Some of you may remember Jon Stitcher from series 52 where he lost 4th match to Jack Welsby who was a semi-finalist in the same series, but lost out to the eventual winner Mark Tournoff
Some of you may remember Fiona Willis as she was known from series 20 where she had 5 wins before losing her semi-final to the eventual champion and oldest series winner Liz Barber who was 60 years old at the time, she was the No 7 seed but caused a major upset by defeating the top seed Derek Coombs, she also competed in the Championship of Champions VI before losing to the eventual winner Wayne Summers
C1: Champion Jon Stitcher (4 wins, 416 points.)
C2: Challenger Fiona Wood.
DC: Susie Dent and Chris McCausland.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: T W D A O A E R O
R02: V S T I A I G E M
R03: 100, 8, 5, 9, 1, 8, . Target: 463.
TTT: SCENECOD - "When it comes to snooker, Neal Foulds."
R04: V C E A U M D G K
R05: D P R A E E U T M
R06: 50, 25, 75, 100, 4, 8, . Target: 350.
R07: L R B O O I E R S
R08: M P D H O U O P E
R09: 4, 8, 6, 4, 2, 7, . Target: 896.
TTT: OGLEHAND - "Rushing straight into the song by Queen."
R10: S Z T I A E N D T
R11: G S N I O I T R G
R12: F W L E U E S L R
R13: N F S A I E D N B
R14: 100, 25, 75, 10, 3, 4. Target: 742.
R15: G R A V E E D I G (conundrum)
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Round 1: T W D A O A E R O
Jon: ROOTED (6)
Fiona: ORATED (6)
DC: ROOTED (6) WOODRAT (7)
OT: AEROTOW (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)
Sixes all round to kick off the days proceedings..................over in DC they get to shine with their 7 Woodrat
Round 2: V S T I A I G E M
Jon: GAMIEST (7)
Fiona: GAMIEST (7)
DC: GAMIEST (7)
OT: MIAGITES (8)
Score: 13–13 (max 15)
Sevens all round..........but one rather interesting 8 hidden away with Miagites
Round 3: 100, 8, 5, 9, 1, 8. Target: 463.
C1: 463. (100 − 9) × 5 + 8 (10)
C2: 463. (9 − 5) × 100 + 8 × 8 − 1 (10)
Score: 23–23 (max 25)
Nice and Straightforward...........not too taxing
Teatime teaser: SCENECOD -> CONCEDES
Round 4: V C E A U M D G K
Jon: MUCKED (6)
Fiona: MUCKED (6)
Score: 29–29 (max 31)
Nothing to see........as 6 is the max in this round .........so lets move on
Round 5: D P R A E E U T M
Jon: TAMPERED (8)
Fiona: MATURED (7)
DC: TAMPERED (8) DEPURATE (8)
OT: PERMUTED (8)
Score: 37–29 (max 39)
Deadlock broken as our champion Jon gets an 8 with Tampered, he takes the lead for the first time in this rather tight contest
Round 6: 50, 25, 75, 100, 4, 8. Target: 350.
C1: 350. 4 × 100 − 50 (10)
C2: 350. 4 × 100 − 50 (10)
Score: 47–39 (max 49)
Piss easy this one even my hubby solved this one ................MOVING ON !
Round 7: L R B O O I E R S
Jon: BOILERS (7)
Fiona: BROILERS (8)
DC: ORIOLES (7)
Score: 47–47 (max 57)
A good round from our Challenger Fiona that evens up this rather tight contest with her 8 Broilers
Round 8: M P D H O U O P E
Jon: PUMPED (6)
Fiona: oomphed
OT: POPEDOM (7)
Score: 53–47 (max 64)
Another fine round from our champion as he is feeling Pumped up sadly Fiona's 7 doesn't count...........but the was one interesting 7 hidden away with Popedom
Round 9: 4, 8, 6, 4, 2, 7. Target: 896.
C1: 896. 7 × 4 × 4 × 8 (10)
C2: -
Score: 63–47 (max 74)
Another fine solve from our champion...........knowing your 8 times is always a huge help........our challenger gets nowhere near......but there is still everything to play for
Teatime teaser: OGLEHAND -> HEADLONG
Round 10: S Z T I A E N D T
Jon: STAINED (7)
Fiona: INSTATED (8)
DC: DENTIST (7) ZANIEST (7)*spotted by Colin Murray
OT: STATIZED (8)
Score: 63–55 (max 82)
A Great 8 from our challenger Fiona that narrows the gap to 8 points .........is the comeback on ...........winning a few more rounds would make this contest interesting
Round 11: G S N I O I T R G
Jon: roiting
Fiona: roisting
DC: RINGGITS (8)
OT: IGNITORS (8) ROSITING (8)
Score: 63–55 (max 90)
Obviously not ! as Susie disallows Jon and Fiona's words in this rather tight contest.............but DC get to shine yet again with their 8 Ringgits
Round 12: F W L E U E S L R
Jon: REFUELS (7)
Fiona: FELLERS (7)
OT: FERULES (7) FULLERS (7) RESWELL (7) RUELLES (7) SWELLER (7)
Score: 70–62 (max 97)
Sevens all round..........lets not argue about this.............play nicely children !
Round 13: N F S A I E D N B
Jon: BANDIES (7)
Fiona: BANDIES (7)
OT: FAINNES (7) FANNIED (7) FANNIES (7)
Score: 77–69 (max 104)
More of the same again nothing to squabble over.........................the usual brand of rudeness from our recap writer as my spot is Fannies !
Round 14: 100, 25, 75, 10, 3, 4. Target: 742.
C1: 742. 10 × 75 − (100 ÷ 25 + 4) (10)
C2: 742. 10 × 75 − (100 ÷ 25 + 4) (10)
Score: 87–79 (max 114)
Another easy one........this can only mean one thing..........we have a crucial conundrum........the question is........who will buzz first ?
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Round 15: G R A V E E D I G
C2 buzzes on 12.5 seconds to say AGGRIEVED which is correct.
Final Score: 87–89 (max 124)
Another fantastic contest, firstly congratulations to Fiona who is now a member of the teapot club, secondly take nothing from Jon he gave as good as he got but the question is will his score and 4 wins be enough for the series 90 finals that is coming to our screens in December.......if Fiona churns out performances like this we will be seeing her over the coming days...........you can join me for any future recaps in the meantime it is bye for now
