C1: Challenger Mike Oliver.
C2: Challenger Tom Stevenson.
DC: Susie Dent and Eve Muirhead .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: T S F A O I N T A
R02: I E O R H N R V A
R03: 100, 50, 8, 8, 4, 5. Target: 313.
TTT: LARGEGIN - "Telling amusing stories after a drink."
R04: L E T Q O I N O D
R05: S R P E U O G D E
R06: 100, 3, 3, 5, 10, 8, . Target: 262.
R07: T R M S I A I U H
R08: O W F E S C R I T
R09: 75, 100, 25, 8, 5, 2. Target: 649.
TTT: ALATECUE - "Is this type of insect a fan of The Police?"
R10: S L E Z A N A T C
R11: M B G O I E N R T
R12: A G S R R O U A D
R13: T M S C E U I Y P
R14: 75, 50, 7, 2, 1, 3, . Target: 355.
R15: C H I P S P E A S (conundrum)
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Round 1: T S F A O I N T A
Mike: STATION (7)
Tom: STATION (7)
DC: FANTAST (7)
OT: ANATTOS (7) ATTAINS (7) TITANOS (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
A good start by both contestants...............plenty of 7s all round !!!
Round 2: I E O R H N R V A
Mike: HAVEN (5)
Tom: HORNIER (7)
DC: OVERHAIR (8)
Score: 7–14 (max 15)
Really.........Tom !!!!!!!! this was a 7 I spotted !!!
But Susie pulls a gem out of the bag with her 8 Overhair
Round 3: 100, 50, 8, 8, 4, 5. Target: 313.
Mike: 313. 8 * 50 - 100 + 8 + 5 (10)
Tom: 313. 8 * 50 - 100 + 8 + 5 (10)
Score: 17–24 (max 25)
Nice and Easy.........Let's move on !!!!!!
Teatime teaser: LARGEGIN -> REGALING
Round 4: L E T Q O I N O D
Mike: lotioned
Tom: LENTOID (7)
OT: EIDOLON (7)
Score: 17–31 (max 32)
A good 7 from Tom with Lentoid.......but I managed to spot the second 7 with Eidolon.......but Mike was very unfortunate with his risk
Round 5: S R P E U O G D E
Mike: groupers
Tom: SUPEREGO (8)
DC: PERUSED (7) PODGERS (7)
Score: 17–39 (max 40)
A good 8 from Tom......with Superego this was one I spotted !!!!!!
Round 6: 100, 3, 3, 5, 10, 8. Target: 262.
Mike: 262. (100 - 10) * 3 - 8 (10)
Tom: 262. (100 - 10) * 3 - 8 (10)
Score: 27–49 (max 50)
No Comment....do you honestly think our contestants wouldn't solve this ??????????
Round 7: T R M S I A I U H
Mike: SMART (5)
Tom: TIRAMISU (8)
OT: MATURISH (8) SHRIMATI (8)
Score: 27–57 (max 58)
A Foodie 8 from Tom...........Tiramisu.......yum yum......this was one I spotted
Round 8: O W F E S C R I T
Mike: FRESCO (6)
Tom: SWIFTER (7)
DC: COWRIES (7)
OT: FORTIES (7) FRICOTS (7) FROSTIE (7) OCIFERS (7) TWOCERS (7) TWOFERS (7)
Score: 27–64 (max 65)
Plenty of 7s...............Next !!!!!!
Round 9: 75, 100, 25, 8, 5, 2. Target: 649.
Mike: 650. 8 * 75+100 / 2 (7)
Tom: 650. (8 - 2) * 100 + 75 - 25 (7)
RR: 649. (5 - 2 + 75) * 8 + 25 (10)
Score: 34–71 (max 75)
A good 1 away solve from our contestants.......but Rachel shows us how to achieve the perfect numbers solve !!!!
Teatime teaser: ALATECUE -> ACULEATE
Round 10: S L E Z A N A T C
Mike: CANALS (6)
Tom: ANALECTS (8)
DC: CANTLES (7)
OT: CANALETS (8)
Score: 34–79 (max 83)
A great 8 from Tom with Analects.....some thing I have never heard of..........
Round 11: M B G O I E N R T
Mike: TOMBING (7)
Tom: BROMINE (7)
DC: RETOMBING (18)
Score: 41–86 (max 101)
7s all round from our contestants............DC get to shine with their 9 Retombing !
Round 12: A G S R R O U A D
Mike: GOURDS (6)
Tom: SAGUARO (7)
OT: RASGUADO (8)
Score: 41–93 (max 109)
A good 7 from Tom but there is an interesting 8 hidden away with RASGUADO which is a musical term
Rasguado :The arpeggio effect produced by sweeping the strings with the thumb in guitar playing
Round 13: T M S C E U I Y P
Mike: MISTYPE (7)
Tom: IMPUTES (7)
OT: IMPETUS (7) PUMICES (7)
Score: 48–100 (max 116)
7s all round next............!!!!!!!!!!
Round 14: 75, 50, 7, 2, 1, 3. Target: 355.
Mike: 355. (3+1)*75+50+7-2 (10)
Tom: 355. 7*50+3+2 (10)
Score: 58–110 (max 126)
Nice and easy..............NO COMMENT !!!!
Round 15: C H I P S P E A S
The Millenium Falcon.......from the popular Star Wars franchise the best Spaceship around !!!!!
The Visitors Mothership...........from the highly successful and popular 1980s Sci-fi TV Programme 'V '' that was created by Kenneth Johnson, a show that I still watch to this day !
The Starship Enterprise from the popular 1960s TV Series Star Trek that was created by the late Gene Rodenberry of which plenty of spin off series were made as well as the highly successful movie franchise
Another popular Sci-Fi series of the 1970s Space : 1999
Another 1970s Sci-Fi TV series Battlestar Galactica that was created by the late Glen A Larson, this jumped on the bandwagon of the hugely successful Star Wars
Last but not least............the highly successful James Bond film from 1979.........Moonraker, again jumping on the Star Wars bandwagon
Tom buzzes on 4 seconds to say SPACESHIP which is correct.
Final Score: 58–120 (max 136)
A good conundrum solve from Tom, I have a feeling we will seeing a lot more of him on our screens in the coming week........the current No 1 seed Edward Byrne will be watching anxiously and to see how Tom progresses......In the meantime bye for now !!!
