Well the Mayor of Pryn-Ford has shown no sign of slipping up this week, as he has relentlessly marched through the week and has now reached 6 wins. Today he seeks his 7th win and if he achieves it, he will be just one step away from the promised land of the Quarter Finals and Octochampdom. Sue Edgar stands in his way today. Enjoy.Countdown recap for Friday 31 October 2014.
C1: Champion George Ford (6 wins, 619 points.) An aptoforumite and sixth form student from Whittlesey.
C2: Challenger Sue Edgar. A retired secondary school teacher from Hestle in East Yorkshire. Enjoys hand bell ringing and playing percussion in an amateur orchestra. Luckily the Countdown studio is next door to the Philharmonic Orchestra.
DC: Susie Dent and John Inverdale.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: M R T R U A I M E
R02: F Z B T A E U M E
R03: 10, 7, 100, 75, 50, 25. Target: 174.
TTT: THYCLAIM - "Thy claim is completely fabricated."
R04: T L S I A E G H O
R05: E I O V T S C L X
R06: 1, 4, 5, 8, 75, 50. Target: 937.
R07: L D R P T A O E O
R08: N I D E O S R I G
R09: 6, 5, 75, 25, 100, 50. Target: 814.
TTT: RENTSDUE - "You can take them out for a drink, but not for a meal."
R10: T R P E A E C S I
R11: H B P T A E I S O
R12: N S T E A I W G R
R13: N S N V R E I U O
R14: 4, 10, 3, 2, 2, 100. Target: 649.
R15: N I G E L B A L L (conundrum)
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Round 1: M R T R U A I M E
George: IMMATURE (8)
Sue: MATURE (6)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)
Sue is very MATURE at the start of this game. George is IMMATURE though and scores 8 points for being so.
Round 2: F Z B T A E U M E
George: TAME (4)
Sue: BEAT (4)
DC: MEAT BEAUT (5)
OT: FUMET (5)
Score: 12–4 (max 13)
It's a TAME round for George and Sue has a BEAT. So 4 points each.
Round 3: 10, 7, 100, 75, 50, 25. Target: 174.
George: 174. (100+75-10+7) + (50/25) (10)
Sue: 175.
Score: 22–4 (max 23)
George gets 174 spot on, while Sue misses it and gets 1 away.
Teatime teaser: THYCLAIM -> MYTHICAL
Round 4: T L S I A E G H O
George: HOAGIES (7)
Sue: SLEIGHT (7)
DC: GHOST (5) GOLIATHS (8)
Score: 29–11 (max 31)
HOAGIES and SLEIGHT for 7 points each here.
Round 5: E I O V T S C L X
George: VIOLETS (7)
Sue: VIOLETS (7)
DC: COSTIVE (7)
OT: CITOLES (7) COEXIST (7) EXOTICS (7)
Score: 36–18 (max 38)
They're not shrinking but both players are VIOLETS in this round.
Round 6: 1, 4, 5, 8, 75, 50. Target: 937.
George: 937. (50x75) - 8 + 5 + 1 / 4 (10)
Sue: -
Score: 46–18 (max 48)
George gets a perfect 10, but Sue comes nowhere near.
John Inverdale continues his run down of his top 20 phobias.
Round 7: L D R P T A O E O
George: LEOTARD (7)
Sue: TROOPED (7)
DC: LEOPARD (7)
OT: ADOPTER (7) DELATOR (7) DROPLET (7) PAROLED (7) POOTLED (7) PRELOAD (7) PROLATE (7) READOPT (7) ROOTLED (7) TADPOLE (7) TORPEDO (7)
Score: 53–25 (max 55)
It's an old favourite for George with LEOTARD. Sue gets TROOPED so it's 7 points each again.
Round 8: N I D E O S R I G
George: IRONISED (8)
Sue: DOSING (6)
DC: DERISION (8)
OT: DESIRING (8) INDIGOES (8) RESIDING (8) RESINOID (8) RINGSIDE (8) SEIGNIOR (8)
Score: 61–25 (max 63)
Sue will feel like DOSING now. Another 8 for George with IRONISED.
Round 9: 6, 5, 75, 25, 100, 50. Target: 814.
George: 814. (75+6) x (50x5) + 100 / 25 (10)
Sue: 825
Score: 71–25 (max 73)
A brilliant 4 large solve for George to get 814. Sue couldn't quite match it though.
Teatime teaser: RENTSDUE -> DENTURES
Round 10: T R P E A E C S I
George: PRACTISE (8)
Sue: CARPETS (7)
DC: TRAIPSE (7)
OT: CRISPATE (8) PICRATES (8) RECEIPTS (8) SPECIATE (8)
Score: 79–25 (max 81)
It's good PRACTISE for George as Sue is on the CARPETS.
Round 11: H B P T A E I S O
George: phobiates
Sue: PHOBIAS (7)
DC: BAPTISE (7)
OT: APESHIT (7) ATOPIES (7) BOATIES (7) BOTHIES (7) OPIATES (7)
Score: 79–32 (max 88)
George had 'phobiates' disallowed, but Sue wasn't frightened to declare PHOBIAS.
Susie talks about words that have two directly opposite meanings.
Round 12: N S T E A I W G R
George: ANGRIEST (8)
Sue: WASTING (7)
DC: RANGIEST (8) WATERING (8) SWEATING (8)
OT: GANISTER (8) GANTRIES (8) INGRATES (8) STREWING (8) SWEARING (8) TASERING (8) TWANGIER (8) WRESTING (8)
Score: 87–32 (max 96)
Sue is WASTING in this round. George is the ANGRIEST here, but I don't know why, he's just scored 8 points.
Round 13: N S N V R E I U O
George: SOUVENIR (8)
Sue: SUNNIER (7)
DC: ENVIRONS (8)
OT: REUNIONS (8)
Score: 95–32 (max 104)
Another SOUVENIR for George and 8 points. Sue is the SUNNIER here but sadly fails to score.
Round 14: 4, 10, 3, 2, 2, 100. Target: 649.
George: 648. (4x2) + 100 x (2x3) (7)
Sue: 645.
RR: 649. (10+3) x 100 - 2 / 2 (10)
Score: 102–32 (max 114)
A rare moment of imperfection from George, as he only manages 1 away. Sue came 4 away and didn't score.
Round 15: N I G E L B A L L
George buzzes on 3 seconds to say LABELLING which is correct.
Final Score: 112–32 (max 124)
A magnificent conundrum spot in 3 seconds sees George score 112.
So George gets his 7th win and is now just 1 win away from becoming an Octochamp. It would take an incrediby good player to beat him, and he will be a real force to be reckoned with in the final stages of this series. Will he become an Octochamp, or will someone stop him at the last hurdle? Join Andy McGurn on Monday to see if he can make it. I'll be back next Friday. Please join me then. Thank you very much for reading, and goodbye.
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