Which of one these legends will keep their unbeaten record in this Manchester United v Arsenal battle ?????
Sir Alex Ferguson the most successful manager in football History winning an amazing 13 Premier League titles with his former team Manchester United , he managed the club from 1986-2013 becoming one of the longest serving football managers in history.
Arsene Wenger the best manager Arsenal had from 1996-2018 .......who guided his Arsenal team to 3 Premier League titles and an unbeaten season 2003-2004 where his Arsenal side became known as the invincibles.
A big thank you to those wonderful competitors who competed in the Champion of Champions: Florence Cappleman Lynes ,Leo Smith, Dinos Sfyris, Elliott Mellor, Edward Byrne, Sam Cappleman Lynes, Matt O'Connor, Stu Harkness, Tom Stevenson , Adam Latchford, Steve Hyde, Dan Byrom, Martin May , Luke Johnson Davies ......last but not least our two grand finalists James Haughton and Ahmed Mohamed. You should be proud of what you have achieved with your excellent sportsmanship fun and laughter. And not to mention the excellent word spotting throughout this contest !
C1: Champion: Series 81 Champion, James Haughton (14 Games 14 wins, 1648 points.)
C2: Champion: Series 84 Champion, Ahmed Mohamed (14 Games 14 wins, 1676 points.)
DC: Susie Dent and Rick Edwards .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R S P S E O U E I
R02: W R E A N E D R M
R03: 25, 50, 100, 75, 2, 9, . Target: 642.
TTT: EVILREEL - " Wake up to an early morning horn."
R04: V R A U B I G R A
R05: N G P F I O A T L
R06: 25, 6, 4, 4, 7, 3. Target: 171.
R07: C S T Q E A E O E
R08: H T A E D A S B I
R09: 25, 100, 75, 50, 1, 1. Target: 288.
TTT: NOTGLASS - "It's not glass, but it definitely helped with transparency."
R10: R N E I L A S H T
R11: N T W S E A U I T
R12: X G A I R U L M S
R13: N J D R I E O E I
R14: 25, 7, 4, 3, 9, 1, . Target: 644.
R15: S U I T L A P E L (conundrum)
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Round 1: R S P S E O U E I
James: ESPOUSER (8)
Ahmed: ESPOUSER (8)
OT: REPOUSSE (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)
A great start from these guys with their 8 Espouser !
Round 2: W R E A N E D R M
James: remander
Ahmed: WANDERER (8)
Score: 8–16 (max 16)
A very unfortunate risk from James.........which now means that Ahmed takes the lead with his 8
Round 3: 25, 50, 100, 75, 2, 9. Target: 642.
C1: 643. (75 + 2) × 9 − 50 (7)
C2: 641. (75 − 100 ÷ 50 ÷ 2) × 9 − 25 (7)
RR: 642. (50 × 25 + 100 − 75 + 9) ÷ 2 (10)
Score: 15–23 (max 26)
A good 1 away solve from our Series winners that bags them another 7 points....but Rachel shows these guys how it is done.....and produces the perfect 10 !
Teatime teaser: EVILREEL -> REVEILLE
Round 4: V R A U B I G R A
James: BRAVURA (7)
Ahmed: arabi
DC: AIRBAG (6)
What a brilliant 7 from James !
Score: 22–23 (max 33)
Round 5: N G P F I O A T L
James: FLOATING (8)
Ahmed: FLOATING (8)
DC: FLOATING (8)
OT: PLOATING (8)
Score: 30–31 (max 41)
NO COMMENT !!!
Round 6: 25, 6, 4, 4, 7, 3. Target: 171.
C1: 171. 25 × 7 − 4 (10)
C2: 171. 25 × 7 − 4 (10)
Score: 40–41 (max 51)
PISS EZ INNIT...........SHALL WE MOVE ON !
Round 7: C S T Q E A E O E
James: ACETOSE (7)
Ahmed: ACETOSE (7)
DC: COATEES (7)
Score: 47–48 (max 58)
7s all round...........let's move on !!
Round 8: H T A E D A S B I
James: ABATISED (8)
Ahmed: BASTIDE (7)
Score: 55–48 (max 66)
What a cracking 8 from James !
Round 9: 25, 100, 75, 50, 1, 1. Target: 288.
C1: 290. ((75 − 1 − 1) × 100 − 50) ÷ 25 (7)
C2: 292.
Score: 62–48 (max 73)
Rachel says that 290 is as good as it gets in this truly nasty selection of numbers and not the easiest 4L........this now means James can extend his lead by 14 points in this rather tight contest !
Teatime teaser: NOTGLASS -> GLASNOST
Round 10: R N E I L A S H T
James: LATRINES (8)
Ahmed: INHALERS (8)
DC: HAIRNETS (8)
OT: ENTHRALS (8) ENTRAILS (8) INEARTHS (8) RATLINES (8) REINSTAL (8) THERIANS (8) TRENAILS (8)
Score: 70–56 (max 81)
8s all round........again not a lot to squabble over !
Round 11: N T W S E A U I T
James: TAWNIEST (8)
Ahmed: TAWNIEST (8)
DC: AUNTIES (7) TETANUS (7)
Score: 78–64 (max 89)
Round 12: X G A I R U L M S
James: MURALS (6)
Ahmed: MAGILUS (7)
OT: URAMILS (7)
Score: 78–71 (max 96)
What an amazing spot from Ahmed..........COULD THE COMEBACK BE ON ???????
Round 13: N J D R I E O E I
James: REJOINED (8)
Ahmed: REJOINED (8)
Score: 86–79 (max 104)
Top marks in the letters department....what else did you expect from these guys !
Round 14: 25, 7, 4, 3, 9, 1. Target: 644.
James: 644. (25 × 4 − (9 − 1)) × 7 (10)
Ahmed: 644. (25 × 4 − (9 − 1)) × 7 (10)
Score: 96–89 (max 114)
Not the best selection of numbers...... neither one of them wanted.........this now means we have a crucial conundrum.........who will buzz in Fergie Time ?????? and who will keep their unbeaten record ?????
HERE WE GO !!!!!
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1.5 AHMED BUZZES !!!!!
Round 15: S U I T L A P E L
Ahmed buzzes on 1.5 second to say PULSATILE which is correct.
Final Score: 96–99 (max 124)
What an amazing final this has been ! Firstly congratulations to Ahmed for winning Champion of Champions XVI and keeping his unbeaten run, it began in October 1984 and is still going strong he will now join the winners from 1 to 16 : I : Mark Nyman | II : Clive Freedman | III : Harvey Freeman | IV : Nic Brown | V : Tim Morrissey | VI : Wayne Summers | VII : Don Reid | VIII : Chris Rogers | IX : Natascha Kearsey | X : Scott Mearns | XI : Graham Nash | XII : Paul Gallen | XIII : Steve Briers | XIV : Dylan Taylor | XV : Zarte Siempre | XVI : Ahmed Mohamed
Secondly take nothing away from James who had some cracking spots he can hold his head high and be proud of what he has achieved. He will now join the runner ups 1 to 16 I : Joyce Cansfield | II : Peter Evans | III : David Trace | IV : Tony Vick | V : Gino Corr | VI : Chris Waddington | VII : Damian Eadie | VIII : Kenneth Michie | IX : Pete Cashmore | X : Kate Ogilvie | XI : Chris Wills | XII : Mark Tournoff | XIII : Charlie Reams | XIV : Dan McColm | XV : Bradley Horrocks | XVI : James Haughton
It has been fun recapping these games....but I will be back for Series 87 that returns to our screens on Monday join me for me that
A big thank you to you all for making this contest fun ! In the meantime it is bye for now !
