I know what you're all saying. 'Where have all the apterites gone?' We have gone an entire week now without an apterite in sight, but believe me we will be making up for that later in the series.For today, we welcome back our champion Judy Bursford, who knocked out the brain of Ireland Pat Loneghan yesterday. Will she make it 2 wins in a row? Tim Batchelor stands in her way today. Enjoy.
Countdown recap for Friday 3 July 2015.
C1: Champion Judy Bursford (1 win, 93 points.) Retired from Burwell, Cambridgeshire.
C2: Challenger Tim Batchelor. Local Government Officer from Bristol. Has the nickname Timmy Magic. Comes from playing pool at University apparently.
DC: Susie Dent and Helen Fospero.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: D M S I A U F T O
R02: P R X I E A N P E
R03: 1, 2, 4, 8, 5, 50. Target: 968.
TTT: REINFECT - "It sounds very lively, almost like an alphabet."
R04: T I D O L U A B I
R05: R G S E O I T R E
R06: 1, 9, 4, 4, 25, 100. Target: 525.
R07: L N G A O U L T E
R08: N A I S T U A Q O
R09: 3, 5, 4, 7, 6, 25. Target: 933.
TTT: OLDGAMES - "It sounds like the former Prime Minister was a cheerful chap."
R10: D A E P T N O E R
R11: Y N M I A O C E S
R12: D O I Z O A L S E
R13: K V T I A U M E C
R14: 1, 4, 8, 9, 100, 25, . Target: 267.
R15: T E C H N O R U N (conundrum)
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Round 1: D M S I A U F T O
Judy: OUST (4)
Tim: FAMOUS (6)
DC: ADMITS (6) SFUMATO (7)
OT: DIATOMS (7) MASTOID (7) STADIUM (7) STIFADO (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)
Judy does her best to OUST the challenger, but he becomes FAMOUS.
Round 2: P R X I E A N P E
Judy: EXPIRE (6)
Tim: NIPPER (6)
DC: NAPPIER (7)
OT: PERINEA (7)
Score: 6–12 (max 14)
It's 6 a piece with EXPIRE and NIPPER.
Round 3: 1, 2, 4, 8, 5, 50. Target: 968.
Judy: 976.
Tim: 966. (5 x 4) - 1 x 50 + (8 x 2) (7)
RR: 968. (50 x 5) - 8 x 4 (10)
Score: 6–19 (max 24)
Judy gets 8 away with 976. Tim gets 966, just 2 away, so extends his lead.
Teatime teaser: REINFECT -> FRENETIC
Round 4: T I D O L U A B I
Judy: OUTBID (6)
Tim: BLOAT (5)
DC: BLOAT (5) BAILOUT (7)
OT: TABLOID (7)
Score: 12–19 (max 31)
Tim got BLOAT for 5, but Judy OUTBID him here.
Round 5: R G S E O I T R E
Judy: REGISTER (8)
Tim: GREETS (6)
DC: TIGERS (6) RETIRES (7)
Score: 20–19 (max 39)
Time for Judy to REGISTER an 8. Tim GREETS the round with just 6.
Round 6: 1, 9, 4, 4, 25, 100. Target: 525.
Judy: 525. (4 + 1) x 100 + 25 (10)
Tim: 525. (4 + 1) x 100 + 25 (10)
Score: 30–29 (max 49)
An easy numbers game sees both players get 10 points with 525.
Helen Fospero talks about when she flew with the Red Arrows.
Round 7: L N G A O U L T E
Judy: TANGELO (7)
Tim: tunnel
DC: ANGLE (5) GLOAT (5) TANGLE (6)
OT: ALLONGE (7) GALLEON (7) GLUTEAL (7) NUTGALL (7)
Score: 37–29 (max 56)
It's 'tunnel' vision for Tim as he sees a second 'n' which isn't there. Judy gets our old favourite TANGELO for 7.
Round 8: N A I S T U A Q O
Judy: QUOITS (6)
Tim: QUOTAS (6)
DC: QUAINT (6) QUANTS (6) QUANTA (6)
OT: ASQUINT (7) QUINTAS (7)
Score: 43–35 (max 63)
It's 6 points each here with QUOITS and QUOTAS.
Round 9: 3, 5, 4, 7, 6, 25. Target: 933.
Judy: 931. Mistake in working.
Tim: 928. (7 x 5) + (6 - 4) x 25 + 3 (7)
RR: 933. (6 x 7) x (25 - 3) + 4 + 5 (10)
Score: 43–42 (max 73)
Judy makes a mistake as she tries to get to 931, allowing Tim to score 7 points for 928, which is 5 away fom the 933 target.
Teatime teaser: OLDGAMES -> GLADSOME
Round 10: D A E P T N O E R
Judy: PRONATE (7)
Tim: donater
DC: PRONATED (8) OPERATED (8) PARENTED (8)
Score: 50–42 (max 81)
Judy gets PRONATE for 7. Tim has 'donater' disallowed, as it needs a second 'o' rather than an 'e'.
Round 11: Y N M I A O C E S
Judy: MONIES (6)
Tim: MINCES (6)
DC: INCOMES (7) CINEMAS (7)
OT: SYCAMINE (8)
Score: 56–48 (max 89)
It's 6 each for both players with MONIES and MINCES.
Susie talks about the origin of the word 'gentes'.
Round 12: D O I Z O A L S E
Judy: ZOOIDS (6)
Tim: SAILED (6)
DC: SLADE (5) SLEAZOID (8)
Score: 62–54 (max 97)
And again it's honours even for 6 with ZOOIDS and SAILED.
Round 13: K V T I A U M E C
Judy: ACTIVE (6)
Tim: CAKE (4)
DC: MAUVE (5) CIVET (5)
OT: KUMITE (6) TACKIE (6)
Score: 68–54 (max 103)
Tim was forced to eat CAKE in this round, as he only saw 4. Judy was ACTIVE and got 6.
Round 14: 1, 4, 8, 9, 100, 25. Target: 267.
Judy: 260.
Tim: 266. (8 + 4 - 1) x 25 - 9 (7)
RR: 267. (100 - 1) / 9 x 25 - 8 (10)
Score: 68–61 (max 113)
Judy was 7 away here with 260. Tim was only 1 away with 266, so scored 7 points to set up a crucial conundrum.
Round 15: T E C H N O R U N
Judy buzzes on 10 seconds to say TRUNCHEON which is correct.
Final Score: 78–61 (max 123)
So Judy gets her seond win in a closely fought match, beating Tim Batchelor 78-61. This may not have been a vintage apterous rematch, but it was a chance for others outside of the apterous community to shine. A close game throughout and Tim was a little unlucky to lose in the end. How far will Judy Bursford go? Join Andy McGurn on Monday to see if she can get win number 3. I'll be back in 2 weeks time as next Friday, yes you've guessed it, Horseracing is back. Yaaaaawwwwwwnnn..........
So I hope you will join me in 2 weeks time. Until then, thank you very much for reading, and goodbye. Further summaries are at:
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