Sorry it is so late this week. I have been at Co:Bris this weekend and got back ridiculously late last night so had neither the time nor the energy to do it. So today we have our champion apterite Jordan Barker, already with 3 wins under his belt, and now aiming for a 4th, which would put him half way to being an Octochamp. Simon Bates stands in his way today.
Countdown recap for Friday 27 February 2015.
C1: Champion Jordan Barker (3 wins, 269 points.) From Oldham, an apterite and student at Leeds University.
C2: Challenger Simon Bates. An actor and a tutor from Manchester. Was lead actor in a film called Blind Faith, which has won awards at a number of film festivals.
DC: Susie Dent and Rufus Hound.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: A I A E T S P D R
R02: M Q C S R U E A B
R03: 3, 4, 6, 8, 2, 25, . Target: 488.
TTT: NOREFUTE - "Five and nine, but not the Brighton line."
R04: N L M I O R A T O
R05: E I A R X P W U G
R06: 10, 3, 9, 2, 5, 50. Target: 165.
R07: O E O L G T N H C
R08: N D S U A O N E S
R09: 9, 6, 6, 8, 3, 75, . Target: 289.
TTT: IRENIGEL - "Is it taken off by a Basque seperatist movement?"
R10: I O U L D T Y E H
R11: I E I V R Z W P F
R12: E O T R A S N O T
R13: E I O C M R S R I
R14: 8, 5, 9, 3, 100, 25. Target: 261.
R15: D U N D E E C O N (conundrum)
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Round 1: A I A E T S P D R
Jordan: DEPARTS (7)
Simon: PARADES (7)
DC: DISPARATE (18)
OT: ASPIRATED (18)
Score: 7–7 (max 18)
Jordan DEPARTS. (Already? It's only round 1
) and Simon PARADES. Both players get 7 points.Round 2: M Q C S R U E A B
Jordan: CAMBERS (7)
Simon: CRUMBS (6)
DC: MARQUES (7) CUMBERS (7)
OT: BARQUES (7) MASQUER (7) MERBAUS (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 25)
Jordan takes the lead with CAMBERS for 7, as Simon says oh CRUMBS.
Round 3: 3, 4, 6, 8, 2, 25. Target: 488.
Jordan: 488. ((3 x 6) + 2 ) x 25 - 8 - 4 (10)
Simon: -
Score: 24–7 (max 35)
A perfect 10 for Jordan with 488, as Simon fails to get close.
Teatime teaser: NOREFUTE -> FOURTEEN
Round 4: N L M I O R A T O
Jordan: ORATION (7)
Simon: RATION (6)
DC: MOTIONAL (8) MONORAIL (8)
Score: 31–7 (max 43)
Jordan shows his apterous experience by adding the O on to Simon's word RATION, to make ORATION for 7.
Round 5: E I A R X P W U G
Jordan: EARWIG (6)
Simon: WIPER (5)
DC: WAXIER (6) GAWPER (6)
Score: 37–7 (max 49)
Jordan wants to hear all about it, so decides to EARWIG in this round. Simon gets WIPER for 5.
Round 6: 10, 3, 9, 2, 5, 50. Target: 165.
Jordan: 165. (50 + 5) x 3 (10)
Simon: 165. (50 x 3) + 10 + 5 (10)
Score: 47–17 (max 59)
A perfect 10 for both players with 165.
Rufus Hound reads a poem called 'Your target's not zero.'
Round 7: O E O L G T N H C
Jordan: HOTEL (5)
Simon: COLOGNE (7)
OT: CHOLENT (7)
Score: 47–24 (max 66)
Jordan gets HOTEL for 5, but it isn't enough as Simon closes the gap with COLOGNE for 7.
Round 8: N D S U A O N E S
Jordan: SUNNED (6)
Simon: DOUSES (6)
DC: SUNDAES (7) DUENNAS (7)
Score: 53–30 (max 73)
It's 6 a piece here with SUNNED and DOUSES.
Round 9: 9, 6, 6, 8, 3, 75. Target: 289.
Jordan: 289. (75 x 3) + (9 - (6 / 6) x 8) (10)
Simon: 291
Score: 63–30 (max 83)
A perfect 10 for Jordan with 289. Simon's 291 not good enough to score.
Teatime teaser: IRENIGEL -> LINGERIE
Round 10: I O U L D T Y E H
Jordan: TOILED (6)
Simon: HIDEOUT (7)
OT: LITHOED (7)
Score: 63–37 (max 90)
Simon goes to a HIDEOUT to close the gap. Jordan TOILED to a 6.
Round 11: I E I V R Z W P F
Jordan: PRIZE (5)
Simon: VIPER (5)
DC: VIZIER (6)
Score: 68–42 (max 96)
It's 5 a piece for both players with PRIZE and VIPER.
Susie Dent talks about the origin of 'willy nilly'.
Round 12: E O T R A S N O T
Jordan: TREASON (7)
Simon: TOASTER (7)
DC: SENATOR (7) ROTATES (7)
OT: NETROOTS (8) NOTATORS (8)
Score: 75–49 (max 104)
Scores level in this round as well, this time it's TREASON and TOASTER for 7.
Round 13: E I O C M R S R I
Jordan: CORRIES (7)
Simon: - (0)
DC: ISOMERIC (8)
Score: 82–49 (max 112)
Jordan got CORRIES for 7, but Simon lost his word so had nothing to declare (except apparently his genius
)Round 14: 8, 5, 9, 3, 100, 25. Target: 261.
Jordan: 261. (100 x 3) - 25 - 9 - 5 (10)
Simon: 263.
Score: 92–49 (max 122)
It's another 10 for Jordan with 261, as Simon only manages 263.
Round 15: D U N D E E C O N
Simon buzzes on 25 seconds to say DENOUNCED which is correct.
A consolation for Simon.
Final Score: 92–59 (max 132)
So Jordan gets his 4th win. He was just too good for Simon Bates and now is well on his way to the promised land of Octochampdom. Will he make it? Tune in next week to find out. Andy McGurn will be here on Monday. (Or may have already been here by the time this is posted
) Be sure to join him then. I'll be back next Friday, with a hopefully more punctual recap. I hope you will join me then. Thank you very much for reading, and goodbye. Further summaries are at:
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