Today is a very special day........when we could the first octochamp of series 87 being crowned...........will Alison spoil the party or will Cillian have other ideas ????? tune in and find out !
C1: Champion Cillian McMulkin (7 wins, 823 points.)
C2: Challenger Alison Adams.
DC: Susie Dent and Justin Moorhouse .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: P K N I E I T O H
R02: E A S W E T N U R
R03: 75, 9, 10, 7, 8, 3. Target: 391.
TTT: RACESLIP - "They could slip in the race, they've got odd legs."
R04: E D N I O P S E L
R05: G R S O A I N R D
R06: 50, 25, 100, 1, 2, 6. Target: 444.
R07: N X T E A I R E W
R08: T R G U A E S N I
R09: 5, 1, 10, 3, 4, 1. Target: 985.
TTT: ISITREAL - " Is it real food poisoning or a frenzy about Franz?"
R10: A O R S A G P H E
R11: Y N S O E U F T S
R12: O I R T E C T I B
R13: D T V E U A C U A
R14: 25, 50, 1, 6, 4, 8, . Target: 983.
R15: I S N T G R E E N (conundrum)
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Round 1: P K N I E I T O H
Cillian: POINTE (6)
Alison: THINK (5)
DC: PINKIE (6) TIEPIN (6)
OT: HINOKI (6) INKPOT (6) OPHITE (6) PHOTIE (6) PINITE (6) PITHOI (6) THINKO (6)
Score: 6–0 (max 6)
Lots of 6s shall we move on !
Round 2: E A S W E T N U R
Cillian: NEAREST (7)
Alison: WANTERS (7)
DC: SWEATER (7) SAUNTER (7)
OT: AUSTERE (7) EARNEST (7) EASTERN (7) ESTRANE (7) NATURES (7) NEUTERS (7) RATEENS (7) RETUNES (7) STERANE (7) TENURES (7) TUREENS (7) WEANERS (7) WESTERN (7)
Score: 13–7 (max 13)
7s all round.............from both of our contestants
Round 3: 75, 9, 10, 7, 8, 3. Target: 391.
C1: 391. (9 − 3) × (75 − 10) + 8 − 7 (10)
C2: 382.
Score: 23–7 (max 23)
Nice straightforward solve............do you honestly think that Cillian would not solve this !
Teatime teaser: RACESLIP -> CALIPERS
Round 4: E D N I O P S E L
Cillian: EPISODE (7)
Alison: SPOILED (7)
DC: LESIONED (8)
OT: PELOIDES (8) PLEIONES (8)
Score: 30–14 (max 31)
7s all round........an 8 spotted by DC Lesioned......this now means that Cillians max game is now off
Round 5: G R S O A I N R D
Cillian: ORDINARS (8)
Alison: SOARING (7)
OT: ARRODING (8) GARRISON (8) RANDORIS (8) ROADINGS (8)
Score: 38–14 (max 39)
Round 6: 50, 25, 100, 1, 2, 6. Target: 444.
C1: 444. (50 − 1) × 6 + 100 + 25 × 2 (10)
C2: 449.
Score: 48–14 (max 49)
Top Marks from Cillian in the numbers department he has no trouble solving this bad boy !!
Round 7: N X T E A I R E W
Cillian: TRAINEE (7)
Alison: ENTIRE (6)
DC: TAWNIER (7) TINWARE (7)
OT: RETINAE (7)
Score: 55–14 (max 56)
Round 8: T R G U A E S N I
Cillian: SIGNATURE (18)
Alison: RESTING (7)
DC: SIGNATURE (18)
Score: 73–14 (max 74)
A great 9 from Cillian..................this was one I spotted
Round 9: 5, 1, 10, 3, 4, 1. Target: 985.
C1: -
C2: -
OT: 1000 (1 + 1 + 3) × 10 × 5 × 4
An absolute stinker of a numbers game, our contestants draw a blank on this round.....Rachel says that 1000 is the best target....It wouldn't count as it is 15 away !
Score: 73–14 (max 74)
Teatime teaser: ISITREAL -> LISTERIA
Round 10: A O R S A G P H E
Cillian: GOPHERS (7)
Alison: GOPHERS (7)
OT: AGAROSE (7) GHERAOS (7) OARAGES (7) PARAGES (7)
Score: 80–21 (max 81)
7s all round from Cillian and Alison with Gophers
Childhood memories of Children's BBC with Phillip Schofield's sidekick Gordon the Gopher
Round 11: Y N S O E U F T S
Cillian: SOFTENS (7)
Alison: SOFTENS (7)
DC: SOFTENS (7) FUSTY (5)
OT: OUTNESS (7) YOUSENS (7)
Score: 87–28 (max 88)
NO COMMENT !!
Round 12: O I R T E C T I B
Cillian: BITTIER (7)
Alison: BITTIER (7)
OT: BIOTITE (7) COTTIER (7)
Score: 94–35 (max 95)
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Round 13: D T V E U A C U A
Cillian: CAUDATE (7)
Alison: VACATED (7)
DC: CAVED (5)
OT: ACUATED (7)
Score: 101–42 (max 102)
7s all round Moving on !!
Round 14: 25, 50, 1, 6, 4, 8. Target: 983.
C1: 983. (6 − 1) × 4 × 50 − 25 + 8 (10)
C2: -
Score: 111–42 (max 112)
Round 15: I S N T G R E E N
C1 buzzes on 1.75 second to say RESENTING which is correct.
Final Score: 121–42 (max 122)
Another fabulous game from Cillian and a 14 maxer dropping only 1 point....a huge congratulations on becoming an octochamp and the newest member of the 900 club. He will be storming into the No 1 seed position, his overall score of 944 averages out at 118 points a game, take nothing away from Alison who had some good spots but were not enough to match the sparkling form of Cillian, two new contestants will grace the Countdown studios on Monday...........in the meantime it is bye for now.
