Our Late Queen who was a huge dog lover with her Corgis Muick and Sandy
The late Paul O'Grady who hosted a very popular show For the love of Dogs
A Still from Regarding Henry..........my recap would not be complete without my favourite actor.......Harrison Ford holding a rather cute beagle puppy
The late Barbara Woodhouse and dog etiquette expert......who coined the phrases sit and walkies when people were training their dogs the Woodhouse way
The late Carrie Fisher who played Princess Leia the love interest of Han Solo from the successful Star Wars Franchise and her dog Gary........so let's enjoy some dogs on TV and film.............lets enjoy a Han and Leia moment.......from the smash hit of 1980 The Empire Strikes Back
The most famous pooch Lassie who always melted the hearts of our younger viewers
Greyfriars Bobby who was a Skye Terrier who became well known for guarding the grave of his deceased owner for 14 years until his death in 1872, it was made into a film in 1961.......trust me you will need some tissues for this
Now who doesn't enjoy a bit of Disney..........101 Dalmatians aka Puppies thanks to my youngest Son
Some more Disney.........thanks to the Lady and the Tramp........a very cute looking film
C1: Champion Jill Taylor (1 win, 94 points.)
C2: Challenger Caroline Carpenter.
DC: Susie Dent and Kadeena Cox.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N R W I U R O L P
R02: N T E L D Q A I C
R03: 75, 1, 5, 3, 4, 8. Target: 875.
TTT: DOTACCENT - "Got in touch with Edwin to see eye-to-eye"
R04: R F L O E D T A N
R05: O A E T F S U N R
R06: 50, 75, 3, 8, 9, 6. Target: 861.
R07: H R M I O L V A E
R08: N C T I O M T S E
R09: 50, 6, 9, 1, 8, 5. Target: 126.
TTT: HOTWAFERS - "This party starts here every weekday at 3pm."
R10: T A E D P R O U S
R11: J E T G I N T O G
R12: B N E P A R M I H
R13: S Y L M E O U P S
R14: 100, 25, 8, 3, 4, 3, . Target: 233.
R15: T I G E R S E E D (conundrum)
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Round 1: N R W I U R O L P
Jill: WORN (4)
Caroline: PURR (4)
DC: PROWL (5) PURLOIN (7)
Score: 4–4 (max 7)
Fours all round from our champion and challenger................DC are stealing the show with their 7 Purloin
Round 2: N T E L D Q A I C
Jill: DETAIL (6)
Caroline: LANCET (6)
DC: CITADEL (7) DIALECT (7)
OT: DELTAIC (7) EDICTAL (7) LANDTIE (7)
Score: 10–10 (max 14)
Sixes all round..........there a few 7s a couple of those were spotted by DC.........nothing to squabble about
Round 3: 75, 1, 5, 3, 4, 8. Target: 875.
C1: 868.
C2: 880. (8 + 4) × 75 − (3 + 1) × 5 (7)
RR: 875. (75 − 1) × 4 × 3 − 8 − 5 (10)
Score: 10–17 (max 24)
A good solve from our champion Caroline that bags her 7 points and the lead for now...........but Ms Riley gets to shine and shows us how it is done...........but our recap writer has a different way of getting 875 and getting top marks
75/3=25
8-1=7
7+5=35
25*35=875
Teatime teaser: DOTACCENT -> CONTACTED
Round 4: R F L O E D T A N
Jill: FLOATED (7)
Caroline: FLOATED (7)
DC: DEFLATOR (8)
OT: FORELAND (8)
Score: 17–24 (max 32)
Sevens all round from our champion and challenger............a couple of 8s hidden away Deflator was the DC spot.........Foreland was the spot from our recap writer.............again let's move on !
Round 5: O A E T F S U N R
Jill: AFTERS (6)
Caroline: UNSEAT (6)
DC: AFTERSUN (8) FORTUNES (8)
OT: SEAFRONT (8)
Score: 23–30 (max 40)
Sixes all round..........not a lot to argue over.............quite a few 8s a couple of those were spotted by DC and were my spot also
Round 6: 50, 75, 3, 8, 9, 6. Target: 861.
C1: 864. (9 + 3) × 75 − 50 + 8 + 6 (7)
C2: 868.
RR: 861. ((50 + 9) × 6 + 8 − 75) × 3 (10)
Score: 30–30 (max 50)
Our Challenger does well to get 1 away and levels up in this rather tight contest..............Ms Riley shows us how it is done and produces a perfect 10
Round 7: H R M I O L V A E
Jill: HAILER (6)
Caroline: REMOVAL (7)
DC: HEMIOLA (7)
OT: ARMHOLE (7) LOAMIER (7)
Score: 30–37 (max 57)
A good round from Caroline that gives her lead for the first time..........there were a few more 7s............so lets move along !
Round 8: N C T I O M T S E
Jill: MOISTEN (7)
Caroline: MITTENS (7)
DC: CONTEST (7) SECTION (7) NOTICES (7)
OT: CENTIMOS (8) STENOTIC (8)
Score: 37–44 (max 65)
Sevens all round.............much to Susie's annoyance Jill's 7 is Moisten..........and with Autumn fast approaching.........you will need to dig out the mittens soon................but there were a few 8s hidden away that nobody failed to spot
Round 9: 50, 6, 9, 1, 8, 5. Target: 126.
C1: 125. (50 ÷ (8 ÷ (9 − 5))) × (6 − 1) (7)
C2: 123.
RR: 126. (9 × 8 − 50 − 1) × 6 (10)
Score: 44–44 (max 75)
Another good one away solve from Jill ......that levels up this tight contest...........but Ms Riley produces a perfect 10..........even better our recap writer uses a LNAFP ( Large Numbers Are For Pussies )
LARGE NUMBERS ARE FOR PUSSIES
9+8=17
17+5=22
22-1=21
21*6=126
Teatime teaser: HOTWAFERS -> AFTERSHOW
Round 10: T A E D P R O U S
Jill: OUTSPREAD (18)
Caroline: SPROUTED (8)
DC: PROUDEST (8)
Score: 62–44 (max 93)
What a way to make your Countdown debut by bagging yourself a 9 letter word and 18 points no less..............you guessed it I spotted this one !
Round 11: J E T G I N T O G
Jill: JETTING (7)
Caroline: GETTING (7)
DC: JETTING (7) GETTING (7)
OT: JOTTING (7)
Score: 69–51 (max 100)
Sevens all round...........lets not argue about this...........so play nicely now !
Round 12: B N E P A R M I H
Jill: HAMPER (6)
Caroline: MARINE (6)
DC: HEPARIN (7)
Score: 75–57 (max 107)
Next Please !
Round 13: S Y L M E O U P S
Jill: POSSUM (6)
Caroline: MUSSEL (6)
DC: SPOUSE (6)
OT: EMPLOYS (7) PLUMOSE (7)
Score: 81–63 (max 114)
Nothing too see here...........moving on !
Round 14: 100, 25, 8, 3, 4, 3. Target: 233.
C1: 233. 100 × 3 − (3 × 25) + 8 (10)
C2: 233. (3 × 3) × 25 + 8 (10)
Score: 91–73 (max 124)
Nice and straightforward............not too taxing !
Round 15: T I G E R S E E D
C2 buzzes on 8.5 seconds to say REGISTERED which is incorrect.
C1 does not buzz.
The answer was GREEDIEST.
Final Score: 91–73 (max 134)
Neither contestant solves the conundrum but Caroline guesses it incorrectly......however it is left to our recap writer to solve it...............so let's see if Jill can bag her second win........in the meantime it is bye for now !
