Nick starts the show by talking about Lego and Meccano.
C1: Priscilla Munday, looking for win number six today.
C2: Daniel Steel, a member of an athletics club. He once beat an Olympic medallist at a high-jump.
DC: Susie Dent and Nicki Chapman.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: P N O A C L E I H
R02: M V L A E U T S N
R03: 50, 1, 8, 3, 4, 9. Target: 998
TTT: CLAPSIDE - “Take over someone’s position. The animals sang about getting out of it.”
R04: selection
R05: M T U I R G E O D
R06: 100, 50, 25, 2, 1, 2. Target: 538
R07: G V U A R T O I M
R08: D R Z A E O R H E
R09: 25, 4, 1, 1, 8, 8 Target: 515
TTT: SUEDROVE - "Sue drove her car everywhere when she really didn’t need to."
R10: C S T I E I D R T
R11: N L O E T G A E N
R12: S K P D O A E F S
R13: B W O I T S E U L
R14: 100, 25, 10, 9, 6, 10. Target: 297
R15: S E W E R S L O P (conundrum)
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Round 1: P N O A C L E I H
C1: PLEACH (6)
C2: pinacle x
DC: PINOCHLE (8)
OT: APHELION (8), CEPHALIN (8), CEPHALON (8), PHENOLIC (8)
Score: 6-0 (max 8)
Daniel’s spelling isn’t up to scratch and Priscilla takes the lead, with a word she has declared twice on the show now. Unfortunately she missed CEPHALON, which was spotted by DC the last time she declared PLEACH. Five eights available there.
Round 2: M V L A E U T S N
C1: MANTLES (7)
C2: VALUES (6)
DC: AMULETS (7)
OT: ELUANTS (7), LAMENTS (7), LEVANTS (7), LUNATES (7), MANTELS (7), MAUVEST (7), MULETAS (7)
Score: 13-0 (max 15)
Priscilla spots one of the nine available sevens to extend her lead.
Round 3: 50, 1, 8, 3, 4, 9. Target: 998
C1: 999. (9+8+3)x50-1
C2: 999. (9+8+3)x50-1
Score: 20-7 (max 22)
The first numbers round cannot be solved exactly, but both contestants manage perfection with one away.
Teatime teaser: CLAPSIDE-> DISPLACE
Round 4: O E A R X G S N D
C1: GARDENS (7)
C2: ORANGES (7)
DC: DRAGONS (7), GROANED (7)
OT: DANGERS (7), GANDERS (7), ONAGERS (7)
Score: 27-14 (max 29)
Each of the contestants spot one of the seven sevens and the 13-point gap remains.
Round 5: M T U I R G E O D
C1: GROUTED (7)
C2: GROUTED (7)
DC: GOURMET (7), GOITRED (7)
OT: GOUTIER (7), OUTRIDE (7)
Score: 34-21 (max 36)
Another flat round of sevens.
Round 6: 100, 50, 25, 2, 1, 2. Target: 538
C1: 525 x
C2: 0 x
RR: “impossible”
OT: 531. (100+50+25+2)x(2+1)
Score: 34-21 (max 41)
The second numbers round is also impossible, but this time it’s only possible to get within 7 of the target.
In the DC guest slot, Nicki talks about horse riding.
Round 7: G V U A R T O I M
C1: GUITAR (6)
C2: GROUT (5)
DC: RAGOUT (6), VIRAGO (6)
OT: GOURAMI (7)
Score: 40-21 (max 48)
Priscilla extends her lead with GUITAR, while all in the studio miss the darrenic GOURAMI.
Round 8: D R Z A E O R H E
C1: HOARDER (7)
C2: HOARDER (7)
DC: REHEARD (7), RAZORED (7)
Score: 47-28 (max 55)
The contestants both spot one of the sevens and DC provide the two that remain.
Round 9: 25, 4, 1, 1, 8, 8 Target: 515
C1: 508. Mistake in working.
C2: 0.
RR: “impossible”.
OT: 514. (8x4+25)x(8+1)+1
Score: 47-28 (max 62)
Yet another impossible numbers round! One away can be achieved here, although it’s a difficult path to spot.
Teatime teaser: SUEDROVE -> OVERUSED
Round 10: C S T I E I D R T
C1: DIRECTS (7)
C2: critters x
DC: DISTRICT (8)
OT: DIRTIEST (8)
Score: 54-28 (max 70)
Daniel uses a phantom R so Priscilla’s seven extends her lead. DC spot one of the two available eights.
Round 11: N L O E T G A E N
C1: ELONGATE (8)
C2: annotate x
OT: ENTANGLE (8)
Score: 62-28 (max 78)
A good eight from Priscilla surely wraps the game up for her now, as Daniel uses two phantom letters this time.
Susie’s Origin of Words today tells us about words used to describe women, with origins spanning from 14th Century English to Amazonian tribes.
Round 12: S K P D O A E F S
C1: SPOKES (6)
C2: SPADES (6)
DC: PASSED (6), SOAPED (6)
OT: FOSSAE (6), PADKOS (6), PASEOS (6), SOAKED (6), SPEAKS (6), SPOKED (6)
Score: 68-34 (max 84)
Another flat round, this time with sixes rather than sevens.
Round 13: B W O I T S E U L
C1: OBTUSE (6)
C2: BLOUSE (6)
DC: BLOWIEST (8)
Score: 74-40 (max 92)
Both contestants get sixes, while DC spot the darrenic eight.
Round 14: 100, 25, 10, 9, 6, 10. Target: 297
C1: 304.
C2: 299. (9-6)x100-10/10 (10)
RR: 297. (100-10/10)x(9-6)
Score: 74-47 (max 102)
Fourth time lucky as this numbers round is actually possible. Neither of the contestants manage to solve it though, but Daniel is closes with two away and gains seven points.
Round 15: S E W E R S L O P (conundrum)
C1 buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say POWERLESS which is correct.
Final Score: 84-47 (max 112)
A speedy conundrum solve from Priscilla wraps up her 6th win. A win tomorrow, or a loss with 95 points or more, will allow her to overtake Bobby Banerjee and become the #1 seed for this series’ finals. Can she do it? Join Andy tomorrow to find out.
Statistics Corner
C1: Priscilla Munday
Total score - 84
Raw score - 84
Total % of max - 75 exactly
Raw % of max - 75.00
Total average score per round - 5.6
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 8
C2: Daniel Steel
Total score - 47
Raw score - 58
Total % of max - 41.96
Raw % of max - 51.79
Total average score per round - 3.1
Raw average score per round - 3.9
Number of maxes - 5
Further summaries at: http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=70
