C1: Champion Tom Stevenson (7 wins, 876 points.)
C2: Challenger Ben Timi Nuga.
DC: Susie Dent and Pat Nevin .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R C U A V E G S N
R02: O G S L I E N I W
R03: 3, 5, 5, 3, 2, 1. Target: 267.
TTT: ONEMEDAL - "You won't get a medal for solving this, but you can have a drink. "
R04: U T N S A O L E F
R05: A N G E J L U D M
R06: 25, 50, 100, 10, 4, 3, . Target: 866.
R07: S E G A T I C H R
R08: A D L U O X T O I
R09: 10, 2, 7, 3, 9, 4. Target: 147.
TTT: VERBPILT - "Commercially speaking, it's gone before you know it."
R10: A E I E R M N R K
R11: U I O M N T E P Z
R12: O E I A S N L T R
R13: B T D A T E W O R
R14: 25, 75, 50, 100, 3, 8. Target: 803.
R15: R E C O U N S E L (conundrum)
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Round 1: R C U A V E G S N
Tom: CAVERNS (7)
Ben: curvage
DC: UNGRAVES (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)
A 7 from Tom with caverns....but Ben has his 7 disallowed..........but Susie comes up with a gem of an 8 Ungraves
Ungrave : This means disinterring a corpse from it's grave allowing reburial/cremation
Round 2: O G S L I E N I W
Tom: SOILING (7)
Ben: SLOWING (7)
DC: LIONISE (7)
OT: LONGWISE (8)
Score: 14–7 (max 16)
7s all round but there is an 8 hidden away with longwise.....which I spotted
Round 3: 3, 5, 5, 3, 2, 1. Target: 267.
Tom: 268. 5 × 3 × (5 + 1) × 3 − 2 (7)
Ben: -
Score: 21–7 (max 23)
Rachel says 1 away is as good as it gets
Teatime teaser: ONEMEDAL -> LEMONADE
Round 4: U T N S A O L E F
Tom: FLAUNTS (7)
Ben: flounts
DC: LOUTS (5) SOUTANE (7)
OT: SULFONATE (18)
Score: 28–7 (max 41)
A good 7 from Tom.......but Ben has his 7 disallowed...........but there is a 9 hidden away with Sulfonate......one I spotted.............sorry Tom I beat you on this round !
Round 5: A N G E J L U D M
Tom: MANGLED (7)
Ben: MANGLED (7)
DC: JANGLED (7)
OT: AGENDUM (7) GUMLAND (7) JUNGLED (7) LANGUED (7) UNLAMED (7)
Score: 35–14 (max 48)
7s all round...........lets move on !!
Round 6: 25, 50, 100, 10, 4, 3. Target: 866.
Tom: 865. (100 + 25) × (4 + 3) − 10 (7)
Ben: -
Score: 42–14 (max 55)
Rachel says 1 away is the best solution
Round 7: S E G A T I C H R
Tom: RICHEST (7)
Ben: CHARGES (7)
DC: AGRESTIC (8)
OT: CHARIEST (8) GREATISH (8) RAITCHES (8) THERIACS (8)
Score: 49–21 (max 63)
7s all round........but there are a few 8s hidden way......Agrestic was the one I spotted
Round 8: A D L U O X T O I
Tom: OXTAIL (6)
Ben: loadout
DC: TOXOID (6)
OT: OUTLAID (7) TOULADI (7)
Score: 55–21 (max 70)
Round 9: 10, 2, 7, 3, 9, 4. Target: 147.
Tom: 147. 7 × 2 × 10 + 4 + 3 (10)
Ben: 147. (9 + 3 + 2) × 10 + 7 (10)
Score: 65–31 (max 80)
Well and truly snookered with this solve !!!!
British snooker player Steve Davis became the first player to achieve a televised maximum break in 1982 it is memeorable for a lot of reasons my late mum and nana allowed me to stay up and watch this amazing achievement even though it was a school night ! For the maximum he won a Lada car !
The Lada Classic a tournament that ran from 1980-1992 Steve Davis won it 6 times
Canadian snooker player Cliff Thorburn who became the first overseas snooker player to win his only world championship in 1980, and the 2nd player to achieve a televised maximum break in 1983.....but the first one in the Embassy world championships where he lost in the final to Steve Davis in the same year. It has had different sponsorships over the years Cazoo is the new sponsor.
Teatime teaser: VERBPILT -> BLIPVERT
Round 10: A E I E R M N R K
Tom: MANKIER (7)
Ben: remainer
OT: MARINER (7) NAKERER (7) NARKIER (7) RAMEKIN (7) REMANIE (7)
Score: 72–31 (max 87)
Quite a few 7s.......but Ben has his 8 disallowed as it is specified as Remainer
Round 11: U I O M N T E P Z
Tom: POUTINE (7)
Ben: POINT (5)
DC: PIMENTO (7)
OT: EMPTION (7) PINETUM (7)
Score: 79–31 (max 94)
Plenty of 7s...............next !!!
Round 12: O E I A S N L T R
Tom: RELATIONS (18)
Ben: RETAILS (7)
OT: ORIENTALS (18) ROTALINES (18) TENSORIAL (18)
Score: 97–31 (max 112)
A great 9 from Tom one I spotted !!!! there are a few more in the selection....................no extra points if you spot them all
Round 13: B T D A T E W O R
Tom: ROTATED (7)
Ben: BATTER (6)
OT: ABETTOR (7) ABORTED (7)
Score: 104–31 (max 119)
Plenty of 7s..........Next
Round 14: 25, 75, 50, 100, 3, 8. Target: 803.
Tom: 803. 8 × 100 + 3 (10)
Ben: 803. 8 × 100 + 75 ÷ 25 (10)
Score: 114–41 (max 129)
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Round 15: R E C O U N S E L
Tom buzzes on 8 seconds to say ENCLOSURE which is correct.
Final Score: 124–41 (max 139)
A huge congratulations to Tom on becoming an octochamp and no 1 seed ,he is now a member of the 1000 club making him the 4th highest scoring octochamp giving him a total of 1000 points averaging out at 125 points a game, Tom also becomes the 13th person in the shows history to solve all 8 of his conundrums in a preliminary game, take nothing from Ben who was nervous and couldn't get going but had some good spots.........Tomorrows show will feature two new contestants......in the meantime bye for now !!
