C1: Champion Tim "The Sheffield Superman " Bridgstock (8 wins, 792 points.)
C2: Champion Tom "The Staffordshire Sparkler " Page (6 wins, 669 points.)
DC: Susie Dent and Ricky Wilson.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: L C T E I A R L G
R02: T P O I R S E M O
R03: 75, 25, 100, 6, 9, 10. Target: 165.
TTT: GUTSYONE - " He had the most bottle, even as the baby of the family"
R04: D W P A U A S E L
R05: N O I M R E U H O
R06: 9, 7, 6, 6, 8, 7. Target: 381.
R07: T N G I E A Y P M
R08: S B S O I E N A G
R09: 75, 25, 50, 9, 6, 1, . Target: 754.
TTT: BLUESETS - "The kind of tire on your road trip across London"
R10: R D E O T R I C H
R11: S T V N U E O A E
R12: T S U A I P M A T
R13: G R L O E S U W N
R14: 2, 7, 10, 4, 1, 7. Target: 953.
R15: T I M E R P R E Y (conundrum)
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Round 1: L C T E I A R L G
Tim: RECITAL (7)
Tom: TALLIER (7)
DC: ALLERGIC (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)
Sevens all round from our quarter finalists..................but over in DC they get to show off with their 8 Allergic
Round 2: T P O I R S E M O *NOTE: In Round 2, Page was not asked to spell his word, but since Rachel Riley displayed IMPOSTER, this has been taken as his declaration rather than IMPOSTOR.
Tim: PROMOTES (8)
Tom: IMPOSTOR (8)
DC: ROOMIEST (8) MOTORISE (8)
OT: IMPOSTER (8) STOMPIER (8) TROOPIES (8)
Score: 15–15 (max 16)
Eights all round.............not worth a catfight !
Round 3: 75, 25, 100, 6, 9, 10. Target: 165.
C1: 165. 100 + 75 − 10 (10)
C2: 165. 100 + 75 − 10 (10)
Score: 25–25 (max 26)
A piece of piss this numbers solve..........this bags our quarter finalists 10 points each......so let's jump ahead to the next round
Teatime teaser: GUTSYONE -> YOUNGEST
Round 4: D W P A U A S E L
Tim: PAUSED (6)
Tom: PAUSED (6)
DC: LAPSED (6)
OT: DEWLAPS (7)
Score: 31–31 (max 33)
Sixes all round........... but there was a rather interesting 7 ignored by all with Dewlaps
Round 5: N O I M R E U H O
Tim: HORMONE (7)
Tom: MOONIER (7)
DC: MOORHEN (7)
OT: IONOMER (7) RHENIUM (7)
Score: 38–38 (max 40)
Okay next please.............let's move on
Round 6: 9, 7, 6, 6, 8, 7. Target: 381.
C1: 382. (7 × 7 × 8) − 9 − (6 ÷ 6) (7)
C2: 380. ((6 × 7) × 9) + (8 − 6) (7)
RR: 381. (((6 × 7) + (8 − 7)) × 9) − 6 (10)
Score: 45–45 (max 50)
Not the easiest of six smalls...............our quarter finalists do well get 7 points...............Ms Riley gets to shine and produces a perfect 10
Round 7: T N G I E A Y P M
Tim: EMPTYING (8)
Tom: TEAMING (7)
Score: 53–45 (max 58)
A fantastic round from our second seed Tim............he means business with that eight !
Round 8: S B S O I E N A G
Tim: BOSSING (7)
Tom: BOSSING (7)
DC: BEGONIAS (8) AGONISES (8)
OT: NOSEBAGS (8)
Score: 60–52 (max 66)
Our quarter finalists are bossing this tight contest with their 7 Bossing..........
Over in DC they spot a couple of eights with Agonises and a blooming good eight with Begonias they were my spot as well
Round 9: 75, 25, 50, 9, 6, 1. Target: 754.
C1: 754. ((9 + 1) × 75) + 6 − (50 ÷ 25) (10)
C2: 754. ((9 + 1) × 75) + 6 − (50 ÷ 25) (10)
Score: 70–62 (max 76)
Top marks from our quarter finalists that bags them both 10 points each..........using the omelette method to solve this bad boy !
Teatime teaser: BLUESETS -> TUBELESS
Round 10: R D E O T R I C H
Tim: RHETORIC (8)
Tom: CORDITE (7)
DC: RHETORIC (8)
OT: CREDITOR (8) DIRECTOR (8)
Score: 78–62 (max 84)
What a fantastic round from our no 2 seed Tim with his eight Rhetoric that stretches his lead even further......but there is everything left to play for ............there were a couple of eights to be had.........let's not squabble over it ! and play nicely now !
Round 11: S T V N U E O A E
Tim: AVENUES (7)
Tom: NOVATES (7)
DC: VENTOUSE (8)
Score: 85–69 (max 92)
Sevens all round...........but there was a rather unpleasant 8 from DC with Ventouse and this was one our recap writer spotted
A ventouse cup otherwise known as a vacuum extraction is used to help and assist the mother through childbirth
Round 12: T S U A I P M A T
Tim: PITTAS (6)
Tom: AUTISM (6)
OT: UTTAPAMS (8)
Score: 91–75 (max 100)
Sixes all round from our quarter finalists..............but there was an interesting eight missed by all Uttapams missed by all
When a contestant declares three eight letter words in a row............it is known as 888 subtitles........this was a service that Ceefax and Oracle offered for viewers that were hard of hearing
Round 13: G R L O E S U W N
Tim: LOUNGERS (8)
Tom: LOUNGERS (8)
DC: LOUNGERS (8)
Score: 99–83 (max 108)
It's Darren central in this round..............as there is eights all round.................from our quarter finalists DC and our recap writer !
Round 14: 2, 7, 10, 4, 1, 7. Target: 953.
C1: -
C2: 956. (((7 × 7) − 1) × 2 × 10) − 4 (7)
Score: 99–90 (max 115)
Not the easiest of six smalls our number 7 seed does well to get three away and 7 points..........this can only mean one thing a crucial conundrum........now the question is who will buzz first ?
Rachel has said that this cannot be solved perfectly............956 is as good as it gets
Round 15: T I M E R P R E Y
C2 buzzes on 2.59 seconds to say PREMERITY which is incorrect.
C1 does not buzz.
The answer was PERIMETRY.
Final Score: 99–90 (max 125)
Neither quarter finalist solves the conundrum Tom buzzes in but guesses it incorrectly, however it is left to Ricky Wilson and our recap writer Tracey Mills to solve it. Another top quality quarter final yet again, firstly congratulations to Tim for making into Thursday's semi final where the winner of Tim James or Matt Fife awaits him........that will be coming to our screens on Monday, secondly take nothing away from Tom he can be proud of his achievements as a Countdown finalist..........you can join me for that recap.....in the meantime it is bye for now.
