James is off today and my Friday slot has been taken over by horse racing again this week, so I am here today instead. Well having said goodbye to our Octochamp Tom Cappleman on Monday, we welcomed Kate Ritchie back after a 15 year absence. She stormed to victory yesterday and is hoping for her second win today. Gordon Taylor is hoping to stop her. Enjoy.Countdown recap for Wednesday 1 April 2015.
C1: Champion Kate Ritchie (1 win, 99 points.) A retired consultant physician and arts from Waringstown, County Armagh.
C2: Challenger Gordon Taylor. Retired, from Hastings. Big sports fan, especially Horse racing.
DC: Susie Dent and Chris Packham.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: P B A N U O S T I
R02: C P N A E W D U G
R03: 3, 4, 4, 10, 1, 75. Target: 914.
TTT: TOMSATON - "Tom sat on these at home."
R04: R A V I P E O R X
R05: R T L E I E M T Y
R06: 8, 6, 4, 10, 25, 100. Target: 467.
R07: S J U I S E D R M
R08: D T I O W D A U I
R09: 7, 2, 8, 10, 1, 100. Target: 698.
TTT: THESAINT - "He didn't go marching in, he was a bit tentative."
R10: G S T E O M A E C
R11: S G L O I R E G L
R12: B N C A I D O U O
R13: M S E K I R T A N
R14: 8, 3, 4, 3, 50, 100. Target: 893.
R15: J E A N B O L E Y (conundrum)
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Round 1: P B A N U O S T I
Kate: OBTAINS (7)
Gordon: PAINTS (6)
DC: UTOPIANS (8) OUTSPAN (7)
OT: SUBTOPIAN (18)
Score: 7–0 (max 18)
Kate OBTAINS 7 points as Gordon PAINTS a picture of things to come.
Round 2: C P N A E W D U G
Kate: panged
Gordon: PAGED (5)
DC: GNAWED (6) UNCAGED (7)
OT: UNPAGED (7) UNWAGED (7)
Score: 7–5 (max 25)
Kate has 'panged' disallowed as Gordon PAGED 5 points.
Round 3: 3, 4, 4, 10, 1, 75. Target: 914.
Kate: 914. (3 x 4) x 75 + 10 + 4 (10)
Gordon: 914. (3 x 4) x 75 + 10 + 4 (10)
Score: 17–15 (max 35)
A perfect 10 for both players with 914.
Teatime teaser: TOMSATON -> OTTOMANS
Round 4: R A V I P E O R X
Kate: PROVER (6)
Gordon: ROPIER (6)
DC: POXIER (6)
OT: ARRIVE (6) PAVIOR (6) RAPIER (6) REPAIR (6)
Score: 23–21 (max 41)
It's 6 for both players with PROVER and ROPIER.
Round 5: R T L E I E M T Y
Kate: TEMERITY (8)
Gordon: METIER (6)
DC: TERMITE (7)
Score: 31–21 (max 49)
Kate gets 8 points with TEMERITY as Gordon gets METIER for just 6.
Round 6: 8, 6, 4, 10, 25, 100. Target: 467.
Kate: 468.
Gordon: 467. (100 + 8) x 4 + 10 + 25 (10)
Score: 31–31 (max 59)
Kate slips up on the numbers to come 1 away, allowing Gordon to get 10 points back to level the scores.
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Round 7: S J U I S E D R M
Kate: surmised
Gordon: REMISS (6)
DC: MISUSED (7)
OT: SURMISED (8)
Score: 31–37 (max 67)
Kate misdeclares 'surmised', as she declared 7 when it should have been 8. Gordon gets a very REMISS 6 points.
Round 8: D T I O W D A U I
Kate: OUTDID (6)
Gordon: IOTA (4)
DC: AUDIT (5) IDIOT (5) TOWAI (5)
Score: 37–37 (max 73)
Kate OUTDID everyone here to level the scores again. Gordon got an IOTA of a word for 4.
Round 9: 7, 2, 8, 10, 1, 100. Target: 698.
Kate: 698. (100 x 7) - 2 (10)
Gordon: 698. (100 x 7) - 2 (10)
Score: 47–47 (max 83)
An easy 10 points for both players here with 698.
Teatime teaser: THESAINT -> HESITANT
Round 10: G S T E O M A E C
Kate: GAMETES (7)
Gordon: costage
DC: MASCOT (6) COMETS (6)
OT: COATEES (7) ECOTAGE (7) GOATEES (7)
Score: 54–47 (max 90)
Kate takes a 7 point lead with GAMETES. Gordon has 'costage' disallowed. Could that prove cost-ly?
Round 11: S G L O I R E G L
Kate: GLORIES (7)
Gordon: GLORIES (7)
DC: SOGGIER (7)
OT: GIROLLES (8)
Score: 61–54 (max 98)
Both players get GLORIES for 7 points.
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Round 12: B N C A I D O U O
Kate: ABOUND (6)
Gordon: ABOUND (6)
DC: CABIN (5)
OT: ANODIC (6) BOUDIN (6) CONOID (6) CUBOID (6)
Score: 67–60 (max 104)
Both players are ABOUND with 6 points here.
Round 13: M S E K I R T A N
Kate: MISTAKEN (8)
Gordon: MARKETS (7)
DC: MANKIEST (8) RAIMENTS (8)
OT: MINARETS (8) NARKIEST (8) RAMEKINS (8) SITKAMER (8) TIERSMAN (8)
Score: 75–60 (max 112)
Kate is MISTAKEN or maybe not as the case may be with 8 points. Gordon MARKETS a 7.
Round 14: 8, 3, 4, 3, 50, 100. Target: 893.
Kate: 892. (3 x 3) x 100 - 8 (7)
Gordon: 892. (3 x 3) x 100 - 8 (7)
RR: 893. (4 x 3) + 100 x 8 - 3 (10)
Score: 82–67 (max 122)
Both players come 1 away with 892. Rachel does get it out of time so it wasn't easy, but possible.
Round 15: J E A N B O L E Y
Gordon buzzes on 4 seconds to say ENJOYABLE which is correct.
Final Score: 82–77 (max 132)
So a very ENJOYABLE experience for Gordon. In the end though, it was so near and yet so far. His conundrum score wasn't enough to catch Kate who is looking like a good champion here and collects her second win. Will she go on and follow in the footsteps of the Octochamps? May be a little premature to talk about it, but we will see. Kate will be looking for her third win tomorrow. Join Tracey Mills to see if she can do it. I'll be back next Friday. I hope you will join me. In the meantime, thank you very much for reading, and goodbye.
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