Friday 17th July 2015 (Series 73, Prelim 19)

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Friday 17th July 2015 (Series 73, Prelim 19)

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Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) What a week we have had. We said goodbye to a very good 7 times champion Judy Bursford on Wednesday, which then spawned the arrival of apterite Liam Moloney. Liam has had 2 fantastic wins so far, both with scores well into 3 figures and it will take quite some player to beat him. Karl Forman is the challenger today. Will he be the one to do it? Enjoy.

Countdown recap for Friday 17 July 2015.

C1: Champion Liam Moloney (2 wins, 222 points.) An apterite and worker in medical devices from County Galway Republic of Ireland.
C2: Challenger Karl Forman. A hub operative at a parcels company, from Coventry. Loves keeping active by swimming, cycling and walking.
DC: Susie Dent and Jenny Eclair.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: J P G D A I E R P
R02: C O U M E F T O D
R03: 2, 3, 25, 75, 50, 100. Target: 631.
TTT: TEASWEAR - "You might just swear if your tea's made of this."
R04: S A N I V E R P A
R05: M E R I G U W N A
R06: 8, 4, 2, 7, 5, 75. Target: 915.
R07: T E N B E S I E O
R08: R L G A V O M I S
R09: 9, 8, 6, 7, 10, 75, . Target: 675.
TTT: TECHPOET - "The Spice Girl took her small handbag to lunch."
R10: N O R U H E S G I
R11: F X S U E A L S T
R12: N L I R O A E D K
R13: T N P R M I A I O
R14: 5, 10, 3, 4, 1, 100. Target: 648.
R15: T I D Y G R A I N (conundrum)


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Round 1: J P G D A I E R P

Liam: GRIPPED (7)
Karl: drippage
DC: GAPPIER (7) DAPPIER (7)
OT: PREPAID (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Liam was GRIPPED by his 7. Karl had 'drippage' disallowed.

Round 2: C O U M E F T O D

Liam: OUTCOME (7)
Karl: OUTCOME (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 14)

Both players got the same OUTCOME here.

Round 3: 2, 3, 25, 75, 50, 100. Target: 631.

Liam: 631. (100 - 75) x 25 + (3 x 2) (10)
Karl: 625.
Score: 24–7 (max 24)

Liam got a perfect 10 with 631, while Karl was 6 away.

Teatime teaser: TEASWEAR -> SEAWATER

Round 4: S A N I V E R P A

Liam: RAVINES (7)
Karl: VIPERS (6)
DC: PAVANES (7)
OT: PARVISE (7) SAVARIN (7) SPIRAEA (7)
Score: 31–7 (max 31)

Liam got RAVINES for 7, while Karl only spotted VIPERS for 6.

Round 5: M E R I G U W N A

Liam: WARMING (7)
Karl: WEARING (7)
DC: GERANIUM (8)
Score: 38–14 (max 39)

Both players got 7 points for WARMING and WEARING.

Round 6: 8, 4, 2, 7, 5, 75. Target: 915.

Liam: 915. (4 x 75) + 5 x (8 - 7 + 2) (10)
Karl: 915. Mistake in working.
Score: 48–14 (max 49)

Liam gets a perfect 10 with 915. Karl thought he had too, but made a mistake.

Jenny Eclair talks about the dangers of wearing the wrong clothes.

Round 7: T E N B E S I E O

Liam: BONESET (7)
Karl: ebonites
DC: EBONITE (7) BONIEST (7)
OT: BETONIES (8)
Score: 55–14 (max 57)

Liam got BONESET for 7. Karl thought he had an 8 with 'ebonites', but ebonite is a mass noun.

Round 8: R L G A V O M I S

Liam: ORALISM (7)
Karl: MORALS (6)
DC: VIRAGOS (7)
OT: GIRASOL (7) GLIOMAS (7)
Score: 62–14 (max 64)

Liam got ORALISM for 7, while Karl had MORALS for 6.

Round 9: 9, 8, 6, 7, 10, 75. Target: 675.

Liam: 675. (9 x 75) (10)
Karl: 675. (9 x 75) (10)
Score: 72–24 (max 74)

Both players got 10 points for 675. A somewhat easier numbers game than some. :roll:

Teatime teaser: TECHPOET -> POCHETTE

Round 10: N O R U H E S G I

Liam: ROUGHENS (8)
Karl: RUSHING (7)
DC: REHOUSING (18)
Score: 80–24 (max 92)

Liam got ROUGHENS for 8. Karl got RUSHING for 7.

Round 11: F X S U E A L S T

Liam: SALUTES (7)
Karl: taxless
DC: FALSEST (7) SULFATES (8)
Score: 87–24 (max 100)

Liam got SALUTES for 7. Karl had 'taxless' disallowed.

Susie talks about the term 'diehard'.

Round 12: N L I R O A E D K

Liam: AILERON (7)
Karl: linkroad
DC: KNAIDEL (7)
OT: ALIENOR (7) ANEROID (7) DARIOLE (7) KINDLER (7) LADRONE (7) LANKIER (7) ORDINAL (7) RANKLED (7)
Score: 94–24 (max 107)

Liam got AILERON for 7. Karl thought he had an 8, but 'linkroad' isn't a word either sadly.

Round 13: T N P R M I A I O

Liam: RAMPION (7)
Karl: IMPRINT (7)
OT: MAINTOP (7) TAMPION (7) TIMPANI (7)
Score: 101–31 (max 114)

It's 7 a piece here with RAMPION and IMPRINT.

Round 14: 5, 10, 3, 4, 1, 100. Target: 648.

Liam: 648. (100 - 5 - 1) x (4 + 3) - 10 (10)
Karl: 643.
Score: 111–31 (max 124)

Liam got another perfect 10 with 648. Karl came 5 away.

Round 15: T I D Y G R A I N

No one buzzes. The answer was DIGNITARY.
Final Score: 111–31 (max 134)

So Liam gets his 3rd win as Karl couldn't seem to get going, having several words disallowed and proving no match for Liam's relentless charge. Liam looks set to carry on well into next week, and if he lasts the whole week, could very well be the next Octochamp. Join Andy McGurn on Monday to see if he can get his 4th win. I'll be back next Friday. I hope you can join me then. Until then thank you very much for reading, and goodbye. :)

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