Spoilers For Wednesday February 24th 2010

[James Robinson]

So, we have another new champion in Adam Guest, I wonder if he'll just be a passing guest in the champion's chair, as we have a current Premier League footballer in the challenger's chair today.

The challenger is the current Burnley #5, Clarke Carlisle. Having previously played for Blackpool, QPR, some team called Leeds , Watford and Luton Town, he is now playing top-flight football with the Clarets at Turf Moor.

In his career, he has helped QPR reach the Championship, helped Watford & Burnley reach the Premier League and has represented the Under-21's on 3 occasions, but can he get that most sought after prize, the Countdown teapot, or will his mantlepiece remain empty

We'll see....

[James Robinson]

If you're nowhere near a TV set, The Guardian has setup a live blog for today's show:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/tvan ... ue-burnley

[Kirk Bevins]

INTUIT as a beater in round 1.

[Michael Wallace]

Haha, the live text thing is brilliant.

[Edwin Mead]

If you're nowhere near a TV set, The Guardian has setup a live blog for today's show:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/tvan ... ue-burnley

Irritatingly, this blog gives out the solutions at the same time as the puzzles. Don't read it if you want to play along.

[Michael Wallace]

If you're nowhere near a TV set, The Guardian has setup a live blog for today's show:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/tvan ... ue-burnley

Irritatingly, this blog gives out the solutions at the same time as the puzzles. Don't read it if you want to play along.

Not quite - he's been posting the letters/numbers, and then updating that entry with the solution. You can play along with it (or at least I have been) - we should try and recruit someone to do this every day, would be awesome.

[Kirk Bevins]

SLALOMER as a beater in round 6.

[Michael Wallace]

If you're nowhere near a TV set, The Guardian has setup a live blog for today's show:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/tvan ... ue-burnley

Irritatingly, this blog gives out the solutions at the same time as the puzzles. Don't read it if you want to play along.

Not quite - he's been posting the letters/numbers, and then updating that entry with the solution. You can play along with it (or at least I have been) - we should try and recruit someone to do this every day, would be awesome.

Ok, well he was to begin with...

[Michael Wallace]

I'm watching the live text - I'm guessing DC got SHOVELER?

[Kirk Bevins]

I'm watching the live text - I'm guessing DC got SHOVELER?

No they didn't...nice beater.

Beater in round 11 in PEGBOARD.

[Ben Hunter]

PEGBOARD round 11

And DC didn't get SHOVELER

Edit KIRK

[Michael Wallace]

Haha, the Guardian guy:

More letters. More letters. O E K I L L A R Y O U R S E L F P R N O W B G D. Both get a six-pointer, BADGER and BARRED. Missing a trick, there, lads. LATEST SCORE: Guest 41 - 67 Carlisle.

[Kevin Davis]

If you're nowhere near a TV set, The Guardian has setup a live blog for today's show:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/tvan ... ue-burnley

Irritatingly, this blog gives out the solutions at the same time as the puzzles. Don't read it if you want to play along.

Not quite - he's been posting the letters/numbers, and then updating that entry with the solution. You can play along with it (or at least I have been) - we should try and recruit someone to do this every day, would be awesome.

I would, had I not just got a new job. Unless you don't mind a tape delay? lol

[DaveC]

R5 : 453 with a little cheating, use of powers. Novelty value why not.

4^(2+1)*7+5 = 453.

DC

[Jon Corby]

Wow, it won't necessarily be obvious from his score but that was actually a really solid debut from Clarke. He obviously lost points on that bastard first numbers game and got slightly outdone on a not-particularly-straightforward last numbers but other than that he didn't miss much. I was scoring along at home and was only 8 ahead by virtue of PROGRADE/PEGBOARD going into that last numbers - we tied every other round. Very good stuff from some shitty selections IMO.

[Ian Dent]

I agree with Jon, he's darn good. Hope he makes the finals.

[Ralph Gillions]

Yes. He has a friendly television manner too

[Alec Rivers]

And props to him for not saying: "Well, you know, at the end of the day, I'm over the moon, Jeff!"

[David Roe]

He's definitely got a career in broadcasting when he retires from football, if he wants it. He was the summariser last year when we beat Chelsea, and was so good they put the commentary on the DVD sale. Though he's thinking of becoming a teacher.

[Joyce Phillips]

If he becomes a teacher, he won't have to worry about the pay.

[Alec Rivers]

If he becomes a teacher, he won't have to worry about the pay.

Why, because there isn't any?