Countdown recap for Wednesday 4 November 2020.
C1: Champion Damien Doughty (7 wins, 649 points.) A creative director from Bristol, but originally from Spalding, Lincolnshire.
C2: Challenger Peter Palmer. A retired interior designer from St. Neots, Cambridgeshire. He once flew through the Grand Canyon in a helicopter, but he had his eyes closed shut for most of the ride.
DC: Susie Dent and Helen Fospero.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R D P R U O E W R
R02: T L O V A S E T N
R03: 100, 3, 2, 6, 2, 1. Target: 554.
TTT: IRATECHUM - "My chum is very irate, he can't get rid of the pain."
R04: P H O C U S R O X
R05: M L S M E A E T N
R06: 75, 6, 8, 7, 10, 3. Target: 953.
R07: S M Q D A I E R D
R08: B T I U G T E K C
R09: 4, 7, 9, 2, 1, 3. Target: 617.
TTT: TRIEDWASH - "He tried to wash the plates in this, but it was just too dirty."
R10: N L C O A H V E R
R11: T F C D N I A O E
R12: S I N F O E S O C
R13: N Y Z R S E I U M
R14: 50, 75, 3, 6, 4, 9. Target: 216.
R15: A R C H E R C A T (conundrum)
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Round 1: R D P R U O E W R
Damien: PROUDER (7)
Peter: PROUDER (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
Round 2: T L O V A S E T N
Damien: NOTATES (7)
Peter: TALENTS (7)
DC: NOVATES (7) SOLVATE (7)
OT: ETALONS (7) LEVANTS (7) SOLVENT (7)
Score: 14–14 (max 14)
Round 3: 100, 3, 2, 6, 2, 1. Target: 554.
Damien: 555. ((6 x 2) - 1 + 100) x (3 + 2) (7)
Peter: -
RR: 554. (((100 - (3 + 1)) x 2) x 6) + 2 (10)
Score: 21–14 (max 24)
Teatime teaser: IRATECHUM -> RHEUMATIC
Round 4: P H O C U S R O X
Damien: POROUS (6)
Peter: CHORUS (6)
DC: HOCUS (5) pocus
OT: PROCHOUS (8)
Score: 27–20 (max 32)
Round 5: M L S M E A E T N
Damien: MEANEST (7)
Peter: blames
DC: MANTLES (7) elements ENAMELS (7)
OT: MANTEELS (8) TALESMEN (8) TEAMSMEN (8)
Score: 34–20 (max 40)
Round 6: 75, 6, 8, 7, 10, 3. Target: 953.
Damien: 954. ((10 + 3) x 75) - (8 + 6 + 7) (7)
Peter: 957.
RR: 953. (((75 - 3) / 6) x 8 x 10) - 7 (10)
Score: 41–20 (max 50)
Helen talks about a new film project which features deaf children learning to read.
Round 7: S M Q D A I E R D
Damien: MISREAD (7)
Peter: MISREAD (7)
DC: ADMIRED (7) DISARMED (8)
Score: 48–27 (max 58)
Round 8: B T I U G T E K C
Damien: BUTTIE (6)
Peter: BUCKET (6)
DC: TICKET (6)
OT: TUCKET (6)
Score: 54–33 (max 64)
Round 9: 4, 7, 9, 2, 1, 3. Target: 617.
Damien: 623.
Peter: 620. ((9 x 7) - 1) x ((3 x 2) + 4) (7)
RR: 616. 7 x 88 (7)
OT: 616. (9 + 2) x (4 + 3 + 1) x 7 (7)
Score: 54–40 (max 71)
Teatime teaser: TRIEDWASH -> DISHWATER
Round 10: N L C O A H V E R
Damien: CLOVER (6)
Peter: chaloner
DC: CHALONE (7) CORNEAL (7) VERONAL (7)
OT: NOVERCAL (8)
Score: 60–40 (max 79)
Round 11: T F C D N I A O E
Damien: FACTIONED (18)
Peter: DEFIANT (7)
DC: ACTIONED (8) CATENOID (8)
Score: 78–40 (max 97)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some fabrics.
Round 12: S I N F O E S O C
Damien: COINS (5)
Peter: FINES (5)
DC: COSINES (7) OOFINESS (8)
Score: 83–45 (max 105)
Round 13: N Y Z R S E I U M
Damien: INSURE (6)
Peter: MISERY (6)
DC: MURINE (6) URSINE (6) INURES (6)
OT: NERIUMS (7) RUMNEYS (7) YINZERS (7)
Score: 89–51 (max 112)
Round 14: 50, 75, 3, 6, 4, 9. Target: 216.
Damien: 216. (75 x 3) - 9 (10)
Peter: 216. Mistake in working.
Score: 99–51 (max 122)
Round 15: A R C H E R C A T
Damien buzzes on 7.75 seconds to say CHARACTER which is correct.
Final Score: 109–51 (max 132)
And he does indeed become our 7th octochamp thanks to his 2nd century of his run. His total of 758 points puts him at #6 on the leaderboard at the moment, so he's not safe just yet, although there's only just over a month to go until the finals....
Statistics Corner
Damien:
Total score - 109
Raw score - 114
Total % of max - 83
Raw % of max - 86
Total average score per round - 7.3
Raw average score per round - 7.6
Number of maxes - 6
Peter:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 39
Raw % of max - 49
Total average score per round - 3.4
Raw average score per round - 4.3
Number of maxes - 4
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=82