Thursday 10th December 2020 (Series 82, 1st Quarter-Final)
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2021 4:10 pm
TIME FOR THE SERIES 82 FINALS TO BEGIN 
EIGHT OCTOCHAMPS, SEVEN SHOWS, ONE WINNER
Countdown recap for Thursday 10 December 2020.
C1: #1 Seed Luke "The Cambridge Colossus" Johnson-Davies (8 games, 8 wins, 1,024 points) An Apterite and student at Durham University, but is originally from Cambridge.
C2: #8 Seed David "The Stafford Slayer" Kempshall (8 games, 8 wins, 732 points) A marketing director from Stafford.
DC: Susie Dent and John Inverdale.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: S P C D E O I A T
R02: G Y E U H L O T R
R03: 25, 10, 10, 9, 3, 8. Target: 170.
TTT: TOMSROAD - "They're very submissive, often trodden all over."
R04: M S I E N C G A W
R05: P B T D O E I G R
R06: 25, 100, 6, 7, 9, 7. Target: 528.
R07: W M L N O E A K U
R08: R T I E S A J F L
R09: 75, 5, 4, 9, 8, 3. Target: 396.
TTT: CACTISET - "Feeling happy that your former partner won't move."
R10: H D O E N R S I T
R11: P C F V E O A L B
R12: P N U E S R M O T
R13: N G D L I E A I T
R14: 50, 10, 6, 7, 2, 8. Target: 292.
R15: T V S E R I I E S (conundrum)
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Round 1: S P C D E O I A T
Luke: SCIAPODE (8)
David: PACIEST (7)
DC: SCIAPOD (7) SOCIATED (8)
OT: DESPOTIC (8) DIOPTASE (8) OPACITES (8) SPICATED (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)
Round 2: G Y E U H L O T R
Luke: HELOTRY (7)
David: ROUGHLY (7)
DC: OUTERLY (7) TOUGHER (7) TOUGHLY (7)
OT: LOGHTER (7) ROUGHET (7) THEURGY (7) YOGHURT (7)
Score: 15–7 (max 15)
Round 3: 25, 10, 10, 9, 3, 8. Target: 170.
Luke: 170. (9 + 8) x 10 (10)
David: 170. (9 + 8) x 10 (10)
Score: 25–17 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: TOMSROAD -> DOORMATS
Round 4: M S I E N C G A W
Luke: MAGNESIC (8)
David: CEASING (7)
DC: ENIGMAS (7)
Score: 33–17 (max 33)
Round 5: P B T D O E I G R
Luke: RIDGETOP (8)
David: PODGIER (7)
Score: 41–17 (max 41)
Round 6: 25, 100, 6, 7, 9, 7. Target: 528.
Luke: 528. ((100 - 25) x 7) + 9 - 6 (10)
David: 528. ((100 - 25) x 7) + 9 - 6 (10)
Score: 51–27 (max 51)
John talks about the best-selling Christmas presents of the 1980's.
Round 7: W M L N O E A K U
Luke: UNMAKE (6)
David: WOMAN (5)
DC: walkman walkmen
OT: ALUMEN (6) AWOKEN (6) KNAWEL (6) LAWMEN (6) MAENOL (6) WANKLE (6)
Score: 57–27 (max 57)
Round 8: R T I E S A J F L
Luke: FRAILEST (8)
David: FRAILEST (8)
DC: TRIFLES (7)
Score: 65–35 (max 65)
Round 9: 75, 5, 4, 9, 8, 3. Target: 396.
Luke: 396. ((8 x 3) + 75) x 4 (10)
David: 396. (75 x 4) + ((9 + 3) x 8) (10)
Score: 75–45 (max 75)
Teatime teaser: CACTISET -> ECSTATIC
Round 10: H D O E N R S I T
Luke: HORNIEST (8)
David: HORNIEST (8)
DC: thornside HEDONIST (8)
OT: DOITHERS (8) NORDITES (8) ORTHIDES (8)
Score: 83–53 (max 83)
Well, I don't want to be tempting fate...., but Luke is now just FIVE rounds away from that immortal of tags...., A MAX GAME....
Round 11: P C F V E O A L B
Luke: VOCABLE (7)
David: copable
OT: PLACEBO (7)
Score: 90–53 (max 90)
FOUR ROUNDS....
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some collective nouns.
Round 12: P N U E S R M O T
Luke: REMOUNTS (8)
David: REMOUNTS (8)
DC: MOUNTERS (8)
OT: MOURNEST (8) PORTSMEN (8)
Score: 98–61 (max 98)
THREE ROUNDS.....
Round 13: N G D L I E A I T
Luke: DETAILING (18)
David: DETAILING (18)
Score: 116–79 (max 116)
NICE 9 TO SEAL THE GAME...., AND JUST TWO TO GO....
Round 14: 50, 10, 6, 7, 2, 8. Target: 292.
Luke: 292. (50 x 6) - 8 (10)
David: 292. (50 x 6) - 8 (10)
Score: 126–89 (max 126)
ONE MORE ROUND....
Round 15: T V S E R I I E S
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Luke buzzes on 5.5 seconds to say RESISTIVE which is correct.
Final Score: 136–89 (max 136)
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.....................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT'S BEEN NEARLY SIX YEARS, BUT WE HAVE A TELEVISED MAX GAME, AND LIKE THE LAST ONE BY DAN McCOLM, IT'S IN THE SERIES FINALS TOO!!!!!
Many congratulations, Luke, reaching the semis, a MAX GAME, and the highest-scoring MAX GAME on TV to boot too 
Whoever he plays in Wednesday's semi-final might be shivering in their boots...., but Ian Volante or Ryan Styles will have that honour.
Join me tomorrow for the second quarter-final between #2 seed Sam Cappleman-Lynes and #7 seed Damien Doughty.
Statistics Corner
Luke:
Total score - 136
Raw score - 136
Total % of max - 100
Raw % of max - 100
Total average score per round - 9.1
Raw average score per round - 9.1
Number of maxes - 15
David:
Total score - 89
Raw score - 115
Total % of max - 65
Raw % of max - 85
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 7.7
Number of maxes - 9
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=82
EIGHT OCTOCHAMPS, SEVEN SHOWS, ONE WINNER
Countdown recap for Thursday 10 December 2020.
C1: #1 Seed Luke "The Cambridge Colossus" Johnson-Davies (8 games, 8 wins, 1,024 points) An Apterite and student at Durham University, but is originally from Cambridge.
C2: #8 Seed David "The Stafford Slayer" Kempshall (8 games, 8 wins, 732 points) A marketing director from Stafford.
DC: Susie Dent and John Inverdale.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: S P C D E O I A T
R02: G Y E U H L O T R
R03: 25, 10, 10, 9, 3, 8. Target: 170.
TTT: TOMSROAD - "They're very submissive, often trodden all over."
R04: M S I E N C G A W
R05: P B T D O E I G R
R06: 25, 100, 6, 7, 9, 7. Target: 528.
R07: W M L N O E A K U
R08: R T I E S A J F L
R09: 75, 5, 4, 9, 8, 3. Target: 396.
TTT: CACTISET - "Feeling happy that your former partner won't move."
R10: H D O E N R S I T
R11: P C F V E O A L B
R12: P N U E S R M O T
R13: N G D L I E A I T
R14: 50, 10, 6, 7, 2, 8. Target: 292.
R15: T V S E R I I E S (conundrum)
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Round 1: S P C D E O I A T
Luke: SCIAPODE (8)
David: PACIEST (7)
DC: SCIAPOD (7) SOCIATED (8)
OT: DESPOTIC (8) DIOPTASE (8) OPACITES (8) SPICATED (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)
Round 2: G Y E U H L O T R
Luke: HELOTRY (7)
David: ROUGHLY (7)
DC: OUTERLY (7) TOUGHER (7) TOUGHLY (7)
OT: LOGHTER (7) ROUGHET (7) THEURGY (7) YOGHURT (7)
Score: 15–7 (max 15)
Round 3: 25, 10, 10, 9, 3, 8. Target: 170.
Luke: 170. (9 + 8) x 10 (10)
David: 170. (9 + 8) x 10 (10)
Score: 25–17 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: TOMSROAD -> DOORMATS
Round 4: M S I E N C G A W
Luke: MAGNESIC (8)
David: CEASING (7)
DC: ENIGMAS (7)
Score: 33–17 (max 33)
Round 5: P B T D O E I G R
Luke: RIDGETOP (8)
David: PODGIER (7)
Score: 41–17 (max 41)
Round 6: 25, 100, 6, 7, 9, 7. Target: 528.
Luke: 528. ((100 - 25) x 7) + 9 - 6 (10)
David: 528. ((100 - 25) x 7) + 9 - 6 (10)
Score: 51–27 (max 51)
John talks about the best-selling Christmas presents of the 1980's.
Round 7: W M L N O E A K U
Luke: UNMAKE (6)
David: WOMAN (5)
DC: walkman walkmen
OT: ALUMEN (6) AWOKEN (6) KNAWEL (6) LAWMEN (6) MAENOL (6) WANKLE (6)
Score: 57–27 (max 57)
Round 8: R T I E S A J F L
Luke: FRAILEST (8)
David: FRAILEST (8)
DC: TRIFLES (7)
Score: 65–35 (max 65)
Round 9: 75, 5, 4, 9, 8, 3. Target: 396.
Luke: 396. ((8 x 3) + 75) x 4 (10)
David: 396. (75 x 4) + ((9 + 3) x 8) (10)
Score: 75–45 (max 75)
Teatime teaser: CACTISET -> ECSTATIC
Round 10: H D O E N R S I T
Luke: HORNIEST (8)
David: HORNIEST (8)
DC: thornside HEDONIST (8)
OT: DOITHERS (8) NORDITES (8) ORTHIDES (8)
Score: 83–53 (max 83)
Well, I don't want to be tempting fate...., but Luke is now just FIVE rounds away from that immortal of tags...., A MAX GAME....
Round 11: P C F V E O A L B
Luke: VOCABLE (7)
David: copable
OT: PLACEBO (7)
Score: 90–53 (max 90)
FOUR ROUNDS....
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some collective nouns.
Round 12: P N U E S R M O T
Luke: REMOUNTS (8)
David: REMOUNTS (8)
DC: MOUNTERS (8)
OT: MOURNEST (8) PORTSMEN (8)
Score: 98–61 (max 98)
THREE ROUNDS.....
Round 13: N G D L I E A I T
Luke: DETAILING (18)
David: DETAILING (18)
Score: 116–79 (max 116)
NICE 9 TO SEAL THE GAME...., AND JUST TWO TO GO....
Round 14: 50, 10, 6, 7, 2, 8. Target: 292.
Luke: 292. (50 x 6) - 8 (10)
David: 292. (50 x 6) - 8 (10)
Score: 126–89 (max 126)
ONE MORE ROUND....
Round 15: T V S E R I I E S
tut...
Tut........
TUT...........
BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Luke buzzes on 5.5 seconds to say RESISTIVE which is correct.
Final Score: 136–89 (max 136)
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.....................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT'S BEEN NEARLY SIX YEARS, BUT WE HAVE A TELEVISED MAX GAME, AND LIKE THE LAST ONE BY DAN McCOLM, IT'S IN THE SERIES FINALS TOO!!!!!
Many congratulations, Luke, reaching the semis, a MAX GAME, and the highest-scoring MAX GAME on TV to boot too
Whoever he plays in Wednesday's semi-final might be shivering in their boots...., but Ian Volante or Ryan Styles will have that honour.
Join me tomorrow for the second quarter-final between #2 seed Sam Cappleman-Lynes and #7 seed Damien Doughty.
Statistics Corner
Luke:
Total score - 136
Raw score - 136
Total % of max - 100
Raw % of max - 100
Total average score per round - 9.1
Raw average score per round - 9.1
Number of maxes - 15
David:
Total score - 89
Raw score - 115
Total % of max - 65
Raw % of max - 85
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 7.7
Number of maxes - 9
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=82