Friday 16th October 2015 (Series 73, Prelim 73)

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Friday 16th October 2015 (Series 73, Prelim 73)

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Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) So after a week which has seen a 4th Octochamp of the series come on to the scene, in the form of John Hardie, we now have to begin the process all over again with two new players. Will we see a new star emerge from today's two players? Gareth Chapman and Naomi Powell are the contestants. Enjoy.

Countdown recap for Friday 16 October 2015.

C1: Challenger Gareth Chapman. A retired Headteacher from Wixley, North Yorkshire. Loves computing, one of the first people to have the internet and an email address.
C2: Challenger Naomi Powell. A stock broking assistant from Bristol. Loves quizzing, playing board games, video games, sewing and cross stitching. Once spent a year in St Petersburg.
DC: Susie Dent and Martin Lewis.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D W T E U R O A S
R02: D I A G L O E T N
R03: 8, 6, 7, 3, 25, 50, . Target: 207.
TTT: BEARMOJO - "Drink to Tom Selleck, twice in fact."
R04: B P O I A N S L U
R05: F X N A E S U R M
R06: 9, 2, 7, 5, 75, 25, . Target: 240.
R07: L D P O S A O T E
R08: P O E A R L H O T
R09: 6, 7, 7, 9, 50, 100. Target: 222.
TTT: PIESGIST - "There is no ink in these pens, but plenty of oink."
R10: Q I A I M C D E J
R11: I A S N L E P F O
R12: S E A T V G O U T
R13: R N S I E R I T N
R14: 8, 5, 7, 9, 25, 75. Target: 293.
R15: N E E D S T O R M (conundrum)


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Round 1: D W T E U R O A S

Gareth: ROASTED (7)
Naomi: TOWERS (6)
DC: OUTWARDS (8) OUTWEARS (8)
OT: OUTDRAWS (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Naomi TOWERS above the rest, but is ROASTED by a 7 from Gareth.

Round 2: D I A G L O E T N

Gareth: LOADING (7)
Naomi: GLINTED (7)
DC: GLOATED (7) GELATION (8) LEGATION (8)
OT: DELATING (8) DELATION (8)
Score: 14–7 (max 16)

It's 7 a piece with LOADING and GLINTED.

Round 3: 8, 6, 7, 3, 25, 50. Target: 207.

Gareth: 207. (8 x 25) + 7 (10)
Naomi: 206.
Score: 24–7 (max 26)

It's a perfect 10 for Gareth, but Naomi was 1 away.

Teatime teaser: BEARMOJO -> JEROBOAM

Round 4: B P O I A N S L U

Gareth: BISON (5)
Naomi: BLIPS (5)
DC: ALBINOS (7)
OT: UPSILON (7)
Score: 29–12 (max 33)

It's 5 each here with BISON and BLIPS.

Round 5: F X N A E S U R M

Gareth: FRAMES (6)
Naomi: manxes
DC: SURNAME (7) FRAENUMS (8)
Score: 35–12 (max 41)

Naomi gets 'manxes' disallowed, so Gareth FRAMES her.

Round 6: 9, 2, 7, 5, 75, 25. Target: 240.

Gareth: 239. (25 x 9) + 7 + 5 + 2 (7)
Naomi: -
RR: 240. ((25 + 2) / 9) x (75 + 5) (10)
Score: 42–12 (max 51)

Gareth gets 1 away and scores 7 points, as Naomi doesn't get close.

Martin Lewis talks about the AI scheme.

Round 7: L D P O S A O T E

Gareth: SPOOLED (7)
Naomi: STOOPED (7)
DC: TADPOLES (8) POOTLES (7) TOODLES (7)
Score: 49–19 (max 59)

It's 7 each as we SPOOLED and STOOPED.

Round 8: P O E A R L H O T

Gareth: PEARL (5)
Naomi: LATHER (6)
DC: PLETHORA (8) PORTHOLE (8)
OT: POTHOLER (8)
Score: 49–25 (max 67)

Gareth has got a PEARL and Naomi is in a LATHER and scores 6.

Round 9: 6, 7, 7, 9, 50, 100. Target: 222.

Gareth: -
Naomi: 213. (9 - 7) x 100 + 6 + 7 (5)
RR: 222. (50 - ((100 - 9) / 7)) x 6 (10)
Score: 49–30 (max 77)

This time Gareth misses the numbers. Naomi gets 9 away so scores 5.

Teatime teaser: PIESGIST -> PIGSTIES

Round 10: Q I A I M C D E J

Gareth: JADE (4)
Naomi: MACED (5)
DC: AIMED (5) MEDIC (5) MEDIA (5)
OT: DECIMA, MIACID (6)
Score: 49–35 (max 83)

Gareth gets JADE for 4, but Naomi gets MACED for5.

Round 11: I A S N L E P F O

Gareth: FINALS (6)
Naomi: PLAINS (6)
DC: ALPINES (7) OPALINE (7)
OT: LIFESPAN (8)
Score: 55–41 (max 1)

Both players score 6 with FINALS and PLAINS.

Susie talks about the origin of the word 'bigwig.'

Round 12: S E A T V G O U T

Gareth: GAVOTTES (8)
Naomi: OUTAGES (7)
Score: 63–41 (max 99)

Naomi gets OUTAGES for 7, but Gareth has an 8 with GAVOTTES.

Round 13: R N S I E R I T N

Gareth: INTERNS (7)
Naomi: TINNIER (7)
OT: INTEINS (7) TINNERS (7) TINNIES (7)
Score: 70–48 (max 106)

Both players get 7 with INTERNS and TINNIER.

Round 14: 8, 5, 7, 9, 25, 75. Target: 293.

Gareth: 293. (9 - 5) x 75 - 7 (10)
Naomi: -
Score: 80–48 (max 116)

Gareth gets a perfect 10 with 293, but Naomi fails to score.

Round 15: N E E D S T O R M

Gareth buzzes on 17 seconds to say MONSTERED which is correct.
Final Score: 90–48 (max 126)

So Gareth Chapman becomes the new champion after a comprehensive win. It remains to be seen how far he will go, but he has now earnt the coveted teapot which only a winner can get. Join Andy McGurn on Monday to see whether he will get his 2nd win. I'll be back next Friday. I hope you will join me then. In the meantime, thank you very much for reading, and goodbye. :)

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I've edit this to correct the max, see http://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_6229 .
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Charlie Reams wrote:I've edit this to correct the max, see http://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_6229 .
Dunno how important it is but there's something up with the brackets in RR's solution for round 9 in that link.
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Philip Wilson wrote:
Charlie Reams wrote:I've edit this to correct the max, see http://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_6229 .
Dunno how important it is but there's something up with the brackets in RR's solution for round 9 in that link.
RR: 222 = (50 − (100 − 9) ÷ 7) × 6

What's wrong with it?
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Re: Friday 16th October 2015 (Series 73, Prelim 73)

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Graeme Cole wrote:
Philip Wilson wrote:
Charlie Reams wrote:I've edit this to correct the max, see http://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_6229 .
Dunno how important it is but there's something up with the brackets in RR's solution for round 9 in that link.
RR: 222 = (50 − (100 − 9) ÷ 7) × 6

What's wrong with it?
Ooops, nothing I can see! My bad! :oops:
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