C1: Challenger Jill Taylor.
C2: Challenger David Homewod.
DC: Susie Dent and Ria Lina .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: C G O I D S E G I
R02: D N A I R A Y T U
R03: 100, 1, 4, 5, 8, 4. Target: 922.
TTT: CLERICDEN - " There's a ring around the fourteenth letter of the alphabet"
R04: E O W L S I U N B
R05: G E T F I R E O M
R06: 25, 50, 4, 3, 8, 9, . Target: 350.
R07: C T S T P E I A D
R08: U E U S T R V I U
R09: 25, 4, 8, 2, 8, 3. Target: 204.
TTT: CITYDEVIL - "Spotting the answer to this shouldn't be an uphill task"
R10: S P M E A E S N R
R11: T N D A O N G I E
R12: A O E L Z T C I K
R13: N D T R E A E F A
R14: 25, 100, 9, 1, 1, 3. Target: 722.
R15: S T U P I D G I N (conundrum)
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Round 1: C G O I D S E G I
Jill: DOGGIES (7)
David: DOGGIES (7)
DC: CIGGIES (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
A bit of slang to start the days proceedings as there are sevens all round...........Doggies which is a children's word for a small dog or puppy Over in DC they like their slang as well............ Ciggies is slang for Cigarettes
Round 2: D N A I R A Y T U
Jill: unitardy
David: DAIRY (5)
DC: UNITARD (7) UNITARY (7)
OT: INTRADAY (8)
Score: 7–12 (max 15)
A rather unfortunate risk from Jill with her 8 unitardy that is disallowed by Susie...................however David gets to score with his 5 and takes a brief lead in this rather tight contest............over in DC they get to shine with their 7s
Round 3: 100, 1, 4, 5, 8, 4. Target: 922.
C1: 920. (8 + 1) × 100 + 5 × 4 (7)
C2: -
RR: 922. (4 × 4 + 100) × 8 − 5 − 1 (10)
Score: 14–12 (max 25)
A good numbers solve from Jill with 920 that picks up 7 valuable points................If you turn your attention to your 8 times table.....Ms Riley gets shine with her 922 and produces a perfect 10.........which was my method too
Teatime teaser: CLERICDEN -> ENCIRCLED
Round 4: E O W L S I U N B
Jill: BLOUSE (6)
David: BOWELS (6)
DC: BOWLINES (8)
Score: 20–18 (max 33)
Sixes all round from our contestants............but over in DC they come up with a fantastic 8 Bowlines which was my spot
Round 5: G E T F I R E O M
Jill: FORGE (5)
David: REMOTE (6)
DC: FORGET (6) METEOR (6)
OT: ROMEITE (7)
Score: 20–24 (max 40)
Moving on..............
Round 6: 25, 50, 4, 3, 8, 9. Target: 350.
C1: 350. (4 + 3) × 50 (10)
C2: 350. (4 + 3) × 50 (10)
Score: 30–34 (max 50)
Piss Easy this one...............I think I will go and count some sheep
Round 7: C T S T P E I A D
Jill: PATTIES (7)
David: paisted
DC: DICTATES (8)
OT: ADEPTIST (8) ADEPTIST (8) SPICATED (8)
Score: 37–34 (max 58)
A good round from Jill with her 7 Patties sadly not for David though as Susie disallows his 7.............over in DC they get to shine with their 8 Dictates
Round 8: U E U S T R V I U
Jill: RIVETS (6)
David: STRIVE (6)
DC: UTERUS (6) VIRTUES (7)
Score: 43–40 (max 65)
Sixes all round from our contestants..............over in DC they get to shine with their 7s
Round 9: 25, 4, 8, 2, 8, 3. Target: 204.
C1: 204. 25 × 8 + 4 (10)
C2: 204. 25 × 8 + 4 (10)
Score: 53–50 (max 75)
Another piss easy one that bags our contestants 10 points each............so let's move on for now !
Teatime teaser: CITYDEVIL -> DECLIVITY
Round 10: S P M E A E S N R
Jill: SEAMEN (6)
David: MEAN (4)
DC: SEAMERS (7) SPEARMEN (8) PRESSMEN (8)
OT: PRESSMAN (8)
Score: 59–50 (max 83)
Another fine round from Jill with her 6 Seamen..............over in DC they have a couple of good 8s with Spearmen and Pressmen............Pressman was my eight that I spotted
Round 11: T N D A O N G I E
Jill: DENOTING (8)
David: DENOTING (8)
DC: ANOINTED (8) NEGATION (8)
OT: ANTINODE (8) DONATING (8)
Score: 67–58 (max 91)
Lot's of eights here let's move on for now.............no extra points if you spot them all
Round 12: A O E L Z T C I K
Jill: CATLIKE (7)
David: TACKLE (6)
DC: ZEALOTIC (8)
Score: 74–58 (max 99)
A fantastic 7 from Jill with Catlike this was mine as well.........what else did you expect from a cat lover ? Over in DC Ms Dent comes up with a gem Zealotic which was the only 8 available
Round 13: N D T R E A E F A
Jill: feated
David: DEFEAT (6)
DC: DRAFTEE (7)
OT: AERATED (7) AFEARED (7) ANEARED (7) ENTRADA (7)
Score: 74–64 (max 106)
Let's hope Jill's Countdown career doesn't end in defeat as Susie disallows her 6...............but David's 6 does count and leaves us in crucial conundrum territory................over in DC they get to shine with their 7 Draftee........but there were a few more sevens.......no extra points for spotting all of them
Round 14: 25, 100, 9, 1, 1, 3. Target: 722.
C1: 722. (9 − 1 − 1) × 100 + 25 − 3 (10)
C2: 722. (9 − 1 − 1) × 100 + 25 − 3 (10)
Score: 84–74 (max 116)
Nice and straightforward............nothing to whinge about as our contestants pick up another 10 points............it can only mean one thing a crucial conundrum
In other news we have a crucial conundrum on our hands...........but the question is who will buzz first ? will it be Jill for the win or David for the draw.........let's find out shall we ?????????
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4.Jill buzzes and she is the new champion !!!!!!
Round 15: S T U P I D G I N
C1 buzzes on 4 seconds to say DISPUTING which is correct.
Final Score: 94–74 (max 126)
We have a champion in Jill who is the newest member of the teapot club...........take nothing away from David he gave as got he will be happy with his goody bag...........you can join me for any future recaps.............in the meantime...........that's a wrap !
