C1: Champion Paul Stopforth (1 win, 80 points.)
C2: Challenger Adrian Weston.
DC: Susie Dent and Gloria Hunniford.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: C W N A O H V E N
R02: A U D S F T E Q N
R03: 50, 75, 2, 5, 8, 9. Target: 259.
TTT: ICEONTIN - "Like cabbages, this also comes in a patch."
R04: I A L M S R O P N
R05: L E G E N D S A R
R06: 50, 3, 3, 4, 8, 4. Target: 643.
R07: P T B C O E D A S
R08: U H O R B S J E T
R09: 75, 3, 9, 9, 1, 5. Target: 213.
TTT: LADYCLIP - "Behaving calmly by the American lake, perhaps."
R10: A I M R G P O L K
R11: W S E A O T R D A
R12: E F T C I N T E G
R13: I U Y S N M E P T
R14: 50, 75, 25, 100, 3, 9, . Target: 621.
R15: H E L D F O R T E (conundrum)
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Round 1: C W N A O H V E N
Paul: HAVEN (5)
Adrian: caven
DC: NOVENA (6)
OT: CHEVON (6) NOWHEN (6)
Score: 5–0 (max 6)
Round 2: A U D S F T E Q N
Paul: FASTEN (6)
Adrian: FASTEN (6)
DC: DAUNTS (6)
OT: EQUANTS (7) SNAFUED (7)
Score: 11–6 (max 13)
6s all round from everybody..........a couple of 7s missed by all
Round 3: 50, 75, 2, 5, 8, 9. Target: 259.
C1: 259. 50 × 5 + 9 (10)
C2: 259. 50 × 5 + 9 (10)
Score: 21–16 (max 23)
Piss ez this this !
Teatime teaser: ICEONTIN -> NICOTINE
Round 4: I A L M S R O P N
Paul: primson
Adrian: SPOIL (5)
DC: NORMALS (7)
OT: PROLAMINS (18)
Score: 21–21 (max 41)
Very unlucky for our champion Paul as his 7 is disallowed by Susie.................DC get to shine with their 7 Normals.......but in other there was a 9 hidden away with Prolamins !
Round 5: L E G E N D S A R
Paul: LEGENDS (7)
Adrian: LEGENDS (7)
DC: LEGENDS (7) GENERALS (8) GRENADES (8) DANGLERS (8)
OT: DERANGES (8) ENLARGED (8) ENLARGES (8) GLANDERS (8) GLEANERS (8) GRANDEES (8) LANGERED (8) LARGENED (8)
Score: 28–28 (max 49)
7s all round from our contestants.............but there are a few 8s hidden away..........three of those were spotted by DC
Round 6: 50, 3, 3, 4, 8, 4. Target: 643.
C1: 643. Mistake in working.
C2: 645. 4 × 3 × (50 + 4) − 3 (7)
RR: 643. 4 × 3 × (50 + 4) − (8 − 3) (10)
Score: 28–35 (max 59)
Another good round for our challenger Adrian..........but Rachel gets to shine with her solution and produces the perfect 10
Round 7: P T B C O E D A S
Paul: COASTED (7)
Adrian: COATED (6)
DC: TOECAPS (7) BOASTED (7)
OT: BEDPOST (7) CAPOTES (7) PEASCOD (7) PODCAST (7) PODESTA (7) SABOTED (7)
Score: 35–35 (max 66)
A good 7 from Paul that evens up this tight contest.........there were a few them hidden away !
Round 8: U H O R B S J E T
Paul: JOUSTER (7)
Adrian: HOUSE (5)
DC: SHOUTER (7)
OT: BOTHERS (7) JOBSTER (7) OBJURES (7) SOUTHER (7)
Score: 42–35 (max 73)
Round 9: 75, 3, 9, 9, 1, 5. Target: 213.
C1: 211.
C2: 213. (75 − (9 − 5)) × 3 (10)
Score: 42–45 (max 83)
Nice and straightforward this numbers solve..........not too taxing !
Teatime teaser: LADYCLIP -> PLACIDLY
Round 10: A I M R G P O L K
Paul: GRAIL (5)
Adrian: MILK (4)
DC: KILOGRAM (8)
OT: LIPOGRAM (8)
Score: 47–45 (max 91)
Round 11: W S E A O T R D A
Paul: STARED (6)
Adrian: ROASTED (7)
DC: EASTWARD (8)
OT: RADWASTE (8)
Score: 47–52 (max 99)
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Round 12: E F T C I N T E G
Paul: FENCE (5)
Adrian: TEETING (7)
OT: GENETIC (7)
Score: 47–59 (max 106)
Another good round for Adrian as he is taking steps to obtain the Countdown teapot !
Round 13: I U Y S N M E P T
Paul: MINUTES (7)
Adrian: SUPINE (6)
DC: NUMPTIES (8)
Score: 54–59 (max 114)
A good 7 from Paul in this rather tight contest..........but over in DC they get to shine with their 8 Numpties this was one I spotted !
Round 14: 50, 75, 25, 100, 3, 9. Target: 621.
C1: 622. 9 × 75 − 50 − 3 (7)
C2: 622. 9 × 75 − 50 − 3 (7)
RR: 621. (75 − (100 + 50) ÷ 25) × 9 (10)
Score: 61–66 (max 124)
A good 1 away solve for our contestants............if you turn your attention to your 9 times tables.........that can bag you 10 points.......however I used a different method to solve this bad boy !
100/50=2
3*2=6
75-6=69
69*9=621
Round 15: H E L D F O R T E
No one buzzes. The answer was THREEFOLD.
Final Score: 61–66 (max 134)
So the conundrum goes unsolved, but we have a new champion in Adrian but take nothing away from Paul he will be happy with his 1 win and the teapot.......join me again for the recap in the meantime it is bye for now
