Friday 29th January 2016 (Series 74, Prelim 5)

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Friday 29th January 2016 (Series 74, Prelim 5)

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Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) Well this series has started off as the last one finished, with Tim Down as champion. Having got through the first 4 games of this series after carrying his bat from series 73, Tim now finds himself on 5 wins. Will he get to his sixth win today? Benjamin Owen is hoping to stop him. Enjoy.

Countdown recap for Friday 29 January 2016.

C1: Champion Tim Down (5 wins, 432 points.) An apterite from Leamington Spa in Warwickshire.
C2: Challenger Benjamin Owen. A Cocktail Bar Manager from Leicester. Interests include Cocktail Making, Architecture and Dancing.
DC: Susie Dent and Nicholas Owen.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: H I R U D T A M I
R02: V D S A U E N P O
R03: 6, 7, 50, 100, 75, 25. Target: 351.
TTT: HIDSIGNS - "It sounds like you'll get a kick out of these parties."
R04: A U G R D A R L E
R05: M R N U E I T Q D
R06: 3, 9, 10, 2, 4, 25. Target: 466.
R07: G T M A O I V R E
R08: S M H W A I U E T
R09: 8, 1, 50, 100, 75, 25. Target: 977.
TTT: REDRINGS - "These are very good at mincing your meat."
R10: S R N O U E L J O
R11: S I C O K A N A T
R12: Y I E N R S A I P
R13: S G C E A O I T N
R14: 6, 5, 4, 3, 7, 9, . Target: 651.
R15: S O D I U M L E O (conundrum)


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Round 1: H I R U D T A M I

Tim: midair
Benjamin: THIRD (5)
DC: RADIUM (6) ATRIUM (6)
OT: MUDIRIA (7)
Score: 0–5 (max 7)

A bad start for Tim as 'midair' is disallowed. Hyphenated apparently. So Benjamin gets THIRD to become the first player to score today.

Round 2: V D S A U E N P O

Tim: POUNDS (6)
Benjamin: PONDS (5)
DC: UNSAVED (7)
OT: ADENOUS (7) DAPSONE (7) DOUANES (7) POSAUNE (7) UNPAVED (7) UNPAVES (7) UNPOSED (7)
Score: 6–5 (max 14)

Tim is POUNDS in here as Benjamin misses the U so gets PONDS for 5.

Round 3: 6, 7, 50, 100, 75, 25. Target: 351.

Tim: 351. (100 + 75) x (50 / 25) + (7 - 6) (10)
Benjamin: 350.
Score: 16–5 (max 24)

Tim extends his lead with a perfect 351, as Benjamin is 1 away.

Teatime teaser: HIDSIGNS -> SHINDIGS

Round 4: A U G R D A R L E

Tim: GRADUAL (7)
Benjamin: GUARD (5)
DC: REGULAR (7)
OT: ALGRADE (7) RADULAE (7) RADULAR (7) REALGAR (7) RUDERAL (7)
Score: 23–5 (max 31)

It's a GRADUAL process for Tim here, as Benjamin is caught off GUARD.

Round 5: M R N U E I T Q D

Tim: MUNTER (6)
Benjamin: MINTED (6)
DC: INTRUDE (7) RUDIMENT (8)
OT: UNMITRED (8)
Score: 29–11 (max 39)

It's 6 each with MUNTER and MINTED.

Round 6: 3, 9, 10, 2, 4, 25. Target: 466.

Tim: 467. (2 x 25) x 9 + 10 + 3 + 4 (7)
Benjamin: 468.
RR: 466. (25 x 9) + 3 x 2 + 10 (10)
Score: 36–11 (max 49)

Neither player gets it spot on. Benjamin is 2 away but Tim is only 1 away so scores 7 points.

Nicholas Owen talks about an American broadcaster who had a bad day at the office.

Round 7: G T M A O I V R E

Tim: MOTIVE (6)
Benjamin: - (0)
DC: VERTIGO (7) MIGRATE (7)
OT: RAVIGOTE (8)
Score: 42–11 (max 57)

Tim has a MOTIVE to score as Benjamin draws a blank.

Round 8: S M H W A I U E T

Tim: SHAME (5)
Benjamin: WASTE (5)
DC: ATHEISM (7)
OT: MAHEWUS (7) MAITHES (7) MEATISH (7) METHAIS (7)
Score: 47–16 (max 64)

Tim is put to SHAME as Benjamin gets WASTE.

Round 9: 8, 1, 50, 100, 75, 25. Target: 977.

Tim: 976.
Benjamin: 977. (8 + 1) x 9 + 75 + (50 / 25) (10)
Score: 47–26 (max 74)

Benjamin pulls some points back as he gets a perfect 10 amidst a rare numbers slip for Tim.

Teatime teaser: REDRINGS -> GRINDERS

Round 10: S R N O U E L J O

Tim: SOONER (6)
Benjamin: journels
DC: JOURNOS (7) SOJOURN (7)
OT: ONEROUS (7) UNLOOSE (7)
Score: 53–26 (max 81)

Tim may win this game SOONER than he thought. Benjamin has 'journels' disallowed.

Round 11: S I C O K A N A T

Tim: ACTIONS (7)
Benjamin: ANTICS (6)
DC: CATIONS (7)
OT: CATKINS (7) KATSINA (7) SATANIC (7)
Score: 60–26 (max 88)

The ANTICS of Benjamin are not enough as the ACTIONS of Tim prevail.

Susie talks about the origins of words with military beginnings.

Round 12: Y I E N R S A I P

Tim: SPINIER (7)
Benjamin: sapien
DC: INSPIRE (7) RAPINES (7)
OT: NIAISERY (8)
Score: 67–26 (max 96)

Benjamin gets 'sapien' disallowed. Tim gets SPINIER for 7.

Round 13: S G C E A O I T N

Tim: COASTING (8)
Benjamin: COATINGS (8)
DC: AGNOSTIC (8)
OT: ACETOINS (8) ACONITES (8) CANOEIST (8) COGNATES (8) COINAGES (8) COTINGAS (8) SONICATE (8)
Score: 75–34 (max 104)

Both players get 8 here with COASTING and COATINGS.

Round 14: 6, 5, 4, 3, 7, 9. Target: 651.

Tim: 650. (6 x 4 x 3 x 9) + (7 - 5) (7)
Benjamin: -
RR: 651. (9 x 4) - 5 x (7 x 3) (10)
Score: 82–34 (max 114)

Benjamin doesn't come close with this one, as Tim gets 1 away for another 7 points.

Round 15: S O D I U M L E O

Tim buzzes on 5 seconds to say MELODIOUS which is correct.
Final Score: 92–34 (max 124)


So Tim gets his 6th win and is still the only champion of series 74. Will he go all the way to becoming an Octochamp? By next Tuesday we will know. Andy McGurn will be here on Monday to see if Tim can get win number 7. I'll be back next Friday. I hope you will join me then. Thank you very much for reading, and goodbye. :)

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