPOS (7) HOSPICE (7) ICESHOP (7) ISOPACH (7) PAICHES (7) PIACHES (7) SHOEPAC (7)
Score: 28–81 (max 96)
Round 13: R E O S G Y U S A
Craig: OGRES (5)
Mike: ARGUES (6)
DC: AROUSES (7) GROUSES (7)
OT: AERUGOS (7) ARGUSES (7) GASEOUS (7) OSSUARY (7) RAGEOUS (7) RUGOSAS (7) SAUGERS (7) SUASORY (7) USAGERS (7)
Score: 28–87 (max 103)
Round 14: 25, 9, 6, 4, 5, 10. Target: 664.
Craig: -
Mike: 659. (6 x 4 x 25) + (10 x 5) + 9 (7)
RR: 664. (((25 x 4) + 10) x 6) + 9 - 5 (10)
Score: 28–94 (max 113)
Round 15: P O K E R W R A P
No one buzzes. The answer, correctly solved by Rachel, was PAPERWORK.
Final Score: 28–94 (max 123)
Statistics Corner
Craig:
Total score - 28
Raw score - 55
Total % of max - 23
Raw % of max - 45
Total average score per round - 1.9
Raw average score per round - 3.7
Number of maxes - 0
Mike:
Total score - 94
Raw score - 94
Total % of max - 76
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 3
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=82