C1: Champion Leo Smith (6 wins, 658 points.) A pest controller from London.
C2: Challenger Liam Coles. A finance assistant from Christchurch, Dorset. His favourite place in the world is Brighton, which he visited regularly whilst he was at college in Chichester.
DC: Susie Dent and Samira Ahmed.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: E O A G R S N I P
R02: O A F V M E N S U
R03: 75, 10, 2, 1, 10, 8. Target: 958.
TTT: ISITHAKE - "Is it hake? It tastes more like a mushroom to me."
R04: D R I E P C L A Q
R05: P M H O E A L I S
R06: 25, 6, 3, 5, 9, 10. Target: 761.
R07: U O E F N D T I R
R08: A O S L B U E G W
R09: 50, 2, 8, 10, 7, 6. Target: 135.
TTT: RECOUNTS - "Interpret that the prisoners are genuine."
R10: S R P C A I E M B
R11: L S T O I A O N W
R12: U E K S H I Y G R
R13: M D N A E O R A T
R14: 25, 100, 50, 10, 8, 6. Target: 290.
R15: N O T T N N I C E (conundrum)
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Round 1: E O A G R S N I P
Leo: PIGEONS (7)
Liam: ORGANISE (8)
DC: SPEARING (8) AGONISER (8)
OT: ORGANIES (8) PARENGOS (8) PERIGONS (8) REPOSING (8) ROGAINES (8) SPONGIER (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)
Round 2: O A F V M E N S U
Leo: FAMOUS (6)
Liam: FAMOUS (6)
DC: MAVENS (6)
OT: AEVUMS (6) AMOVES (6) FOEMAN (6) MAUVES (6) NAEVUS (6) NOEMAS (6) NOSEMA (6) SONUVA (6) UNSAFE (6) VENOMS (6) VENOUS (6)
Score: 6–14 (max 14)
Round 3: 75, 10, 2, 1, 10, 8. Target: 958.
Leo: 958. (((2 x 10) + 75) x 10) + 8 (10)
Liam: 958. (((2 x 10) + 75) x 10) + 8 (10)
Score: 16–24 (max 24)
Teatime teaser: ISITHAKE -> SHIITAKE
Round 4: D R I E P C L A Q
Leo: CALIPER (7)
Liam: PLACED (6)
DC: PREDIAL (7)
OT: EARCLIP (7) PEDRAIL (7) PELADIC (7) PERACID (7) PICAREL (7) RADICEL (7) RADICLE (7) REPLICA (7)
Score: 23–24 (max 31)
Round 5: P M H O E A L I S
Leo: HEMIOLAS (8)
Liam: PHIALS (6)
OT: HAPLOMES (8)
Score: 31–24 (max 39)
Round 6: 25, 6, 3, 5, 9, 10. Target: 761.
Leo: 761. (25 x 3 x 10) + 6 + 5 (10)
Liam: 761. (25 x 3 x 10) + 6 + 5 (10)
Score: 41–34 (max 49)
Samira talks about talks about her experiences on quizzes winning on Celebrity Mastermind, including a "Champion of Champions" edition including fellow Countdown alumni Alastair Stewart and Tim Vine.
Round 7: U O E F N D T I R
Leo: ROUTINED (8)
Liam: fortuned
DC: FONDUE (6)
Score: 49–34 (max 57)
Round 8: A O S L B U E G W
Leo: BELUGAS (7)
Liam: BELUGAS (7)
OT: ABUELOS (7) BLAGUES (7) LOWAGES (7) WEBLOGS (7)
Score: 56–41 (max 64)
Round 9: 50, 2, 8, 10, 7, 6. Target: 135.
Leo: 135. (50 - (8 + 7 - 10)) x (6 / 2) (10)
Liam: 135. ((50 + 10) x 2) + 8 + 7 (10)
Score: 66–51 (max 74)
Teatime teaser: RECOUNTS -> CONSTRUE
Round 10: S R P C A I E M B
Leo: SCAMPER (7)
Liam: SPACIER (7)
DC: CAMPERS (7) ASCRIBE (7) CAMBERS (7)
OT: AMBIERS (7) AMBRIES (7) CAMPIER (7) CARBIES (7) PRIMASE (7) RIMBASE (7) SCRAPIE (7)
Score: 73–58 (max 81)
Round 11: L S T O I A O N W
Leo: LOTIONS (7)
Liam: LOTIONS (7)
OT: OLATIONS (8)
Score: 80–65 (max 89)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "boilerplate".
Round 12: U E K S H I Y G R
Leo: GUSHIER (7)
Liam: shrieky
DC: HIKERS (6) GREYISH (7)
OT: HUSKIER (7)
Score: 87–65 (max 96)
Round 13: M D N A E O R A T
Leo: MODERANT (8)
Liam: MANDATOR (8)
OT: ADORNATE (8) EMANATOR (8) NORMATED (8)
Score: 95–73 (max 104)
Round 14: 25, 100, 50, 10, 8, 6. Target: 290.
Leo: 290. (50 x 6) - 10 (10)
Liam: 290. (50 x 6) - 10 (10)
Score: 105–83 (max 114)
Round 15: N O T T N N I C E
Leo buzzes on 5.5 seconds to say CONTINENT which is correct.
Final Score: 115–83 (max 124)
And that's 7 wins for Leo, which means that poor Martyn Simpson is relegated to #9 on the leaderboard....
But, as there are also only 6 preliminaries to go, Leo is also guaranteed to be in the Series 82 finals, so will he make it 8/8 octochamps, that's the big question for tomorrow....
Statistics Corner
Leo:
Total score - 115
Raw score - 122
Total % of max - 93
Raw % of max - 98
Total average score per round - 7.7
Raw average score per round - 8.1
Number of maxes - 13
Liam:
Total score - 83
Raw score - 95
Total % of max - 67
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 5.5
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 9
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=82